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I flinched in shock as dad punched our wall. We're already home after the scene at the school and all I feel is embarrassment. All of the students knew now.

"WHAT?! YOU'RE PREGNANT?!" He shouted which made me feel scared. It's the first time he shouted at me like this. "Since when?" Dad asked. I gulped. I can't even look at them because I'm scared.

"SINCE WHEN?!" He shouted. I shut my eyes which made my tears fall.

"3... 3 weeks" I said, almost whispering but I'm sure they heard it because he kicked one of our chairs. "Why didn't you tell us? If Troy didn't see your papers, we wouldn't know!" He said, trying to calm himself. "B-Because I'm scared and I thought.. nothing serious will happen" I answered as my tears fell again "Why did you do that?" Mom carefully asked.

"Because I-I love him"

"LOVE?! WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LOVE?! AND THAT'S NOT LOVE ANYMORE! THAT'S OBSESSION!" Dad shouted again "Troy! Call Tristan's parents. He should be responsible of what he did!"

"Tiffany, are you okay?" Alijah asked. We're inside my room and my tears just don't stop falling. "It's been weeks since you've kept that secret. You should have told us so that we can help you. You know we're always here for you right?" Wendy said. I felt a sting in my heart. She's right. I should've trusted them and told them. "If I see that Tristan, I'll punch him!" Alisha said, obviously mad.

"Tiffany, don't cry. It's okay. We're here for you" Marie said and hugged me. The others hugged me too and I feel... comforted "Thank you" I said and smiled. Someone knocked on my door so I wiped my tears. Wendy opened it and it was the maid. "Ma'am, Tristan's parents are already here" She said which made my heart beat faster. I went to the restroom and washed my face. I fixed myself to be presentable and after that, I went downstairs. The girls will just stay in my room because we all should talk first.

I stood beside mom, not looking at everyone except the floor. "Please seat and eat" Dad said. I sat beside mom and Tracy. I feel nervous and I know, I'm trembling. Mom held my hand so I looked at her. She gave me an assuring smile, saying that everything's gonna be alright. I felt my tears again but stopped them. I sighed and smiled too.

"I called you because I want us to talk about what happened to Tristan and Tiffany" Dad started. I looked at Kristan and he looked sad. Of course, he knew by now. I smiled bitterly and looked down again. "We already talked to Tristan and we decided to take the responsibility and marry Tiffany" His dad asked. I felt myself but I can't feel anything than nervous. Isn't this what I want? To get Tristan.

"Okay, then let's talk about the wedding"

"Was the marriage really important?" I heard mom asked dad while passing their bedroom. "Irene, I'm not letting any man put a baby on our daughter without marrying her" I heard dad answer. "But what if the kids don't want to?" Mom asked again. "You heard your daughter. He loves Tristan-" Mom cut off dad's sentence "But what about Tristan?" there's a long silence before mom spoke again "Do we really have to do this?"

"Did you heard what happened?"

"Gosh, wasn't that too desperate?"

"Why did she do that?"

"She must be obsessed with Tristan"

"I thought she's better than this"

I looked down as I heard their whispers. I feel ashamed of myself. They don't know how I feel and they don't have the right to judge me but maybe, I deserve this.

Alijah patted my shoulder and smiled. I tried to smile too but a tear just fell. I don't think I can go to school, knowing that they're talking about me. They don't know the whole story but maybe it's easy to judge me because I really deserve it.

We went inside our room and all of their attention went to me. I gulped and looked down while going to my chair. I can hear their whispers again and I can't feel anything more than ashamed, nervous, and hurt.

Ms. Dy went inside our room and she first laid her eyes on me and shook her head at me. She looked disappointed. I can't blame her though... I'm really a big disappointment...

If I can just go back and change everything...

The class started and through all of our discussions, I'm just looking down and my mind can't focus. I don't know what to do now. I'm scared.

Without my focus, class ended. I stood up and with the girls, and we went to the parking lot to go home. I stopped walking as I saw my car, full of paint and vandals. It's all bad words saying I'm a slut, disappointment, and many more. Even the tires are flat.

"It's okay, I'll bring you home" Alijah said. I sighed, I don't want to cry anymore. It just makes my heart hurt. Alijah brought me home as she said. I thanked her and went inside our house. Only to see the maids, talking to dad

"Oh, you're here. Good. You can start packing your things with the maids because from now on, you'll be living with Tristan"

I looked outside the car's window and saw the house where I'll live with Tristan. "You should have thought about the consequences before you did what you did" Troy coldly said. "Do I really have to do this? I can just take care of the baby alone" I said

Now, you're saying that? Great, Tiffany! Didn't you want this in the first place?

"What happened, already happened. We can't turn back the time. But please be careful about your decisions from now on. Always remember that we love you and we're always here to support you. We're only doing these for you" Troy said and smiled at me. I tried to smile too before going out. He helped me with my bags and we put them inside the house. The house's interior is pretty and it's simple, it's a modern house with 2 floors.

"I'll go now," Troy said. He kissed my forehead before going out. I sighed. So this is how things are now? I guess I should still try to win over Tristan so things should be worth it.

Tristan is still not here. Should I make dinner? I don't know how to cook though. Well, what's the use of the internet?

I checked the fridge and saw a lot of food and ingredients so I decided to make fried chicken because it's just easy. I took 2 chicken legs and seasoned them with pepper and salt. It says to put a lot of salt to clean it so I did. I took the frying pan and put oil on it. The internet says that I should wait for the oil to be hot so I waited 10 minutes and put the chicken but the oil suddenly splashed and the oil burned my thumb. I immediately went to the sink and run the water on my thumb. I took the lid of a pot and made it a shield. I turned the chicken and waited again while scrolling through my feeds. My dad and my brother are chefs but I don't know how to cook.

I heard a beep of a car so I rushed to the entrance and saw Tristan's car. He went to me and I was supposed to greet him with a kiss but he pushed me away and went straightly upstairs. I just shrugged it off and continued scrolling through my feed

I sniffed... Something smells wrong.

I heard a door open upstairs and Tristan's running towards the kitchen. I gasped when I remembered the chicken. I went there and Tristan turned off the stove

"Tristan.."

"ARE YOU DUMB?! WHAT IF YOU SET THIS HOUSE ON FIRE?! WHY DON'T YOU THINK AND USE YOUR BRAIN?! YOU'RE SO STUPID! AS EXPECTED, WHAT CAN I GET FROM YOU? ALL YOU KNOW TO DO IS TO BULLY OTHERS AND BE A SPOILED BRAT!"