Love or Right

Chapter 6

I storm out of my house slamming the door behind me. I run to my car and get in the driver seat quickly and start the engine as my mother runs out the front door behind me.

I drive out of my driveway and on to the road; I try and look through the tears in my eyes at the road but the farther I drive the harder it is too see.

I pull over on the side of the road and cross my arms on the steering wheel and lay my head on my forearms.

I take a deep breath and wipe my face with my sleeve. I can't believe my mother is- I jump to the sound of a tap on my window.

I look out my window to see a pair of deep blue eyes, and mine begin to water again. "Jayde, What's wrong" Jayson says opening the door to my car. I step out of my car and berry my face in to his blue shirt.

"Shh..." He says putting his hand on the back of my head stroking it gently.

"Listen, let's go somewhere else" He said taking me to the front passenger seat. He runs to the other side. I rest my arm on the door and lay my head on my hand.

"Where are we going" I say between deep breaths.

"Just relax, I'll take care of you" he says calmly pulling out onto the road. Without a care in the world I drift into a deep thought.

Why would my mom get pregnant again. I would have guessed that after everything that happened to Kaleb and Avery. Why? What if the same thing happens or worse. I can't lose my mother again or anybody, for a long time.

"Jayde" Jayson says softly. "We're here" I lift my head up to see a dingy old apartment building. He gets out of the car and runs to my side and opens the door. I step out, a little afraid, and follow him into the building.

"What is this place" I say looming around at the empty dusty lobby. The walls had yellow wallpaper with a red border, a table was displayed against one of the walls with a bouquet of dead flowers, and above the table was a picture of a man wearing a top hat and suit. On the bottom of the frame engraved it said 'In Memory of Darrel Swindler'. The chairs were mostly flipped over with holes in the bottom some still sat upright.

"This was the Swindler hotel" It was very famous a few decades ago. It was abandoned when the owner went insane and planned a shooting. He left town right after, they found him in Switzerland" Jayson says walking towards the door around the corner.

Behind the door there were many flights of stairs but after climbing all of them we come to a grey metal door. Jayson pushes the door open and takes my hand. We walk through the door to see the most beautiful view I have ever seen.

To the left there were a bunch of medium size houses of all colors. They all looked similar most the same shape; they all had the same size yard and fence outlining the back.

To the right the city sits tall buildings not as high as this one since we were on a hill but still very high.

But the view in front of me was the most beautiful of all. The water sat still and clear with the sub sitting on it. It started out bright and as to you look up to the sky it got darker.

Jayson plops down on a small plaid couch that was a little dusty. He pats the couch for me to sit down beside him and a bunch of dust flies up. I chuckle and sit down beside him. "You want to talk about it?" Jayson asks without looking at me.

"A little" I say because he probably knows most of it, my family isn't exactly the 'private' type.

"My mom is pregnant" I blurt. "I would have thought that after Kaleb died, she would have been devastated but instead she has to replace him" I say looking at the water and then at him.

He looks at me confused, "Don't act like you don't know what happened" I sat whipping my face.

"I heard rumors but never the true story"

"Well, it all started when Kaleb and Sadey got pregnant." he looks at me with confusion. "Everything was fine, he was happy about it. Avery was born, healthy and happy but after a few weeks she had shortness of breath."

I take deep breath. "She was diagnosed with Cancer" He looks at the ground. "Don't do that." I say not wanting pity.

"Eventually time caught up to her and Sadey lost it. She lives in a metal hospital in Washington and Kaleb..." I stop for a deep breath.

"He committed suicide"