A Beautiful Mess
Chapter 37
Gabi walks up to the door of the diner and stops. Her heart racing in her chest. She could literally hear it louder then she ever has. She was surprised Kendall who was standing behind her couldn't hear it.
"You gonna go in?" Kendall asks her.
Gabi turns around to face him.
"Yeah, but do you mind if I go in alone," Gabi asks him. "There is no telling how he will react, and if he reacts like my mom did, you will not want to be there, he wont hurt me because I am his daughter, but you, there is a chance he would break both your legs,"
"Yeah, go ahead," Kendall tells her.
"thanks," Gabi replies. "I wont take to long,"
"take as long as you need," Kendall tells her.
Gabi nods before heading into the diner.
Her dad is working behind the register. He looks up when he hears the bell chime.
"Hey Gabi," he says as he sees her "what are you doing here? I was going to meet your guys at the memorial service,"
he then looks at what she is wearing a red Aeropostale t-shirt and blue jeans.
"but, it doesn't look like you are going to the memorial service," he says as he walks out from behind the counter.
Gabi looks at him nervous and starts to twist her peace sign ring around her finger.
"dad, I really need to talk to you about something," Gabi tells him after she takes a deep breath.
"ok," he says. "take a seat at a table, do you want a piece of pie, Emma's dad made a bunch for after the memorial service, I think he can spare a few slices,"
"sure," Gabi says. she walks over to one of the tables in the diner and sits down and a few moments later, her dad comes over with two plates each with a piece of pie on it and a fork. He puts one in front of her and takes a seat across her.
"what is it you need to talk to me about?" Mr. McCoy says to her as he takes a bite of his pie.
"uh… I really don't know how to say it," Gabi says to him nervous. "or how to tell you,"
before Mr. McCoy can answer her, his cell phone starts to ring. He pulls it out of his pocket and looks at the caller ID.
"its you mother," he says.
"dad, please, I really need to talk to you right now," Gabi says to him "can you call her back,"
"sure," Mr. McCoy replies.
He puts his phone down on the table and lets it continue to ring,
"so, you need to tell me something, but you don't know to say it or tell me," he says after he takes another bite of pie.
"yeah," Gabi answers him.
"ok, lets do this like we did when you were younger and you didn't know how to tell stuff like a bad grade or you got in trouble," Mr. McCoy says. "so, just start talking to me about something, and it will come out eventually,"
"ok," Gabi tells him. she takes another deep breath before saying something. "so, I wrote a new song,"
"that's cool," Mr. McCoy says to her. "what's it about,"
"death," Gabi answers him "you know, how Dante…passed,"
"I bet it's really good, you have always written amazing songs," Mr. McCoy tells her. "so, how does it go?"
"cuz the day, you slipped away, was the day, I found it wont ever be the same," Gabi tells him.
"that's really awesome," Mr. McCoy replies. "you have always shown talent in music, those songs you wrote, they are amazing, you can even write from the point of view of someone in a hard place like in Nobody's Home,"
ok, now it looks like it was time.
"dad, I didn't write Nobody's Home about someone else," she tells him, "I wrote it about me,"
Mr. McCoy looks at his sixteen-year-old daughter who is just looking down at the piece of pie in front of her and repeatedly cutting it into small pieces.
"Gabi, that song is about a girl who doesn't feel like she has a place to go, she feels broken inside and is going through a rough patch," Mr. McCoy says to her "how is that about you,"
"first, I need to know that you will believe me," Gabi says. "and that you will not look at me different,"
"ok, Gab, I promise," Mr. McCoy says.
ok, her dad only called her Gab when he was nervous or worried, so, she might as well come out and say everything.
"I wrote after Dante left for Iraq, when I got into that relationship with Justin," Gabi tells him.
Mr. McCoy looks at her for a second.
"I am not quiet sure I understand," he says.
"dad, he was only using me to get his ex, Alyssa jealous," Gabi tells him. "it didn't work out and he was pist off…"
Gabi continues to look down as a few tears fall.
"Gab, tell me," Mr. McCoy says to her "you are starting to worry me,"
Gabi takes a deep breath and lets it out.
"he…he hit me,"
Mr. McCoy looks at his daughter to see if she is serious. She is.
"Gab, that boy hit you?" he asks starting to get mad.
Gabi nods.
"yeah," she answers him. "and again, and again, and again, he used me as a human punching bag and told me that if I told anyone, he would kill me,"
Mr. McCoy looks at his daughter shocked.
"that little son of a bitch is so lucky he is on his stupid great whatever's beat farm right now, or he would be beaten into one huge coma," Mr. McCoy says mad. "I am going to call his parents,"
"dad, there is a lot more I need to tell you," Gabi says as she looks up at him.
"let me guess, he is the one that beat you so bad you had to be airlifted to the hospital in Olympia?" Mr. McCoy asks her.
"yeah," Gabi answers him as a few more tears fall. "you know, I couldn't sleep last night at all,"
"Gab, who could expect you to after all you have been through," Mr. McCoy says sympathetically, "I am going to have a talk with his parents, maybe even call the police,"
"there is no evidence," Gabi tells him "they wouldn't be able to make an arrest, but, I need you to no why I couldn't sleep last night,"
"Gab, why is that?" Mr. McCoy asks her nervous.
"the night before I left for LA and he showed up, he didn't want me to leave, and I thought leaving would be the perfect way out," Gabi says "but it wasn't, because while you and mom were at the diner that night, he showed up again, this time, he was madder then ever, and he…he…"
She can't even say it out loud to her dad, it was so embarrassing.
"Gab, its just me," Mr. McCoy says to her. "Please tell me,"
"He raped me and I took a test," Gabi tells him "I'm pregnant,"
A/N: so, let me know what you think by reviewing. two reviews and i will update, also, i just want to make it clear that i do realize that when i try to spell Definatly, it goes to Defiantly, i just want to say that Microsoft word keeps changing it on me, so, whenever i try to spell Definatly, it changes it.