Forever December[2011 Watty Awards]

Forever December: Chapter 18: Pain

*Forever December*

*Chapter 18: Pain*

I woke up in the same place I had fallen asleep in…Parker’s arms. As I gazed up at him, I remembered how much he looked like the twins. Surprisingly, they had slept through the night. I was happy, because it had been a wonderful first night home with them.

I stood up and glanced in both cribs. As I’d left them, they were still there. Maybe I was paranoid, but sometimes I was afraid someone was just going to come and take them away from me. They were honestly a part of me now. A part that wouldn’t go away and I was glad they didn’t. I was one of the lucky ones, with money and a home for my children to be. Parker was trying so hard…I think he was anyways. I had no clue how he got all of that money. I didn’t care, though. The important thing was that our babies were home.

I kissed Parker on the forehead and left the room. I nearly jumped out of my socks when I saw Roxin, standing against the wall. He was half asleep with droopy eyes. It seemed like he was staring at me without actually seeing me. When he snapped out of it, he glanced into the room.

“What were you doing with him?” Roxin asked with a glare in his eyes. It took me a moment to figure out who he was. I had spent the night with the babies and their father. Then it hit me. Their Father.

I blinked a few times. “He wanted to stay over, to help with the twins.” It was true. Maybe we’d ended up falling asleep after talking, but Parker did want to stay. For Rian and Rowan.

“Why the hell were you in the same room with him!?” Roxin’s voice was harsh. Jealousy was easily found in his cruel words.

“I’m not going through this, Roxin. What, do you think I had sex with him while my kids were in the room?” I rolled my eyes, clearly annoyed with him. I’d just woken up and I was nowhere near ready for a fight.

“Fine, you stupid slut! I don’t need you!”

It hurt that Roxin would say something like that to me. But, I ignored it and headed towards the stairs. Everything went blank from then on. I must have been in shock when I went flying down the stairs, because I don’t remember feeling any pain for a few minutes.

As I looked up, I could see rage in Roxin’s eyes. I knew that he had pushed me, and I hadn’t fallen on my own. Instantaneously I began to cry. Flashbacks flew through my head from when Roxin and I used to play when we were little. How we grew up together, inseparable. When we were little, he never would have done such a horrible thing to me.

It wasn’t until a moment later that I felt the blood pour from my head. I reached up to touch it and the blood covered my hand completely.

The crash must have also been loud, because Parker walked out of the bedroom at that moment. He took one glance at Roxin, and I heard crashing and clasping everywhere. My vision had gone blurry, but I managed to crawl my way up the narrow stairs, sobbing the whole way.

Another door opened and I knew it was my mom’s bedroom. “Dee? December! Oh, December, what happened, my baby!” Her words flew from her mouth as she picked me up like I was a little kid again.

Maybe I was more like a little kid now, than a mom. Here I was, with two babies, and a lifetime to live ahead. “Both of you, go! Go! NOW!” My mom screamed at the top of her lungs. The babies started crying. April rushed into the hallway. I only knew because I heard her voice in the background.

“Dee? Mom?”

That’s the last thing I remember before I passed out cold.

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Okay, so I know this is a short chapter, but I wrote it in the heat of the moment….the next one will come soon, and I’m going to tell you all, that if you don’t like sappy, sad stories, you’re going to want to stop reading this RIGHT now, because it’s about to get into reality altogether.

This is a true story, I have to tell you. Some of it is, and it’s based on one of my friends who I love very much. I love u all…thanks for staying to read…I really really appreciate it more than you really know :/