I slowly climbed out of the vent and turned to face my mother.
"Look mom I know your mad but let me explain." I said quickly.
"Mad about what?" she asked confused.
"Wait Tawni didn't tell you?" Now I was confused.
"Tell me what? All she said was that you needed to talk to me right away."
"Oooh, well there's nothing I need to tell you." I said innocently. She raised her eyebrows.
"Your sure, because your friend Tawni sounded a little hysterical on the phone?" I nodded my head and gave an "mm hmm" then my phone went off in my pocket.
"Excuse me for a moment." I turned my back to her and pulled out my phone. I had a text from Tawni.
If you don't tell her I will! she threatened. I hit reply and wrote back.
you know it's rood to listen in on other people's conversations! I slipped my phone back in my pocket and turned to my mom.
"Actually there is something I need to tell you… or show you." I held up my left hand for her to see and closed my eyes waiting for her reaction. I felt my hand being jerked up (not gently I might add).
"Ow." I said opening my eyes. Her facial expression was pure shock.
"Why are you wearing a five thousand dollar engagement ring!?" she said waving my hand in front of my face.
"Well, I, uh… hold on, FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS!" I yelled then I heard a thud from outside the door and Zora's voice followed.
"Could someone get me some water, Tawni just passed out." she sounded actually kind of excited with a hint of evil.
"Yes Sonny that is a five thousand dollar ring, I saw it in a catalog." my mom said as a matter of factly.
"He is in so much trouble." I mumbled but I guess my mom heard me.
"Your both in trouble, you especially for agreeing to this." she pointed at the ring. "You are not getting married at sixteen pregnant or not."
"I can if I want to, you can't control what I do." I said harshly.
"Obviously not or we wouldn't be in this mess." she motioned toward my stomach. That made me mad.
"This mess is my child not yours, there is no we." I motioned between me and her. "The only we is Chad and I and I want our baby to have a proper family because I love it and I love Chad so we're getting married." she opened her mouth to say something but I didn't let her. "I'm sorry you and dad didn't work out and believe me I hate him for it but I know that Chad and I are going to be together forever and I am going to marry him no matter what you say, whether its now or the day I turn 18." my cheeks were flushed red. There was a sudden splash from the hallway followed by Zora's mischievous laugh.
"Zora!" Tawni screamed then there footsteps faded down the hall. I could imagine Tawni chasing Zora in her three inch high heels. A grin submerged on my face but I quickly wiped it away and looked at my mom. Her eyes bore holes in me.
"You know where I stand, this discussion is over." she turned hastily and walked out of the room. I sat down on the couch angrily and pulled out my phone to text Chad.
We need to talk. I hit send and leaned back but then Tawni barged through the door, her makeup was running and her hair damp. She glared at me.
"Not a word." she said sternly. I suppressed a laugh and shook my head.
"Wasn't planning on it." I said. My phone went off and I picked it up.
On my way. it was a text from Chad. I sighed.
"So what happened." she asked. I crossed my arms.
"I think you know." I said annoyed.
"Actually I only heard half of it, I was out after I heard he got you a five thousand dollar ring."
"Oh right, thanks for reminding me." I looked at the ring. "He's going to hear about that."
"What did your mom say?" she asked.
"She took it pretty well." I said sarcastically.
"I'm guessing she said no. Well it's all for the better anyway. I mean getting married at sixteen would have been a huge mistake." I pretended to agree with her while she went on about the cons of getting married at sixteen. I prayed to God that Chad would show up soon and thankfully my prayers were answered, Chad walked through the door and hurried over to me.
"Thank the lord." I whispered so only I and god could hear.
"What's up?" he asked concerned.
"We were in the middle of a conversation." Tawni said rudely. He turned toward her most likely to reply a sly comeback but when he saw her ruined mascara and damp hair he started. Tawni just huffed and crossed her arms.
"Oh wow." he said still laughing. "What happened, did a six year old shoot you with a super soaker?" he continued laughing.
"Close." Tawni whispered. "And now she's trying to get out of a locked storage closet." she mumbled but I heard her and jumped up from my seat.
"You locked Zora in a closet!" I yelled.
"A storage closet." she corrected.
"I don't really care, Tawni you go let her out right now.!" I said pointing at the door.
"I would, but I forgot witch one I put her in." she shrugged and unluckily for her we heard banging on a door down the hall. She tried fake coughing to cover it up.
"Follow the noise and I think you'll find her." I said curtly.
"What noise?" she asked fake coughing again.
"Tawni!"
"Fine." she stomped out of the room and down the hall. I turned back to Chad and he was smiling at me.
"What?" I asked.
"Your hot when your bossy." he said flirty.
"Shut up." I said giggling.
"Yes ma'am." he gave me a salute and sat down. I rolled my eyes and sat next to him. He grabbed my left hand and held it. "Your wearing your ring, did you tell your mom?" he asked.
"Yes." I said simply.
"What did she say, Did you get her to sign the paper?" he seemed so hopeful I hated to bring him down.
"Well I never really got around to it." he looked confused. "You see when I told her, she wasn't to happy and then we got into a fight and things were said, bottom line she said no." his face drooped but I could tell there was still a glimmer of hope in his eyes. "What are you thinking?" I asked curious. He starred into my eyes for a few seconds then kissed me gently.
"Sonny you love me right?"
"Of coarse." I answered.
"And you want to marry me don't you?"
"Yes." I nodded.
"Then there is another way. I searched on the internet just in case."
"What is it?" I asked anxiously.
"We could go to Georgia. If you have proof that you are pregnant they allow minors to get married."
"You want to go all the way to Georgia to get married." I asked.
"Only if you want to." I had two feeling going through me. One was excitement and the second was fear. I was scarred of going against my mothers wishes but quickly realized that my excitement was stronger. A smile spread across my face.
"I want to." I answered. Chad was visibly happy, he smiled from ear to ear. He grabbed me and pulled me toward him and kissed me tenderly. I pulled away after a few seconds.
"When do we leave?" I asked excitedly.
"We could leave tonight on my private jet."
"You have a private jet?" I asked amazed.
"Got it for my sixth birthday. He smirked.
"Where do you get all this money? I mean you live in a mansion, you bought a beach, your building us a house on the beach, you have a private jet, you spent five thousand doll…" I stopped abruptly and whacked him on the shoulder.
"Ow, what was that for?" he asked innocently. I held up my hand for him to see the ring.
"You spent five thousand dollars on this ring!." I accused.
"How'd you find out." he asked.
"My mom saw it in a catalog but that's not the point, you know I don't like it when you spend a lot of money on me."
"Aw come on, it's no big deal. My mom's a model and my dad's a movie star, plus I've been acting since I was seven, I have a lot of money saved." he shrugged.
"Your just lucky I love this ring to much to make you take it back." he was about to say something but I leaned forward and surprised him with a kiss. He pulled me closer and I ran my hand through his hair, we pulled apart when we heard a commotion from down the hall.
"You'll pay for locking me in a closet." I could tell it was Zora.
"It was a storage closet, can't anyone get that right." Tawni said annoyed. Chad looked at me.
"I guess I better go, I'll come get you around eight."
"I'll be counting down the minutes." I said sweetly. He got up and walked over to the door and turned back to look at me.
"Love you." he said.
"I love you too." he then walked out the door and Tawni and Zora walked in.
"Your mental you know that!" Zora yelled at Tawni.
"Says the person who crawls around in vents and sleeps in coffins." Tawni yelled back.
"It's a casket and it's very comfortable." Zora said. Tawni rolled her eyes and sat down at her vanity mirror. I took a deep breath and leaned back on the sofa, thinking about how I was going to be married soon.