FOUR

Michelle's POV_

I had called Mirabel and she hurriedly returned home. When she arrived, she met me curled up in a ball on the floor.

"Michelle!" She panicked as she rushed to my side, then she helped me up. "What's wrong Michelle? What happened?" She asked, the worry was written all over her face.

"What do I do Mira? It's all over for me now, I have no idea what to do anymore." I cried out.

"What are you talking about? Did something happen?" She asked and I nodded.

"I'm pregnant Mira, I'm one month pregnant."

"What!!?" She half yelled as she stumbled backwards in shock and then she fell on her butt. "You're kidding right? Tell me it's not true."

I slowly gave her the report, she took it for me and opened it, when she saw the reports for herself, she gasped.

I looked at her and this time, the tears began falling uncontrollably. "What am I going to do Mira, my relationship with Shawn already ended, I haven't even heard from him in a month and now I just found out that I'm carrying his child! A man like Shawn."

"Calm down Michelle, you'll have to do something about this, you'll have to try and talk to Shawn because now you're not doing this for you but for the baby. It's his child, so he has to take responsibility for the baby."

"All throughout your time with Shawn, you've both been engaged in unprotected intimacy, what's done is done now and there's nothing we can do about it. Shawn might have issues with you but he shouldn't drag the innocent soul into this, it's his child and he must take responsibility for his actions."

I wrapped my hands around Mirabel and hugged her tightly. All she said was nothing but the truth and I don't intend for my baby to grow up without a father.

That night Mirabel refused to leave my side and once again, she ended up having to cuddle me to sleep.

I couldn't be more thankful for having an amazing friend like her who's more like a sister and a mother to me now.

Morning came and Mirabel had to leave for work, but promised to return home early for my sake.

I called my boss at the restaurant where I worked and asked for a few days off. Due to what happened before, she didn't hesitate to give her consent.

I sat on my bed staring at the phone in my hand, my heart pounding in my chest, I haven't called Shawn ever since we separated and now I don't even have the courage to call him.

All I wanted to do was give up on everything, but then I remembered my baby and that gave me the courage I needed.

I placed a call through to Shawn and for the first three trials, it wasn't going through. I decided to try it the fourth time and this time it went through, the phone kept on ringing but no one answered it.

I felt so heartbroken, I kept on trying it, but Shawn refused to take my calls.

I let things be for that day and said to continue the next day.

Days turned to weeks with me trying to reach Shawn, but he wasn't reachable and at some point, his number stopped going through. I couldn't continue sitting at home and doing nothing about this, if he was avoiding then I'm going to end this, for the sake of the child I'm carrying.

I made sure to dress up well and then I went over to his office. Getting in wasn't difficult since they all knew me to be his girlfriend and still believe that our relationship was still on.

I didn't bother knocking and simply opened the door, when Shawn saw me, his face held a look of shock that soon turned to anger.

"What the hell are you doing here Michelle!? I thought I made things clear last time, so why are you here?" He fumed.

I shook my head in utter disbelief, he still hasn't changed one bit, but then I didn't come here for us. "I'm not here for us and neither am I here to beg you to take me back, I'm here to let you take responsibility for your actions!" I spat in disgust.

I took out the pregnancy report for my bag and threw it at him.

"What the hell are you talking about!?" He muttered as he opened the envelope and brought out the report.

When he read it, the first thing he said was. "You've got to be kidding."

He sharply stood up and came to stand in front of me.

"What is this?" He asked, waving the paper in my face.

"I'm pregnant Shawn, I'm carrying your child."

Shawn scoffed loudly. "And you expect me to believe that?"

My blood boiled with rage. "What nonsense are you talking about!? You're the only man I've been with and you dare ask me such stupid questions!?" I fumed.

"Who knows if you've also had an affair with other men!? Don't try to pin this on me, I already ended things with you so?"

"Just shut up Shawn! Shut your damn mouth!" I yelled, I was so furious that I wanted nothing more than to slap him so hard.

"You're nothing but a coward! Do you think I would come here lying to you? And for what reason huh!? You know it, you know it that you're the only man I've been with so don't you even dare try to deny this."

Shawn ruffled his hair in frustration. "Alright then, let's say I believe you, but I still don't want this baby, in fact, I feel this is just one of your plans to get me into a committed relationship with you."

"What?"

"I made things clear to you already Michelle, I'm not ready for all this. I don't want this child and neither will this plan of yours work."

The next thing he said was something I never expected.

"Terminate this pregnancy." He said and my eyes widened with shock.

"What!!?"