6

Nothing was to be this way. No one was supposed to know, it was to be my secret. Now, thanks to Capree, now I will never be able to back to school.

I spent the entire day in my room, my phone was blowing up. I just didn't want to speak to anyone.

Maybe if I had just done things differently, if we had just come clean with everything that had happened we wouldn't be in this mess.

Who am I kidding saying we?

No one knows that Blake is involved in this so I'm on my own.

I sat on my bed going through some old magazines when I heard footsteps coming towards my room.

The person stopped at the door and then walked away. Something told me it was Leo.

I even dragged poor Leo into this, he wasn't supposed to know either. But we're close and my big brother, I told him everything.

Mom always told me we would tell Dad together, but here I am now, all by myself, facing all of this on my own.

That night I didn't go down for dinner either.

I got out of my room, I was going to go downstairs but stopped at the top of the stairs listening to my father's conversation.

"Leo, did you know?" Dad asked.

I really hoped Leo would lie and say he didn't, I couldn't have dad hating both of us.

"Yes I knew, and this is exactly why Mom didn't want you to know either " he almost yelled.

"Your mother knew about this too?"

I can imagine him rubbing his forehead like he always does when he's frustrated.

"I can't believe this " he sighed.

"Dad, it happened two years ago, Gem is fine, nothing is wrong, just let it go," Leo told him.

"I can't just let it go, your sister could have died...."

"But she didn't, she's perfectly fine and if it wasn't Metal mouth over there you wouldn't have known either. "

I heard his chair scrape against the wooden floor, I knew Dad had had enough and was ready to leave the table.

"Do you really think I'm that evil why all of you decide to hide this from me?" Dad questioned.

No one answered, the room was silent.

I heard footsteps and I sprinted back to my room.

Minutes later I heard a knock on the door.

"Gem it's me, open the door," Leo said.

I reluctantly dragged myself to the door and opened it.

I didn't want Leo to see me looking like this. My hair was a mess, my eyes were bloodshot red, my lips were chapped and my skin was pale.

Instead of saying anything, he just hugged me. I definitely needed it.

Immediately I just began to cry, all the feelings I had bottled inside me were now coming out. I was falling apart and Leo was the only one here for me.

After a few minutes of holding and just allowing me to let everything out he loosen his hold on me.

"Is there space in here for two? " he asked.

I closed back my door and threw off all the garbage from the bed to make space for him.

"Yes," I replied.

We lay there in silence for what felt like an eternity.

"Do you think things would have been different if mom were here? You know soften the blow?" I asked him looking up at the ceiling.

"It might have been a little easier for you, but Dad would still be the dummy he is now"

I giggled.

"Yeah you're right "

"Do you plan on staying in here forever? Your room is a mess " he said looking around my room.

"Thank you Captain Obvious, and yes I intend to stay in here forever "

Suddenly my phone began to ring. No one has called me before. I looked at the phone to see Haley's name flashing across the screen.

Disappointment filled my soul, for some strange reason I was hoping it would be Blake. Of all the one million messages on my phone, none of them were from him. No text, no call. Who does that?

Even though no one knows he's involved the least he could do was check up on me.

Maybe he's having it hard with his parents too, IF they knew he was the one responsible for my pregnancy.

"Aren't you going to answer that?" Leo looked at the phone in my hand.

"No" I replied, declining her call.

We spent the rest of the night talking about some random stuff mostly to get my mind off things.

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The next morning I woke up, I knew deep down dad wouldn't allow me to skip school, not after what happened. He would want me to face the entire school and bear the humiliation.

Well honestly, I did this to myself. I was going to face it, eventually, just not today.

I went to the bathroom, took a bath, and came back to cuddle in my bed.

The house got pretty silent after a few hours and I knew everyone was out of the house.

Christina didn't come check up on me which indicated she wasn't home either.

I got out of bed wrapped myself in my pink robe and left the room.

Opening my door the light was blinding.

I got to the kitchen and sat on the island, I looked over at Blake's house and it was just as quiet.

I was home alone so I decided to make the most of it for God knows how long.

I made bacon and eggs while blasting the TV in the living room.

I was listening to Teddy Swims Lose Control.

I had the spatula as a makeshift mic and was singing at the top of my lungs.

For the first time in the past 24 hours, I felt happy again, like a normal teenage girl.

When I was done I cleaned the kitchen and was gonna head to my room when there was a knock on the door.

Strange.

I went to the door and opened it, to my surprise it was Daniel.

"What are you doing here?" I asked wrapping my arms around my body hoping to cover up my robe.

"You were t in school, I just wanted to check if you're ok", he said.

There was a spark in his eyes, one that was never there before, or even it was there I don't think I've ever seen it.

"I'm ok just need some time to get over everything", I told him honestly.

"Well I hope you come back soon", he smiled and left.

I closed the door and smiled to myself.

It then occurred to me the time it was. Daniel had used his lunchtime to look for me.

It was strange, and I still haven't heard from Blake.

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