Filed to story: The Girl He Craves Book by Demiah
“Just think about it okay Soph? We can still go to New York and live with my cousin and work for my aunt. We can still achieve our dreams, even though they will be postponed for a little bit longer. Whatever you choose Soph, will be the best choice. I believe so. And you should too.” She pulls me into a hug.
“You got this Sophie. If anyone can do this, it will be you.” Mila squeezed me tighter.
I cried on her shoulder, holding her tight. “I don’t know Mila. I’m scared.” I admitted.
I still had a few months left till graduation. By then, I would be sporting a bump.
The controversies this will bring, I can already see it. Many would be the baby belongs to Aiden while the others would think it was Carson’s.
I would be the talk of the town again. Though my name hadn’t quite died out yet.
“Are you going to tell him?” Mila asked softly.
I knew who’he’ was.
I shook my head. “No. I’m not going to ruin his life even more.”
Mali had left a couple of minutes ago already and I was currently in my room sucking up the courage to tell Ingrid that I was expecting.
After a few minutes of me just pacing across my room, I managed to get that little pep talk to actually push me.
I made my way downstairs where I can hear her playing with the pans and spoons. They rattled and disturbed the silence in the house. My fast pace turns into a cruise.
The air smells like chocolale cake and my belly grumbles reminding me that I hadn’t eaten yet. I couldn’t keep much down, but boy do I now crave some chocolate. Anything chocolate would do.
I found Ingrid in the kitchen like I expected to. She looked very focused on icing that chocolate cake. When she hears my footsteps nearing, she freezes and looks disappointed
“Darnmit You were not supposed to see this yet.” She sighed and continued icing the chocolate cake. The strong smell had me licking my ups
“Cover your eyes until I say I’m done” She instructed
Ingrid always went out of her way to see me happy and this is how I repaid her? By getting pregnant so young? By causing the death of an innocent boy? For causing an innocent boy to take jail?
I don’t deserve all this.
“I’m pregnant Ingrid.” I stumbled out, my bottom lip already wobbling as I waited for her glare and scowl.
Hearing my words, Ingrid freezes, completely.
I must’ve disappointed her so badly. I am sure of it.
“I’m so sorry Ingrid. We were not being careful and I fully blame myself for putting myself in this position. I’m so sorry to disappoint you’ll rushed out, coming closer to the counter. “When did you find out?” She breathed out, staring at me in disbelief.
“A couple of minutes ago,” I admitted afraid that she’ll accuse me of having an inkling of what was going on with me but didn’t tell her. Her eyes tell me that she was putting all those missing pieces together. She shook her head, her eye misting. “We can barely make ends meet Sophie. You’re still in high school and you’re about to head to college Pregnant now?” She shook her head as if still in disbelief at what I had just said to her,
Her eyes drop to my stomach and she whispered, “Do you plan on keeping the baby?”
I looked away from her completely. “Mila suggested that I can give him or her up for adoption. Abortion is out of the question.”
Ingrid nods and sighs heavily. “Nine months Sophie. How are you going to go to school and what about college?”
I looked down at the floor, now finding it the most fascinating thing. I’m not going.”
“To school or to college?” I can just picture her with her brows furrowed in confusion.
“To college. I’m not going, I’ve made up my mind. I will finish high school and graduate. Not doing so is also not an option.”
“But going to college was always your dream Sophie? Are you going to give that up?” She whispered in worry.
I shook my head. “No, I’m not. I’ll just take a year off until the baby arrives then I’ll figure out what to do then.”
“Figure out what to do?” She voiced out in confusion.
I nodded. “If to put the baby up for adoption or not.”
“So no New York for you as yet then?”
I smiled shakily. “Mila actually suggested that we could still go, we both could work for her aunt. I think it’s a good idea. There’s a lot of opportunities there
It wasn’t named one of the biggest cities for nothing.
Ingrid smiles sadly “You seem to have everything figured out. Look at you acting like a grown-up already. Come here. She walks around the countertop and opened her arms
I walked right into them and she squeezed me “I love you, Sophie. You know we’ll support you know matter what.’
Iced softly on her shoulders. Today was a huge change in my life. One that will stay with me forever no matter what route I take.
‘What about Aiden? Are you going to tell him and his family?”
“How do you know it’s Aiden’s? “I whispered pulling away from her.
She grins slightly. “Because I know you, Sophie. You were never in love with that boy Carson. But I do remember the way you looked at Aiden. It’s easy to figure out who you trusted with something precious to you.”
I blushed brightly and shook my head. “I won’t tell him. I don’t want to make this even harder for him. I can do everything on my own.”
“I can do it,” I whispered, nodding with determination.
Sophie’s pov
* Three years latert
“Where are the shoes, where are the shoes!” I panicked as I raced back into the room. I crouched beside the bed and aimlessly shift my hands under the bed in search of Ash’s shoes.
Ashton would always place his shoes and his toys in every crook and cranny of this place. Honestly, I love my little boy, but it was getting exhausting to always go hunting for those things. Especially when I was already super late to drop him off at daycare and late for work
“We’re gonna be late Soph!” Mila yelled.
“Aren’t you guys always late?” Ria scoffed somewhere in the apartment.
You’d think rooming with two other girls would be a blessing. But it was anything but that. The apartment was constantly a mess, which perhaps had to do with my troublesome twenty seven month old toddler. He was in that phase where throwing his toys everywhere was his own personal touch for the interior of the apartment.
And don’t get me started on the smell of burnt food every day. You’d think we were good in the kitchen because Mila and I worked at the diner. You can’t be any more wrong. We were hopeless in the kitchen. “Gotcha!” I shouted in joy when my fingers grab Ash’s favorite shoes. I rise to my feet, brushing off the dust that was stuck to my knees. I really do need to clean this room. Actually, the entire apartment needs a deep cleaning
I walked out of the room, my fingers pinching his tiny shoes compared to mine.
I dangle it when I could get a good glimpse of him on Mila’s lap. My heart slams against my chest every time his blue gaze sweep over to me.
He looked so much like Aiden. It was amazing how similar the two look alike. Ash practically had none of my features, all Aiden which was scary. The only thing he had which were similar to mine, was his ears. Apart from that, Ash was an exact copy of Aiden, down to his mischievous ways.
His blue eyes drop to his shoes that were in my hand and he did that cute thing where he pushed out his tongue a little, bit the tip, and smiled. It had everyone fawning over him and falling for his tricks. Ash got away with everything.
“Did you really think I wouldn’t have found it, mister?” I narrowed my eyes on his cute face. Gosh, how can I ever stay mad at that face?
Ash giggles.
“So mischievous’ I giggled, smiling widely when I reach beside him and Mila. She helps me put on his shoes and when we’re done, Ash is quick to tell Mila to place him on his feet,
His exact words were “Mi mi, wank down.” That were usually his signature words to tell us that he was fed up being carried like a baby.