A Baby For Kydd

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Kydd stared down at her chucks. Her mother had told her father. Both of them sat down, crying.
" Da-.."
Her father held up his hand to silence her. Neither of them said anything. What could be said? What do you you say when you have broken the ultimate sin? Her parents hated her, they would probably kick her out.
" Why? "
Her father's voice broke as he asked. " Why, Kydd why would you do this? "
Kydd looked down as tears fell from her eyes.
" I love him, Daddy. "

" Love? " his voice was strong and angry. " You're a child! You don't know what Love is! "
He slapped his and down on the sofa " And now you're a child having a child! For god sake Kydd."
Her mother stared at a picture on the wall of the family. They took it last summer at the beach. She wiped tears from her eyes.
" Go to your room! "
Her father shouted loudly.

As Kydd layed in her bed she could hear her parents shouting.
Her father's voice was the loudest.
" You told her to go Lilly! I never wanted my daughter to date! And now look she's pregnant! "
Her mother cried out. " Date! I said she could date Orlando! Not go get herself pregnant!! "
" Well what are her options!? "
Her father's voice belted out.
Options? Before Kydd could think about it Her mother voice broke. " We aren't those people! For God sakes Orlando! Options?!"
Her father slammed the table.
" What?! We let her have it? "
Kydd wrapped her hands around her belly. It? Her baby wasn't an it. She cried harder.
Her mother's voice broke the silence. " Orlando, she's our daughter. " She heard Her dad cry again.

Kydd woke up she looked at the clock it was seven in the morning. She got up and walked downstairs. Her dad was at the kitchen table and her mom was to. Giovanni and Jon were sitting there too and Matthew was in the kitchen with his head in his hands.
She didn't know what to say.

" Sit down. "
Her father pointed.
Her mother kept blotting her eyes with a napkin.
Kydd took a seat.
" We tried to raise you kids the right way. To teach you wrong and right. I feel like I have failed as a father. You kids are my life. But I wake up and I learn that my sixteen year old daughter is pregnant and now I have to learn how to put together my family as well as heart. "
Kydd stared to cry.
" Dad, we're still a family. Just I guess we are going to have a new addition. Kydd is going to need us more than ever. I'm mad to dad. Well more I'm scared for her but I still love her. "
Giovanni reached out for Kydd's hand and she squeezed it.
Her mother grabbed their hands and squeezed too.
" We still Love you we love you guys no matter what, Kydd we don't want you for a second to think that we ever stopped loving you. And we will Love the baby just as much. "
Jon grabbed their hands " Ditto sis. "
Her father wiped Kydd's tears.
" You're still my little girl. "
He put his hands on the bunch hands and squeezed.
Matthew walked over.
" I still remember when Mom and Dad brought you home. I wanted them to return you. We wanted a brother. Still want a brother. "
He winked at Kydd.
" You're my sister and I love you no matter what. I'm here Kydd. Unless you have a girl. "
He broke into a laugh. Put his hand in the middle of the table. And squeezed.
" Family sticks together. "

It was Tuesday morning and Kydd had texted Cobain to meet her by the gym storage. The same place where she had met him the day he asked her out the very first time less than three months ago.
On Monday she went to the doctor who confirmed that she was indeed pregnant and about 6 weeks along.
She told her family she wanted to tell Cobain by herself and in person. Of course they protested against the idea.
But she reminded that she had to make some grown up decisions now.

He texted her he was on his way and she took a deep breath.

What would he say? What would he do? Would he be mad? She took a deep breath again. She stood up against the wall and waited.

Would he leave her? Would this be the end of them?