” Is that my baby?”

 ”That’s your baby…your around twelve weeks along”

 ”cool”

 Angelica could see a little white thing move around on the screen, other than that she had a hard time believing that little thing was in her stomach. But the doctor was a dead-serious chick…who looked at Angie sternly. Angelica hated her pitiful stare, what she was worried was that the place would see the warning put up about her, maybe Bette filed a report or something. Angie took the chance though. She came here after work, she managed to get a job from Safeway. She lied about her age saying she was 16. She looked the part and to be honest the assistant manager thought she was hot. There was something else special about today…it was her birthday. Angelica put it on the claender in the living room but didn’t expect her roomates to do anything, it was more of a reminder to herself. She was now 15.

 Inadvertly Angie wondered what mommy…what Bette….was doing today. For a second Angie felt sorry for Bette….her mommy was probably more screwed up than her. O well…that is the past. That was Angleica’s past….she was going to concentrate on the present and the future. Angelica got dressed and left the place, she wasn’t showing yet…but her hips were a little bigger….and her hormones were definetly ‘pregnant’ hormones. Angelica walked down the street with her hands deep in her pockets. It was another rainy day. She would have to make some changes…she wasn’t making the most of each day. Cuz each day Angelica would get up, have breakfast, watch TV, play games on the computer, go to work, come back, eat, play with the cat, blah blah blah go to bed. She had to find something to focus her attention on, that was important. But she had to admit…living away from Bette was a godsend. No one to nag her no one to do anything. She was her own woman. That was cool. She got home and fished out her keys, the windows were dark…no one home. Her roomates didn’t ignore her persay…just that Angie didn’t bother to really get to know them. She contributed to rent no matter how small financially..so they didn’t mind her around. Angie kept to herself. So she was really suprised when they came out yelling ‘happy birthday’…they must have been hiding in the dark in the living room. Angelica jumped and screamed…the place was full…full of people full of alcohol bottles full of food. Roman came in all his enormity and put an arm around a shocked Angelica….”thought we were too dumb to see the calender huh?”…Angelica was dazed. It was so weird. Her two other roomates came to her and patted her back, all the others raised their beer bottles and took a swig…there was a cake on the table. It was  party but they gave it a theme by calling it ‘Angel’s Party’. “come on come on come on have some alcohol some food in that belly you little fugitive”…Angelica smiled..it was so great to feel the center of something. She soaked in the attention.. she knew it was because they were drunk but it was still nice. Angelica had a moment of brief hesitation…but downed a cup of beer anyway…the corona washed down her throat, Angie took a seat at the table and watched two guy arm wrestle each other, one of them fell to the floor after trying to get up to celebrate his victory. Angelica got a piece of chocolate cake and munched on it slowly, examining every particle of cake and frosting…high on weed.