CHAPTER 14: CRAIG FINDS OUT
Craig got in his car and started driving towards Haley's house not caring if he missed class. 'She's going to hate me' he thought to himself. He didn't know if Manny did this or who did but he hated whoever it was. He drove in her driveway hoping she wouldn't be too mad he was there. 'I've never even been in her house' he thought. "That's weird." He said out loud as he rang the doorbell.
"Who could that be?" Haley asked walking to the door. "Oh hi Craig." She said. "Why are you here?"
"I'm so sorry Haley. It's not my baby. We only had sex once and it was over a year ago so it can't be mine. Plus she told me it's J.T.'s."
"Craig calm down. I know it's not yours. Ashley told me you said it wasn't and she believed you. If she can believe you after what you did to her I know I can." Haley said and then she heard Montana crying. "Shit." She said.
"Haley who's that? I knew I heard crying this morning and you don't seem sick at all." He said confused.
"I'm sorry Craig, I couldn't tell you the truth. Come on." She said walking up the stairs to her daughters room. She picked her up and turned to Craig.
"You couldn't tell me you had a sister?" Craig asked again confused.
"No Craig. I couldn't tell you I had a daughter." She said and Craig just stared at her.
"How? What? When? Haley how old is she?" He asked.
"I'm sorry Craig. Ok she's 6 months old. When? Well it was in August about two years ago and I went to this party and left with a guy I didn't really know. We went to his house and he raped me. Craig I'm sorry I should have told you sooner. I was just afraid you wouldn't want to have anything to do with me if you knew."
"You were raped?" Craig asked surprised.
"Yes, can we not talk about this please? I'm sorry it's just hard. It's hard raising her and I don't know what I'm going to tell her when she grows up and asks about her dad. Please don't hate me Craig." She said hoping this wouldn't ruin their relationship.
"I could never hate you. I have to go." He said walking out the door. Haley looked at Montana and asked why. Why did she have to have this little girl? Why couldn't her live just be normal like every other 17 year old girl? She didn't have answers to these questions. And she didn't know why someone would want to do so much damage by raping someone and putting them through this. She loved Montana but she could love her if she had her a few years later too. She looked out the window and watched Craig drive away. Then she went back upstairs and laid on her bed with Montana and they both fell asleep.
Craig got in his car and started driving towards Haley's house not caring if he missed class. 'She's going to hate me' he thought to himself. He didn't know if Manny did this or who did but he hated whoever it was. He drove in her driveway hoping she wouldn't be too mad he was there. 'I've never even been in her house' he thought. "That's weird." He said out loud as he rang the doorbell.
"Who could that be?" Haley asked walking to the door. "Oh hi Craig." She said. "Why are you here?"
"I'm so sorry Haley. It's not my baby. We only had sex once and it was over a year ago so it can't be mine. Plus she told me it's J.T.'s."
"Craig calm down. I know it's not yours. Ashley told me you said it wasn't and she believed you. If she can believe you after what you did to her I know I can." Haley said and then she heard Montana crying. "Shit." She said.
"Haley who's that? I knew I heard crying this morning and you don't seem sick at all." He said confused.
"I'm sorry Craig, I couldn't tell you the truth. Come on." She said walking up the stairs to her daughters room. She picked her up and turned to Craig.
"You couldn't tell me you had a sister?" Craig asked again confused.
"No Craig. I couldn't tell you I had a daughter." She said and Craig just stared at her.
"How? What? When? Haley how old is she?" He asked.
"I'm sorry Craig. Ok she's 6 months old. When? Well it was in August about two years ago and I went to this party and left with a guy I didn't really know. We went to his house and he raped me. Craig I'm sorry I should have told you sooner. I was just afraid you wouldn't want to have anything to do with me if you knew."
"You were raped?" Craig asked surprised.
"Yes, can we not talk about this please? I'm sorry it's just hard. It's hard raising her and I don't know what I'm going to tell her when she grows up and asks about her dad. Please don't hate me Craig." She said hoping this wouldn't ruin their relationship.
"I could never hate you. I have to go." He said walking out the door. Haley looked at Montana and asked why. Why did she have to have this little girl? Why couldn't her live just be normal like every other 17 year old girl? She didn't have answers to these questions. And she didn't know why someone would want to do so much damage by raping someone and putting them through this. She loved Montana but she could love her if she had her a few years later too. She looked out the window and watched Craig drive away. Then she went back upstairs and laid on her bed with Montana and they both fell asleep.