17 And A Teen Mom. ( being edited)

Chapter Two.

Lillian woke up to Zane’s crying and she was so hoping Ryan would get up and say he would do it but he just groaned and moved the pillowed over his ears, going back to sleep. It was her night though to take care of Zane so she forced her sleepy body off the bed and slipped her feet into her slipper before going over to Zane’s bed and picked him up.

She bounced him as she walked out of the room and rubbed her eyes before going downstairs. She grabbed an already made bottle from the fridge and stuck his bottle in the microwave for thirty seconds. She tried her best to shush him while the milk was heating up.

She pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed,  feeling like she wanted to cry. She was just exhausted. When his bottle finished heating up a little, she put the top back on and cradled him, and he hungrily sucked on the bottle. She held the end of the bottle since he was learning how to hold the bottle himself.

She made her way up the stairs and grabbed a bib, putting it on him as he sucked on the bottle. She sat on the bed and slowly rocked him. When he was half way done, she took it out and burped him, and he fussed since he was a greedy baby. After a few burps, she put it back in his mouth and he began to sleep as he sucked on the bottle.

By the time the bottle was empty, he was still suck on the bottle but he was pretty much asleep. She batted his back a few times before placing him in the crib, covering him up to keep him warm.

She dragged her dead feeling body back into bed and quickly fell back to sleep.

~

She wasn’t sure how many time she re-read over the same paragraph in her Bio text book. Ten times? Fifteen? She just kept on day dreaming though or actually fell asleep. It wasn’t until class ended again when she closed the damn torture book.

Just like yesterday, Mr Deck stopped her and to her surprise her eyebrows came together when the new kid Duncan came over to the desk beside her. She actually kind of hated him, which made her hate herself since she had no reason to hate him. He was a smart guy….a really smart guy. That’s why she hated him. All the teachers love him, they praised him for being smart and a responsible young man, and he is also a handsome and popular guy.

She used to be just like him last year, except of course the popular part but the respectable smart girl. But now she was the hopeless turn-in-late-homework and hates school with a baby kind of girl.

“Duncan, Lillian, I’m sure you to know each other,” Mr. Deck said.

She looked up at Duncan, expecting him to look confused as she was but he just shrugged, “I’ve seen her around.”

“Earlier today Lillian, I’ve asked Duncan to become your study partner and to tutor you,” he said.

Lillian’s eyes widened and she took in a sharp breath, no way trying to hide her shock. She didn’t understand Mr. Deck right now. Yesterday he didn’t mention or suggest that she should get a tutor! She doesn’t need a tutor! She can do and study her own work without any help.

“I don’t need a tutor, Mr. Deck,” she told him.

“Lillian, you’ve gotten F’s on the last few tests you’ve taken,” he said.

“I know, but we talked about that yesterday,” she said. “I’ll study and re-take them.”

“Which is where I think Duncan can come along,” he said. “Lillian, you’ve fallen asleep two times today. I thought about it last night and think after school until the end of the marking period, you two should study together after school everyday.”

“I have a baby at home, I can’t take him there.” Lillian said.

“I know, which is why I think the school library is a good idea,” he said. “I’m sure Ryan could take care of the boy for an hour. All your teachers agree this is what best for you, so you’ll be able to pass this year. You should be in a place with no distraction.”