Pregnant At Thirteen by Dalisha Truzy (read e books online free .txt) 📕

Capri looked around nervously as she begins to wring her hands as she felt her heart thump into her chest. She closed her eyes and swallowed the lump that had formed into the back of her throat as she let out a silent prayer.

"Please don't let me be next," she mumbled to herself just as she opened her eyes, but when she did she noticed that her teacher was looking right at her.

She just knew that it was too late and that she would be called next. The assignment was to read out poetry by one of their favorite poets that were meaningful to them.

"Capri, would you like to go next? " Mrs. Wooten questioned her with raised eyebrows as she took a seat at the front of her desk.

Her palms got clammy as her eyes scanned the classroom to noticed that everyone was staring at her just as she swallowed a load of saliva. Capri looked down at her blank paper while realizing that her mind went blank as the classroom fell silent. She had actually challenged herself to remember her favorite poem without even writing it down, but her nervousness was getting the best of her. She slowly stood up from behind her desk while making her way to the front of the classroom. Capri opened her mouth, but nothing came out. She closed her eyes and inhaled then exhaled as the words begin to flow through her brain and out through her mouth as she begins.

-Phenomenal Woman-

By: Maya Angelou

"Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.

I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size

But when I start to tell them,

They think I'm telling lies.

I say,

It's in the reach of my arms,

The span of my hips,

The stride of my step,

The curl of my lips.

I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

I walk into a room

Just as cool as you please,

And to a man,

The fellows stand or

Fall down on their knees.

Then they swarm around me,

A hive of honey bees.

I say,

It's the fire in my eyes,

And the flash of my teeth,

The swing in my waist,

And the joy in my feet.

I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

Men themselves have wondered

What they see in me.

They try so much

But they can't touch

My inner mystery.

When I try to show them,

They say they still can't see.

I say,

It's in the arch of my back,

The sun of my smile,

The ride of my breasts,

The grace of my style.

I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

Now you understand

Just why my head's not bowed.

I don't shout or jump about

Or have to talk real loud.

When you see me passing,

It ought to make you proud.

I say,

It's in the click of my heels,

The bend of my hair,

the palm of my hand,

The need for my care.

'Cause I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me."

By the time that she had finished reciting the poetry, she received a standing ovation from the whole classroom and the teacher just as the bell rang for class dismissal.

"Class dismissed and no homework for today but make sure to study for your test Friday," Mrs. Wooten stated as the class stood up from behind their desk while grabbing their items and book bags.

Just as she grabbed her things she heard her name being called.

"Capri. I see that you have great taste," Mrs. Wooten said with a smile.

"Thank you," Capri replied.

"Maya Angelou is one of the greatest poets of all times also one of my favorites also. You did an amazing job and you should be proud of yourself. We have a pet rally that also consists of a talent contest coming up within the next two weeks and think that you should consider entering, " she says as she gathered up her papers on the desk.

''Oh my God, I would love that! Thank you so much,'' Capri shouted out in awe.

Capri walked out of her classroom and the first person she noticed was her best friend Sasha waiting for her beside her locker.

''Hey bestie,'' she said in her usual chipper voice.

''Hey,'' Capri simply replied back.

''What are you smiling about?'' Sasha questioned curiously.

Mrs. Wooten said that I should enter the talent contest for this poem that I had read by my favorite author Mya Angelou in class,'' Capri said with a smile as she put in her combination to her lock before popping it open while opening up her locker.

''Aww...That's awesome Capri! Yeah...you should and I will be right there hopping and holler your name the whole time'' Sasha shouted out in excitement.

''Girl you are crazy,'' Sasha said as she placed her books into her locker and grabbed a composition book and her math book before closing her locker as she closed the combination lock before sliding her items into her book bag.

''Well enough about that. What do you have planned for the rest of today?'' Sasha questioned as they walked side by side down the hallway.

''Mmm...I'm not sure. If I can get all my homework done I'm going to ask my parents if I could go to the skating rink tonight,'' Capri stated as they passed by a couple of the local jocks in their school.

''For real? I was just gonna say that I missed going skating. Remember we use to go all the time. Especially every Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday night. We should go,'' Sasha said with a smile as she made eye contact with Makel.

''Yeah...I remember. Okay...I will ask my parents once I get home and I'll call you and let you know what they said,'' Capri said.

''Girl Makel is so fine!'' Sasha said as she turned around to look at Makel as they make their way down the stairs.

''You have been liking him since like when now? Grade school. I thought y'all would have been hooked up by now. You gonna keep staring at him until you break your neck trying to come down these steps,'' Capri said with a playful chuckle.

''You trying to crack jokes huh?' But real talk my mom won't even allow me to even date a boy until I'm at least sixteen,'' Sasha said with a side-eye as she elbowed her in the arm.

''Well your mom is better than my parents cause my dad said that I couldn't date until I turn fifty, but my mom said that my dad was just joking and he meant eighteen,'' Capri admitted.

''Fifty! The girl that is too old. Your eggs would have been dried up by then. You won't even be able to have babies by then,'' Sasha said as she busted out into laughter as they exited the double glass school doors.

''Eggs?'' Capri repeated as she laughed along with Sasha.

''Yeah... your eggs in which a boy fertilizes with his sperm.

''Ugh...too much information Sasha,'' Capri said as she shook her head from left to right in disguise.

Her friend would say some of the dearness things. You would never know what would come out of her mouth whenever she talks. Sasha cell phone started going off as she reached inside of her purse and pulled it out while strolling through her cell phone. Antoinette and a couple of some other cheerleaders walked over their way with their cheerleading uniforms on.

''Hey, what are you doing up here? I thought y'all had to report to the gym as soon as school let out,'' Capri questioned.

''Yeah... we do but Alecia always meets with her boyfriend Alfonzo after school ends. Plus we have a going away game today so we want to be back until late,'' Antoinette said.

''Oh okay,'' Capri said as she looked back to see that Alecia was locking lips with Alfonzo.

She just couldn't believe that Alecia was bold enough to kiss him in front of the school and in front of everybody else. Wasn't she scared that somebody would tell her parents? Well, it wasn't her problem. She wasn't the one who was doing anything wrong so she sure wasn't going to have anything to do with it. Capri was caught in her own thoughts that she didn't even realize that her mom had pulled up in front of the school until she heard her name being called.

''Capri! Capri!'' Her mom shouted out as she honked the horn to get her attention.

Capri looked over to see her mom before hugging her friend's goodbye before walking over towards the vehicle.

''Hey sweetie,'' her mom says with a smile as she looked her into the eyes before diverting her eyes over to the kids in the background who were either still waiting on rides, standing in from of the school, or headed to the back to load up on the buses of the basketball going away game.

''Hey mom,'' Capri said as she turned around to look out of the passenger side window.

Capri spotted out two of the couples kissing and one of the guys had his hands on his girlfriend's behind as they walked off together.

''School had definitely changed from when I use to go. Isn't there supposed to be a teacher or principal standing out here with you all?'' Her mom questioned as she threw her car in drive.

''The assistant principal use to but I don't know what happened. The principal is out back where the buses are loading,'' she replied.

''Well, I know that if I were any of their parents I would have put a good whooping on all of them, fast girls and boys. You haven't been hanging out with them have you?'' Her mom questioned as she pulled out onto the road before quickly glancing over at her with raised eyebrows.

''No...mom I haven't,'' Capri lied.

She knew that if she told her mom that they were her friends that she wouldn't hear that last of it. They continued to converse for the next fifteen minutes until they made it to their destination; home.

"You mean to tell me that you ran out of the party because he kisses you," Sasha stated as they walked down the street to the CVS pharmacy.

The pharmacy was only a couple of blocks down from their house, plus they needed the exercise away way.
The weather was nice and besides, it's not like they had anything else better to do after they had gotten out of school.

Sasha's mom had sent her down the street to go pick up a couple of things for her and her medication.

"Yeah...I just felt kinda awkward. I don't know," Capri replied.

"Awkward? That's a word that I have never heard of referring to kissing," Sasha said with a chuckle as a car ride by and honked the horn.

" It's hard to explain the feeling. I mean I like him and all, but have you ever had the feeling that something that felt so good was so wrong?" Capri questioned as she looked over at her.

"Yeah...you mean like when I stole some money out of my mom's purse. I knew that it was wrong, but I wanted that new Jordan's bad and she wouldn't buy them cause I had made one bad grade," Sasha replied.

"Well...yeah kinda. I guess you can say that" Capri agree.

"Well if kissing a boy feel that kinda awkward I wanna experience my first kiss," Sasha said with a chuckle as she made kissing noises with her lips.

"Stop it!" Capri said with a smile as she playfully hit her on the arm as they had finally reached the pharmacy.

"About dang on time.