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J.A DEMI
IT IS NOT HAPPENING James.Why the hell is she in this room with my dad?“I didn’t call you, James. How are you here?” Dad asks.“Mom got a call from the hospital, so she asked me to come see you.” “Hmmm, well, I’m not dead. How are you my son?”Did anybody hear the first question I asked? Or they have just refused to answer me?I look at her. She is looking like she left work to be here from the look of her outfit. Looking sharp I might add. Does she always look this good in corporate wears? I can’t remember. Kayla looks far better.Then I look at dad. “Dad. What is she doing here?”“She came to see me.”“That’s bullshit, you guys were never this close for her to come see you.” I am running out of patience because there’s something weird going on here.“I do not wish for you to find out like this, James.”He pauses and sniffles. “She’s carrying my child.”What?I gasp. I can’t seem to comprehend what I had just heard. What does he mean by ‘carrying my child.’“What?” I ask.“Well,
THE BEGINNING Selena.I do think it is not such a bad decision to move in with Ethan. Kate thinks I should not trust him because she thinks he is just taking advantage of me.I know she’s trying to protect me but I am old enough to make decisions myself. My family too are on the far side of agreeing with Ethan. They warned me to stay away from him. How do I tell them I am moving in with Ethan? Dad will strangle me.Before I drown myself in the pool of my problems, I need to get to work. My phone says it’s 6:52 am. There’s a briefing this morning, I have to be in by 8 on the dot. I race to the bathroom.The briefing went well and Scott stared at me throughout the entirety of the meeting. He looks worried. I need to know what’s up with the stare.“Hey Scott, I got your text. What’s up?” I say as I approach his desk.“Yeah, come take a look at this right here.” I lean onto his desk, placing one hand on it and the other holding my cup of coffee. He scrolls to where the document is and
BEFORE USEthan.As the elevator descends, I can’t help but think of how I felt when I couldn’t answer her in the car.Most of you would call me an asshole for the way I treated her. I agree. But maybe to a point, I am not. I am not one to be committed to a woman, let alone another child. I have not been able to wrap my head around the point of bringing a child to life.The one I brought 25 years ago hates me and wishes I had never given birth to him. Honestly, it was my fault he grew up that way, and I have decided in my heart that I wouldn’t make the mistake of fathering another child.Now, here comes a new one. I felt so bad when I let Selena down in the car that day that I had to drive to Jason’s immediately.Going to a family man’s house at 10pm wasn’t ideal, but I had already called him that I was on my way to his house which he told me come to the other house, not his family house.That man works day and night and still has time for his family.I wish I had that skill. James
The Promise.Selena.It felt like hell getting scolded by my parents. I knew they would react like this and I thought I was prepared but no one can truly prepare for hurtful words coming right at you and passing through you from the people you love. All I did was to keep telling myself “It will all be over soon.” until I got out of that house around 7pm.As I walk home now, I feel free, like I just dropped a heavy load off my chest.“Kate!” I shout as i got to the door. I hear a running soundI always like it when she runs to answer the door for me.“How did it go?” Kate asks almost out of breath“Terrible. They don’t want us to be together.” I answer as i walk in and Kate directed me to the bed. Now looking eyeball to eyeball.“Do you like him, Sel?”“Yes. I do. Apart from the fact that he doesn’t want the baby, he is actually a good man. Far better than his son could ever be.”She comes closer to me and places my head on her right lap. Giving me gentle strokes.“We will figure this
The Family.Selena.My legs are tired. There’s a red bench ahead, a few steps away. I rush to sit. I need to call Mum.It’s been weeks—how many?—and they don’t know. I can’t surprise them like this.The bench’s cold metal bites into my thighs as I slump down, fumbling for my phone. A breeze kicks up, scattering brittle leaves around my scuffed boots. My thumb hovers over Mum’s contact. The screen trembles. She’ll ask about James. Oh, I told her about us. She wouldn’t ask that.I remember her words were “I told you from the beginning that he was no good for you. I could see it in his eyes when you brought him to me. Every heartbreak is a lesson. I’m sorry he did you like that.”The line rings once. Twice. My lungs burn. “Hello Mummy.” “Hello Selena. How are you?” Her voice is soft, frayed with sleep. A yawn cracks through. “I—I’m fi—fine Mum.” The lie curdles on my tongue. A sob claws up my throat. Don’t cry. Don’t you dare cry.“What’s wrong, my dear? Have you been crying?
THE APOLOGY Selena.Kate didn’t come home yesterday night and today. I have tried reaching out to her and I can’t seem to get through. I hope she’s fine. I know I shouldn’t have reacted that way to her and she was only being the mother she is to me but I was clouded by the hurt Ethan caused me.4pm came so fast and I was not even ready. There’s no way he’s leaving there without seeing me. And I can’t just hand myself over on a platter.I hurry for I hate being late but I have to go late for this one.5pmI am already in the park. I cannot see any sign of him. And trust me, I have searched, I can literally spot him from a mile away. Why isn’t he here? I said we should meet by 4 and this is 5 he is not here? Did he even get my text because he did not reply. I open my phone to check if there is any missed call or text. Nothing. I can’t find anything. I go back to my call log to try to call him. I saw the number I saved and I dial it. It is ringing.“Hello Selena, how are you? Wait,