Emma's mom looked at Emma, waiting for her to say something. Emma
looked at her mother, waiting for her to say something also. Finally Spike
spoke.
"So," she said. "You're not pregnant. But would you mind telling me what you are doing with one of these? What were you thinking? Didn't you learn from what happened last time?"
Emma then surprised her mother by bursting into tears.
"I'm so-o-o-ry," she sobbed. "I just...he hurt me...I was afraid!"
Spikes hardened face turned into one of concern.
"Honey?" she said. "Someone hurt you? What do you mean? Were you...raped?"
Unable to answer Emma just nodded, burying her face in her hands. She was a shame to the family. She had a baby and paraded around acting like a slut, and this was what she got. It was all her fault. With each thought, Emma sobbed harder and harder. Finally Spike came and put her arms around Emma.
"I'm so sorry," she said. "I had no idea. You never told us. I'm sorry. But I wish you would have let me know, I could have helped you. This isn't something you should have to deal with alone, no one should be alone."
Emma felt so bad. She knew that she shouldn't have acted like a slut, and that had gotten what she deserved. She was so lucky to have parents that would actually forgive her.
"We should go to a counselor," Spike said.
Emma drew back sharply.
"No!" she said. "I don't want people to know what happened. It will just make everything worse. Just knowing that you don't blame me is enough, really. I don't want to go and talk to some complete stranger about my mistakes and all my woes. And promise that you won't tell Snake."
"I don't know," Spike said. "He is your step dad. I'll have to see."
Emma nodded, understanding what Spike meant. Snake was her dad, and he had a right to know as long as he didn't tell anyone else. Emma wiped her tears and gave her mother another hug, then walked to the kitchen for a snack.
Everything seemed to get better after that. Spike was always there to support Emma, and Lisa was too, sort of. Emma began to interact with her friends, although she still flinched whenever someone touched her. Emma went to the office at school and changed her history class. Once she did, she rarely saw Aaron. Her slipping grades returned to the normal A's. She truly was traveling the road to recovery.
Lisa and Emma grew closer together than before. Emma still cared for her, but Spike was the mother figure, for both of them.
One day at the mall Emma was shopping and carefully going through a rack of glasses. She found the ones she liked best and tried them on. She narrowed them down to two. She tried them both on and still couldn't decide.
"I like the black ones better," said a voice from behind her.
Emma turned around and found herself face to face with J.T. He was smiling as usual, and Emma returned the smile. After purchasing the black sunglasses, Emma and J.T. walked down to the food court and purchased some Chinese food, then sat and ate together.
"So," Emma said after they had talked about the usual things for a while. "How are things with you and Manny?"
"They're not," he said. "We just weren't right for one another, so we broke it off and she gave me the "lets be friends" line. But for once it was okay."
Emma laughed. She always had a feeling that J.T. and Manny simply weren't meant to be, and she had been right.
"So, um, I was wondering," J.T. said. "Do you maybe want to go with a movie to me tonight? I mean...go to a movie with me tonight?"
Emma grinned and said that she would love to. J.T. and her talked for another while and then finished their food. They then walked out of the mall and walked towards the movie theatre.
"Wow, J.T. has really grown up," Emma thought. "Why haven't we been friends lately? Oh, yeah. I was a total jerk."
"J.T.," she whispered so she wouldn't disturb the other watching the movie.
"Yeah?"
"I just wanted to say I'm sorry for the way I acted. And thanks for still wanting to hang out with me," Emma said.
J.T. looked over and smiled, and then took her hand.
And Emma didn't flinch.
Okay that's it for now. Tell me what you think so far. And also:
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Sorry if I forgot anyone. And I just wanted to say that I do read each and every review I ever get. So please do review me! I love reviews, and I love knowing that people like my writing. I promise to update ASAP!
"So," she said. "You're not pregnant. But would you mind telling me what you are doing with one of these? What were you thinking? Didn't you learn from what happened last time?"
Emma then surprised her mother by bursting into tears.
"I'm so-o-o-ry," she sobbed. "I just...he hurt me...I was afraid!"
Spikes hardened face turned into one of concern.
"Honey?" she said. "Someone hurt you? What do you mean? Were you...raped?"
Unable to answer Emma just nodded, burying her face in her hands. She was a shame to the family. She had a baby and paraded around acting like a slut, and this was what she got. It was all her fault. With each thought, Emma sobbed harder and harder. Finally Spike came and put her arms around Emma.
"I'm so sorry," she said. "I had no idea. You never told us. I'm sorry. But I wish you would have let me know, I could have helped you. This isn't something you should have to deal with alone, no one should be alone."
Emma felt so bad. She knew that she shouldn't have acted like a slut, and that had gotten what she deserved. She was so lucky to have parents that would actually forgive her.
"We should go to a counselor," Spike said.
Emma drew back sharply.
"No!" she said. "I don't want people to know what happened. It will just make everything worse. Just knowing that you don't blame me is enough, really. I don't want to go and talk to some complete stranger about my mistakes and all my woes. And promise that you won't tell Snake."
"I don't know," Spike said. "He is your step dad. I'll have to see."
Emma nodded, understanding what Spike meant. Snake was her dad, and he had a right to know as long as he didn't tell anyone else. Emma wiped her tears and gave her mother another hug, then walked to the kitchen for a snack.
Everything seemed to get better after that. Spike was always there to support Emma, and Lisa was too, sort of. Emma began to interact with her friends, although she still flinched whenever someone touched her. Emma went to the office at school and changed her history class. Once she did, she rarely saw Aaron. Her slipping grades returned to the normal A's. She truly was traveling the road to recovery.
Lisa and Emma grew closer together than before. Emma still cared for her, but Spike was the mother figure, for both of them.
One day at the mall Emma was shopping and carefully going through a rack of glasses. She found the ones she liked best and tried them on. She narrowed them down to two. She tried them both on and still couldn't decide.
"I like the black ones better," said a voice from behind her.
Emma turned around and found herself face to face with J.T. He was smiling as usual, and Emma returned the smile. After purchasing the black sunglasses, Emma and J.T. walked down to the food court and purchased some Chinese food, then sat and ate together.
"So," Emma said after they had talked about the usual things for a while. "How are things with you and Manny?"
"They're not," he said. "We just weren't right for one another, so we broke it off and she gave me the "lets be friends" line. But for once it was okay."
Emma laughed. She always had a feeling that J.T. and Manny simply weren't meant to be, and she had been right.
"So, um, I was wondering," J.T. said. "Do you maybe want to go with a movie to me tonight? I mean...go to a movie with me tonight?"
Emma grinned and said that she would love to. J.T. and her talked for another while and then finished their food. They then walked out of the mall and walked towards the movie theatre.
"Wow, J.T. has really grown up," Emma thought. "Why haven't we been friends lately? Oh, yeah. I was a total jerk."
"J.T.," she whispered so she wouldn't disturb the other watching the movie.
"Yeah?"
"I just wanted to say I'm sorry for the way I acted. And thanks for still wanting to hang out with me," Emma said.
J.T. looked over and smiled, and then took her hand.
And Emma didn't flinch.
Okay that's it for now. Tell me what you think so far. And also:
JaslovesSean: Thanks for all the good reviews. I don't have your e-mail message so I can't email you, but if you send it to me I will write you back.
amber1134-thank you for all the good suggestions.
Bell011-thank you for reviewing and all of your ideas.
Neviegirl-thank you for reviewing, I will continue.
yusuf-mumtaz- thanks for the reviews and ideas.
Yelak-thanks for such great reviews
Kenshin'sLuver51593-thank you for the reviews. I updated!
ShootingStar238-thanks for the great reviews. I have started reading your stories and they are great! Oh yeah, and the way your name and title of your story connect is really cute!
SeanLuvr-Thanks for the great reviews.
Sh0rTy003- thanks for reviewing.
Mel16-thank you for reviewing and for your suggestions
SargeCruz- thank you for such nice reviews
smoothNcreamy- thanks for reviewing. Yeah, I really wish Liberty could die at times too.
dare2breathe- thank you! I tried to make it realistic so its good to know that you thought it was.
writer11bee-thanks for reviewing
satc-xfiles-wg- thanks for the reviews! And yes, please do review even if the story is complete! I love reviews!
TwentyFirstCenturyHippieChick- thanks for all of your wonderful reviews! I love your screenname! And your story!
Reaper of Truth- thanks for criticism, it makes me a better writer. However, I wonder why you read the whole story AND part of the sequel if you thought it was so stupid.
Sorry if I forgot anyone. And I just wanted to say that I do read each and every review I ever get. So please do review me! I love reviews, and I love knowing that people like my writing. I promise to update ASAP!