CHAPTER 1 Girlfriend Becomes Step Mother?
At the c***k of dawn, Mountain View Town is still brightly lit. She was seated by the window, her eyes staring out blankly. Her mind was racing thanks to the gynaecologist breaking the news to her earlier in the day. She is pregnant, that is right. She has a baby growing inside of her.
Jessica could barely hold back tears that formed on her eyes. She gritted her teeth and allowed them to fall. She ended up weeping silently. The pain that she felt was like that of an angry wolf threatening to eat her up alive.
She had no clue about the night a month ago. She couldn't even remember the man's face and voice. Damn, thinking about this makes her skin tremble. She is so scared.
She only remembers that he asked her for it over and over again.
"Jessica , open the door!"
A sudden banging on the door drew her back to reality.
Jessica was forced to fully open her eyes and she realised that it was already morning.
"You black sheep, you have done such a thing!"The yelling could not stop and instantly tears fell from her eyes uncontrollably like water from a faulty tap. She was still figuring out whether to run away or not when her bedroom door was kicked open by her father.
James stood at the head of the bed, his eyes scarlet, and a report in his hand, making a rustling sound.Jessica, who just woke up, seemed innocent, and she somehow provoked her "good father".
"James, Jessica is still young. If you have anything to say, don't be so angry. Look, Jessica is scared by you." Nancy, Jessica's so-called step-mum who speaks softly, ran after James to comfort him.
Watching the two most hated people in her life appear in the same picture at the same time made her instantly angry. She could barely stand them any more.
"Please go out!"Jessica said, looking away. She could barely stand looking at them.
"How dare you ask me to leave?" James asked, huffing and puffing in anger.
"You have to go father. I have no respect for you anymore and you know that. How can I respect you yet one month after my mum died you married my best friend to be my stepmother, huh!" Jessica gasped. She couldn't believe her father's guts.
" She is twenty years old. Who are you? Aren't you ashamed of yourself?You know what, just leave! Leave my room. I can't stand you both!" Jessica added.
James could not take that level of disrespect from her daughter. He believed that he should fully respect him and his decisions.
" How dare you!" James hastily walked to where Jessica was seated and slapped her hard on the cheek.
"Stupid evil girl!" He went ahead to abuse her.
Jessica was boiling in anger. The throbbing pain on her cheek made everything worse. At this point she did not care if it was her father she was talking to. She was done with him. She was officially not her father. She would never recognize him. She is dead to her.
Despite the pain that she was feeling, Jessica barely shed a tear. She had only one thing to say, " You don't have to slap me, if you want me to stop talking then kill me already. Until you do so, I will never appreciate this madness going between you and Nancy."
Jessica hated her father. He literally ruined her life. James did not take what she said lightly. He couldn't help but raise his hand again, but Nancy stopped him.
"Jessica is pregnant now. You can't keep on fighting like this. "Nancy , who was silent all along, finally spoke up and this caught Jessica by surprise. She was not expecting her to know this. She only went to the hospital for an examination yesterday, how is it possible for Nancy to know that she is pregnant? How did this happen?
" What did you just say?" James asked. He wished that this was all in his head because he did not want this to be the reality.
" Your wonderful daughter is pregnant," Nancy said and at this point they both looked at him, including Jessica, to see his reaction.
James went back and forth trying to find words to match what he was feeling but he didn't seem to find any. He needed to be alone. But before that, he had something that came to mind that he needed to say.
"You are really your mother's good daughter!" James angrily smashed the report in his hand into Jessica's face and turned away leaving the room and banging the door behind him.
"Jessica, what happened? Who is the father of the child?" Nancy, who remained behind, wanted to know all the details. She acted motherly towards her and it literally made her sick.
" You know what, my dad is out now. You can quit with the pretence!" Jessica said coldly.
"Come on, don't do this. Jessica, I really care about you. We are best friends." Nancy said, hoping that she was going to restore the relationship that they once had. When Jessica remained silent, she tried to hold her hand but this angered her and made her push Nancy away.
"Best friend? You are really unbelievable. Do you think that I am stupid. I trusted you. But what did you do? Say it!" Jessica said between gritted teeth.
Nancy remained silent but that did not bar Jessica from talking.
"You think of me as the biggest fool,huh! You made me a joke of the whole school when you ended up being my step mother. You know what, forget about this. I can't deal with you anymore," Jessica said dismissively. She would never forget the day when she caught Nancy in her father's bed in the middle of the night. She had gone to bed with her now that it was a girl's sleepover but somehow, Nancy left her bed in the middle of the night and went to warm her father's bed.
All along she thought that Nancy was her best friend but it turned out that she was her father's lover. How gross, everytime that she thinks about that, she feels sick and nauseous.
" I can see that you have a lot to say," Nancie who was silent all along said.
"Leave my room already! I am tired of staring at your miserable face!" Jessica mumbled.
" You have had a lot to say. But right now it's my turn," Nancy said and her audacity is what caught Jessica.
She remained silent and waited to listen to what she had to say.
"You need to leave this house!" Nancy said with a loud voice.
Jessica only broke to a hearty laugh.
"I am serious!I am pregnant and I don't want my child to be born when you are still here," Nancy said through gritted teeth and this shattered Jessica. She felt as if her heart had been torn to tiny little pieces and this came with so much pain. This is impossible, his father cannot have another child. Not in his old age.
"This was your plan all along, right?" Jessica asked with a shaky voice.
She immediately recalled the night she lost her virginity was her eighteenth birthday. Nancy was the one who organised it all.
"You did it, you are the one who made me pregnant so that you could kick me out of home. That is why you were so sure that I am pregnant," Jessica mumbled as fresh tears burst out of her eyes.
Nancy was not shaken by her tears.
" I can see it, you are not stupid as I thought. You are so clever to understand the entire plan. Anyway, there is nothing that you can do to get back at me. Your father will not believe you," Nancy said before she took a dramatic leave.
Nancy's words felt like daggers cutting through her. Her body was suddenly cold and she was lost for words. She was still thinking of navigating the issue when her bedroom door was open and her father walked in.
" You have heard your mother, leave my house right now! I am so ashamed of you. Just as you said, I hate you too!" Her father broke the bombshell.
Jessica was not given the chance to pack her things. A cab came to get her and they pretty much threw her out.
Growing up she got so much love from her father and mother but since her mother passed away, all that love was replaced with hate and ruthlessness from her father. She didn't have a clue of where she was going to go. The only thing giving her hope is the life growing in her tummy.