~Chapter 1~

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When you're in high school they prepare you for the normal things such as bills and working. They make sure you know how to perform math that you will never use unless you plan on being a physicist. They also know how to make you feel like you know nothing at all. It's normal for you to either fit in with the in crowd or you're the one they make fun of. You have to fit into categories and if you don't fit into them you're the one who gets left behind. High school is full of mean and ruthless teenagers who will find any and all flaws and point them out to you no matter how small they are. 

They can only prepare you so much but what they don't prepare you for is marriage and how to make that work for the rest of your life. It's hard to prepare for children when in high school you had no desire for children. They don't prepare you for abusive relationships or drugs they also don't teach you how to cope with death. They pound into your head that you are to say no to drugs and anyone who offers but they never talk about what the drug will do to you. Or what it does when you come off of it while getting clean. It isn't something that is discussed often but they don't talk to you about cheating and how not to. This is where I went wrong but I'm not the only one to blame here, there had to be someone else too. I've watched many of my friends marry, have children, then divorce suddenly. I hated to watch the struggle and I vowed I would never divorce or cheat. I'm not sure where I went wrong but I do know that you can be two different people at the same time.

*Flashback to 10 years ago*

My name is Paigelyn and in high school I was one of those popular girls that every dude tried to get with. I wasn't that type of girl though, I only had eyes for my boyfriend Owen. Being a senior it was my year to prove what I learned would come in handy. There comes a time when people will start to talk about you as the power couple or the couple everyone wants to be like. Owen and I had our fair share of fights but never once did I question our relationship. I remember the day we first started going out, he was being rude to all my girlfriends and he insisted on talking. I wouldn't say I didn't like him since everyone likes the Quarterback on the football team. He made it very clear he liked me but I wasn't sure if he liked me or the fact that I was the Head Cheerleader. He was awkward about it but it seemed everyone already thought we were together.

We had our ups and downs that year but we managed to make it through. I'm not sure how we made it through the tuff stuff like pregnancy and miscarriage but we did. Prom night was the one night for us to be alone at a friend's place. Being alone though only proved to be a bad idea. I gave him my virginity that night and got pregnant. My mother was devastated after all we came from a wealthier family and it wasn't going to go over well in our community. He never left me like I thought he would and his parents never forced us to marry like I thought they would. I was at 14 weeks and in the middle if cheer practice when everything happened all at once.

I woke in a hospital room with my other and Owen sitting on either side of me. I barely remember what was said but I do remember them tell me I had miscarried. I was devastated.

*Currently*

I married Owen almost six years ago now and a lot has changed. I love him and I would go to the of the world for him but I'm not in love with him. I'm glad that after six years we don't have children because this would be even harder. We do a lot of things on our own such as go to concerts because neither of us like the same music. Tonight like any other night I'm going to be at a One Direction concert. I know I'm older but I love their music and most of them are pretty good looking. I've met Harry twice but I doubt he'd remember me. My friend Elowyn and I are getting ready while Owen and his friend Huxley are getting ready. We are going our separate ways and neither of us are going to be home afterwards. I'm full of excited energy as we load into separate cars and drive off.

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