His Hidden World

Chapter Twenty

They replied in sync: ''Tell us what?''

Daniel grabbed my hand and got up: ''Finally, it has arrived that time when I can say Luke I am your father."

I raised an eyebrow to Daniels humor:''Dan it's not time to be joking around... "

-"You're no fun" he whined

"...Well, Carly is pregnant. We are going to be parents.''

My father slammed his hand on the table and shouted: ''I am not allowing this to happen. Carly, you are going to abort!'' I got scared from his actions.

The people in the restaurant all turned to watch our family drama, I was embarrassed and really sad.

"Dad calm down, everyone is hearing us"I said, but no one listened to my words like I was inexistent.

Then my mother got up putting her hands on my face: ''Carly, believe us this is for your own good darling. We want the best for you, you are still young and not ready for responsibilities.''

I was really put in a bad position, I thought they would agree on this that they would be happy just like his parents.

Things didn't go my way, my expectations were crushed.

My eyes started watering up, I didn't believe that this would happen. My parents are against my baby.

I pushed the hands of my mother away and curled up to Daniel, in his protection.

He hugged me and kissed my forehead: ''Baby girl, everything will be alright stop crying.''

Daniel's mum: ''Why should she abort, we accept her and the baby. Baby is a miracle sent to us by God.''

Isabella jumped into the conversation: ''She is still young! I can't let my baby have a baby.''

The tension grew heavier and heavier in the air.

Daniel whispered in my ear: ''I am so jealous, your mother calls you her baby when you actually are my and only mine baby,'' and then he bite it as I was hidden behind him.

Not allowing the parents to see his inappropriate action.

I pushed him away:"Daniel this is not time for it, don't do this again."

I can't believe he plays around while they arguing about our baby... He is really childish sometimes.

Frederic and Isabella looked at each other and then said: ''She is going to abort and that's it. Let's go Carly!''

"But m- mom.." my voice broke down.

-"No talking miss, you're coming with us" she grabbed my hand.

I immediately turned to Daniel and gave him a help me look.

-''I am scared Carly. They will beat me up for days that you won't recognize my handsome face, look how angry they are. I will come later is that alright love?"

"Don't worry Dan I'll mess that face for them" and stick out my tongue to him, I was really mad even at him.

I released myself from my mums grip and rushed out, tears rolling on my face like a waterfall blurring my vision that I didn't even notice the door in front of me. I bumped my body on it, that almost made me fell down.

When I regained my balance I opened the door and went inside the car, not even looking back.

Damn that was embarrassing, I said to myself while I put my head on my lap and continued to cry.

My mom came after me and sat down, caressing my hair:" Honey you gotta understand us we want you to be happy."

"If you want me to be happy then allow me to have this baby..." that moment my dad opened the door and came in so I stopped and took a deep breath in.

"I may be young and dull sometimes but I love this baby, I can't take its soul the baby did nothing wrong. I will take responsibility and will try my best to raise my baby!'' I shouted.

My parents quitened down and gave a look to each other, didn't say a word in the whole driving.

After some minutes we arrived, I got out and ran upstairs to my room. Confining myself in there.

I just needed time to breath on my own, there are so much things going on and I can't keep up.

I'm weak I don't know what to do but I should be strong for my baby for myself...

As I was wipping my tears, dad came in with a huge weary album on his hands followed by mom.

"Carly sit we need to tell you something..." Dad said.

I hesitated a bit but then did as he requested and sat on the bed with a questioning look, they really looked worried like something bad would happen to me if I have this baby ha.

"What is that it's making you look like this? What is this album?"

My dad took it and opened it on first page. "Carly there is something we haven't told you, we thought there wasn't a need to tell you but I guess there is no more hidding in it." Mom said, while looking down at her fingers.

Dad continued:"This is the first picture of you after you were born"

I looked at the picture and saw me a tiny baby but surounded by numerous medical stuff, I even had tubes going in my nostrils and mouth.

It was truly a heartbreaking picture to see such a tiny baby like that, not mentioning that tiny fellow was me.

"What is this... Why I have tubes?" my heart beat started rising and my mouth started getting ever I wanted to look at my mom but my vision got blurried by the fear.

"Darling, that time when you were born we were the happiest parents ever and nothing could destroy that happiness. But then something started happening.

Doctors and nurses started whispering, running around and took you from us without telling anything.

You were just a baby, a normal baby..." My mom started crying, struggling to speak but couldn't finish it.

"Isabella let me finish it"dad said.

"Later on we found out that you were not okay that you couldn't have a happy life, a childhood. Carly you had a kidney cancer.

We had to transport you in another hospital better and suited for the cancer.

The hospital bills were expensive so we couldn't stay in hotel, we bought the house we lived in before moving. I started looking for a job and luckily found it.

You had so many operations and every time it was risky, twice we almost lost you and your kidney failed.

Your mom donated hers for you and if she didn't do it, it would be sure death."

"But why are you telling me now all of this? Why can't I remember all this?"

"You can't remember because you were so little and it lasted till you were four.

"I'm telling you now because you are pregnant and it has a lot to do with it."

"What about my pregnancy!" I shouted in disbelief "this has happened years ago, it has finished".

"Carly calm down! You should know that it's bad for your baby and you are only a teenager.

That means your baby has a higher risk to kidney cancer and your own kidney can fail if you put too much force on it."

"Mum, dad... That has happened many years ago and as you told me I am completely recovered so it's fine now. I'm good."

"Oh honey, I know you love this baby but don't risk your life for it. You should care about yourself" mum said.

"Can't you abort this one then wait some years?" Dad asked.

What an absurd question, I said to myself.

"Well, the risk is never going away even if I wait some years isn't it?"

Dad huffed:"It isn't going away but it's less risky Carly. We know you want this baby but think about it, you can have many babies but you have only one life."

"Okay I will think about it... Now I want to be alone" I was bitting my lips so hard to hold back my tears.

They got up:"Alright we should give you time to think but please consider what we told you" mum said, before leaving my room.

My dad was going to leave but when he was at the door he stopped and turned to me, hugging me tight.

"Carly no matter what we are here for you... Always."

I couldn't sustain my tears, I just let them free and with a broken voice I said:"Yeah, I know dad."

He couldn't look at my crying face and left me on my own. I rolled on the bed and got under my blanke