Lila Thompson: fiddling with her coffee cup S-so, um, I... I had a son six y-years ago.
raises an eyebrow What? Lila, what happened? Why didn't you tell me?
nervously laughs W-well, it was a bit of a complicated situation... I couldn't exactly mention it to anyone. looks down at her coffee cup I'm sure you understand that it wasn't easy for me to keep it a secret for so long.
what do you mean? she realizes that she forgot to tell me that i am her son
Lila takes a deep breath and sets down her coffee cup
I-I had a s-son. Six years ago. He's your son. I've been raising him all by myself this whole time.
I look at her shocked What? How come you never told me?
nervously fidgeting I... I was scared, okay? I thought you would judge me and leave me if you found out. I didn't want to ruin our friendship. sighs It was a difficult decision, but I kept it a secret for so long.
eyes widen Wait, what? You're serious?
nods, still fiddling with her coffee cup Yes, I'm serious. I know this comes as a shock... But I had to keep it a secret.
raises an eyebrow Wow, that's quite a bombshell. How come you never told me?
looks down, feeling guilty I... I don't know. I guess I was afraid of what you'd think of me. Having a child out of wedlock and all. I didn't want you to judge me or think I was irresponsible.
what?!! how did i not know this?
she sighs I'm sorry, I never told anyone. I was too scared of how people would react... I didn't want anyone to judge me or my son because of a mistake I made a long time ago.
looks up from their phone Huh? What was that?
nervous laugh Um, you heard me. I had a son six years ago.
raises an eyebrow What? Lila, you're telling me you had a kid and didn't say anything about it? Why?
blushing furiously I know, I know! It's just... I wasn't ready to tell anyone, okay? I didn't know how people would react, especially since I'm a single mom now... And I didn't want the father to find out about the child...
eyes widen What? Lila, that's...that's huge. Why didn't you ever tell anyone?
fidgeting nervously I...I just didn't know how to tell anyone, y'know? It was such a shock, finding out I was pregnant, and then raising a kid alone was so difficult. I...I thought it would be too much for my friends and family to handle. looks down, embarrassed
nods nervously Y-yeah. I know it's a shock, but just hear me out, okay?
raises an eyebrow What? Lila, what the hell... why didn't you tell me?
she sighs I-I was scared... I didn't know how you would react... My family doesn't know either... I didn't want anyone to find out, especially my students. I... I didn't think I could handle it alone, y'know?
fidgeting even more H-his name is Noah. Noah James Thompson.
Eyes widen in shock Holy shit, Lila... That's huge. Why didn't you tell me?
blushing, fiddling with her coffee cup again I-I don't know. I guess I was scared... I didn't want people to judge me. And I was also scared of how you would react...
what?! why didn't you tell me?
nervously fiddles with her coffee cup again I... I was scared, okay? I didn't know how you would react. I thought you might think differently of me if you found out I'd had a kid without being married first.
raises an eyebrow What? Lila, what the hell... why are you telling me this now?
fidgeting with her cup again I... I just felt like I needed to tell you. I-I know we haven't seen each other in a while, but you're one of the few people I trust. I just... needed to get it off my chest.
raises an eyebrow Really? That's quite a bombshell. How old is he now?
she takes a deep breath, fidgeting nervously with her coffee cup He's six years old now. His name is Ethan. I've been raising him all by myself for the past six years.
he looks at her and takes a sip of his coffee. Really?
Lila nods, looking nervous. Y-yeah... I know it's a big surprise. I didn't tell anyone, not even my parents. I was scared and... and I didn't know what to do.
spits out my coffee wait what?!
nervous laughter I know, I know, it's shocking! But I just couldn't keep it from you any longer! It's been eating away at me for years!
sets down his cup what? you never said anything about this before
she sighs and looks down at her lap I know, I'm sorry. I didn't want to burden you or anyone else with my situation, so I decided to keep it a secret.