Chapter 4

Previously

My tears were still falling but then anger started to come and I couldn't help but start to take my anger out on my steering wheel and dashboard imaging it was my mother's face I was hitting for putting me in this situation.

Then there was a knock on my car window which made me scream.

"Are you alright there?"

I completely froze. There was a strange person standing outside my car and had just seen me having a bit of a break down in my car and can also clearly see all of my stuff in the back of my car. It made me wonder what they were now thinking about me.

"Yes I'm fine, or least I will be, maybe, one day."

"Would like any help at all? Do you have anywhere you can go as it is starting to get very late now?"

I was going to just lie her and say yes I do have somewhere to go at first but something stopped me and I just couldn't help but tell her and once I started I then couldn't stop myself.

"I don't know what to do with myself. In the space of a couple of days my life has just gone downhill. I'm seventeen, pregnant, been thrown out of my parents' house, been turned away by my now ex-boyfriend who is also the father. I have now nowhere to go and don't know what to do with myself."

When I had finished speaking she looked as though she was thinking very hard about something almost as if unsure she should say what she did then tell me next.

"I know that this might seem strange seeing as how we know don't know each other but I live in this house with some friends of mine" she pointed to the house across the road from I had parked, "and we have room that's going spare at the minute that we would like to rent out, would you be interested in taking a look at it."

"What about your friends, will they be okay with it?"

"Yeah, we all agree that we should rent it out and I am fairly sure that Shane will be there to meet you and you seem to be quite desperate right now as well."

"Thank you so much for this."

"My name's Eve by the way."

"I'm Claire."

I never thought that something like this could happen to me after all of the bed luck I seem to have been suffering through. I'm trying not to hope but this making me feel as though my luck is going to change but I fear that if I think like that I will just end up jinxing it. And I really don't know how I will end up coping with more bad luck.

"Hello, is anyone home?" Eve yelled after slamming the door closed. After getting no response she tried yelling again. "Hello? Shane I know you're home so get your arse down here now." She showed me into the living room where we then waited for this Shane person to come down to us. I'm guessing that he is one or her friends/roommates now which makes me wish I could have the chance to maybe go and clean me face and tidy myself up to see it might increase my possible chances of getting the room. Then again maybe if I look as though I need help it might work more in my favour.

However before I could fully decide and even say anything to Eve a guy suddenly appeared in the doorway looking as though he had just rolled out of bed but it somehow looked good on him. I'm going to blame that last train of thought on my hormones.

"What was with all of the yelling Eve? Who's the girl?"

"Shane this is Claire, Claire this is Shane. Claire's here for the room."

"Ah, you seem to be a bit young though don't you?"

"I'm seventeen and will be eighteen in three months."

"So that would make you in your last year of school right?" I nodded my head and could then guess at the fact that he will now be asking as to why I'm here looking for a place to live in. "Why do you need the room cause surly you still live with your parents?"

And I was right. I knew that I would have to tell my story again but there was a part of me that would get a rest from having to tell it again after I have just been crying due to it and probably look a right mess as well.

"Um, I've just found out that I'm pregnant which my parents didn't like and so gave me the choice of either getting rid of it or to leave. I don't want to get rid of it so I had to leave. I tried to talk to the father and he told me that he wants nothing to do with me either but would take me back possibly if I was to also get rid of it." I could feel tears coming back again but I tried to remain strong.

"Wow, how long have you known for?"

"I have known since last Saturday and got kicked out and turned away today." I am still trying to keep strong.

"Is Michael home yet?" Eve asked and I think in an attempt to change the subject slightly. Maybe my face was starting to give away my feelings.

"Not that I am aware of. Would you like some food Claire?"

"Sure, thank you."

"Are you having any cravings yet?"

"No not yet."

"Excellent." Shane then left to get some food and came back a few minutes later with bowls filled with something that made my mouth start to water.

Chilli, something that I have not had for a while or at least it feels as though it has been ages since I have last had it.

"This is so good." I really do think that I need to start to take better care of myself for my little one. It feels strange to think that there is actually something growing inside me especially as I am not that far gone.

Before I then knew it I had finished eating and it did make me think that this has been the first thing that I have eaten in the past couple of days and it feels so good to have eaten proper food.

We had fallen into easy conversation which also thankfully stayed away from my life and why I am here.

After we had all finished eating they told me that if I wanted the room it is as good as mine but I would just have to wait to talk to Michael as he apparently owed the house.

Eve showed me the room first and I just loved it. It was simple and perfectly decorated and after making a quick trip to the car with Shane coming with me for protection as it had started to go dark outside and this would mean the vampires would start to venture outside I settled into the bed and managed to get a decent night's sleep wondering about what tomorrow would bring me.

When I woke up the next morning to my alarm going of I did at first think that last night all been a dream but when I did decide to fully open my eyes I noticed that I wasn't in my bedroom at my parent's house. And then all of what happened yesterday came back to me. I hope that they will allow for me to stay here or even stay until I can find somewhere else for me. I am aware that I will most likely need to get a job at some point and I am going to hope that should I get this room that the rent will be enough so that I can use my savings at first and then have the whole summer to try and get a job. But there is a good chance that whatever is now to come my way I am screwed.

My life is now in ruins and I can see an ending yet to the drama that I am calling my life.

I headed downstairs to get some breakfast before I had to head off to school. I would really rather not go especially if I don't get the room due to all of my belonging still sitting back in my car and I just know that someone will see it and then spread some rumour around the school and don't think that I can handle that happening.

When I walked into the kitchen I found Eve and Shane there along with another person who I am guessing is Michael and he was also the first person to spot me walking in here.

"So you must be the girl Eve and Shane have told me about."

"Yeah, hi I'm Claire."

"You seem a bit young to looking for your own place aren't you."

"I'm seventeen nearly eighteen and got kicked out from my parents' house."

"Yes and they also told your pregnant as well."

"Yeah, that's why I got kicked out." He seemed to be struggling to give me answer. "If it would be easier for you I could just look for somewhere else to live."

"Michael you can't let her do that. Think of what could end up happening to her."

"What exactly are your plans, with everything considered?"

"I was going to try and finish high school and then look for a job and see if Uni was possible in maybe a year or two but probably not due to costs. Either way I refuse to give up my child and I don't see why I should have to."

"And what about the father cause if we let you stay we don't want to have him causing trouble."

"He also doesn't want to know me or his child." I hope he says yes.

"Okay you can stay. We can talk about rent and things when you get back from school."

"Thank you so much for this. I promise you won't regret this."

I am so happy that they have taken pity on my and allowed for me to stay here with them now all I am going to have to do is make sure that I stay healthy for the sake of my child.

For now though I plan to just take this a day at a time and hope that everything does turn out to be okay.

After getting some help to empty my car as I was staying here I headed off to school.

Oh joy. I thought sarcastically as I pulled into the car park.

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