"Vlad!" Maddie cried, running into her sixteen-year-old companion's arms. "I-I don't know what I'm going to do." The black-haired teen stared solemnly at her red hair and sighed.
"We're going to get through this somehow, babe," Vlad whispered, resting his cheek on the top of her head. "Don't worry."
"WHAT!" Maddie's father cried, glaring down on his daughter. "I thought I taught you better than that, young lady." Maddie quavered under her father's gaze.
"Daddy, I'm sorry," she said, almost in a whisper, but she was still grabbed by the arm and flung into the wall a few feet away. She stood up but was immediately pinned to the wall.
"Sorry doesn't cut it," he said menacingly. Maddie nodded in fear and sighed in relief when her father's grip loosened.
"Look at her." "Her belly's so big." "I wonder who the father is." "I bet she doesn't even know." "Yeah, I heard she's a prostitute." "I guess she forgot to wear protection." "Stupid girl."
Maddie rested her elbows on her desk and cried into her hands. Why did it have to be her? Why did she give in to the pressure? Why couldn't she say no to Vlad?
"Mads," Vlad whispered in her ear, and she looked up, tearstained. He smirked humorously and wiped a tear from her cheek, then kissed her lips. "I love you."
"I love you, too," she whispered hoarsely. A girl with dark brown eyes and blonde hair approached them, looking at Maddie in disgust then turning to Vlad with a frown.
"Why are you still dating her? Didn't you hear that she's pregnant? She doesn't even know who the father is. I heard she's a prostitute just out looking for a good time," the girl said, glancing every few seconds at Maddie.
"I'm right here," Maddie said softly, but the girl ignored her, keeping her attention to Vlad.
"I heard that once she was so desperate she shagged her daddy," the girl said. "Now that's desperate." Maddie had had enough. She jumped out of her desk and tackled the girl, screaming bloody murder. Vlad grabbed her torso and pulled her up to her feet.
"Calm down, Mads," Vlad said. "I don't believe a word she said." Maddie was breathing heavily and her eyes were wild.
Maddie gasped as she sat up straight in her bed. She had broken out in a cold sweat and was breathing rapidly. She looked over to see Jack sleeping soundly and smiled.