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L.A. Invasion- Chapter 07: The Realization
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Riley's POV
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"Hey Spinner." I greeted him as I approached my locker. The shock from yesterday still hadn't settled in, but the gratitude towards Spinner had. "Thanks for yesterday. I… uh… appreciate it." Was that the best I could do? I mean, jeez, the boy practically cradled me when I was drowning in my own tears. I was never good at showing emotion.
He turned his head and gave me a faint smile. "Don't mention it. Have you figured out what you are going to do?" His once smile now turned to a stern face.
I nodded my head and moved closer to him, my voice a mere whisper. "I made an appointment at a clinic this morning. I'm going to have an abortion." Spinner's eyes widened, as if he were surprised by this answer. "I'm just picking up my books and then I'm going to leave."
"Your mom know then?"
"No. I haven't told anyone but you."
"How are you going to get there?"
"Mom let me take the car to school, so I'm just gonna drive to the clinic and go home after."
He shook his head. "No, I'm going with you. If I'm the one that knows what's going on, I owe it to you to be by your side."
Taking what he said the wrong way, I jolted back and removed eye contact with him. "You do not, in any way, shape, or form, owe me anything."
Spinner sighed at my reaction. "I didn't mean it like that. What I meant was, I know you're afraid. I just want to be there with you."
"Why? The baby isn't yours, you're not the one that did this to me."
"I know that," He agreed. "But I want a chance, knowing that you won't push me away. This is what friends do you know, help each other."
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"How'd it happen?" Spinner asked, breaking the silence in the car.
My eyes glued to the road and a little unsure of the question. I managed to let out an "Hm?"
"Well, I know how it happened." He laughed slightly. "But, who was it?"
My hands gripped the steering wheel and I bit my bottom lip. "I had a boyfriend before I left California."
Okay, so I lied. I was not going to tell Spinner my life story, I barely knew him for a full school week. And to mention what really happened. I couldn't. I couldn't say that I was drugged and raped. It looked like a cry for attention, and I just wanted to rid my mind of the memory.
"An abortion is a big step though, Rye. Maybe you should call the guy, I mean it's his kid too." His head faced me.
That's all it took. I pulled into the parking lot and broke down, tears and all. And you know what? I had no idea what I was crying about. Maybe it was the fact that I didn't have a boyfriend who did this to me, or maybe it was the realization of actually having an abortion.
I felt the familiar arms of Spinner wrap around me and pull my body towards his. "Shh, please don't cry."
Tears flowed harder. "Listen, Riley, maybe this isn't the best solution. I don't think you're ready for this."
I shook my head, "You don't understand, this is the only way."
L.A. Invasion- Chapter 07: The Realization
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Riley's POV
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"Hey Spinner." I greeted him as I approached my locker. The shock from yesterday still hadn't settled in, but the gratitude towards Spinner had. "Thanks for yesterday. I… uh… appreciate it." Was that the best I could do? I mean, jeez, the boy practically cradled me when I was drowning in my own tears. I was never good at showing emotion.
He turned his head and gave me a faint smile. "Don't mention it. Have you figured out what you are going to do?" His once smile now turned to a stern face.
I nodded my head and moved closer to him, my voice a mere whisper. "I made an appointment at a clinic this morning. I'm going to have an abortion." Spinner's eyes widened, as if he were surprised by this answer. "I'm just picking up my books and then I'm going to leave."
"Your mom know then?"
"No. I haven't told anyone but you."
"How are you going to get there?"
"Mom let me take the car to school, so I'm just gonna drive to the clinic and go home after."
He shook his head. "No, I'm going with you. If I'm the one that knows what's going on, I owe it to you to be by your side."
Taking what he said the wrong way, I jolted back and removed eye contact with him. "You do not, in any way, shape, or form, owe me anything."
Spinner sighed at my reaction. "I didn't mean it like that. What I meant was, I know you're afraid. I just want to be there with you."
"Why? The baby isn't yours, you're not the one that did this to me."
"I know that," He agreed. "But I want a chance, knowing that you won't push me away. This is what friends do you know, help each other."
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"How'd it happen?" Spinner asked, breaking the silence in the car.
My eyes glued to the road and a little unsure of the question. I managed to let out an "Hm?"
"Well, I know how it happened." He laughed slightly. "But, who was it?"
My hands gripped the steering wheel and I bit my bottom lip. "I had a boyfriend before I left California."
Okay, so I lied. I was not going to tell Spinner my life story, I barely knew him for a full school week. And to mention what really happened. I couldn't. I couldn't say that I was drugged and raped. It looked like a cry for attention, and I just wanted to rid my mind of the memory.
"An abortion is a big step though, Rye. Maybe you should call the guy, I mean it's his kid too." His head faced me.
That's all it took. I pulled into the parking lot and broke down, tears and all. And you know what? I had no idea what I was crying about. Maybe it was the fact that I didn't have a boyfriend who did this to me, or maybe it was the realization of actually having an abortion.
I felt the familiar arms of Spinner wrap around me and pull my body towards his. "Shh, please don't cry."
Tears flowed harder. "Listen, Riley, maybe this isn't the best solution. I don't think you're ready for this."
I shook my head, "You don't understand, this is the only way."