Chapter 52 Chapter 52
Jojo
I couldn’t believe what Mrs. Devon was saying I really can’t I took the morning after pill I couldn’t be pregnant. What is going to happen if I am pregnant, my parents will kick me out of the house, I won’t be able to marry Benji anymore and in this short time he showed me what love is my heart and soul belongs to him. We got to the bathroom. Benji open the packet I was way to nervous and was shaking. Benji took my hands in his looked me in the eyes and said. “We will get through this angel even if you are pregnant, I will raise the child as my own.” I couldn’t believe what he was saying but I wasn’t naïve I knew his parents won’t allow it. I leaned forward and kissed him looked him in the eyes and said. “Benji, I want to thank you for the last few days, I want to thank you for the fact that you didn’t judge me about me loosing my virginity but most off all I want to thank you for showing me what love really is. I know it might be a short time but I want you to know I fell for you I truly fell hard for you. I love you Benjamin Devon more than I ever knew I could.” “Stop talking like this.” He begged me. “No, I want you to know because no matter how much you would want to raise this baby as your own your parents will never allow it.” “Then we will run away and we can raise it together.” “I won’t allow that; I would never stand in the way of your birth right Benji never.” He pushed the stick out to me, “Just do this then we can see it’s negative and we can go on with our lives.” I took the stick and while I peed on it something told me it was going to be positive. If the stories are traveling in the circles, I’m pregnant then it means Morne did something to that morning after pills or he gave me the wrong pills but I was sure I was pregnant and my whole world is about to fall apart around me.
Both Benji and I was looking at the stick we couldn’t turn it around and wait, no we had to look at it for the two faint lines to appear and to become darker and darker. I fell to my knees and just cried. Saying over and over “My life is over, my life is over.” Benji tried to get me of the floor trying to promise me it is not over we can still be together, but I’ve been living with his parents and mine for the last few years and they will never let this slide, I knew it but Benji is going to see another side of his parents today. I got of the floor wiped my tears and said, “Well let’s go face the music.” Benji took my hand, we walked down the stairs to the kitchen but we were stopped in our tracks when Mr. Devon, Mrs. Devon and my parents were sitting in the living room. “Mr. and Mrs. Wayne” Benji greeted them. “Mom dad?” I more than asked. “Well don’t you think your mother and father should bare witness to as what is in your hand, I mean your mother has heard the rumors just as I had.” “Mom I can explain.” “No need. What is the result?” She was so cold towards me. Before I could say anything Benji said “It’s positive and I’m going to raise the baby as my own, Jojo and I are getting along very well I couldn’t have asked for a better wife in my whole entire life so I’m marrying her and taking care of her and the baby.” It was quiet no one said a word until Mr. Devon got up from the coach pulled his suit right looked at Benji and said
“NO you will not.” “Dad I’m my own man I can make my own decisions and there is more behind this pregnancy that you would ever know.” “I really don’t care if she was raped the thing is she’s pregnant.” “Wait what did you just say?” Benji looked at his dad. “You heard me.” “You will not speak about Jojo like that in front of me do you understand?” Benji was standing toe to toe with his dad by know. “She’s just a slut why are you protecting her.” “So, all the other women you sleep with behind mothers back they are also just sluts.” I saw Mr. Devon pulled his hand back to hit Benji but Benji ducked and hit his dad in the stomach. “Stop this right now. See what you are doing?” Mrs. Devon said looking at me. “This is not her fault; this is you being hypocritical not one of you who are standing in this room can tell me something like this never happened to you not one of you can say you’ve never done anything worse? If you didn’t listen to gossip you wouldn’t have known.” It was my mom that said. “But we do and that is the problem. It’s very noble of you wanting to raise the child as your own Benjimin but I have an idea your father nor your mother will allow it. I also have an idea they will take the business away from you and I’m very sure Joelle doesn’t want that for you?” My mom said looking at me “No I don’t want that.” “Fine she can get an abortion.” Benji said, trying all angles with our parents. “No, I will disown her and I will kick her out of my house but one thing she won’t get is an abortion.” My dad said. “You will really throw her out of your house and disown her about one mistake?” Benji asked my dad in shock “It’s the one mistake we told her not to make she disobeyed us all so yes Benji I will disown her and I will kick her out of our house.” “But …. She’s your only child.” Benji almost begged with my father. “I don’t raise disappointments.” That cut deep very deep, the tears where streaming down my face. I actually turned around and ran upstairs to Benji’s room.