Living Without a Mom ~ Chapter 7: Adjustment
Hey! So yeah, I had a mini break from writing and I will again until next weekend after this chapter. I was gonna write last weekend but then I got super ill and had to take some time off school. It was a mix of food poisoning and this norovirus bug that's been going around recently. Honestly, it was awful. I lost my entire appetite and ate literally nothing for two days. Thankfully I'm all recovered now. School is still stressful. Still have to revise for history and science tests, as well as practice like crazy for a choir concert. Oh yeah, remember Dylan from my Bella story? He's on the exchange now. Once again this will be a short chapter, as my writers block is still going strong.
Leighton smiled to himself as he watched Opal eat her pancakes. In his eyes, she was the pure definition of perfection. It was so cute when she got crumbs all over her face. Sure it didn't make her look too attractive and it seemed like she was a little toddler, but it made her look adorable.
Opal finished off her pancakes and not even the smallest crumb was left. Standing up, she wrapped her arms around Leighton's neck.
'Thanks so much for the pancakes Leigh, they were amazing.' she
grinned, brushing her boyfriend's black hair out of his eyes so she could look into them. She loved how dark they were, they were almost mysterious looking. No, forget about his eyes, Opal just loved Leighton altogether. She'd never met anyone with such a caring heart.
She planted a kiss on his lips and he returned the favour. Before they knew it, the pair were in an intense makeout session on the sofa. But then Opal began unbuttoning Leighton's shirt...
A few weeks later
It had been a hard day at school for Leighton. He narrowly missed a three hour detention and he had so many tests to study for. He had to put up with five more months of hell before he could leave. He guessed that the only thing he could do was survive.
As he approached his front door, he could automatically tell that something was wrong. As he entered the house, his predictions were correct.
Opal was sat on the sofa with tear-stained eyes. Yumi was standing by the window with her arms folded, not looking very happy at all. Both of them looked up as Leighton came through the front door. Opal opened her mouth to speak but Yumi beat her to it.
'Do you realize how much trouble you're in, young man?' she snapped, sincere tone to her voice.
'It isn't Leighton's fault, don't take it all out on him!' cried Opal.
'Shut up, girl!' shouted Yumi.
'Hey, don't talk to my girlfriend like that!' gasped Leighton.
'And you can be quiet too, boy!' Leighton sighed.
'Mom, whatever. Just get to the point.'
'Well, the point is, because you were so irresponsible, you've managed to get your girlfriend here pregnant!'
Leighton couldn't say anything at all. With his mouth wide open in shock, his gaze kept switching from his angry mother to a still tearful Opal. Whenever he tried to say something, nothing managed to come out. Yumi continued to lecture.
'You're seventeen years old Leighton. Far too young. What did I tell you about university and everything? You've thrown away your entire future. Not to mention-'
'MOM, JUST SHUT THE HELL UP!' screamed Leighton. He was absolutely sick of her. Yumi's scowl got worse and Opal even cowered away a little in shock.
Without another word, Yumi stormed out of the house and slammed the door behind her. Leighton them automatically ran over to Opal and held her in his arms whilst she sobbed a little more.
'I'm so sorry... I've ruined your entire life.' she cried. Leighton wiped the tears from her eyes.
'Don't worry, you haven't ruined my life at all. I'm gonna stay right here for you and the baby.' he reassured.
'Really?'
'Of course. What made you think that I wouldn't?'
'Just... your mom.'
'Screw her. I'm old enough to make my own choices in life now. So, have you told your parents?'
'Yeah. They... they kicked me out of the house.'
'They did?!'
'Yup. I have nowhere to live.'
'Yes you do.'
'Where?'
'Here. Did you really think that I was going to let you live on the streets with a baby in your tummy? Huh?'
'But your mom will say no, won't she?'
'Opal, you gotta learn not to think about her opinion first. You're going to live here, alright?'
'Alright. Leighton?'
'Yeah?'
'You're going to be a great father.' Both teens gave a small smile.
'And you're going to be a great mother.'
Opal pretended to smile then, but inside she was slowly dying. She wasn't ready for parenthood, she was still too young.
Dun dun dunnn... yeah. I had a huge 'oh crap' moment halfway through writing this, as I remembered that I have to finish and type up my huge long geography essay for tomorrow. So if it seems a little rushed towards the end, it's cause I needed to get this done.