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That's all we're gonna talk about to...

How you feeling?

Humiliated.

You think the whole school

knows I'm pregnant?

You puked in front of 30 teenagers.

I think everybody knows.

- Hey, Jasmine.

- Hey.

I just wanted to see if Ms. Abbott

was feeling better.

Yeah. I'm okay.

- Thanks.

- Okay. Y'all have a great weekend.

Hey, wait. Jasmine, when are you

gonna give me your list of colleges?

I haven't narrowed it down yet.

Okay, well, do you think you could

give it to me in homeroom next week?

Yeah.

Look, if you need any help,

you know where to find me, okay?

Yeah, leaning over a trash can.

- Bye, Ms. Abbott.

- Bye, Jasmine.

With pollen crushed into its stigma,

the hammer orchid is fertilized.

The little dummy female withers,

its purpose served.

- How do you know?

- Trust me. You can tell.

- She's not showing.

- I'm telling you. She's pregnant.

- Are you guys talking about me?

- No, we know about you.

- Garrett thinks Jasmine Davis is pregnant.

- Jasmine Davis? No.

Oh, she's pregnant.

I just don't understand how these girls

get themselves into these situations.

It's like they want to get pregnant.

All you got to do is go to the school

clinic, get yourself some condoms.

And it's only gonna get worse

when CPS closes all these schools.

A huge chunk of 'em

are just gonna drop out.

I'm telling you. She came up to me

in the lunchroom...

in my line, came up to me acting

like I want her dirty-ass dude,

and I'm like, "B*tch, I'm not trying

to talk to his dopey ass."

Let her know.

She think I'm trying to talk to him

because we lab partners.

You know I ain't pick his ass.

His breath stinks so bad.

- I'm trying to get away from him.

- He do have stink breath.

Ms. Abbott,

can you play checkers with us?

No, thank you. I'm just gonna borrow Jasmine

here for a second. Want to come with me?

Chynice,

rotate in.

Are you pregnant?

You're pregnant.

- How did this happen?

- You the science teacher.

Come on, Jasmine.

Ms. Abbott, you know me

since freshman year.

You know this isn't something

I planned on.

How pregnant are you?

Ten weeks.

And who's the father? Another senior?

Nah, this boy I been

talking to for a while.

He don't go here.

Don't worry.

- I'm not gonna drop out or nothing.

- Well, no sh*t you're not gonna drop out.

I know, but you was just all hard up

on me going to college and stuff.

Well, Jasmine, you have to at least apply.

You've got a 3.8 GPA.

I know.

So do you think

that you want to keep it?

I don't know.

All right.

- Yes?

- Hi.

I just found out that

one of my students is pregnant.

- I don't know what the protocol is or...

- Is she in a dangerous situation?

I don't... I don't know.

She's one of my best students.

I haven't noticed anything

out of the ordinary.

Well, unfortunately, that kind

of thing happens a lot here.

We have some pamphlets.

There are resources.

We have a daycare here at the school.

She'll have to go on homebound when she

gets closer to delivery. What's her name?

Jasmine Davis.

- I'll put a note in her file.

- Okay. Thanks.

Hey.

- Where's Grandma?

- At work.

You gonna spoil your dinner

if you eat all them Cheetos.

I decided to keep it.

Are you sure?

- Yeah. I'm sure.

- And you know all of your options?

You mean, like, give it up

or have an abortion?

Yeah.

I'm gonna keep it.

All right.

- What are you gonna do?

- About what?

Oh, I'm... I'm gonna keep it.

Cool.

There's some scholarships on here I think

you could get. Your grades are really good.

- What schools were on your list?

- I was really excited about Illinois.

Illinois. That's where I went.

That would be perfect for you.

Ms. Abbott, ain't no way I'm going

to Urbana with this baby.

Well, let's just look, okay?

I know they have family housing.

There.

Yeah, maybe.

Jasmine, you have to go

to college. Okay?

I mean, that decision is more important

for your baby than anything else.

If you were planning on going to college

before you found out you were pregnant,

you should stick with it.

What college is gonna accept

a pregnant girl from Englewood?

We're gonna find one that does.

Oh, sorry, Ms. Abbott.

Hey, Grandma.

With Ms. Abbott

doing some college stuff.

Okay, hold on. Ms. Abbott,

can you drive me home?

Yeah, sure.

Okay, she said she's gonna

drive me home, Grandma.

Okay, I will. See you tonight.

- She said thanks.

- No problem.

I bet you know everything

about having a baby.

You got it all planned out, nursery painted,

always on your way to prenatal yoga.

How is someone always

on their way to prenatal yoga?

- Never even been to regular yoga.

- What? Didn't you take it in gym?

No, I took square dancing. They didn't

have yoga when I was in high school.

There was this yoga place on my way

home from work. I've just never been.

Lifting up out of your left hip,

open your right knee toward the right,

and rest your toes on the ground

with your heel above your ankle

or bring the sole of your foot

to your inner calf.

Feel free to lift the hips a little higher

if this feels too intense.

Turn your heart center

toward the ceiling.

Open your left knee toward the left.

Give your knees a baby bend.

- Sprawling with your fingers...

- Is it weird doing this with your teacher?

Nah.

Okay, it's a little weird.

Rest your hands on your belly

and feel free to close your eyes.

Begin to deepen your breaths

and focus on the life that is moving

and growing within your belly.

- Is everything okay?

- I don't feel anything.

Try closing your eyes.

You know, I thought I would feel

different when I was pregnant.

What do you mean?

I mean, I don't know.

Do you feel different than before?

Yeah. I think I feel pregnant.

I've been having dreams about the baby.

I don't have any dreams.

- Never even changed a diaper.

- What?

Yeah, I'm really unqualified

for motherhood.

Don't you have brothers and sisters?

No, my parents got divorced

when I was little.

- Don't your friends have babies?

- No, not yet.

But you're old.

No, I'm not. I'm 30.

My sister's 23, and she got two kids.

Are you sad the school's closing?

Yeah, I am.

- You?

- Yeah.

I'm glad I'm a senior, though,

so I don't have to worry about it too much.

Right.

So you gonna stop teaching

and just be a stay-at-home mom now?

Stay-at-home mom.

Yeah. Yeah, I guess so.

You know, I was gonna apply for

this job at the Field Museum, but...

now that I'm pregnant,

I don't think I can do both.

- What's the job?

- Well, it was kind of my dream job.

It would be helping to design the high school

science curriculum for the whole city.

- That's cool.

- Yeah. Yeah.

What about you? What's your...

what's your dream job?

I think I want to go into business.

I always wanted to be one of those ladies

that gets dressed up in a suit

to go downtown, tell people what to do.

Yeah, you'd be good at that.

Yeah.

It's right over here?

All right, you ready to start working

on this college stuff tomorrow?

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