A/N: The next few chapters are going to be a bit chaotic because I'm going
to be jumping forward to different times. This is around 2 months after the
last chapter.
Luvs Elfie xXxXx
Chapter 22
Michelle was in the kitchen when she heard Robyn come running through the front door, crying her eyes out. She ran straight upstairs and flung herself on the bed. Michelle, wondering what on Middle Earth could have upset her this much, quickly followed.
"Robyn, what's the matter?" she said, as she seated herself on the bed, next to her daughter.
"I've just had a blazing argument with Ioraneth (her best friend) and now everybody hates me!" she cried.
"I'm sure that's not true," said Michelle.
"She called me a slut and everyone agreed with her!" she sobbed.
"Why did she call you that?" asked Michelle, but she didn't get an answer. "Robyn, whatever happened to make her say that I'm sure will blow over. Mary-Jo has often called me much worse than that, but by the next day we've both forgotten about it."
"It's not that simple!" said Robyn. "Ash has broken up with me, as well!"
"What? Why?" said Michelle, but again she didn't get an answer. "Look, you need to calm down a bit. Shall I make you a drink?" Robyn nodded.
Michelle went back downstairs. 'What in the name of wonder has happened?' she thought. She made the drink and went back upstairs. Robyn was now sitting up, but she had her knees tucked up to her chin and was leaning her head on folded arms. She heard her mom come and looked up. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying.
"Where's dad?" said Robyn. "I need to speak to dad."
"He's with Aragorn at the moment," replied Michelle, confused at this sudden request.
"How long will he be?" she said.
"He shouldn't be much longer now," said Michelle. "He said he'd be a couple of hours. He should be back within the next fifteen minutes or so." She sat silent for a minute. "You know you can tell me anything, don't you Robyn?"
"I know," said Robyn. "And I don't want you to take it offensively but I really need to speak to dad about it."
"OK," said Michelle. "I just worry. We've always been so close and I just feel as if we're drifting apart recently." Robyn looked at her mom and then hugged her tightly.
"I still love you just as much as I ever have," she said. "I'm sorry if you think otherwise."
"It's all right," said Michelle. "I understand that as you're growing up you're not going to want to be around me as much." Michelle turned around when she heard the front door open. "Do you want me to go and get him?" Robyn nodded.
When Michelle was downstairs, Legolas saw instantly that something was the matter.
"What's happened?" he said quickly. "It's not Robyn, is it?"
"No, nothing's happened, as such," said Michelle. "Robyn came home about ten minutes ago crying her eyes out. She's had an argument with Ioraneth and Ash has split-up with her. She's not having a very good day. But she's says she needs to talk to you."
"Me?" said Legolas, clearly as shocked as Michelle had been. "What does she want me for?"
"I don't know, she wouldn't say," said Michelle. "She wants you to go up now."
"OK," said Legolas. Why would Robyn want to talk to him about an argument with her best friend and splitting-up with her boyfriend? It was hardly the sort of thing you talked to you dad about. He reached her room and walked in. Robyn looked up and started crying again.
"It's terrible, dad!" she cried.
"Robyn, I don't understand why you want to talk to me," he said.
"Because I don't want to tell mom," she said, calming down a little.
"Tell her what?" he said. 'Oh no, not.'
"I'm pregnant," she said, quietly. 'Oh Eru, not again! I thought I left pregnant teenagers in the past.' "I went to see Arwen because I thought it was a possibility. And on the way back I saw Ioraneth and told her and she called me a slut. She's told all my other friends and they agree with her. And then I told Ash. He said he couldn't handle the responsibility. Said he wasn't ready to have a child."
"What?" said Legolas. He'd always thought of Ash as responsible and trustworthy. "He's leaving you on your own?"
"He said he was 'sorry he couldn't help'. 'I'm not cut out for being a dad' he said."
"Just you wait until I."
"There's no point, dad," said Robyn. "Whatever you do isn't going to make him come back, is it?"
"I'm sorry, Robyn," said Legolas. "I just can't believe he'd do that."
"Neither can I, but he has," said Robyn. "Dad, please, will you tell mom? I can't face her reaction. She'll be really disappointed in me."
"Me? I, well. I don't know if that's such a good idea," said Legolas. "Maybe you should-"
"Please dad," she said again.
"Now?" he said, weakly.
"The sooner she knows the sooner it's over," said Robyn. Legolas sighed.
"All right," he said and left. Robyn lay down and shut her eyes. It seemed like hours, but actually only a couple of minutes had passed before she heard:
"SHE'S WHAT?!?!?!"
Luvs Elfie xXxXx
Chapter 22
Michelle was in the kitchen when she heard Robyn come running through the front door, crying her eyes out. She ran straight upstairs and flung herself on the bed. Michelle, wondering what on Middle Earth could have upset her this much, quickly followed.
"Robyn, what's the matter?" she said, as she seated herself on the bed, next to her daughter.
"I've just had a blazing argument with Ioraneth (her best friend) and now everybody hates me!" she cried.
"I'm sure that's not true," said Michelle.
"She called me a slut and everyone agreed with her!" she sobbed.
"Why did she call you that?" asked Michelle, but she didn't get an answer. "Robyn, whatever happened to make her say that I'm sure will blow over. Mary-Jo has often called me much worse than that, but by the next day we've both forgotten about it."
"It's not that simple!" said Robyn. "Ash has broken up with me, as well!"
"What? Why?" said Michelle, but again she didn't get an answer. "Look, you need to calm down a bit. Shall I make you a drink?" Robyn nodded.
Michelle went back downstairs. 'What in the name of wonder has happened?' she thought. She made the drink and went back upstairs. Robyn was now sitting up, but she had her knees tucked up to her chin and was leaning her head on folded arms. She heard her mom come and looked up. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying.
"Where's dad?" said Robyn. "I need to speak to dad."
"He's with Aragorn at the moment," replied Michelle, confused at this sudden request.
"How long will he be?" she said.
"He shouldn't be much longer now," said Michelle. "He said he'd be a couple of hours. He should be back within the next fifteen minutes or so." She sat silent for a minute. "You know you can tell me anything, don't you Robyn?"
"I know," said Robyn. "And I don't want you to take it offensively but I really need to speak to dad about it."
"OK," said Michelle. "I just worry. We've always been so close and I just feel as if we're drifting apart recently." Robyn looked at her mom and then hugged her tightly.
"I still love you just as much as I ever have," she said. "I'm sorry if you think otherwise."
"It's all right," said Michelle. "I understand that as you're growing up you're not going to want to be around me as much." Michelle turned around when she heard the front door open. "Do you want me to go and get him?" Robyn nodded.
When Michelle was downstairs, Legolas saw instantly that something was the matter.
"What's happened?" he said quickly. "It's not Robyn, is it?"
"No, nothing's happened, as such," said Michelle. "Robyn came home about ten minutes ago crying her eyes out. She's had an argument with Ioraneth and Ash has split-up with her. She's not having a very good day. But she's says she needs to talk to you."
"Me?" said Legolas, clearly as shocked as Michelle had been. "What does she want me for?"
"I don't know, she wouldn't say," said Michelle. "She wants you to go up now."
"OK," said Legolas. Why would Robyn want to talk to him about an argument with her best friend and splitting-up with her boyfriend? It was hardly the sort of thing you talked to you dad about. He reached her room and walked in. Robyn looked up and started crying again.
"It's terrible, dad!" she cried.
"Robyn, I don't understand why you want to talk to me," he said.
"Because I don't want to tell mom," she said, calming down a little.
"Tell her what?" he said. 'Oh no, not.'
"I'm pregnant," she said, quietly. 'Oh Eru, not again! I thought I left pregnant teenagers in the past.' "I went to see Arwen because I thought it was a possibility. And on the way back I saw Ioraneth and told her and she called me a slut. She's told all my other friends and they agree with her. And then I told Ash. He said he couldn't handle the responsibility. Said he wasn't ready to have a child."
"What?" said Legolas. He'd always thought of Ash as responsible and trustworthy. "He's leaving you on your own?"
"He said he was 'sorry he couldn't help'. 'I'm not cut out for being a dad' he said."
"Just you wait until I."
"There's no point, dad," said Robyn. "Whatever you do isn't going to make him come back, is it?"
"I'm sorry, Robyn," said Legolas. "I just can't believe he'd do that."
"Neither can I, but he has," said Robyn. "Dad, please, will you tell mom? I can't face her reaction. She'll be really disappointed in me."
"Me? I, well. I don't know if that's such a good idea," said Legolas. "Maybe you should-"
"Please dad," she said again.
"Now?" he said, weakly.
"The sooner she knows the sooner it's over," said Robyn. Legolas sighed.
"All right," he said and left. Robyn lay down and shut her eyes. It seemed like hours, but actually only a couple of minutes had passed before she heard:
"SHE'S WHAT?!?!?!"