Hard Knock Life

Chapter 7

Izabella.

I woke up feeling horrible and it didn't take me long to decide I did not feel like going to school. Morning sickness was a bitch. Olivia was up bright and early. She woke me up to tell me she was leaving and I hadn't been able to fall back asleep since. Last night was the first night I slept here after my dad kicked me out. Hezekiah and Armando helped me bring almost all my things, we left a few stuff but he said he spoke to my dad about it and we would be going this weekend to pick it all up.

I wish I could've slept with him last night, it feels like I'm going through this alone when we are apart from each other but I know that's not the case.  It was regular but there was something in the air that let me know this was much more different. I wasn't just sleeping over anymore, I would be living here for the time being.

I got up off the bed and started rummaging through my bags of clothes to find a decent outfit to wear for the day. It seemed as though all my stuff swallowed Liv's small bedroom. There was barely any walking space with all of my clutter here. I sighed as I got my things together. Dressing up helped me feel slightly productive even when I wasnt really going to do much. I pulled out some grey Nike sweatpants and a long sleeved white shirt. I showered earlier after Liv left for school so I slipped on my clothes and walked out the room. My first thought was to knock on Hezekiah's door but I walked to the kitchen instead. Their mom was there making herself a cup of coffee.

When she had gotten off of work, she wasn't really shocked to see me there on a week day but I rarely ever spend the night on a school night. I wasn't gonna tell her why my parents kicked me out at first, but seeing as I had no where else to go I figured it was best that she knew the real reason. She was really disappointed. "Why give a bozo a reason to stay around. You deserve so much more" were actually her exact words.

"No school today Iz" her voice boomed snapping me out of it. I shook my head, "Nah I'm not really feeling well today. I've been throwing up all morning"

"You should eat something. It might help"

"Ugh but if I eat then I'll just throw it up so what's the point?" I whined. She rolled her eyes laughing at me.

"Girl when I was pregnant with Olivia, I ate so much because when I was pregnant with Kiah I couldn't eat anything. It's like I was making up for it" she shook her head and walked over to me, "It'll be over before you know it, you've already decided to keep the baby. You might as well enjoy it while you can" she told me as she embraced me. "It's a beautiful experience. You shouldn't be experiencing this so young but it's beautiful none the less"

Ms. Roberts was like a second mother to me. Although she worked like hell to provide for Liv and Hezekiah, when she was actually around us she never made us feel any different than her actual kids. She would always say me and Emaleigh we were like the daughters she didn't have to birth.

We were like sisters, that's why I'm dreading the day I have to tell Olivia the truth. I wasn't ready to lose my sister.

"Well, I'm going food shopping. I called out from both my jobs today too, it must be something in the air" Ms.Roberts said to me as she shrugged her coat on and picked up her purse. "I'll see you in a few"

I looked at my phone and seen it was 9:30 in the morning. I didn't know what time Hezekiah would be waking up for the day but I did know that he had class so it shouldn't be that long now.

I decided to busy myself with some homework that I needed to make up since I hadn't finished my school day yesterday.

After about an hour I was mostly done and decided that I wanted to see Kiah before he left for school. It definitely needed to be before his mother got back. Stepping into the hallway I made sure the coast was clear and lightly knocked on the door.