Jack

I am going to kill Josh. He's a very dead man. I told him that if he ever hurt Erica that he would be. I think ruining her future counts as hurting her. Normally, I do not resort to violence and I am typically pretty laid back. Plus, I know better than that. But no no, not this time. Not when you mess with my sister. While Erica is probably partially responsible, I really don't care at the moment.

I realize that Josh could probably take me, but once again, I don't care. He's the same height as me, but he's bigger because he's a basketball player. I drive faster and soon I arrive at Josh's house. I quickly get out of the car and rush to his door, banging it hard and loud.

Soon, Josh appears at the door, "woah, chill man. What's going-?"

I don't give him time to finish that sentence before punching him. "That was for Erica. I warned you not to hurt her and you didn't listen." I shake my fist a little; that hurt more than I expected it would.

"What the hell? I didn't hurt her. What are you talking about?" He asks as he backs up holding his nose.

I pause. She didn't tell him yet? I guess I should've talked to her more before I did this. Then again, I wasn't exactly thinking clearly. "Erica… I think you should talk to her." I say before walking away and getting into my car and driving home.

I get out of my car and walk around it to the porch before walking inside. I can hear Erica upstairs on the phone. She's crying. God, I shouldn't have done that. I guess this would've been hard for her either way, but it should've been her choice when to tell him. I head upstairs and sit outside her door, waiting for her to hang up so I can apologize and try to help and comfort her.

After about an hour I hear her hang up. I take my phone out of my pocket and glance at it. It reads 4:00PM, which means we have roughly an hour before our parents get home. That might be enough time to help her figure out what to do as far as telling them. I stand up and knock on her door, "Er?"

"Go away. I don't want to talk to you." She says in a defeated tone.

"I just wanted to apologize and maybe help you."

I hear her shuffle around her room before she opens the door. "Don't you think you've "helped" enough today?" She asks as she looks up at me, her face and eyes red from crying.

I shake my head. "Look, I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking when I did that. I was upset and not thinking straight and I shouldn't have done that. It's just, you're my little sister. I couldn't let him get away with doing this to you… What did he say?"

"Sure, I'm not a little kid anymore. He didn't do this to me. It was a mutual decision." I cringe a little as she stares at me somewhat defiantly. She sighs. "He's just as freaked out as I am, probably more. His parents made it very clear a while ago that if he got someone pregnant that they'd kick him out. He wants me to get an abortion, but he said he'd try to support me if I chose adoption or to keep the baby, he just doesn't know if he could. I'm so scared Jack. I don't know what to do or how to handle this. I don't want an abortion and I don't know if I'm strong enough to give it up." She starts to sob so I pull her into my arms.

"Shh, it'll be okay. Even if you don't have Josh's support, you have mine. And, though I'm sure mom and dad will be mad at first, but after they calm down, I know they'll be here for you too."

I feel her nod her head against my chest and she asks shakily, "wh-when do you think I should tell them?"

"Whenever you're ready, but I think you should do it sooner rather than later. They're pretty observant so I think they'll notice soon."

She nods again and sniffles, "I know… But how do I go about telling them?"

"I don't know. I think it's best to just say it, y'know? I don't think there's a good way to tell them this. If it helps, I can be there when you do."

She sighs heavily "I think I might need to do this by myself, and I think I should probably do it tonight."