Chapter 9

(edited)

We drove over. My hands began to shake and my legs began to wobble. I began to feel hot and sweaty as we drove up the drive way.

I got out of the car steadily to see a giant house. I looked up. It had to have been 10 stories high. A woman with bleach blonde hair stepped out of the door.

"Oh my gosh! Ayrika?! Is that you?!" The woman greeted.

"Yes?" I replied cautiously.

She came up to me and hugged me. She squeezed. I felt like I was going to explode if she squeezed me any tighter.

She finally let go, and I began to breath again.

"I'm sorry dear. You must be exhausted from that car ride! Please come in." I went with it, it was literally a five minute car ride. . .

She lead me through the door and into the living room. There was a giant stair case that lead to the second, third, and fourth floors, as I later found out.

"Wow! This is amazing. What is your job?" I asked, not trying to be rude.

"Oh sweet pea, this isn't my doing this is my husband's house! He's a model."

"A model?"

"Yes dear! He's Elliot Streamer."

Now I recognized the name. But wasn't he like 28?

"Isn't he like extremely young, though?"

"Oh sweetheart, you don't know, do you? Ms. Levi didn't explain to you that I had you when I was 16?"

I paused. I began to feel uncomfortable. "No?"

"Yeah, sweets. I was very young, and hardly knew anything. I began doing stuff I wasn't supposed to, and by the time I turned 16 I found out I was going to have you."

I stood there. I never imagined it. I was my mom's age when she had me.

She continued. "I knew I couldn't have taken care of you. So I put you in the best place possible. You do realize that I wanted to have the best for you, because I loved you?"

That was it. I'd heard enough. I scoffed. "This was all because of love? I spent my whole life, not knowing I was wanted, loved, cared for, and it was all because you loved me?" I snapped. Putting her in place. "You might think that this confession was going to change things, but it won't. I can't forgive you just like that." I began to tear up, trying my best not to break my composure.

"Ayrika!" Ms Levi said sternly. I ignored her and continued.

"I lived a life full of doubt, fear, and being unloved. I can't forgive you just like that. You gave me up! I've never had a real relationship with anyone, who'd I'd be able to call Mom. I'm sorry, but I can't."

Her face was shocked. I couldn't bare it. I turned around to leave and run back to Karder. Until I heard "Ayrika!"

I turned around tears streaming down my cheeks.

"Dear—I—"

I couldn't bare it any longer. I ran outside and ran back. I don't care if it was five miles. I needed to run.

"AYRIKA!" Ms Levi screamed. "AYRIKA!" I ignored her and kept running.

I was about 2 miles away when I collapsed. Everything was blurry, until, I blacked out completely.