~*~Flowers In The Attic~*~
part four:aftershocks
Andie pulled her knee's to her chest as she sat,silently rocking herself back and forth on her bed.
Wiping a tear off her cheek with her sleeve she nervously bit her lip.
A cool breeze wafted through the open window beside her.
The rain had stopped but there was still a chill in the air.
She pulled herself up and slowly sat down in the rocking chair next to the window.
It was so peaceful out,not a sound in the street of the sleepy town.
There was something oddly comforting about the silence Andie thought.
The phone rang in the background quietly.
Andie reached over from her comfortable spot in the chair and picked up the receiver hesitantly,hoping it wasn't her father.
Pacey,barely above a whisper was on the other end of the line.
He asked if he could come over and Andie accepted.
She set the receiver back down gently.
The rain had started to come down again,this time much harder.
Andie leaned forward breathing in the fresh air.
There was a small knock at the door.
"Come in" she answered emotionless.
Pacey slowly creaked open the door,peeking in.
He looked at Andie,who hadn't removed her gaze from the open window.
"How are you doing McPhee?" Pacey said,not really knowing where to begin.
Andie didn't reply.Infact she didn't even agnolage his existence.
It was as if she was daydreaming.
Pacey walked over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder
"It'll be okay"
"You wanna talk about it?" Pacey asked after a pause.
Andie finally turned her head slightly
"Yeah"
Pacey took a seat at the end of her bed.
Andie crawled on the top,across from him.
They sat silent,neither knowing where to begin.
"I want to have it" Andie said after a long,awkward pause
"It's the only way for me,I know it's gonna be hard but I have to I..I can't have an abortion"
Pacey was silent as Andie took a deep breath.
"I'm not sure I can handle this Pacey,I'm not sure if we can," Andie continued
"Were only teenagers..I..I don't know..it just seems like a baby is more than we can handle"
Pacey's eyes watered
"You want to give it up for adoption?"
"I..I don't know" Andie stuttered
"Is that what you want Pace? What do you think about this?"
Pacey closed his eyes,tear's escaping from beneath his eyelashes.
He opened his mouth but nothing came out
Andie's heart sank.
Her eyes searched his for comfort,an answer but nothing was there.
She got up quickly,overcome with emotion and headed toward's the door.A way out.
Pacey grabbed her arm softly and looked into her eyes as if telling her he had an answer.
She sat back down across from him ready to listen.
To be continued...
part four:aftershocks
Andie pulled her knee's to her chest as she sat,silently rocking herself back and forth on her bed.
Wiping a tear off her cheek with her sleeve she nervously bit her lip.
A cool breeze wafted through the open window beside her.
The rain had stopped but there was still a chill in the air.
She pulled herself up and slowly sat down in the rocking chair next to the window.
It was so peaceful out,not a sound in the street of the sleepy town.
There was something oddly comforting about the silence Andie thought.
The phone rang in the background quietly.
Andie reached over from her comfortable spot in the chair and picked up the receiver hesitantly,hoping it wasn't her father.
Pacey,barely above a whisper was on the other end of the line.
He asked if he could come over and Andie accepted.
She set the receiver back down gently.
The rain had started to come down again,this time much harder.
Andie leaned forward breathing in the fresh air.
There was a small knock at the door.
"Come in" she answered emotionless.
Pacey slowly creaked open the door,peeking in.
He looked at Andie,who hadn't removed her gaze from the open window.
"How are you doing McPhee?" Pacey said,not really knowing where to begin.
Andie didn't reply.Infact she didn't even agnolage his existence.
It was as if she was daydreaming.
Pacey walked over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder
"It'll be okay"
"You wanna talk about it?" Pacey asked after a pause.
Andie finally turned her head slightly
"Yeah"
Pacey took a seat at the end of her bed.
Andie crawled on the top,across from him.
They sat silent,neither knowing where to begin.
"I want to have it" Andie said after a long,awkward pause
"It's the only way for me,I know it's gonna be hard but I have to I..I can't have an abortion"
Pacey was silent as Andie took a deep breath.
"I'm not sure I can handle this Pacey,I'm not sure if we can," Andie continued
"Were only teenagers..I..I don't know..it just seems like a baby is more than we can handle"
Pacey's eyes watered
"You want to give it up for adoption?"
"I..I don't know" Andie stuttered
"Is that what you want Pace? What do you think about this?"
Pacey closed his eyes,tear's escaping from beneath his eyelashes.
He opened his mouth but nothing came out
Andie's heart sank.
Her eyes searched his for comfort,an answer but nothing was there.
She got up quickly,overcome with emotion and headed toward's the door.A way out.
Pacey grabbed her arm softly and looked into her eyes as if telling her he had an answer.
She sat back down across from him ready to listen.
To be continued...