TWEEN MOM

Chapter 13

          White. White, white, white, white, white. Thats all I could see when I woke up. White walls, white lights, people in white clothing. I sit up, why is an IV in my arm? Memories from last night come flooding back. The party, the swimming, the drinking, the dancing and the falling. I look around the room. Damon is asleep on a chair in the back of the room. Should I wake him? Oh, god yes! What if I lose Maddie! My arms fly to my stomach immediatly. "Damon? Damon. Damon get up!" I whisper-shout to him with tears in my eyes.

          His eyes flutter open to reveal his tired brown eyes. He comes over and sits next to my hospital bed, holding my hand tight like if he lets go, I'll float away. "I-Is Madeline okay?" I ask in a whisper. His eyes tear up and I await an answer that I already know. I look down at my stomach. It isnt compleatly flat like it used to be, but it has gone down in size. I look back up at him and start sobbing, falling into his arms. 

          "Maddies not dead, Carmin" I hear him whisper in my ears as he rocks me slowly. I look up in his eyes. "B-But my stomach! That guys weight!" "I know, I know. The alcohal gave her a chance of some sort of medical problem for when she comes out. They say that since it was only one shot, that its probably just asthma. And for the weight of the guy on Madeline, It just pushed her around a bit. She is okay, Carmin. The only difference is the asthma and your going to need a C-Section." he says. My eyes tear up in happiness. My babys okay! She isnt dead! I look down at my stomach and hold it for dear life. 

          I hear the door open and Carter runs in. "I cannot believe you!" he shouts. I cringe into Damons dress shirt. "I gave you a few rules. A few rules. And you dont follow them! You almost lost Madeline! Did you know that? They had you hooked up to machines doing X-Rays all night to make shure that she was alive!" I started sobbing into Damons shirt. "Carter leave her alone! She knows that and she feels bad as it is! Just go!" Damon shouted at him. "It was your baby too, Damon. Think about that! Because she decided not to follow my rules, you almost lost your baby!" "Just get out!" he shouted with a volume I had only heard him use last year at a tournament when some guy broke my arm and leg tackling me. I sobbed harder. "I'm so sorry. I didnt know this would happen. Please forgive me, Carter. Please? Your my big brother! Your suppost to hate me alot of the things I do but then by the end of the night your supposed to love me again!" I choked out on a sob. I looked up to meet his eyes. He calmed down a little bit. "Do you not understand? Just because you were dumb enough to betray my simple, easy rules... I almost lost my neice." "And I almost lost my daughter. I understand, Carter. I just want you to forgive me. Your the first sibling I've had and I just...I... dont want you to.... to pity... me. I just want... your forgivness." I said choking up at the end.

          It was true. I didnt want him ot forgive me because of pity for me. But, I did want him to actually forgive me. It was like someone had just come up to me, taken a knife, and cut a hole in my heart were my big brother used to be. I looked down at my lap, not being able to meet his eyes, knowing that mine were full of shame. But when I felt a slight shift of weight on the bed next to me, and I felt someone move a strand of hair over my eyes, I opened them to find Carter sitting next to me. "Listen. I cant help but pity you. But thats not why I'm forgiving you. Im forgiving you because your my sister. Okay?" I nodded "But you better not do that ever again" I nodded and got pulled into a huge hug.

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          "What the hell were you thinking, Carmin? Getting pregnant and drunk while your only 13? Are you kidding me!?" Linda shouted at me. I let out a large sigh. "I dont know what to tell you, Linda. I guess I'm just such a rebel. So how bout' you leave me the hell alone like you did a few years ago. How bout' that, Linda?" I said. She scoffed. Stan came up to me and slapped me. Extreamly hard. I let out a yelp. I knew my parents were terrible but, abuse? What was Mark thinking letting them in here with me alone? "You never speak to your mother like that, understand?" he shouted at me. I tried to hold them back, but the tears started escaping. He slapped me again. "Crying is for weaklings! I said do you understand!?" he shouted at me. I nodded rapidly. "Good. Listen. You obviously cant be trusted so, we've already packed your bags. Your moving to London with us." "Not without a court battle, hell no." I said. He slapped me harder then he ever had. "We know that, you idiot. But we are going to hire the best lawyer to assure we win. So dont you worry about that." he said then backed away. They left without another word.

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1 Month Later -- Court

          I walked into the court room and took my seat at the front of the room. Here I am in court for the first time. My parents sit in the seats towards my left across to aisles, shooting me dirty looks. They knew we would end up fighting in court against eachother, but they thought it would be a custody battle not this. Today, I emancipate my parents.

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          "The court recognizes Ms.Carmin Penting. Carmin, please take a seat while Mr and Mrs. Penting's lawyer questions you." I walk up to where the guards are holding the holy bible. I place my hands on the cover and repeat after the guards "I, Carmin Penting, promise on the bible to tell the truth and nothing but the truth." and I sit up at the podium. 

          Mrs. Clorince, my parents lawyer, walks up to me. "So, Carmin. Why do you want to emancipate your parents?" she asks. "I want to emancipate because, not only have they not been there for me for the past 7 years, and I dont mean mentally. I mean phsyically, Im shure your aware they dumped me at my uncles house 7years ago. Also because, they arnt fit parents" I answer honestly. "And why arnt they fit parents, Carmin? They have the money, the jobs, they are perfectly capable of parenting you. So why arnt they fit?" she says with a sneer. "Well money isnt everything. They arnt fit because obviously they dont know what love is. If they were capable of ditching me for the past 7yrs without a care, they obviously dont care about me!" I reply. She nods. "Well, is it true that your pregnant?" she asks. This catches the gods attention. "Yes. I am pregnant. Hense the baby bump" I say proudly. She nods. "And how do you plan to take care of this child? Whos baby is it?" she asks. "Its my boyfriend Damon Rieths child. I plan to take care of the child with the help of Damon, My uncle Mark, and Damons mom. I am compleatly financially steady, with a job at the local diner. I get about $15 a day, plus Damon picks up a few off jobs." I say confidently. She nods. "No further questioning. Thank you" she says then sits. I go and sit.

           Mark, who has a college degree in law, and is my lawyer for the night, goes to question my mom. "So, why do you want to take Carmin away with you all of a sudden?" he asks her. "Well, she seems to be acting irresponsibly." she replies. "And how is that?" he asks. "Well you know! Shes pregnant at thirteen!" He nods. "But that was her choice. It was no accident. She made shure she had enough money and did it with the most senseful young boy. So how is that irresponsible? Dont answer that. The real question I have is, is it true that your husband repeatedly slapped Carmin well she was in intensive care in the hospital, and you just stood watching like it was nobodys buisness?" he asked. I dont remember telling him that.... "No! My husband would never do that! Who made up this story!?" she demands. I scoff. Some officer rolls out a TV and inserts a tape. The screen lights up and it shows my hospital room. It shows me laying there, injured and my mom yelling at me and I yell back. My father walks up to me in the tape and I know whats coming. I flinch and my left and immediatly flys up to my right cheek where I got slapped remembering the pain as it plays. The whole crowd gasps, and whispers break out. The judge slams the mallet thingy mick bobber down. "Enough! Carmin Penting has officialy emancipated her parents and full custody goes to Mark Loists. Linda Penting goes to jail for lying court and Stan Penting goes to jail for child abbuse. Case adjourned next case please" and she slaps the mallet thing down. I get up and jump for happiness. I run up to Mark. "How did you know?" I ask him. "I was watching from the control room to see what they would do with you in there" I get filled with happieness and hug him like theres no tomorrow.

I watch as they bring Linda and Stan out of the room, and I flip my middle finger at them as they do so.

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A/N: Heey guys! In case you dont know, emancipated is basically divorcing your parents except it costs alot less! (I think.... :S) Anyways! Sorry if I got any court terms wrong! Never been to court so I wouldnt know! :P That was a super-duper-wuper long chapter and I hope you liked it! The picture to the right is the dress she was wearing at the party. Just imagine the sleeve taken away.

Teaser: The next chap. will be shot in 3 months later (One month untill due date! Woo hoo!) and the baby shower is gunna happen!

And also, I tottaly plan on making a sequel when this ones done. Which it soooo isnt even close to being :P

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