The Truth Behind It

Chapter One

If it's warm outside, why do I feel so cold? I grabbed my hoodie and put it on making my way to the kitchen asking myself this question again and again.

"Hey, loser!" I turned around and there was my older brother.

"What do you need Lex?" I asked him sitting down at the table.

"Why do you have to be such a loser?" He asked me, turning around to go back to his room. I looked at my watch, stood up and shrugged, walking out the front door. I felt the humid air hit my face and I knew it wasn't going to be a good day. I made my way to school, but on the way I ran into Mason.

"Hey Grace, it's been a while," he said looking at what I was wearing. I had on the hoodie he gave me and I regretted putting it on.

"Hey Mason." I said, going to walk around him but he grabbed my arm stopping me.

"Where do you think you're going?" he asked.

"School, so let go Mason." I said, jerking my arm away from him. He rolled his eyes as I walked away. Mason and I dated for 2 years then he forced himself on me. I wasn't on any kind of birth control and he didn't use protection and I'm scared I'm going to end up pregnant. When my brother found out what Mason did he almost killed Mason, I had to beg him to stop hitting Mason. I love Mason but it's only been 3 weeks since that happened and I'm still not sure if I am pregnant or not, and until I know I don't want to be around Mason. I'm still with Mason, and he knows why I don't want him touching me or even being around me right now, but he just wants to be there and be in my life and make what he did up to me but I'm not ready yet.

"Hey girly!" someone shouted. I looked up and saw who it was and looked back at the ground.

"Oh hey Ava." I said looking at the ground still trying to get Mason off my mind.

"What's wrong?" she asked, touching my shoulder. I looked up at her. With tears in my eyes.

"Ava." I said starting to cry.

"Grace, what's wrong?" she asked, rubbing my back.

"I ran into Mason and it's only been 3 weeks, I'm not sure if I am or not, I'm having signs and it scares me but I'm not ready to talk to him yet." I said wiping my cheeks as more tears rolled down them. Ava rubbed my back then she stopped and looked at me.

"Grace, you need to take a test. It's been three weeks, and it'll say if you are or not. I know you're scared but if you are he needs to know because he needs to be in the kids' life." she told me looking at me like a mom would their young child.

"Okay." I spoke softly through tears. I wipe my eyes, still struggling to stop crying and walking towards the school to go to the library.

"Grace, I'm here for you no matter what and I know Mason will be too long as he knows the truth." Ava said following me. I looked at her then looked at the ground as we walked into the library. There wasn't hardly any kids. I walked over to Miss Harper and looked at Ava then back at Miss Harper.

"Miss Harper, may ask you for a pregnancy test?" I asked, looking down at the ground scared of her answer. I felt Ava touch my shoulder and I looked up at Miss Harper.

"Sure, but Grace, may I ask why you need one?" Miss Harper asked kindly, handing me the unopened test. I looked at the test, then Miss Harper, then Ava.

"She just wants to make sure she's not, you know?" Ava asked, trying to get Miss Harper's attention off me.

"Oh okay." Miss Harper said, handing me the test. Ava grabbed my other hand and started out the door.

"Thank you Miss Harper!" Ava shouted as we walked out the door towards the bathroom. When we got there I went into one of the stalls and opened the test and took it. I handed the test to Ava over the top of the door. After a few minutes I heard something hit the floor.