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Chapter Nine: Telling Renee
"WHAT?!" Charlie yelled.
"Dad! Calm down," I said. I could tell Charlie was fuming, you could practically see steam coming out of Charlie's ears.
"How could you get pregnant young lady? You're not even out of high school yet! You're not going to be able to take care of a baby and finish high school at the same time! You are so grounded, young lady. Grounded until two months after you finish high school!" Charlie yelled. He took a deep breath before continuing. "You are going to get an abortion, young lady, and you're going to finish school and go to college, get married when you're thirty and then think about having children! Either that or give the baby up for adoption."
"Dad, stop yelling!" I said. I could feel tears come to my eyes.
It was silent for two seconds before Charlie began his rant again. "What were you thinking when you got yourself pregnant? You are too young to be having a baby, Isabella Marie Swan!"
"Dad! If you will just listen again. I had no choice when I found out I was pregnant. Married or not, boyfriend-less or not, I am going to have this baby. I was raped, dad. I didn't have a boyfriend in Arizona." I was surprised that my voice held authority and calmness. I was expecting to be screaming at Charlie. "If you want me to get an abortion, you may as well just kick me out of the house. I am giving birth to my child, whether you want to be a grandfather or not."
Charlie, who had begun pacing back and forth, stopped where he was and a silence rung through the house while he stared at me with a red face.
"Have you told your mother that you're pregnant?" he asked. His voice was calm now.
I shook my head.
"Does anyone know that you were… you know…?" he asked.
I nodded my head yes. "Alice, Carlisle, and Esme. They are the only three that know what happened and that I'm pregnant."
I looked into Charlie's eyes, and I was surprised to see tears glistening in his eyes. All of a sudden, he walked across the kitchen and pulled me up from my chair, engulfing me in a hug. I awkwardly wrapped my arms around him.
"I'm so sorry, Bells, for yelling at you. It wasn't your fault. I should have been calmer with you," Charlie whispered into my ear. I could hear the sadness in his voice and I felt my throat close up with sadness and sympathy for Charlie.
A couple moments later, Charlie was once again sitting at the table and I was heating water in a kettle for some hot chocolate. He was staring at the table top blankly, as if something was going through his mind. When I set the mug of hot cocoa in front of him, he looked up at me and smiled slightly, nodding his head as a thank you.
I sat down across from him with my own mug of hot chocolate.
"Do you mind me asking you if you remember what the guy looked like? I can have the police station send out a report to the Arizona police stations," Charlie said after a couple more minutes of silence.
I looked up at him. "I can try."
"Would you? Then we could try to find the guy who did this," Charlie said.
I nodded slowly. I went to my school bag which was in the living room and came back into the kitchen with a pencil and a pad of drawing paper. I sat back down at the kitchen table and began drawing the man who had done this to me. For fifteen minutes, Charlie sat there patiently, drinking his hot chocolate and waiting for me to be done. I drew the man's facial features and the length of his hair. The more I got into drawing the guy, the more I remembered what the guy looked like.
When I finished, I silently handed the paper to Charlie.
"You're a really good artist, Bells," he said, and I knew that he was trying to make me smile.
It didn't work. I only nodded and said, "I'll be in my room if you need me."
Charlie nodded. "Alright."
As I reached the doorway, I turned around and said, "Dad, I'm sorry. I didn't know that this would happen."
"It's alright, Bella," Charlie said. "I love you, Bells, no matter what happens to you."
My eyes welled up with tears as I whispered back, "I love you to, dad."
When I was upstairs in my room, I laid on my back on my bed, pulling my phone out from my pocket. I dialed Alice's cell phone number, tears running down my face slowly. Halfway through dialing it, I flipped the phone shut, telling myself that I would call her in the morning. Right then, I was beginning to feel really tired from the events of the evening.
I managed to pull myself up off my bed and grab my pajamas from the floor. I made my way to the bathroom, thinking that a shower would help me relax. As I stepped into the shower, I could feel unbidden tears come to my eyes. I sank down the shower wall and buried my head in my arms, legs up to my chest. Feeling the water from the shower trickle down my body, I let the tears flow down my cheeks, mixed in with the water.
It was more than twenty minutes later when I dried myself off and put on my pajamas. When I looked in the mirror, my eyes were red from crying.
Walking back to my room, I ran a comb through my hair.
I lay on my bed on my back and stared at my ceiling blankly. After a few minutes of lying there, I grabbed a piece of paper that was lying on my desk and a pen. I wrote down the names of all the people that I knew. After, I crossed off Charlie, Alice, Esme, and Carlisle. That only left six people left to tell that I was having a baby. And one of them was Edward.
I had to admit that I was beginning to have feelings for him, but I couldn't let it on that I did have feelings for him, because that would lead to potential trouble in the future, involving my unborn child.
My unborn child. My hand subconsciously moved to my stomach, and I found myself rubbing my stomach up and down with my hand slowly and gently, as if my hand would crush my stomach. My child. There was actually a human being growing inside of me right at that moment, and I knew that in less than nine months, I was going to have a child in my arms.
Just then, I heard the sound of music, and it scared me half to death. It took me a second to realize that it was only my phone, which was on my dresser. I forced myself to get up, as I was beginning to get tired again. I looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Alice calling.
"Hello?" I said.
"Hi, Bella!" came Alice's chipper voice. Why in the world was she so chipper?
Then again, I was feeling happy as well. "Hi, Alice. What's up? You sound really chipper."
"The reason why I'm so happy is because Jasper is coming home tonight, and he should be here soon. I'm really bored, and I'm passing the time by looking at the clock in the kitchen, counting down the minutes till he gets here, and that didn't exactly work. So I decided to call you to pass the time, figuring that it would be a better way to pass the time."
Alice said this all in one breath I was afraid that she was going to pass out or something. "Okay," I said.
"You, on the other hand sound really tired and you sound like you have a head cold," Alice said. "What's wrong?"
"I told Charlie I'm pregnant, Alice," I said. "And that I was… you know."
"You did? How did he take it?" Alice asked.
"You know, I have never seen Charlie that angry before. I swear, I could see a vein becoming visible on his forehead. And, I have never heard Charlie yell that much in my entire life," I said, going back to my bed and laying down.
"He didn't take it that well, did he?" Alice asked.
"No. But he calmed down after a few minutes of yelling and pacing," I said.
"So what did he do after he calmed down?" asked Alice.
I took a deep breath and said, "He asked me if I could tell him what the guy looked like. I drew him from what I could remember onto a piece of paper and gave it to Charlie. He told me that he would fax it over to the Phoenix police stations in the morning."
"Were you scared the night it happened?" Alice asked out of curiosity.
"In a city that size? Yes, Alice. I was scared out of my wits. It's not something that you get over," I said quietly.
I could feel my eyes starting to get heavier and I looked at the clock. A little after eight o' clock. "I still have to call Renee. Any bets that I'll make it out alive?"
Alice laughed. "You owe me ten bucks if you make it out alive, and I'll give you ten bucks if you don't make it out alive. And five bucks goes to me if you tell Edward that you're pregnant before the end of February vacation."
I groaned. "Great. Okay, you're on. I have a feeling that you're going to make a lot of money by the time the week is over."
Again, Alice laughed."Okay. I'll let you go. You sound like you're about to fall asleep at any moment. I have to go anyways. I heard a car door slam outside."
"Okay. Say hi to the guys for me," I said, feeling my eyelids get heavier and heavier. My voice sounded slow and tired.
"I will. Good-night, Bella," Alice said.
"Bye."
After we hung up, I turned over on my side, I could feel my eyes closing and closing…
I woke up several hours later, feeling more refreshed. I looked at the clock and saw that it read 6:30 a.m. As I sat up, I felt nausea sweep over me just as it had did the morning before. I rolled off the bed – I had fallen asleep without the covers over me – and ran to the bathroom down the hall. I managed to get to the toilet in time before my stomach erupted.
For the next twenty minutes I stayed like that.
When I was done, I splashed water onto my face. I brushed my teeth, getting rid of the awful taste that was beginning to set in my mouth. Morning sickness sucked, I had to tell you. It was probably the worst thing about pregnancy, as my mother had always told me.
Renee. The thought of telling her made my stomach churn again. I turned for the toilet bowl yet again.
A few minutes later, I emerged from the bathroom. My stomach felt weak as I walked to my room to get clean clothes.
After I had changed into a pair of clean jeans and a long sleeved shirt, I headed downstairs. Charlie had already left for work, as his cruiser wasn't there when I looked out the window. Walking into the kitchen, I looked around, trying to find something I could eat that would be nice against my weak stomach.
I glanced at the clock. A little after 7:00. Finding a banana, I wandered into the living room and turned the T.V. on. A few days after I had arrived, Alice had showed up with some movies that she had bought, so that I could watch movies whenever Charlie wasn't home. I had thanked her then, but I had to remind myself to thank her again the next time I saw her. So I put a movie on and settled back into the couch eating the banana. I had to say that I never had really liked bananas, but now, I was craving them like there was going to be no tomorrow.
Halfway through the movie, a happy part unfortunately came up and tears were pouring out of my eyes. This is really pathetic, I thought as the main character in the movie ran up to the girl he was in love with and they kissed. For some reason, I thought that it was really sad, because in the end, they'd get into a fight and then make up. It was always the plot line.
The house phone rang just then. Pausing the movie, I got up from the couch and went into the kitchen to answer it. "Hello?" I tried to make my voice sound normal.
"Good morning, Bella!" came the voice of a more than usual chipper Alice.
"Hi, Alice," I said, going back to the living room and sitting down on the couch. My voice still sounded like I had been crying.
"Are you still crying, Bella? That is a really long time to be crying. What did Charlie say last night?" Alice asked.
"Just so you know, Alice, I am glaring at you. I was watching a movie and it happens to be extremely sad!" I said into the phone.
I heard Alice laugh. "You know, you are really going to have to stay away from the romance movies, Bella. They take effect on a – person who cries at romance movies."
"What?" I asked.
"Jasper's in the kitchen with me. We're cooking breakfast for the family," Alice said.
"Cool," was all I said, because I didn't think that I could manage many more words; I was beginning to feel the toll my banana had on me. "Listen, Alice. I'll call you later, I have to go. Bye!" I pushed the off button on the phone before Alice had the chance to say anything and dashed up the stairs to the bathroom.
Ten minutes later, I emerged again, my stomach feeling weak once again.
I walked slowly back downstairs to the living room and lay down on the couch, pushing "play" on the remote control and closing my eyes. I found my eyes getting heavier and heavier, and then I found myself falling asleep, and letting darkness close in around me.
I woke to the sound of the phone ringing. It took me a few minutes to realize that the phone, which sounded so loud, was ringing about a foot from my head. Picking it up from the coffee table, I turned it on and sleepily said, "Hello?"
"Hello, Bella dear!" It was my mother, Renee. Great.
"Hey, mom," I said. I yawned into my hand and said, "What's up?"
"You sound tired, Bella, are you alright?" Renee asked.
"Yes, I'm fine. How are you?" I mentally kicked myself for saying that. It was now or never that I had to tell her. If I came out of this alive, I would have to fork up ten dollars to give Alice.
"I'm fine. How are you? Weather treating you okay?"
"Um, yeah. Listen, mom, I have something to tell you. It's going to come as a bit of a shock," I said, mentally praying that she wouldn't take this too badly. "You have to promise that you won't speak until I say that you can speak."
"Alright. What is it, honey, is something wrong with Charlie?" Renee sounded worried.
"Thanks. Okay. Well, you know how the decision of me coming here was abrupt? That decision was because something happened in Phoenix that made me want to leave. A week and a half before I arrived here, I was walking to my car from after work, and someone grabbed me from behind. I was walking down an alley next to this old abandoned building, and he pulled me in there, and he… raped me."
There was silence on the other line, and I knew that Renee, though she was keeping her promise, was having trouble keeping it. I couldn't blame her. "Mom, I'm pregnant."
"WHAT!"
Exactly the reaction I was expecting. To spare you the mental images of what came next, I'll just tell you that she said almost exactly the same thing Charlie said. It was along the same lines, you're too young, you're not capable of having a child, you're only eighteen, you need to go to college and finish high school, the whole shebang. I sat there on the couch listening to her yell at me.
Finally, I couldn't take it any longer. "Mom! Stop. I've already went through this with Charlie and I don't want to do it again."
Renee stopped yelling.
"I'm having this baby, with or without your support. I am not going to give this baby up for adoption, nor am I going to have an abortion. You've always taught that abortions were wrong, and I fully agreed with you. Why give up a small child when you could raise it? Boyfriend-less or not, married or not, I am going to have my child." I was surprised that my voice once again held authority, and I was talking to my mother, who was slightly eccentric at times. "I had no choice when I found out I was pregnant. I have to tell you, I was scared out of my wits. You're going to be a grandmother, whether you like it or not."
There was silence on the phone for a moment after I stopped talking. Tears were once again flowing silently down my cheeks, and I heard muffled crying on the other end. My mother was crying as well.
After a couple moments, Renee spoke again. "Bella, honey. I'm so sorry for what happened to you. And I'm sorry for what I said to you. I know that you would fit a child into your life."
"I know, mom. But I am going to do this," I said.
"I know you are." Silence was once again reigning the air, and after another few seconds of silence, Renee said, "So, do you know how far along you are?"
I answered, "A little over a month along, probably about five and a half weeks."
To my surprise, Renee said, "I want to try to help in any way that I can. Will you let me know if you need anything?"
"Of course I will. I just want to know if you'll still be there for me," I said.
"I will. I have to go. I'll call later once Charlie gets home from the station."
"Alright. Oh, and mom, before you go, here's my cell phone number. " I gave her the number, and before she hung up, Renee said, "Congratulations, honey. I'm sure that you'll do fine."
"Thanks, mom."
After we hung up, I sat back into the cushions, rubbing my stomach once again with my hand. I hit the rewind button on the remote. I was beginning to feel love for my child, who was only a few weeks old.
I had a feeling that, with whatever happened in the months to come, everything would turn out alright. I knew it would. For now, I was just going to sit back and relax, and hopefully not cry at the most sappiest movie ever made. In the meantime, I had to fork up ten bucks for Alice. Oh, great.
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Author's Note: So, I hope everyone liked that chapter. I know that Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie didn't appear in this chapter. Sorry about that. I decided that I would just make this chapter to be Charlie's reaction and Bella telling Renee and her reaction.
The next chapter will have Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie in it. I have an idea for the next chapter, and I can't wait to do it. The chapter may be as long as this one, but I'm not entirely sure. I will give you no spoilers for next chapter, because I don't know how the chapter will turn out. I'll leave the Author's Note right here, as I have to go do homework, so I'll post this right now. Remember to review! NerdyGuRu2