Chapter 23
Robyn sat up. The door flew open a Michelle stormed in.
"He'd better be lying!" she shouted.
"I'm sorry, Mom, I-" but Michelle cut her off.
"Robyn, how could be so stupid?!" cried Michelle.
"You actually can't really comment on it without being hypocritical," said Legolas.
"Stay out of this," she snapped.
"There's no need to shout at him!" said Robyn. "He hasn't done anything! And it's true. You can't say anything. I'm sitting here, aren't I?"
"Which is exactly why I'm angry, Robyn," said Michelle. "I had you when you when I was your age. And I love you Robyn, I have no regrets, but my life was taken away from me. I had to stay in and look after you and feed you when all my friends were out having fun."
"I didn't know this would happen," said Robyn.
"Robyn, that's just plain dumb," said Michelle. "You know exactly what happens when you have sex."
"Michelle, calm down," said Legolas. "She's knows what she's done is stupid, but shouting at her isn't going to help. We need to support her now." She sat down on the bed.
"I'm sorry," she said, "I just don't want to see my only daughter throw her life away."
"As long as you and Dad help, Mom," said Robyn, "I won't have a lot to worry about."
"Now, we've got that sorted, what are we going to do about Ash?" said Legolas.
"Is that why he broke up with you?" said Michelle. Robyn nodded.
"He said he's not ready to have a kid," she said.
"Not ready?!" cried Michelle. "Well, we'll just see about that!" She stood up and left the room.
"Mom! No!" cried Robyn, jumping up and going after her. "Mom, this won't solve anything!" But Michelle wasn't listening. She marched out of the house.
*************
"Ash, you're back early," said Ash's mom. "I thought you were seeing Robyn today."
"I was," he replied. He started pacing round the room nervously. "But I'm not any more. I'm not going to again either. It's over."
"Why?" said his mom. "Robyn's a lovely girl. She's the nicest girl you've ever brought home, in my opinion. What's happened?"
"She's pregnant," said Ash. "And it's mine."
"But, she's only 15," said his mom.
"16," said Ash. "Not that that makes the slightest difference."
"Are you sure she's not mistaken?" she said.
"It's definite," he said.
"Why are you not seeing her again?" she said.
"I can't have a kid!" he cried. "I'm not ready to be a dad!"
"So you broke it off?" she said. "Because she's pregnant?"
"Yes. I'm not ready."
"You obnoxious brat!" she said. "You're going to leave a 16-year old girl on her own to raise a child, just because you're not man enough to face up to your responsibilities? No son of mine is going to do that. And nobody that lives under this roof is going to do that either!"
"But, Mom, I'm only 17!" he said.
"And she's only 16!" she said. "She's got no choice about whether or not she wants this child. She has to deal with the fact and get on with life. Now you get your scrawny little arse over to her house now! Or do I have to drag you there?" There was a loud knock at the door. "Go and answer it!" she snapped. Ash went to the door and found Robyn, Michelle and Legolas on the doorstep. Robyn and Legolas were pleading with Michelle to go home.
"Mom, please, just leave it!" said Robyn.
"Michelle, this isn't a good idea," said Legolas.
"So," said Michelle, when she saw Ash. "You're going to leave my daughter on her own to raise a baby?"
"Not whilst living here he's not," said Ash's mom. She pushed him out the door. "You're not setting foot in this house until you've apologised to poor Robyn."
"That's not necessary," said Robyn. "Ash, I'm sorry-"
"Don't you apologise to him!" said Ash's mom (she really needs a name doesn't she?). "You've got nothing to be sorry about."
"Well," said Michelle, "what have you got to say for yourself?" Ash looked at each face that was staring at him.
"Robyn, I'm sorry," he said.
"You've no need," she said.
"Yes, he has," said Michelle.
"Well, come on," said Ash's mom. "Out with it!"
"I. I." he stuttered. "I. don't. know!"
Robyn sat up. The door flew open a Michelle stormed in.
"He'd better be lying!" she shouted.
"I'm sorry, Mom, I-" but Michelle cut her off.
"Robyn, how could be so stupid?!" cried Michelle.
"You actually can't really comment on it without being hypocritical," said Legolas.
"Stay out of this," she snapped.
"There's no need to shout at him!" said Robyn. "He hasn't done anything! And it's true. You can't say anything. I'm sitting here, aren't I?"
"Which is exactly why I'm angry, Robyn," said Michelle. "I had you when you when I was your age. And I love you Robyn, I have no regrets, but my life was taken away from me. I had to stay in and look after you and feed you when all my friends were out having fun."
"I didn't know this would happen," said Robyn.
"Robyn, that's just plain dumb," said Michelle. "You know exactly what happens when you have sex."
"Michelle, calm down," said Legolas. "She's knows what she's done is stupid, but shouting at her isn't going to help. We need to support her now." She sat down on the bed.
"I'm sorry," she said, "I just don't want to see my only daughter throw her life away."
"As long as you and Dad help, Mom," said Robyn, "I won't have a lot to worry about."
"Now, we've got that sorted, what are we going to do about Ash?" said Legolas.
"Is that why he broke up with you?" said Michelle. Robyn nodded.
"He said he's not ready to have a kid," she said.
"Not ready?!" cried Michelle. "Well, we'll just see about that!" She stood up and left the room.
"Mom! No!" cried Robyn, jumping up and going after her. "Mom, this won't solve anything!" But Michelle wasn't listening. She marched out of the house.
*************
"Ash, you're back early," said Ash's mom. "I thought you were seeing Robyn today."
"I was," he replied. He started pacing round the room nervously. "But I'm not any more. I'm not going to again either. It's over."
"Why?" said his mom. "Robyn's a lovely girl. She's the nicest girl you've ever brought home, in my opinion. What's happened?"
"She's pregnant," said Ash. "And it's mine."
"But, she's only 15," said his mom.
"16," said Ash. "Not that that makes the slightest difference."
"Are you sure she's not mistaken?" she said.
"It's definite," he said.
"Why are you not seeing her again?" she said.
"I can't have a kid!" he cried. "I'm not ready to be a dad!"
"So you broke it off?" she said. "Because she's pregnant?"
"Yes. I'm not ready."
"You obnoxious brat!" she said. "You're going to leave a 16-year old girl on her own to raise a child, just because you're not man enough to face up to your responsibilities? No son of mine is going to do that. And nobody that lives under this roof is going to do that either!"
"But, Mom, I'm only 17!" he said.
"And she's only 16!" she said. "She's got no choice about whether or not she wants this child. She has to deal with the fact and get on with life. Now you get your scrawny little arse over to her house now! Or do I have to drag you there?" There was a loud knock at the door. "Go and answer it!" she snapped. Ash went to the door and found Robyn, Michelle and Legolas on the doorstep. Robyn and Legolas were pleading with Michelle to go home.
"Mom, please, just leave it!" said Robyn.
"Michelle, this isn't a good idea," said Legolas.
"So," said Michelle, when she saw Ash. "You're going to leave my daughter on her own to raise a baby?"
"Not whilst living here he's not," said Ash's mom. She pushed him out the door. "You're not setting foot in this house until you've apologised to poor Robyn."
"That's not necessary," said Robyn. "Ash, I'm sorry-"
"Don't you apologise to him!" said Ash's mom (she really needs a name doesn't she?). "You've got nothing to be sorry about."
"Well," said Michelle, "what have you got to say for yourself?" Ash looked at each face that was staring at him.
"Robyn, I'm sorry," he said.
"You've no need," she said.
"Yes, he has," said Michelle.
"Well, come on," said Ash's mom. "Out with it!"
"I. I." he stuttered. "I. don't. know!"