𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕝 ℝ𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕧𝕒𝕝

What Is Going On? I Don't Know!

Veronica's POV

It's been three weeks.

I haven't decided yet what I want.

I don't know how to feel about it either.

I've never had a boyfriend and I hate the way he makes me feel all hot and bothered sometimes. I've seen him play the guitar a couple of times before and he looks do attractive and handsome...

The way his neck sticks out from flipping his hair is just bodacious, dude. I dressed in my old clothes today, feeling tired of being eyed down and harassed by every single dude out there.

"Maaa maaaa!" I turn to see Maggie standing on her crib, grabbing onto the wooden bars as she tiredly looks at me.

"Oh my gosh! My little alien has woken up!" I giggle and take her out of the crib and wrap my arms around her. She yawns and rests her tiny head on my shoulder as she plays with my hair.

I hate having to bleach my hair because of him, thanks to him, I can't even act like my old self or else I'd be dead. I shouldn't wear sweats, band shirts, and my favorite baseball cap. That was the whole point with the makeover.

Andrew could find me any minute and if he did that, my whole family could be dead just for this little girl. So I kiss her cheek and walk to the kitchen to feed her.

I take a small container of homemade baby food and start to feed her. Every single time I look at her, I am reminded of her asshole father.

"You and me against the world?" I ask Charlotte, she furrows her eyebrows and cocks her head to the side in a very adorable way, I wanna pinch her cheeks.

"Daaa daaa?"

"I don't know where he is, sweetheart." I press an unexpected kiss to her forehead and continue to feed her and clean her up once she's done so I could finish getting ready for school.

I packed my things and her lunch last night so all I need to do is to take her to my aunt's and get to school. As I change her diaper, my phone starts ringing.

I grunt and finish cleaning her up before I pick the phone and struggle to put the new diaper to her.

"Greetings, fellow stranger. How can I help you?"

"Hey, it's Lily. You're coming with Charlotte?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Bad moment, don't come home."

"Where do I leave Charlotte, then? Dad took Eliot to school and mom is working and I'll be going to school."

"I don't know, I'm at the hospital right now."

"Thanks, aunt Lucy. I'll figure something out." I mumble and hang up. I turn to see Charlotte who chews on my bra. I hurry to take it from her and take her in my arms.

I take my backpack from the floor and hang it over my shoulder. Right when I was about to get out of my room, the bell rings and echoes loudly in the dead silent house.

I tiptoe my way to the main door, looking through one of the two peepholes to see John standing there. I furrow my eyebrows and open the door.

"Hey, what are you doing here?" I ask, balancing my falling backpack and Charlotte on my other arm, trying to find my house keys.

"I thought maybe I could take you today to school. I have nothing going on and y'know...? I think we need to talk about us..."

"John, I'd love to but it's not the right moment. I actually don't think I'll even be going to school anymore. No one can take care of her." I motion to Charlotte who babbled random things and chewed on her tiny and chubby fingers.

"She doesn't go to a daycare?"

"They're dangerous. She could be gone in the blink of an eye, can't trust anyone out there y'know?..." I think I went a little too motherly over her.

"Ooookay... well, um... my mom can take care of her for you, I guess. Mom doesn't work and stay at home all day. She doesn't open the door to strangers, I promise."

"I don't know about that, John... I don't want her to take my responsibility, y'know? Becauseeee well, I have to take care of my little sister and if anything happens to her, I'll die." I laugh nervously and the house phone starts ringing.

"Mom takes good care of kids. Look how I came out!" I smiled at his enthusiasm, and begin to feel pressured between the call and him.

"Come inside, I need to get that." He nods and I let Charlotte on the ground after he walked in and shut the doors. I hurry to the phone in the kitchen and pick it up.

"Greetings, fellow stranger. How can I help you?"

"Ronnie, Andrew is coming home, I got a call from Kathy. Don't open the door, please. I'll be coming home and try to solve this out." Without a warning, Dad hangs up and I stand there even more anxious.

"Hey! No, don't eat that!" I run out of the kitchen to see Charlotte in John's arms, he fights to get a penny from her mouth and is victorious.

"John, you know what? Sure, let's go to your mom's, I really need to get to school." He passes me Charlotte, I grab her close to me. He nods and we get out of the house after taking her stuff and cross the street to get to his mom's house.

He knocks the door and stands there nervously. I didn't really pay attention to that and suddenly Mrs. Frusciante opens the door.

"Hey, Mrs. Frusciante... I um... I was wondering if you could take care of my little sister for me. I've got to get to school and no one can take care of her."

"Sure! Is there anything she's allergic to that I should know of?"

"Yeah, I packed her some lunch because I was gonna take her somewhere else but just give her anything that's on here." She nods, taking the bag from my hands and Charlotte as well.

"Mom, we're going now. Thanks." They wave goodbye and after she closes the door, I drag him to school in a hurry, paranoid as fuck because of Andrew.