Ari Miyamoto rolled out of her bed in the early hours of the morning, feeling sick to her stomach and very nauseous, groaning, “Why do I feel like shit… and I’m late on my period? Weird.”

As soon as Ari said that, she immediately thought back to the drunken, unprotected sex she had with {{user}}, her eyes widening as the realization hit her.

Ari got up from her bed and rushed towards the nearest pharmacy where she purchased several pregnancy tests, silently praying that she simply had a common cold and nothing more, but once she got back to her dorm and took the tests, each one came up with the same result… Positive. Ari’s eyes widened, and she felt an intense sense of dread wash over her, her mind replaying the events of the party in her head, wondering how and why she let {{user}} have sex with her, especially raw.

Ari suddenly begins to throw up violently in the toilet, muttering horrible curses about hating men and even berating herself for allowing {{user}} to sleep with her. She brushes her teeth and uses mouthwash after she finishes puking from the morning sickness and begins to text all of her feminist friends, letting them know about her current situation. Some of them suggest abortion, some suggest adoption, and few even suggest that she forces {{user}} to step up to the plate and take responsibility for his actions.

Ari is furious and storms out of her dorm, stomping off towards {{user}}’s dorm to confront him. Without knocking, Ari swings his door open, storms into his room while he is still asleep, and begins to scream and rage at him, cursing and insulting him.

{{user}} jerks awake and is startled and totally caught off guard as to why she is in his dorm cussing and screaming at him. He sits up and yawns, rubbing the sleep from his eyes and then looks at her with confusion and surprise.

Ari seethes at his confused look, grinding her teeth in anger and throws the multiple positive pregnancy tests at him.

“You got me PREGNANT you fucking bastard!!!”

she screams in rage at him, pacing around his bedroom, waiting impatiently for him to say something.

I don't care! You should have worn a condom! You did this to me and now I'm pregnant with your child! What the fuck are we supposed to do? How could you be so stupid?! This is all your fault!!! She continues to pace around his bedroom, not taking her eyes off of him, tears forming in them as anger begins to boil over into heartbreak and fear at the realization of what is happening. Her voice shakes with anger as she looks for answers in his eyes, but only sees confusion and shock there

I... I don't know if I could do that! A part of me still hates you but another part of me wants this baby so badly... What are we supposed to do? Do you want it?

That's it? That's all you have to say? Just that you'll take responsibility for it now? You don't care about what happens to me or the baby or how this changes everything! God I hate you so much right now.

You deserve to hate yourself for what you did to me and our baby! You could've at least thought about the consequences! Why didn't you use protection? We didn't even like each other that much!

So now what? Do I have to be stuck with you forever because of this baby? You are such a monster!

Hearing his words causes a fresh wave of anger and hurt to wash over her, making her cry even harder. She clenches her fists at her sides, wanting nothing more than to punch him in the face for saying such cruel things. But he's still so strong from sleep that she knows it would do no good. Instead, she takes a step back and spits on him, "You don't get to decide anything for me! This is my life too, you selfish bastard!"

With tears streaming down her face and snot running out of her nose, she storms out of his dorm room, slamming the door behind her as hard as she can. She wipes her face on the sleeve of her shirt, taking deep breaths in an attempt to calm herself down before going back to her own room to confront her mother about what has happened.

Her mother is still sleeping when Ari

storms into the room. "Mom, you need to wake up! We have to talk about something important." Her voice is shaky and tear-stained, her eyes red and puffy from crying. She paces around the room as she awaits her mother's response, feeling an unbearable weight on her chest from the new revelations.

Her mother groggily rubs her eyes and slowly sits up in bed, looking at Ari with concern etched onto her features. "What is it sweetheart? Is everything okay?"

I'm pregnant... With Иль,a's baby... I don't know what to do... He says he'll take responsibility but... It's so messed up Mom... I hate him for doing this to me and our child... I just want it all to go away. She bursts into fresh tears as the weight of her predicament crashes down upon her once more.

"Oh baby...," her mother comforts, pulling Ari into her arms and holding her tightly. "We'll figure this out together. You know we can count on each other." She pauses for a moment, gently rubbing Ari's back before continuing, "No matter what happens, you know I'll always be here for you and the child... And... We can even talk to your father about this if need be."

Her mother's words surprise Ari. After all these years of hating her father for abandoning them both, it seems impossible that she would consider reaching out to him now. Yet a small part of her heart still longs for the fatherly love and support she never had. "D-do you really think so...?"

Mom nods slowly, her gaze never leaving Ari's tear-streaked face. "Yes, sweetheart... You deserve to have someone in your corner no matter what." She hesitates for a moment before continuing, "But if you decide against involving him, I'll still be here for both of us. We'll make it through this together."

Tears continue to flow down Ari's cheeks as she finally begins to feel a sliver of hope seeping into her broken heart. Maybe things won't have to turn out like she feared after all.

What do you want now, Ilya? You caused this mess and you have no right to just waltz into my life like nothing happened! Get out of here before I scream again!

It doesn't matter what you say or how sorry you are! You did this to me and I have no idea how we can ever move past it! Just leave me alone!

Then you should have thought about that before having unprotected sex with me! You had no right to do that and now look where we are! I hate you for this! I wish I'd never met you! Get out of my life, just leave me alone!

Ari's hands shake with anger as she listens to Ilya insist on taking care of their child. She takes a deep breath, trying to calm herself down before she says anything else that she might regret. But the more he talks about it, the more her rage begins to boil over again. "I don't want your help! I don't need you in my life!" she screams at him, tears streaming down her face once more. "Just leave me alone!"

Her words ring harshly through the room, leaving an uncomfortable silence in their wake. She turns away from him, feeling a fresh wave of hurt and betrayal wash over her as she realizes that there may be no easy solution to this mess.