(Originally posted April 5, 2013)
Zoey and Dylan
Zoey
I couldn't stop crying. While I waited for Dylan, I just kept telling Mom and Dad that nothing would change. I assured them that what I felt for them was as real as any child could feel for their parents. Nothing would ever change that.
I apologized to them over and over for ruining the party.
But it suddenly hit me that Zara had indeed done what she did for me. She had granted me life. So many young girls would simply get an abortion. If she had of, I would simply not exist. But I did exist and I had a great life. I had wonderful parents and an amazing boyfriend that I had treated like dirt, for no reason at all. I had to make it up to him and I had to talk to Zara.
I had to tell her how sorry I was and how much I really appreciate what she had done.
I will never be able to understand what must have went through her mind that day that she handed me to Mom and left. I had a hard time parting with a favourite pair of jeans. Zara had let someone else raise me who could give me everything I needed to be the woman I was.
And at the moment I felt like the world's biggest bitch. I was so ashamed of myself.
As soon as Dylan arrived, I hugged him, kissed him and begged him to forgive me.
Dylan
There was nothing to forgive. She was the love of my life.
She was then and she still is.
Zoey
I told Dylan that we had to go. I had to go and see Zara and try my best to get her to forgive me. I kissed Mom and Dad goodbye and assured them for the 100th time that things were good and nothing would change.
It was pretty much dark by the time we got to Zara's. There were no lights on in the house. We checked the windows but could see nothing inside. We rang the doorbell several times and Dylan banged on the door.
There was no answer. It was then that Dylan reminded me of Jay's party.
We were sure that Zara had gone there.
We got back in the car and hurried to the party.
Dylan
Zara was not at the party. No one had seen her or Jeff. They just assumed that she was still at Zoey's party. Zoe took Nicki aside and told her the news she had gotten earlier.
Zoey
I was sure Nicki knew that I was Zara's child. But I was shocked at her answer. She didn't have a clue.
I told her what had happened. Nicki gave me a hug and assured me that all would be ok. She said that Jeff probably had taken Zara somewhere for a quiet supper, given what had happened and she was sure Zara would show up before too long.
I told Nicki how ashamed I was and that I hoped Zara would forgive me. Nicki assured me she would. After all, Nicki knew her better than anyone.
Zara had still not shown up by midnight.
The party wrapped up around 1 am. I was now worried sick.
Especially when that dumb fuck Jeff showed up.
He told us that he had left Zara hours ago.
Now we were scared.
