• On the monitor were two heartbeats. One was mine, and the other belonged to a mass growing inside of me. I looked at it with pained and horrified eyes. My body gave a relentless shiver. The heartbeat that was mine grew faster and the smaller, fainter one was muted out. I gave Narrow a terrified look. He also looked at the monitor in wonder.
    “This is impossible,” I whispered.
    “I wish I could agree with you and this would be over with,” he said, taking the monitor away. “But that’s not possible. We can’t say this never happened.”
    I felt tears swell in my eyes. I wanted to scream. The two girls scurried over to me quickly, one holding out a tissue. I looked away from it. “I didn’t want this,” I whispered.
    “No one wanted this,” Amethyst whispered. She wrapped her pale arms around me. “We’re sorry.”
    “Sorry?” I hissed, pushing her back. “For what? Ignoring my stations S.O.S for three ******** weeks?! Sorry doesn’t cut it, missy! Nothing cuts it!” I gasped, covering my mouth quickly. I bowed my head. “I-I’m sorry. I don’t know where that came from…”
    “Don’t apologize,” Middnight said. “You’re right, we had not right to ignore the S.O.S. But we were miles away trying to figure what Boomer was up to. We thought the signal was from a different station whose distress signal was on the fritz. But we should’ve known when they didn’t send an apology.”
    “I don’t want this,” I looked at Narrow, tears rolling down my cheeks.
    “I know,” Narrow nodded.
    “No,” I said. “You don’t. I don’t want it, that thing. I don’t want it in me. I don’t want anything to do with it.”
    There was silence. I pulled my knees to my chest. I chewed on my lips angrily. How could I say such a thing? No, I knew how. I didn’t want it. I couldn’t have it. But what about my family and their beliefs? If I were to do as I said; I’d be the first in my family to have an…an
    “NO!” I shouted, holding my hands over my ears. Narrow jumped up in shock and rushed over to me. I shook my head. “I can’t do it! But I can’t have it and I don’t want it. But I can’t have an…an… an…I can’t have it!”
    “Discovery,” Narrow placed his hand on my shoulder. “What are you trying to say? If you don’t want it you can have an-”
    “NO!” I screamed. “I can’t have it!”
    “I’m trying to tell you the alternative,” Narrow said quickly.
    “NO!” I screamed again. “I can’t have it! I can’t!”
    Narrow turned around to Amethyst. The girl came up to me slowly and lifted my face. She frowned and took a breath. “Abortion.”
    “NO!” I screamed. I threw my head to the side. “I can’t! My family would kill me! No one’s ever had an…an… that! We can’t even say the word!”
    “I’m sure they’d make an exception,” Narrow said.
    “No,” I cried. “My aunt was removed from the family because she was raped and ab…ab… did away with the child. I can’t do it.”
    I was trapped, just like Boomer wanted. I cried in my lap. Amethyst wrapped her arms around me again. She rocked back and forth, running her hands through my hair.
    “It’ll be alright,” she whispered. “We’re here to help you.”
    I hugged her back, crying harder. In my gut I felt as if I were cornered again. Narrow gave a heavy sigh and wrapped his arms around my shoulders. He lifted my face and kissed my forehead. Amethyst did the same. I felt sleep take over me slowly. It had been twenty hours sense they rescued me from Boomer. I was grateful to be somewhat free, but, at the same time, I was trapped.

    Middnight was there when I woke up. She was sleeping with her arms around me as if protecting me. I sighed and rolled over. Amethyst was there. I gave another sigh. Well, at least I had a chance to see their faces up close. I still didn’t tell them I needed the glasses, so I had to lean in somewhat close to them to see.
    Amethyst was a blue haired girl, all natural. Her face was pale, like her brothers. I suspected they were twins because they both seemed the same age and had the same facial features. Both had plump cheeks, cute to look at and they smiled the same kind hearted smile.
    Middnight didn’t look like anyone I had ever seen. Her ears were somewhat pointed and her hair was jet black. She was a cream color and had a piercing in her left eyebrow.
    I sat up slowly. Middnight jumped, looking around sleepily. She smiled when she saw me. “Are you feeling better?”
    “A little hungry,” I whispered. I looked around the room slowly. “Where are we?”
    Middnight rolled off the bed and stood. She stretched, “This is your new room.” I looked at her in shock. She laughed. “I know it doesn’t look like much, but we can spruce it up if you want. All you have to do is ask the computer.”
    I raised an eyebrow. She laughed again, looking up at the ceiling. “Computer, bring up wallpaper number 571-45.”
    The room gave a sudden flash and the walls were a dark blue color. I looked around with a smirk. I like dark blue, midnight pearl to be precise. I was going to have fun with this.
    “What do you want to eat?” Middnight asked.
    I looked at her. “Are you going to ask the room to do something again? That was pretty cool. Do you think it can give me a little tie dye of blues?”
    Middnight smiled. Amethyst gave a small groan, sitting up slowly. “What are you guys talking about?” she paused. “How long have we been asleep?”
    I looked up curiously. Middnight looked up and asked the room the question. “Twenty hours,” it answered robotically.
    “Wow,” Amethyst yawned, “my personal best. I guess we should give DJ here a grand tour.”
    I hissed. “Don’t call me that!”
    Amethyst was taken aback. “Well, it’s kinda hard to have to say Discovery every time. What would you prefer?”
    I shrugged. “Maybe Disco.”
    Middnight laughed. “Why Disco? That’s not even a name!”
    I glanced at her. “Neither is Middnight, Discovery or Amethyst. Midnight is a time and the way you spell it doesn’t even make sense. Amethyst is a shade of purple. And Discovery is just a word for finding things.”
    Amethyst looked at me. I sighed. “Sorry, ranting.”
    Middnight let out a groan. “This is going to be the weirdest nine months ever.”
    I looked up, feeling a little tired. My mind wondered to what my parents were doing, or what time it was on my station, or what April and her husband were up to. But I couldn’t tell. I wondered what my Wabbit friends were up to, if there were any hoppin parties that night. That is, if Boomer let them still be wabbits.
    “Earth to Discovery,” Middnight snapped her fingers in front of my face. I jumped back quickly. “Good, I thought you fell asleep again.”
    “Have I told you guys why I can’t have an abor-abor- get rid of this child?” I whispered, half turning toward the bathroom.
    “Because of your families’ belief,” Middnight answered.
    “Not just that,” Discovery whispered. “And I forgot to tell you guys I wear glasses, contacts, I mean. Boomer took them out after he caught me. I can’t see that far. But back to why I can’t get rid of this thing. Boomer told me he picked me because of my genes, my age and my innocence.”
    “I-innocence?” Middnight whispered, turning toward me slowly.
    “Oh no,” Amethyst looked up at the ceiling. “Computer, call Narrow. He has to hear this.”
    “Narrow here,” I looked up in surprise.
    “Sweet!” I said. “It calls people, too!”
    “Oh, you guys finally woke up? Are you guys showing her the new room?” He asked.
    “We have news that will make you question your very existence,” Middnight said, “seems like our little preggy forgot to mention a few things. One; she wears glasses-”
    “Contacts,” I corrected.
    “And two; apparently Boomer wanted her because of her genes, her age and her ‘innocence,’” Middnight finished.
    “Wait,” Narrow coughed. “Innocence? What’s that supposed to mean?”
    Amethyst and Middnight looked toward me. I shrugged. They glared and I gave a reluctant sigh. “I’m still a virgin.”