A Player's Responsibility

Sally's view Chapter 8 part 5

My grandmother called my father and he rushed over and it was an awkward meeting in the room with Chloe, Ann and my dad. Apparently my dad had went and got her back. 'Sweetheart, you need to listen to the doctor. You can have other kids in the future' my dad said. 'How can you say that, one of the ten commandment is Thou shall not kill. You threw me that and you want me to kill my baby. How dare you, you through me out of your house and your life, you have no say about the welfare of my unborn child. I stood up about to walk out, but Chloe stopped me. 'Look Sally. You can die if you have the baby. Don't be stubborn; you have your whole life ahead of you'. I pushed her hand away from me. 'I feel my baby growing in me day by day. And I fall more and more in love with my child. I and my baby will be fine'. Ann rolled her eyes. 'It is up to sally, if she wants to keep the baby and we should respect her decision'.

I walked out and went into the nursery Josh had decorated for the child. It was yellow neutral colour, for if it was a boy or girl. I was so done crying. I had no tears in my eyes. I just stayed there and screamed. I took the teddy bear in the white baby arms and held it. Josh came into the room. 'Hey, they are all given your hell right? I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have let you be ambushed like that' I smiled 'it's okay. I was actually happy to see my dad'. Josh smiled too. 'So I was thinking of what to get you for your sixteenth birthday. During all these drama I haven't got a present'. I put my head on his shoulders. 'Don't worry about it' I said even though I didn't mean it. 'But I am worried' he said. I looked at him 'does that mean you support my decision'. 'I don't understand it but i will stand by you and make sure you and my baby are safe'. He brought out a jewellery box from his pocket and opened it; it was an engagement diamond ring. I gasped stunned and then I was annoyed. I was speechless 'my mother gave me the ring before she died'. I paused for a moment 'You want to marry me because I'm pregnant for you or because I might that. Because if that is the reason, you must be crazy to think that I will accept'. He looked me in the eyes. 'That is not the reason. All I know is that here and now, you and me, we fit like glove, were perfect for each other, or at least your perfect and I love you. I know deep in my heart I want to spend the rest of my life with you'. I stared into his eyes 'But this is crazy were just sixteen, you might be stuck with me for the rest of your life'. He took my hands 'I never want to be stuck with anyone else'. I kissed him. 'Then put the ring on my finger Joshua Hutchinson'.