In Between Us

Chapter 10

Days Later

At 12 pregnant Rachel Gatina was without a care in the world. She would be getting large checks for the next 18 years onward, And life as she knew it never really had to change. She had never been more proud of herself for putting holes into the few condoms that remained in the box. Having Nathan Scott's child was the golden ticket to the life she deserved. She thought to herself as she finished the alcohol in her cup and poured herself another drink.

The party was a complete success. Everyone she invited had arrived and they bought their friends.

"Rach there you are. I bought party favors!" The teenage girl exclaimed excitedly.

Rachel got down off the table she had been dancing on and walked over to where her friend of a friend was.

She felt her heart race with excitment at the sight of the drugs she had been craving for months.

Her friend handed her the bag of drugs. Rachel took her pick and began to indulge.

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The crowd cheered happily as Haley finished her performance and got off stage.

Peyton was fuming seeing how the guests reacted to Haley.

She had performed every night this week to a packed how much the singer was loved and adored. Caused the rage inside Peyton to grow. But she couldn't deny the good business Haley's performances were bringing in.

Peyton grinded her teeth and walked back stage gathering up her pride as she walked over to where Haley was.

"I'll be leaving in a few minutes." Haley said.

"Before you go i would like to officiallly offer you you're own slot to perform here whenever you want. I'll make the way worth you're time." Peyton said.

Haley thought over the offer then looked to Peyton.

"Deal we'll discus my salary at a later time." Haley said.

As the two shook hands sealing the agreement.

Before Haley left Tric and took her time driving home.

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Tree Hill hospital

Nathan rushed towards the double doors and raced straight for the receptionist desk.

"Rachel Gatina." He said.

"Relationship to the patient. She's carrying my baby. I need to see her now!" Nathan exclaimed.

"Room 225." The recepist said.

Nathan left the reception desk and scanned the hallway doors. Once he found the right numbers he opened the curtain and walked inside.

"You're just in time Mr. Scott. I got the lab results for Rachel. She said she wanted to wait until you got here to review them." He said.

Nathan walked over to where Rachel was laying in the hospital bed with an IV in her arm.

"Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Is where you're child will be headed. If this drinking doesn't stop. The effects of that in regards to the pregnancy is a high chance of miscarriage once the child is growth, Birth babies may have heart, bone, and kidney problems. Vision problems and hearing loss are common,Seizures, poor balance, and coordination,Delayed development, Behavioral problems."

"My advice is to quit drinking all together otherwise the health of the baby and it's future will be a great risk." The doctor said. Looking to Rachel.

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