Lorelei and Cora

Chapter 2

Cora's Parents story

Hello, I'm Cora. I live with my stepdad Jaylen, my mom Ella, and my stepsister Lorelei, my age. However, my family's background is different. Let me take you back to a time before I was born when my mom was still with my dad, Derek before he left on my fifth birthday. Ella and Derek met in elementary school and shared a close friendship. When they discovered they'd attend the same high school and realized their mutual feelings, Derek asked her to be his girlfriend. Ella was thrilled, leaping into his arms and sealing the moment with a passionate kiss. Afterward, they went home individually to share the news with their parents. Derek believed his parents, Izzy and Matt, would be upset since they planned to help him find a girlfriend, but instead, they congratulated him. Meanwhile, as she walked home, Ella felt anxious about how her parents, Anna and Caleb, would react. Upon arriving home and revealing the news, her parents scolded her instead of congratulating her, expressing their disappointment, and grounding her. Upset, she ran to her room, wishing for Derek's comforting voice. She called Derek and informed him she was grounded and confined to her room due to their parent's anger. To ease her worries, Derek assured her his parents were excited about their relationship. However, Ella's parents confiscated her phone and insisted on meeting her boyfriend in two months.

Two months later, Derek and his family traveled to Ella's house. As they drew near, they noticed Ella outside. Worried, Derek asked how she was doing, and Ella admitted she needed a break from her controlling parents, who had become intrusive since finding out about her relationship. Upon entering the house, Ella introduced Derek's family to her parents. Unfortunately, tensions escalated when Caleb and Anna scolded Ella, mistakenly thinking she had pursued Derek without his knowledge. In defense, Derek's parents, Izzy and Matt, strongly supported Derek and Ella's relationship, insisting that love must triumph over all challenges. Derek clarified their relationship to ease Ella's worries, as she had previously faced ridicule from her parents about her romantic life. Eventually, Ella confessed she wanted to ask Derek to be her boyfriend, but he had already done so, highlighting the strength of their friendship. Her parents accepted their relationship, provided there was no sex or children before marriage; however, unbeknownst to them, they had already crossed that line four weeks prior, demonstrating their love on the first night of their new relationship.

After over a month, Ella and Derek were at school, where her last class was sex education. That day, the class watched a video about pregnancy and its symptoms. Ella realized she was experiencing a few of those symptoms, including nausea, cramps, and a missed period, which could suggest a pregnancy. Feeling anxious about her body and her parents' expectations, she rushed to the restroom to get sick again. When the end-of-day bell rang, she sought out Derek and asked him to take her to the hospital. Initially, Derek assumed her illness was due to stress from not having her period, but upon hearing that these could be pregnancy symptoms, his concern grew. They made their way to the hospital, where Ella had another attack of nausea, prompting Derek to sign her in to see a doctor. After a brief wait, they were called in, and Ella explained her symptoms and the last time she was intimate with Derek. This led the doctor to perform an ultrasound. Ella consented to the necessary procedures, and the doctor discovered a fetus that was three months old. Derek then asked Ella if she wanted to terminate the pregnancy, but upon seeing her baby on the screen, she felt a connection, so they chose to keep it. A week later, having reached the three-month mark, Ella and Derek decided it was time to inform their parents. Izzy and Matt were excited about becoming grandparents. Unfortunately, Anna and Caleb reacted harshly and kicked Ella out, prompting her to call Derek to share what had happened. After learning of Ella's situation, Derek's parents, Izzy and Matt, took him to pick up Ella, offering her a home for herself and their unborn child.