Bloodstained Hearts
Chapter 4
Steve
"Steve," she whispered, "I"m pregnant."
My heart stopped. Katie was pregnant? First, Mark has the nerve to touch her and now she was carrying his child. I couldn't believe that this could happen. I didn't even think about the possibility of her getting pregnant.
The thought never occurred to me that this could happen. I sometimes forgot that normal things that happened to a girl happened to Katie. In my world she's just a girl who never grows up and stays young forever. I had never thought of talking to Katie about puberty until after it started. I made Evie go and get her supplies (it wasn't just because I didn't want to, I thought it would be easier on Katie).
I could tell by the look on her face that she as scared. Katie's biggest fear was being like our mom. Our mother had me when she was only seventeen and Katie two years later. Our mother wasn't a good mother either. I remember one time dad had to leave town for a week when I was six and Katie was four. Mom wasn't home most of the time and I had to take care of Katie. I knew Katie remembered being scared because she still had dreams about it.
I knew Katie didn't want to be like our mother. She left on Dad's birthday the next year so Katie didn't really remember her. Katie always wanted to have children and be a better mother then ours ever was (which honestly wouldn't be that hard). But she had no idea on what to and not do when it came to babies. I always helped when Katie was born apparently, but I don't remember because I was so young.
How would we do this? We were barely getting by now, what would happen when the baby was born? I know Katie wouldn't, couldn't give up the baby and honestly neither could I. But, we didn't know how to raise a baby. Dad was always out of town and when he was home he screamed and yelled. I took care of Katie. Our bond was strong, not as strong as Pony and Soda's but close. I loved Katie more then I loved myself.
And I failed her.
I was doing a shitty job at being a good brother. I mean she got pregnant, so that meant I wasn't doing a good job. How was I going to help Katie and her baby? Babies are expensive and need constant help. Oh, god what were we going to do?
"Steve?"
I looked into Katie's eyes. Her bright green eyes were swimming in tears, her lips was shaking, and her body was trembling. "Please say something."
I pulled her into my arms as she began to cry. "We'll figure it out okay?" I could fell her nod into my chest as her tears soaked my shirt. "I'll get Soda to walk you home. I have to do inventory so I'll be home late. Just get some rest, okay?" I pulled out to arms length and looked into her eyes. She nodded then wiped her tears away. I got Soda to walk her home.
I waited until Katie left before I exploded. I yelled, screamed and kick anything in my path. How could I let this happen? What kind of brother was I?
I was in the midst of releasing my wrath when I felt a pair of arms wrap around me. They were soft and delicate with the nails on the hands painted. I knew it definitely wasn't Soda so it was Evie.
I turned to face her. I fell into her arms as the tears leaked out. All of my anger turned into a force to powerful to name. This forced made me cry. She whispered soothing words as began to cry.
"What happened?" She whispered as she rubbed my back.
"Katie, she, she" I began to cry harder. "She was raped and got pregnant." Evie gasped. "I couldn't protect her."
"Hey, hey, hey," she pulled me to arms length, "it's as much as Katie's fault as it is yours."
"But it's not her fault."
"Exactly." Evie began to wipe my tears. "Look, tomorrow me, Kathy and Katie will have a girl's day. It'll take her mind off of it, we'll get her some maternity clothes, maybe some basic baby stuff, we'll get our nails done, girly stuff." Evie took a step toward me as she held my face. "Right now she needs a friend; and me and Kathy will be there for her. Katie just needs our support and love." God, she was good to me.
Unlike I was to Katie