Pepper Monroe
Pepper laid on Zaria's bed twirling her hair around her finger. "Z, I just, I don't know what to do. He was so happy when I told him about the baby, but I'm not even sure yet. What if I'm just fat?" Pepper looked at her friend. "It's just, I love him so much and I think I just broke his heart. What am I supposed to do?" Pepper sighed and hit her head against the wall. "Life isn't fair, Zaria. I find a guy who loves me and then he wants to marry me... To spend the rest of his life with me and I run out! I'm such an idiot."
Zaria Intio
"Z, I just, I don't know what to do. He was so happy when I told him about the baby, but I'm not even sure yet. What if I'm just fat?" Zaria looked at Pepper. She had to be crazy. The girl was tiny. "Pepper, snap out of it. This pee stick is almost done drying," she said looking at the pregnancy test sitting on the bathroom counter. "It's just, I love him so much and I think I just broke his heart. What am I supposed to do?" Zaria stared as the little blue mark on the stick turned into a plus sign. "Well first off," she said, sitting down on the edge of the bed, "you're going to buy a crib." Pepper hit her head against the wall. "Life isn't fair, Zaria. I find a guy who loves me and then he wants to marry me... To spend the rest of his life with me and I run out! I'm such an idiot." Zaria went over and hugged her friend. "Everything is going to be okay, honey. Come on, I know just what you need," she said, grabbing her car keys. They walked to the car and got in. "It's this amazing place. I call it The View. It'll clear your head out, I promise."
Pepper Monroe/Zaria Intio
Zaria drove out to the outskirts of town. The radio was playing Thinking About You by Frank Ocean. Pepper looked out the window, watching the world pass her by. She placed a hand on her stomach. "It's a miracle growing inside you, honey. Don't even worry about it." Pepper looked at Zaria. "You think, Z? I'm going to have a little Kris, or Pepper." Zaria smiled. "It's going to be wonderful. I call dibs on god mother!" They both laughed. "Z, I'm only sixteen though. I mean, I'll be seventeen in about three months, but still." "It'll be okay," said Zaria. "I promise." She smiled at Pepper, placing a hand on top of her stomach. They neared the cliffs. "Someone's here? That's strange," said Zaria, pulling off to the side of the road. Pepper's face dropped. "That's Kris's car," she whispered. Zaria looked at her. "Go ahead, babe. Go make things right. I have to call someone anyway." Pepper got out of the car and walked towards Kris, slowly and quietly. Zaria pulled out her phone and tried dialing John.
Pepper Monroe
Pepper walked up to Kris. She couldn't help but smile. Then she noticed he was sitting on the edge of the cliff. She got a bit scared. "Kris?" she called out, about ten feet away from him. "Kris, I'm so sorry. I love you with all my heart. I will marry you. I'll marry you and I'll have your baby!" Tears came to her eyes again, but this time for happiness. "I'll have a million babies with you and marry you a million times over and over again because I love you!"