Street Prophecy

Chapter 2

"Tay did you hear me I said I'm pregnant? See I knew you would react this way." Shay says trying to get a reaction out of me. It gave me a flash back of when I had my first ever pregnancy scare. My mother's ex boyfriend was so malicious he just couldn't keep his hands off of me. He would sneak into my room at night and take from me whatever he could. It started out as just him trying to touch and kiss me but one day was different. His name was Kennith and he was everything to my mother because he had so much money and kept her high as a kite 24/7.

               Kennith tried to come off as this nice guy when I first met him, but I learned a long time ago not to trust any man my mother brought around. One day I had just got off of the school bus and made it into the house. Everything was still clean the way I left it the night before. I rush in for a shower after checking on my  mother, and she's still laying in bed asleep and high, but breathing. After my shower I can hear someone coming into the front door. I knew it was Kennith by his foot steps and the smell of black and mild. Wipping the fog off the mirror and wrapping my towel around me,  I began to add leave in conditioner to my curls and detangle my hair. All of a sudden I hear the bathroom door knob twist.

              " I'm naked in here", I yell in fear that someone would walk in and there he was not even listening to what I said. Sipping on his bottle of beer leaning in the door way eyeing me. " You know you sexy as hell, where's yo momma at ", Kennith asked holding himself. " Kennith please shut the door, I'm cold, she's in her room asleep", I say trying to ignore him. He shuts the door but step inside with me. My heart begin to pound afraid of him and what he would do next. "Good don't nobody want that crackhead pussy anyways", he says licking his lips. He snatches my body towel to the ground and I try to cover myself with my hands.

             " Move your fucking hands , stop trying to hide from me. I seen the way you've been looking at me babygirl. You want this dick", he says as he walks closer and closer until I hit the wall. " Kennith I don't want you, you're my mother's boyfriend", I say voice shaking. " Man your mother told me she would let me get some of you a long time ago as long as I paid the bills, and a promise is a promise, I'm just taking what belongs to me",Kennith said. He inserts a finger into me and I wince in pain, then he smells his finger and puts it into his mouth. " Babygirl you taste so good ", he said while nasalizing my neck.

          " Please, please don't do this I'm a virgin," I say as I try to push him off of me. But he wouldn't move not one inch. The smell of alcohol filled my nose the closer he got. " Oh come on baby make daddy feel good", he said as he grabs ahold of himself and shove it inside of me. I scream out in pain but he doesn't stop. And when he's done he just pushes me to the side and leaves. I sit there and cry as blood runs down my leg. That was the last time I seen Kennith and a month later I found out I was pregnant. I was only 16 years old having to scramble for an abortion with money from my part time job. I quit that job soon after and found another , it was to many bad memories.

               I never told Shay about that pregnancy or the abortion , and here I am reliving a nightmare. " Shay I'm here", I say holding my best-friend as she cries her eyes out. " So what do you want to do, do you want to get rid of it", I say as a suggestion. Shay pulls away from me and looks into my eyes. " Tay I thought about it and I want to keep the baby", she says. " Well then why are you crying, what is it ?" I just don't understand if you want to keep the baby then why is she so stressed. I knew I couldn't keep a baby of a drug dealing rapist. " Tay I haven't told my parents, I haven't even told Jamal , hell I haven't even told my parents about Jamal."

           Jamal was Shay's boyfriend they had been on and off since ninth grade and he didn't really fit what her parent wanted for their beloved princess. Jamal was a dope boy him and his boys ran the block and made lots of money. Shay says she fell in love with him because he was different with her. Who knows maybe he was but this would test the limits of their relationship. 

              " Shay so tell Jamal, what difference does it make if you want to keep the baby. And I mean your parents love you they would do anything for you", I say trying to ease her mind. The bells rings letting us know we are late for class. " Shay we have to go we are already late for the next class", I say giving her a hand to stand.

             The rest of the day seemed to be a blur. It all just rushed past us and with it being the last  day of school I wanted to take it all in. But here we are catching the bus home and Shay looked so spooked about what would come next. I grab ahold of her hand trying to calm her spirits, "Tay if all goes bad I will come by your place today but don't worry about me I should be okay", she says. " Shayla you know I'm here for you no matter what, so who are you going to tell first", I question. " I don't know Tay maybe Jamal, maybe my parents hell I could tell all of them at once over dinner", Shay said not really sure of herself. She brushes her beautiful honey blonde hair behind her ear. " Maybe start with your parents first Shay ,you still have to fill them in about Jamal. It might be better to get the hard part out of the way", I say. " Yeah maybe, I'll tell Jamal first who knows but I'll let you know by tomorrow girl", Shay gets off the bus as we come to her stop. " Okay well don't stress and call me", I say while hugging  her goodbye.

              Next came my stop and I couldn't believe the day I just had. My best-friend is pregnant and I don't know how she's going to get out of this. I mean damn Shay this was going to be the best summer ever before college.  But she's my girl I have to help her. As I walk up to the door I see all of my things sitting outside of the house and I'm confused. Why are my things outside? Not more bullshit I can't do this today. I open the front door and see my mother and her boyfriend sitting on our old ran down couch. It's so old you can see dirt stains and piss stains on the couch. " Ma what's going on why are my things outside", I question confused. She pulls a drag from her cigarette and ashes it as it is almost gone " I mean you're grown now and today was your last day of school I'm done raising you", she says.