MY BABY DADDY'S ENEMY

I was 17 . Young, dumb and madly in love with a man who never reciprocated. Reece wasn't just my man he was a man who could say all the right things but only when the lights were off .I gave him my heart and he gave me a heartbreak that still echoes in my chest . He kept on reminding me how special, beautiful, and different I was . I never planned to fall for him . Reece had this confidence ,this "I know what I want" vibe .I think I was just a temporary thrill and was too blinded by love to notice . I stared at those two lines a faint one and a bold one, too clearer than he ever was .My hands trembled .My heart raced.But deep down I already knew I was in this alone . "PREGNANT" that word rang in my mind a million times.The two lines stared at me like truth I couldn't deny . I texted him. "we need to have a Convo ." He replied a day later : "Convo about ?" I sent the photo of the test . No response,no assurance calls no "I'll be with you through this."Just silence . That silence spoke louder than his words ever did . That's the thing about Reece .He was good with jokes but never good in real- life things, good with fake deep conversation that sounded wise but never meant anything . But a kid ? real responsibility? that wasn't part of his plan. The first time I saw him he was smiling with a good looking face structure that drew people close to him . we were at swimming pool where everyone was happy or pretended to be . I remember I was standing by the pool ladder trying to avoid being too obvious that I couldn't swim .But I did like to observe . He noticed me first and something about that stare made feel like the rest of the day never mattered . Like it was just him and me in the whole universe. "come I teach you how to swim ," he said giving me a crooked smile. I couldn't help but smile back.He came closer.He looked so cute ,his wet hair from swimming and his lashes were even cuter glistening with water .Love at first sight is the best way to describe the whole moment. But that night ,when I stared at the two lines in that pregnancy test kit , the thoughts came rushing back . How I was attached to him made me believe we had something real and we were meant for each other. I sent him the message that carried the whole weight . "Reece....I'm expecting." Grey tick . Blue tick .No reply . That silence was familiar. How he'd go for days without a word . How he'd tell me "he's working on something" and I shouldn't overreact . But right now, I was sitting in the midst of what was supposed to be a Romeo and Juliet's story ..a love story ,a future where we could grow together , staring at two lines that could never supposed to be.The two lines genuine than he ever was .They weren't pinky promises ,they were facts that couldn't be changed. Still at the floor , glancing in the mirror Infront of me . I never saw something ,I just saw a being who had no choice but to keep on .And maybe that was what motherhood was .