22 C22: Is this really the end?

Standing at the payphone his hands shook nervously.

The phone rang in his ear – waiting.

"Hello?" Answered someone on the other end.

Hearing his voice, a flood of emotions enveloped Reign. The tears fell from his eyes, answering softly, "Reegon…"

"Brother it's you?? When are you coming home, why did you leave, please come home? Daddy, daddy, Reign's on the phone hurry!!"

"Wait, wait, I want to speak to you first, don't you want to speak to me?" Reign asked.

Reegon, "When are you coming home, why did you leave?"

"I have my reasons, I'll explain it to you when I get back," Reign said to his brother.

Reegon, "What reasons Reign, why couldn't you tell us, don't you love us?"

"It's not what you think; I don't know if you will understand but I hope that you won't hate me," Reign said as he wiped away his tears.

Reegon, "Why would I hate you? Reign come home please."

"I will..."

Reegon, "When?"

"Reign, son where are you?" Before he could answer his brother, his father had taken the telephone.

"Dad?"

"Reign answer me, do you know how worried we are, just come home and we can talk about whatever made you leave home, Reign please listen to me and come home, we can't be at ease without you here," his father begged.

Crying he said, "Dad, you won't understand. I've been suffering this whole time and none of you noticed."

"How? Reign why didn't you say anything, I made it clear to you children that you can come to us with anything, we aren't your parents for no reason!" His father said to him with choked sobs.

Reign, "Dad I tried but you're always busy and mom is so judgemental, I even tried talking to Stellar and Sturgeon but you all are the same!"

His father, "Reign listen to me, son come home and we will talk this out."

*

"I'll come home when I feel like it!" Slamming the payphone down I wipe my tears away. Puffing my cheeks I walked away looking at the payphone scornfully.

Getting into the car, we drove off. "How are you feeling?" she asked me.

Shaking my head I didn't want to answer, I really feel shit right now.

"Crying helps relieve pain and anger, it's just you and I here so cry all you want, love." She cooed me.

"Cindy… I'm just overwhelmed right now; I barely feel any shame or hate for them it's just that I feel empty, I wish that I didn't feel this way."

"Hollow?" she asked me while looking at me from the side of her eye.

"Yes," I answered while wiping my tears away and nodding. She was still driving while I leaned my side against the seat facing her.

"It's because we don't have unconditional love for our parents but they have for us, if they truly love us and don't hate the fact that we were born, you know… like Christie's parents."

"I'm afraid," I said while nibbling on the inside of my cheek.

"That's normal, but they already lost you once, if they can't accept it and kick you out as my parents did, then so be it, you could always stay with me… I'm just lucky I had a friend whose family were open-minded."

"My mother already displays homophobic behaviour, I'm afraid that she might be disgusted by me."

"Your father seems interested in your reasons; next time you contact them, try speaking to your mother."

Glaring at her I said, "Just speaking to my father is traumatizing, how bad will it be after speaking to her?"

She chuckled, "I wouldn't know."

We arrived at the hotel. I threw myself on the bed face down yelling, "AHHH!" Cindy took off her jacket and looked down at me who is rolling around the bed in frustration. Stopping me she climbed on my straddling me.

"Cindy~" I complained.

"Mn?"

"I'm scared."

"And I feel sick."

"Flu?"

"Nope."

"Then what?"

"A parasite growing in my stomach."

I frowned hearing this. Turning around she fell off and I asked her, "Did you see the doctor?"

"I'm going to the clinic tomorrow."

"You better!" I warned. I can't have my sister sick, this is bullshit!

Laying down beside me supported by her hand she said with a look on her face that I've never seen before, "Before you arrived, I slept with someone, it seems that he didn't use a condom. I took a pregnancy test before we came and it's positive."

Raising my head in shock. My gaze became suspicious, I actually don't believe her.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" she asked.

"I thought you weren't attracted to men so why would you sleep with one?"

"I slept with you didn't I?" She asked with a smirk.

"Am I not a special case?"

She looked into my eyes and said, "That day, I was too excited and nervous before we had sex. After we started I was wrapped up in what we were doing because of the excitement and forgot to put a condom on you."

Cindy didn't need to continue for me to understand what she was getting at but the fact that it came so suddenly – I wasn't ready for this.

Seeing the worry on my face she pinched my cheeks, "Don't let this worry you, don't stress about this… I am old enough and I will take responsibility."

"Cindy I…" I trailed… the words were stuck.

"Don't worry about it. I was promoted three months back so I won't struggle with money and I honestly don't expect you to take responsibility. Since it's not confirmed yet by a doctor but the possibility is high; if the child is born, I want you to think of him or her being your niece or nephew. I don't want him or her to think they don't have a father and it's just me… when you are ready, you can let the child and your parents know."

"Oh… I'll tell them never, probably when the kid is ten."

Frowning she looked uncomfortable, "What is it?" I asked her.

"I'm hungry but want to puke at the same time." She said making me laugh, "That child's a demon."

"…" she got up and ran to the bathroom puking her guts out.

Before, Cindy didn't want to tell Reign about the possible pregnancy but felt that it was to cruel towards herself, the child and Reign. She wanted to continue being part of his life and with a baby on the way – how could she lie about it when the evidence is right there…

*

"Congratulations Miss Ferguson, you are expecting a baby. You are five weeks along," said the male gynaecologist with a perverted grin on his face.

Cindy stared at him thinking to herself that the man before her looked like a registered sex offender…

Seeing the strange look on her face he fixed his glasses asking, "Is this a wanted or unwanted pregnancy?"

"Unwanted," she threw back.

The gynaecologist looked at her for a split second scanning her overview. "Are you considering having an abortion?" he asked with a slight sigh.

"No!" she answered licking the inside of her cheeks.

"So you are planning to keep the baby?" he asked.

"Yup!" she answered.

He smiled at her. Closing his book, he handed her the bill and a few mother-to-be pamphlets and prenatal care medication to help her through her pregnancy.

*

In the car, Reign sat there nervously waiting for her. Opening the door she got in handing him the packet of vitamins and pamphlets. She closed the door, starting the engine and drove off.

Frustrated with her silence he spoke, "And?"

"He looks like a registered sex offender," she answered with a frown.

"What?" he asked confused.

Looking at him from the corner of her eyes she grinned, "The gynae looks like a registered sex offender."

"Eew…" Reign trailed as the thought played in his mind. Cindy burst into a fit of laughter seeing the change in his expression. Wiping the tears away she suddenly turned serious, "Reign, you and I are going to be parents."

My body stiffened… "That's good," I said defeated… looking at me she said, "But you can't tell anyone… I might go to jail for sleeping with you." She warned me.

Glaring at her I questioned, "You evil woman! You wouldn't dare leave me with a child?"

Hushing me she waved her hand, "No shit, but because of this I have to return home early to inform my boss." She turned back to look at me again and asked in a serious tone, "Will you stay or return with me?"

Looking out the window of the car that drove by many people walking about my thoughts drifted off.

It's already been two weeks since the phone call and my Facebook has been flooded with twice as many messages as before. I haven't had the courage to contact my family since then because I am scared.

Not long after the call, we saw the police arrive at the payphone asking questions. Cindy was brave enough to stand before them to get information and it turns out that my parents contacted them after my call and it was traced – so calling them again, I didn't risk it.

Besides the sex and dildos shoved occasionally up my ass I do feel empty. I feel homesick now more than before. I guess her question really got to me.

Maybe I am ready to go back and face what's ahead due to me knowing that school is about to reopen and I really want to know if I passed or not. The results should have gotten there by now.

Stellar, Reegon, Sturgeon and Skye – I miss you all so much.

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