Chapter 2

• The Next Morning…
• Amber woke up with a throbbing headache and an aching back to make it even worse. Her entire body was one giant ache, from her head to the tips of her toes. Not only did she feel horrible, but she also felt like she had been hit by a bus or something. She groaned as she squinted her eyes to look around.
• She discovered that she was in an entirely different place. This wasn't her room back at home, so what was she doing here? Where was she? And how did she end up on this… bed? Naked? The last thing she remembered was getting fired and coming to the bar to relieve herself of the pain, but how did she end up here? She tried to remember what happened, but the more she tried, the more fuzzy it became.
• She ran her hands through her hair and looked to the side to find a man sleeping soundly beside her, and the realization came over her with such force she could have slapped herself.
• “Shit!” She exclaimed and tears started trickling down her cheeks. “What have I done!” She covered her face with her palms.
• How could she be so careless? How?
• Xavier moved, and she quickly got down from the bed. She looked down and saw blood stains on the sheets. Her tears fell more. She just gave her virginity to a stranger, just like that! She wanted to cry and scream out her lungs, but for the fear of him waking up and causing more trouble, she held her breath.
• Using her eyes, she found where her clothes were scattered on the floor and quickly put them on, grabbed her bag before dashing out of the room hurriedly. She hoped he hadn't seen her face, she felt so ashamed of herself. If only she knew things would turn out this way, she wouldn't have visited the bar. She was regretting a lot as she rushed to her friend's house.
• “Amber, how could you be so stupid and careless!” She hit herself on her forehead and gritted her teeth in frustration. She had failed and fucked up big time.
• Meanwhile…
• Xavier turned and quickly sat up on the bed. Before he could make out his surroundings, he was hit by a splitting headache.
• He closed his eyes until the dizziness passed. He groaned, he really hated headaches, they made everything hurt even worse. But he couldn't focus on that right now.
• He rubbed his temples and took a deep breath, trying to clear his mind. He opened his eyes again and realized he wasn't in his bedroom and instead in a large white bedroom. What on earth…?
• “Hello?” He called out, rubbing his head, not knowing where to begin. What the heck was he doing in a room that wasn't his?
• Suddenly, some memories of last night started rushing into his head like a
• tidal wave, and his eyes widened in shock. He couldn't remember everything in detail, but he suddenly felt bad. He looked at the side of the bed and saw blood stains on it. He felt guilty immediately. Did he by any chance rape her?
• His mind wasn't at peace as he thought of what the girl might be going through right now. Different thoughts ran through his head. What if the girl had seduced and set him up, but he waved the thoughts away as they came. He tried to remember her face so that he could find and apologize to her, but he couldn't remember what she looked like. He didn't intend to give up, though. He was going to find the girl.
• He hoped she wasn't in too much pain.
• ****
• “You did what?” Sophia snapped the minute Amber explained all that happened to her.
• Amber was wailing uncontrollably. She couldn't believe she just lost her innocence to a stranger. As much as she wished it were a dream, her conscience told her otherwise. It was very vivid, every detail in color and everything. Even the sex wasn't memorable. But now, she felt absolutely disgusted; disgusted with herself for getting carried away and doing the unthinkable.
• “I was drunk! I had no idea about what I was doing.” She wailed.
• “Why did you go to the bar? Even if you wanted to go, why did you go alone? You should have called me because if I were with you, this wouldn't have happened goddammit!” She yelled, and Amber's wail got louder.
• Sophia couldn't believe what her friend just told her. She and Amber have known each other since High school, both knew each other's strengths, weaknesses, and flaws, and it made them the perfect match for best friends.
• Sophia knew the kind of person Amber was and was aware of the pain Amber went through after she lost her parents, that was why she was the most pained about this.
• “I'm so ashamed of myself!” Amber cried.
• “You said he didn't see you, right?” Her roommate asked.
• “Yes.” She sniffled.
• All you have to do for now is to avoid him at all costs.
• “I don't even want to see him!” Amber snapped. She was angry, but mostly angry with herself.
• Sophia sighed and pulled her in for a hug, patting her back gently. “I know Amber. We'll figure this out together.” She said, and Amber started crying again.
• ****
• “I messed up, dude. I don't know what to do now.” Xavier narrated everything to his best friend, Jake, who only widened his eyes in shock.
• “This is so unbelievable. I can't believe you'd actually do something like that. I thought drinks do not affect you that much?”
• “You're right, but this was different, and I feel terrible about it. How I wish there's a way for me to see, recognize, and plead for her forgiveness.” He sighed.
• “If you two are destined to meet again, you will.” His friend used this to comfort him, and he sighed.
• ***
• 3 Months Later,
• “You've been this way since morning, Amber. We have to get you to the hospital.” Sophia said, but Amber shook her head immediately.
• “No, There's no need for that. I'll be fine, don't worry about me.”
• “I must take you there for a check-up.”
• Amber knew she couldn't protest anymore, so she followed Sophia to the hospital and they finally did the test.
• Amber didn't go until the test results were out. The doctor beamed as she approached Amber.
• “Congratulations, Miss Wilfred. You're 2 and a half months pregnant?”
• “What!” Amber snapped.
• “You're pregnant.”
• Amber's legs gave out and she fainted.