Chapter 6

Cafeteria Commotion

Denny Hampton sat with his friends in the campus main cafeteria not hearing anything they were saying. His eyes were fixed on the chatty group by the window table where the “psych chicks” sat. He couldn’t help not noticing how pale Lynn looked and he wondered weather the morning sickness let ate anything that day.
“Hey, man, snap out of it!” his best friend Mark Devine said. “You can be all lovey-dovey later. I don’t think the girl is in the mood for flirting right now. She doesn’t look to well by the way.”
“She’s … fine” Denny sighed. He’ll talk to her later, tell her she should really see that doctor, although now she knew what the problem was, she still needed a consult … He heard a few gasps and saw people moving and he raised his head from his glass of soda only to see Lynn fainting. He rushed to her side knocking down a few chairs and he yelled kneeling beside her “Someone call 911! Lynn can you hear me? Please open your eyes … Lynn, please, don’t do this, baby …”
Her eyelids trembled slightly and she opened her eyes. She tried to say something but her eyes filled with tears instead.
“Shhhh, don’t try to talk, I’m here, we’re taking you to the hospital” he said trying to stay calm for her sake. She swallowed hard and then managed to whisper
“Tell them … the doctors … tell them about …”
“I know” he shushed her “I’ll tell them.”
He held her close until the paramedics arrived, while the others took a few steps back to make room for the doctors except for Mark and Serena, Lynn and Denny’s friends.
“She’s pregnant” Denny told the paramedics“ and she experienced nausea and dizziness, probably hasn’t eaten anything all day. Can I go with her?”
“Are you her …”
“Boyfriend. I’m her boyfriend” Denny answered not taking his gaze away from Lynn’s pale face.