𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭

Chapter 24: The Big Plan

Olivia's POV

"Olivia! We need to talk!"

I walk to his first office where I see my dad sitting on the couch reading a book.

"Yes?"

"Come sit down."

I sat down beside him. He closed his book & took off his reading glasses.

"I've been thinking for some time now. We should moved back to Indiana."

"Indiana? Why?"

"Well, your getting older & i will soon enough will go into retirement. So, we need to be closer to our family. Your uncles & aunties misses you, of course."

"But what about school?"

"There's good schools down there in Indiana. Your probably go to the one I went too. It'll be like a tradition or something."

"But dad, I want to go to school here with Aaliyah. I want to finish school here."

"Why?"

"What?"

He arched an eyebrow waiting for me to correct myself. "I mean, what do you mean?"

"I mean, why do you want to stay here?"

"We've been here for five years, dad. I'm almost nineteen, soon enough I will be grown & out of school."

He sighed & put his book down on the table. He stood up & walked towards his desk. He pulled something out his drawer & came back to the couch.

"I want you to have this."

"What is it?"

"It's a necklace that belonged to a dear friend of mine."

He handed me the shiny gold necklace. "What does the sign mean?"

"It means "Prince". Its very special to me. I kept it on me at all times, it helped me through some tough times. And now, I pass it down to you."

"Wow, thanks dad."

I placed the necklace around my neck. The diamonds inside blinged every time it swayed.

"It looks great on you."

"Thanks."

The sound of my cell phone ringing caused me to jump a little. Why am I jumpy? I whipped out my phone to see Aaliyah calling me.

"Hello?"

"Liv?" She sounded like she's been crying.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm in trouble."

"What happened?"

"Can you met me outside your house!"

"Aaliyah, wait!"

Before I could say anything else, she hung up.

"Everything okay?"

"I don't think so."

"What's wrong?"

"I don't know!"

A loud sound of banging made us both jump up. I rushed downstairs to the front door. There stood Aaliyah crying & weeping as she held her stomach.

"What's wrong? Are you okay?"

"I-i'm pregnant!"

"What? Thats impossible!"

"It is!"

"I thought you were taking plan b?"

"I was, but it seemed to not work."

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm getting abortion!"

"I beg your fucking pardon?" My dad shouted from the bottom steps.

"Dad!"

"There will be no abortions in this house or any other place"! He exclaimed.

"I-i'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you" she sobbed.

"Aaliyah, that living thing in your stomach is human. Killing it will haunt your life forever" he said.

"I don't know what to do with it" she said.

"How about this? Keep the baby! Go through the pregnancy process until the delivery date comes. When the baby is born, put it in my arms" he suggested.

"Dad, what?"

"That sounds absolutely crazy!" She said.

"I refuse you to kill that baby!" He protest.

"What about adoption?"

He frowned, his eyes started to form brown. "Adoption is way worse then abortion, Olivia."

"I don't want this baby" she said.

"Then, give it to me Aaliyah" he said.

"Dad, this sounds bananas."

"Yes, you can have the baby" she said.

"Very well! Aaliyah pack your things because your moving in with us. You'll be staying with us for now on" he added.

She shook her head yes in approval. This is bad idea!