Chapter 16

I could see the shock going through their minds, and I knew what they were thinking; When did this happen. So I put my hand up stopping their questions and I tell them.

"Well I think this was a month after he had started beating me up, I wasn't feeling very well and considering what had been done to me I thought nothing of it. I was throwing up and constantly feeling tired but I just put it down to him beating me up. So I had been sleeping with him for 3 months and had been getting beaten for 1 just so I can clear that up for you.(I saw Prue about to say something and I put my hand up again) let me finish. Anyway I couldn't go to the doctors so I didn't I tried to ring you. I got as far as hearing you say hello but I started crying so I hung up." Prue interrupts "So that was you". I nod and continue "Anyway I just continued on and the sickness went away but I noticed I was getting fat and well Josh he noticed too. He started to make me eat less and tried to get me to exercise, he couldn't have a fat girlfriend now could he. So here I was of course I didn't know but here I was 6 months pregnant and hardly eating. Now I know you are going to say how in the world could I not know.

Well I was barely showing and if you are that pregnant you usually show way more. I was still bleeding so to me I couldn't be pregnant. I did feel the occasional kick but I just put that down to indigestion. Any way I did find out about a year and a half ago and that was about 3 months before I came back to live here. I freaked out, I was 7 months pregnant and with a guy that didn't know and who beat me up constantly. I was amazed the kid wasn't dead already. So at about 3am in the morning I packed up and got all the money I had and got on a plane to here. I came to the house but Prue wouldn't listen to me so I was sleeping on the street for about 3 months except for a week there when I was in hospital. Of course you wouldn't have known that cause I told the doctors I had no family and the baby's father was dead. (I looked up and saw both my sisters were in tears)

Anyway on September the 1st last year I gave birth to a 7 pound baby girl, all healthy although a little small. I named her Parker Prudence Halliwell although her name is now Parker Prudence Adams. She is 1 year and 1 month and 3 days old today and her foster family say she is the prettiest kid they have ever seen." I finished my story and look at them and I can see the shock on their faces, they both look at each other and amaze me by saying at the same time "We're Aunties".