Miles From Safety

"Alicia!" Liam surged down the school hall before my very eyes. "I'm so sorry... I-I- had no idea..." at this point I knew exactly what he was going to say. "It's okay, Liam. I-" "Alicia, you should've told someone! How could you? Why would you?" Liam interrupted. "Liam what are you talking about? I-" "Alicia, you had NO right! I mean... You could've told me..." I lost him. Could he know? Who could've possibly told him? Cassie. "Look, Liam if this is about the cuts, I-" "Cuts? I... Wh- I had no..." I could hear the sorrow in his voice. If it wasn't about the cuts, then what could it possibly be about? "Uh.." Liam carried on. "I found a pregnancy test in your bathroom back at home..." "And?" I said as if it were mine. "Alicia, it was positive. you're only 14! What the hell were you thinking?! You-" "Liam, I'm sorry. I should've told you." I interrupted still as though they were mine. "DAMN RIGHT YOU SHOULD'VE!!" Liam shouted louder than usual. "I'm your BEST friend! How could you keep this from me?" "I'm... I'm sorry." I whispered. "Pregnancy test? In my bathroom? Positive?! How could he think that it was mine? I mean... me?" I whispered to myself as I walked away slowly. At that moment, I knew exactly who it belonged to. Melissa. Melissa is my younger thirteen year old sister. Our parents died when she was only nine and we've been on our own ever since.