Forgetting Austin

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Sean

As Ava and I walked to her house all I could think about was how her dad was gonna take the news. He scared me so bad last time I almost pissed on myself. When we get close to the house Ava grips my arm letting me know she's just as scared as I am. I don't know who's gonna be the one to drop the bomb but I just hope it's not me.

Ava casually knocks on the door, and we hold our breath as we wait. The door swings open to reveal Mr. York's annoyed face until he realizes it's Ava. "Sweetheart where have you been?! You left and I didn't know where you went, I was so worried! Why didn't you call me?" "Oh you know you kinda took my phone. Remember?" Ava says with attitude. Her dad cuts the act. "If you're here to stay then get your ass upstairs and cleanup that room, you left it in shambles. Oh and before I forget? Why'd you bring him?" "Look sir I don't-" "Sean, I got this. Look dad I just came to tell you I'm pregnant." "What? With this idiot?" "Don't call him that! If you must know...Austin is my child's father" "Oh the dead boy" he chuckled. Ava looked so hurt I could hold it in anymore. "That 'dead boy was my best friend and her boyfriend' so please-" he laughs even harder "If that's the case then why did I catch you two in bed yesterday?" "Dad, you're a drunk and I will never, treat my child the way you've treated me."

Ava and I go upstairs to grab the rest of her stuff, there wasn't that much since she'd already brought so much over the night before. As we walked out of the front door her dad yelled after us "where are you gonna go? Nobody wants you!" I turned around ready to punch him in the throat but Ava caught me. "Good luck Sean, you can't turn a hoe into a housewife!" I hate that man.

As soon as we got back to my house Ava hugged me so hard and thanked me for going with her. She started crying "he wouldn't have let me leave if you weren't there!" "It's okay, it's okay I'll always be here."

Ava

I was so scared while we were at my dad's house. I find it amazing how I used to be daddy's little girl but I've somehow managed to become a 'hoe' in his mind. I remember before my mom died, we would always go out to eat as a family on Friday nights, always a different restaurant. Then afterwards on the way home we'd stop by Baskin Robbins. Except for that one Friday when my dad and I were waiting for my mom to get ready but she was taking forever. I went up stairs to the bathroom to see when she'd be ready and when I opened the door I saw her face down in a bathtub full of water, with an empty bottle of pills on the counter. That scarred me for life, but what scarred me even more was that my dad always treated me like her death was my fault after that. Maybe he was right.

Sean

I'm about to make Ava and I some dinner (or at least attempt to) but when I ask her if she'd rather have pizza instead she doesn't answer. I look at her and she sits at the counter completely zoned out. I wave my hand in her face "you okay over there?" I laugh and she snaps out of whatever she was thinking about. "Sean what if my baby turns out to have a terrible life like me?" She looks at me terrified. "Ava that won't happen trust-" "Maybe I just shouldn't go through with it at all." "Ava listen to me." I force her to look into my eyes. "You're gonna be a great mother, you know why?" She doesn't say anything. "Because you wouldn't ever mistreat your child because you know the feeling." She laughs "I don't know about that, they're already missing a parent so this is a start" "But they've got a mom who can love them enough for the both of their parents." She finally smiles, she smiles because she knows it's true. We spend the rest of the night moving all of her stuff into my room, and holy shit she has A LOT of stuff. She tells me I can still sleep in the room, or we can share the bed but I can just hear my mom disapproving now. "Sean" she says in a quiet voice. "What's up?" "Thanks for sticking with me" "Anytime." Her first doctors appointment is next week, and I can't exactly say I'm excited.