Bullied, Scarred, and Hated (A TeamCrafted and JeromeASF fanfiction)

Chapter 26

I slowly open my eyes and a bright, white light fills my vision. I sit up in my hospital bed as my eyes adjust. I look around the poorly decorated room. The walls were an ugly yellow color that I think used to be white and the floor was made of a hideous white title with a few vomit stains in it. On both sides of the bed were blue chairs along with one in the corner opposite of the door. In the chair sat Jerome, who was holding Marcella in his arms.

"What are you doing?" I spit out angrily. All the angry I had been hiding since he left was making its way to the surface.

Jerome looks up and smiles at me.

"Parker! I've missed you so much!" He says getting up and putting Marcella in the makeshift crib in the room. He then walks over and tries to kiss me but I push him backwards.

"What the hell? You can't disappear for nine months and then come waltzing back in like nothing ever happened! Where were you? You find out you got me pregnant and you disappear! Don't you know how worried I was? I needed you! I needed support! I almost killed myself but you couldn't be bothered to visit me. Instead, you disappear off the face of the Earth until I have a baby. Then you come in and act like you can be a father and that our relationship is still the same! You left me! I felt so alone. I had Mitch but there was only so much he could do. I thought my baby would grow up without a father! I don't want her to think her father deserted her!" I yell on the verge of tears.

"You almost killed yourself?" he whispers.

"That is not the point! Where were you?" I question.

"I-I stayed with a friend in Denver."

"What were you doing that you were too busy to call me? To talk about Marcella? To discuss what we're going to do?"

"I was scared. I'm a coward. I thought it would be better for you if I wasn't there. All I would do is cause problems. I regretted leaving so much but I thought it would be better!" He yells at me. "I wanted our baby to have a good future! I'm not that good future! I never wanted to be a father! I thought you would meet someone new who would love Marcella more than I would and would be the father she needs!"

"Get out," I mumble.

"What?"

"Get out! I need space right now."

All hope Jerome had I would forgive him disappeared from his eyes as he nodded and started to walk out the door.

"Jerome wait!" I called. "Can you bring me Marcella?"

He nods and picks up Marcella before handing her to me.

"She looks exactly like you," Jerome whispers putting her in my arms.

"She has your eyes though," I whisper back.

Silence fills the room but it isn't awkward, it's peaceful.

"I'm really sorry Parker," Jerome say breaking the silence. "I know you don't want to talk about it but I am truly sorry."

"I know Jerome. Lets just not talk about it right now. Let's just enjoy this moment."

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"Marcella, this is your new home," I whisper walking through the threshold of the apartment I bought a few months ago.

Behind me walks in Jerome and Mitch. I still hadn't completely forgiven Jerome but I agreed to let him stay in my guest room to help with Marcella. Of course that's what I told him. I had other reasons as to why I wanted him to stay here.

"Where do you want me to put your stuff?" Mitch asks. He had carried in my bag I brought with me to the hospital.

"In my room is fine. Jerome you can follow him and he'll show you the room you'll stay in," I say not taking my eyes off of Marcella. She has the cutest smile and yawn. I practically almost died of cuteness every time she smiles.

Both the boys take off down the hall and I shortly follow them to put Marcella in her crib in my room.

I walk back to the living room and collapse on the couch just as Mitch and Jerome walk into the living room.

"I'm going to bed," I announce getting up.

I walk over and hug Mitch tightly and resist the urge to cry.

"I love you," I whisper. "Thank you for always being there for me."

"Um no problem. Are you okay Parker?" He asks.

"I'm fine."

I walk over to Jerome and wrap my arms around his torso which he jumps at, surprised by my actions.

"Thank you for coming back. I know you just wanted what was best for Marcella. Promise me that you'll always take care of her and you won't ever leave her," I mumble into his shirt, taking a whiff of his cologne one last time.

"Of course. Are you sure you're okay?"

"Yeah. Just emotional. Probably from the baby."

"Okay," he nods as he lets me go. I head back to my room and carefully close the door so I don't wake up Marcella. I walk over and pick her up, cherishing the last time I'll ever look at her.

"I'll miss you so much. Your daddy will take care of you though. He'll love you. I promise that we'll meet again," I whisper as I put her back into her crib.

Tears threaten to appear as I walk into the bathroom connected to my room. I lock the door and lean against the counter. I pull open the medicine cabinet and grab my desired pills. Spilling the entire contents of the bottle into my hand, I bring it to my mouth and swallow the pills.

"Mom, see you soon," I whisper as I get my last glimpse of Earth and blackness surrounds me.

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Mwahahaha! I am evil! I told you it wouldn't be a happy ending. There is a epilogue I still have to write but other than that, this is the end! It's sad to say that. This has been a a great experience and I'm proud to say I have finished a book.

As I said I'm writing a spinoff to this book in Marcella's POV which will be called Adopted, Scared, and Starving but I'm going to wait a little while before writing that. In the mean time I'm going to be writing a new story called Witches are a Boy's Best Friend. I hope you read it but I can't force you to so yeah...

I love you all and have a good day!

Also you're welcome for the early update 😊