Friction

Chapter 10

#Friction

Chapter 10

It's been about a week since I first told Justin about the situation of me being pregnant. When we were together at his house that night he promised me that everything was going to be alright but it has been far from alright ever since. We constantly get into fights and some of them turn into violent arguments but most are just verbal. I'm already so tired of him and his bullshit and it's only been a week and a half. After he found out that I was going to have a baby, he turned on me. He turned dark and cold and I haven't seen a loving side of him since the night I told him. I guess I have changed too. I've been way more distracted and I can tell that I'm not as focused in my school work. In a way, I feel dark and cold too. Lonely even.

"Just go!" I screamed as I watched him steadily pace the floor. We were in another argument yet again. We had gotten in fights almost every day this week but this one was the worse one yet.

"What do you want from me Emily?!" his eyes met mine and I could sense the rage in his voice.

I put my head down and tried to calm myself. He isn't worth it. "Nothing."

"Whatever. I'm going out." He grabbed his jacket and walked out the front door, slamming it behind him.

As soon as he was gone I let the tears stream down my face. I tried to think back to what had sparked this stupid fight anyways. Trying as hard as I could, I couldn't even fathom a reason as to why he had all of a sudden gotten so angry at me. He constantly blows up all of the time and I'm not sure I can deal with it much longer.

I walk into the kitchen and grab my cellphone off the counter. Scrolling through my most recent calls, I find Sarah's number.

She answers on the third ring. "Hello?"

"Sarah..." My voice is weak from the yelling.

"That bastard did it again didn't he?" She already knew.

Ever since our constant fights, Sarah has begun to not like Justin anymore. Quite frankly I'm starting to not like him anymore. Obviously that's not true but I'm just tired of the constant attitudes.

"Yep." I whispered into the phone as I leaned against the counter.

"Damn him." She sounded beyond angry and I couldn't blame her. I was angry as well.

"I'm tired of it Sarah and I don't know what I'm going to do."

"Have you tried talking to him?"

I inhaled deeply and sighed. "Yes but he just yells at me or ignores what I'm saying. It's like he becomes a different person."

"Would you like me to talk to him? With my fist..."

"No." I laugh. She always has a way of making me laugh when I'm upset.

"Well you're gonna have to straighten something out Emily because you guys have a baby now and you need to be there for each other."

I pause and there is a long silence. Eventually I inhale deeply and sigh again. "You know, I don't even know if I want him around."

"What do you mean?"

"If we are going to constantly fight, I don't want this around the baby. Plus he's not a good influence and I know he still smokes a lot. I just don't want that lifestyle."

"Listen Em, it's not about what you want or what he wants, it's about what's good for both of you and more importantly, the baby. You need to talk to Justin again. Tell him how you feel and try to resolve everything."