“No!” I yelped before I could stop myself. Then, taking a deep breath, I let it all out. “See, I got into Brown on a scholarship and he was upset that I wasn’t going to go to Missouri State with him so he poked holes in the condoms to get me pregnant and then proposed tonight and my parents think I’m studying for finals with friends all weekend so this is the only chance I have to do it.” When I finally managed to look up, the pawnshop lady’s expression hadn’t changed.
