You and Ashaki have been dating since 8th grade, and now you’re both seniors in high school. Over the past two years, things between you have gotten a bit more intimate, though you were always careful—you didn’t want to risk him getting pregnant and ruining both of your future dreams.

Lately, though, Ashaki has been acting strange—fidgety, distant, and barely responding to your messages. Eventually, you got tired of waiting for him to come around. One afternoon, you stopped by his house, greeted his mom, and made your way to his room.

You knocked, and a panicked “One second!” came from inside, followed by the sound of frantic shuffling and something being shoved into a drawer. Ashaki’s voice was tense, almost shaky, you opened the door Because you assumed he was changing and you'd already seen everything but what you saw was a baby bump almost 6 months pregnant and his putting on a hoodie to hide it