Rhiannon

Rhiannon: Chapter 26 - FINALE.

Rhiannon

'Woah... she really looks like you.' I said staring at the small baby girl that Amelle held in her arms. She looked up at me and grinned.

'I guess all that pain was worth it.' I smiled back and looked at Malik.

'My beautiful neice boy... it's a shame her dad is a dickhead.' He said and kissed his teeth, I rolled my eyes. I hated thinking or speaking about Theo, he was such a waste of space and since Amelle had been back these past three months, I hadn't seen him once.

'So what are you gonna name her?' She shrugged and looked down at her baby.

'Alyssia but it's weird... I'm only 14 I shouldn't be doing this...' Malik and I exchanged glances and then I rested my hand on Amelle's shoulder.

'Well... I guess you've learned not to let any random boy near you though-'

'He wasn't random...'

'He was my boyfriend though, you knew that-'

'Yeah but I liked him and-'

'Sooooo Amelle, where's your mum at?' Malik asked breaking the tension that was slowly rising. She looked away from me and at him.

'She went home to get washed and that but she'll be back to pick us up.' He nodded and I let out a deep sigh.

'I think we should go home now Malik.' I said dropping a heavy hint that I wanted to leave, I thought I was over the fact Amelle had slept with my ex but I obviously wasn't. I kissed Alyssia on her forehead and waved at Amelle then Malik and I left the hospital. My mum was at home with Tamara probably speaking about her pregnancy, she thought she was fat? She's only 4 months and you can barely tell. Malik held my hand in his and pulled me close to him.

'Smile Rhi, why you stressin so much?' I shrugged.

'Lets just get home please, Amelle seems to think everything is completely normal. She fucking went missing and she won't tell anyone what happened to her? It's weird...'

'Yeah but it's not for YOU to worry about, she probably feels embarrassed.'

'She's had a baby at 14, what else could be more embarrassing Malik?' He shook his head at me and we walked back to the bus stop in silence. My phone vibrated in my pocket and I saw I had a text from a number I didn't recognise.

Rhi, it's Theo I'm gna call u in like 20 mins.

I raised my eyebrow and put my phone away before Malik noticed, what the fuck did he want?

'Aye Rhi... I feel like going straight home so I'll call you later.'

'Erm... I thought we were gonna spend today together?' He shrugged.

'Well I don't feel like it, I'm tired I ain't in the mood to do stuff.' I kissed my teeth, he was so off & on with me it was ridiculous. Ever since he'd been beaten up he wasn't the same, he didn't want to be seen with me too much and he was very secretive. It just gave me more reason to think he was cheating.

'Whatever Malik, don't come round anymore.' He looked at me and laughed.

'You're being a baby and you're supposed to be the older one unah-'

'Shut up, get off anyway it's your stop.' I said and he shook his head and got off the bus without saying bye. I should be the one that's blanking him, he's been acting off with me and I have no idea why. As soon as I got off the bus a few stops later my phone started ringing and I answered.

'Hello?'

'It's Theo... wagwarn?'

'...What do you want?' I asked.