I think I fell in love with my teacher! (Watty Awards 2013)

Chapter 20

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"That was the first time we had sex" I told them all.

The awkward silence filled the air throughout the room.  One person looked at another with a strange look and the other returned that look with an awkwardly intense posture.

"First time?" my dad asked.

"Yes."

"There was more than one time?" he asked again. 

From the look on his face he really wanted to take back that question, not wanting to know the answer to it.  My Dad walked over to where my mom was sitting on the couch and held her hand in moral support.  Clearly the idea of Mommy's little Angel having sex will ruin any parents expectation.  However, the idea and concept the sex being with their daughter's high school teacher puts a damper on things even further than what it should be.  Tonight has been such a shitty night.

"Yes dad. We had sex more than once." 

My dad started to turn pale.  It was hard for me to tell if my father was going to either have  a stroke or a heart attack.

"Oh my god..." he trailed off in almost a whisper.

"Sixteen," my mom said weakly, "Sixteen years old."

The strain and hurt in her voice almost made me shatter into pieces.  No one would ever want to see their mother in a state of mind such as hers, for she has been through quite enough in her lifetime.

"I know mom," I said to her,"but it wasn't like the way it sounded.  You can trust me with that.  It was not a hook up nor a one night stand.  It wasn't as if he took control of me, hell I took control of him."

"Enough Tina" my father said.  His voice broke.

I sighed and placed my head in my hands.  When is this night going to end?  The police officer was talking to someone on the other side of the room.  He was writing down on a notepad of paper.  I seriously could not believe all this happened. 

"How come you never told anyone that Kevin beat you Tina?" my mom asked.

I put my head down, ashamed, embarrassed, every reason that existed.  I knew the real reason was because I did not know any better.  I was not strong enough to leave Kevin.  It was a mistake that I would regret.

"That son of a bitch," my dad said," if I ever see him I'll..."

I decided to stop listening to my parents for a few minutes and concentrate on the police officers conversation.  I overheard the officer saying something like "he's still missing.  We searched the area but we had no luck."

"What do you mean missing?  Who's missing?" I said.

The officer looked at me like I was crazy.

"Don't you dare look at me like that!," I exclaimed," Who's missing?"

"Can you tell us more about the confrontation between Kevin and Mr. Farber?" the officer asked me.

"Not unless you tell me what's happening" I said angrily.

I stand up swiftly out of my seat and face the police officers.  They each acknowledged me with caution as to what my actions may cause with all of these people in the room.  Here I am being interrogated by the law and something very important was happening outside of my house.  Where's Bryan? .....Bryan.

"Did something happen to Bryan?" I said very fast.

The officer proceeded with caution, trying not to answer my question.

"We need you to answer our question Tina" the officer said.

"No." 

"Just work with the police Tina so they can arrest this bastard!" my dad yelled.

"Not unless they tell me what's happening" I spat back.

"We will tell you what's going on if you tell us more about the confrontation about you, Mr. Farber and Kevin.

After this night, I will forever hate the police.

"After we had sex, me and Bryan started secretly dating, and I grew more and more distant from Bryan," I told them,"I broke up with him for the summer and he got really pist off. When he graduated I thought I wouldn't have to see him again, or so I thought."