TW//: MENTIONS OF RAPE AND DRUGGING

CHARACTER NAME: HANNAH

"Tom, I love you, and I think we should move ahead with this... yeah... yeah, no, I get that... would we have a spare room for Charlie? And baby on the way? I mean, until we can get a bigger house, baby can sleep in with us while Charlie has his own room... oh, I can't do tomorrow, not unless I slip out? But what if my parents find me? They'll kick me out... yeah, but I need their permission to move out, and there's no way that I'll get that permission... unless we wait to tell them until I'm 18 in a few months... shit, the front door's just closed, I'll call you tonight. Yeah, love you to. Bye..." I put the phone back in the receiver and quickly opened the book next to me that my parents wanted me to read. I opened it up to the page that I was last on, just as my mother opened the door. "What do you want for dinner?" I gulped, still feeling abandoned. "If you've got it, pizza. If not, chicken." My mother nodded and left the room.

Some backstory is probably needed here.

Just under 2 years ago, when I was 16, I got drugged and raped by the school bully of our school... 9 months later, my son arrived. My parents were seriously pissed off with me, even though it wasn't my fault. My nan and grandad were on my side the whole time and tried to fight my parents for custody at one point. When I gave birth to Charlie, my mum and dad had already signed adoption papers and were ready to send them off, except they needed my signature, which I obviously wont give. They then tried to forge my signature. When I reported them to the police, all they did was ban them from putting up any adoption things or adopting. They tried to make me surrender Charlie of my own accord, which I wouldn't do. In the end, my grandparents took Charlie in, arranging an agreement with my parents. I would spend all special occasions with him and any days I wasn't in school with him. From that day on, I spent every day away from Charlie, miserable and depressed.

§-3 MONTHS LATER-§

I'm now nearly 8 months along, and my parents still don't know that I'm pregnant... at least I don't think so... they have been acting suspiciously since my mum saw my XL yoga pants. I just said that I had gained weight... The house me and Tom were due to buy was going well, we were expected to move in within the next few days, leaving just enough time for me to bring home our new baby.

However, everything went wrong after the horrible day that my parents hit me for the first time.

I was getting out of a taxi after seeing Charlie to get ready to go back for school the next day, when I saw my parents holding a baby grow in the driveway... with 3 suitcases next to them. My heart sunk as I walked up to them. My mum held out the baby grow while my dad held out a scan of my new baby... I gulped and slowly held out my hand. My dad slapped it into my hand, just as my mum threw a new baby grow at my face. I grabbed it before it fell and felt my throat grow tight. My mum looked at me, tears in her eyes. I turned my head to look at my dad, but he raised his hand and slapped me across the face.

Me and my mother gasped as he walked off without saying another word. "Your dad isn't gonna let you live here anymore... I'm so sorry Hannah, but you're gonna have to go to your nan and grandads..." I gulped. "Actually, can I have your permission to move in with Tom? I need 1 parents permission..." I asked, resting a hand on my belly. My mum smiled sadly, "Ok. I'll do it tonight and let you know when you come to get your stuff tomorrow." I hugged her and tearfully said goodbye before calling another taxi to go and stay with my grandparents for the night.

§-2 MONTHS LATER-§

Tom surprised me in the end and showed me the house we bought; a huge 6 bedroom house with plenty of room for more babies. I had a beautiful baby girl, whom we called Amanda. My mum is still in lose contact with me, and we see my grandparents every weekend. Tom's parents obviously come round as well, just not as much as my grandparents do.

It all turned out ok in the end.