What happened After (Chapter 1)
I locked the door, and faced parents. They were waiting for me to go back in, and question my decision. Honestly, so was I. I wanted to go back there, I wanted to be brave enough to march back up there and put my life aside for John. But I couldn't. I didn't want to waste my youth being married and a mother. I loved John, and I had grown to love Ricky, but I missed the passion I used to feel, and possibility of not knowing exactly how my life would turn out.
"Let's go." I was determined now. I marched to the car and put my stuff in the trunk. They followed me, stunned at my abrasiveness. "Come on, we have to go!" I shut my car door and turned on the car. Slowly my parents both got in the car, and shut their doors. I back up, and began driving to the airport.
"Amy, are you sure about this?" My father was in the backseat, and in my mirror I could see his look of disapproval. I tried to focus on the road.
"I can't stay here. I love them both, but I'm not even twenty yet. I just need some time." My mother was silent next to me, and I wondered why she wasn't jumping to my rescue for once.
"Well how much time do you need? There is a little boy in there that is going to want to see his mom. And what about Ricky, do you think he's going to wait for you?" I couldn't think with his condescending voice.
"I don't know! Okay! I don't know! And besides, Ricky's in love with Clementine. He thought I didn't know, but I'm not blind." I sped up a little, taking my frustrations out on the car.
"What do you mean he's in love with Clementine? No Amy, Ricky loves you and you two need to start acting responsible. You need to get married and raise John in a proper home." He was flustered now.
"Dad, I'm not marrying Ricky! It's over between us. At least it is for now. I don't want to talk about this anymore." We were close to the airport now. "I need to go to college like a normal high school graduate. I want to feel normal just once."
"But at what cost Amy?" He sounded older now, and defeated. I didn't have an answer. I kept driving. Tears threatened to spill over, but after the last four year I'd gotten better at controlling them.
"Amy, I want you to be independent. But… maybe your father is right for once." I braked the car. "I just want you to think this through and do this for the right reasons." The words were coming out of her mouth, but they didn't sound like her. I turned my head to face her, and stared at her.
"Why would you tell me this now, after all this time? You had weeks to tell me to marry Ricky, but now that 've finally decided to choose myself for once you tell me I'm wrong." The tears started spilling over.
"I do want you to be independent, but I don't want to force my wishes on you. I wish I had chosen to be independent at your age, but that doesn't have to be what you want. Do you love Ricky?" She looked at me. I didn't have an answer, or at least one that would satisfy her. I unbuckled my seat belt and got out of the car.
"I can't do this right now." I opened the trunk and pulled out my bag. "I have to go. I love you and I'll call you when I land." I left them in the car and marched forward, towards the airport. I could see it only two streets away, and I didn't think I could handle another minute with my parents. I heard them call after me, but neither of them followed me. After a minute they drove past me, probably going home to talk about me.
A street later I was almost to the airport, tired from the walking and the heat. "Amy!" I froze in my tracks, as a black car pulled up next to me. Very slowly I turned around, and was staring at the face of Ben Boykewich.
This is just what I think/hoped happened after the finale of Secret Life. Leave a comment, review, or dm me if you want to see something happen. I love reading what you guys have to say. I do not own this story and all of the rights blah blah. Enjoy! :)