I laid back on the dock and I could hear the waves, moving underneath me. The water was lukewarm, my toes wiggling in the water. I closed my eyes, shielding them from the blinding sunlight. I heard people laughing and water was splashing. I pushed myself onto my elbows, staring out into the water. There was five girls, all on surfboards. They sat on their surfboards, throwing water at each other playfully. I smiled, thinking back to the previous summer. I had wanted to give surfing a try and I had completely wiped out. I chuckled at the memory to myself. The girls hadn't even noticed me.
I sighed heavily, laying back down. My eyes were shut and then I felt water touching my skin through my clothes. I opened my eyes and looked. The girls had swam over to me. They smiled at me, and I forced a smile back. "Hi," I said nervously. I didn't recognize any of these girls from school, but they could very well be juniors or seniors from the high school. The one in the middle held out her hand to me.
"Hey, I'm Lacey," she said. I took her hand in mine, shaking it firmly. She gestured to the other four. "This is Bettie, Miranda, Ashlynn, and my twin sister, Tracey." I looked around, taking in their appearances. They were all so pretty, and yet none of them looked familiar to me whatsoever. The girls gave me small waves, still smiling. "You from around here?" I nodded my head slowly, trying to keep smiling. "Well then, is there a Starbucks around here? We wanted to get something uber yummy to fill our stomachs. We've been surfing all day, and we are hungry." I sat up straight, pointing out towards the highway on the other side of the beach.
"If you go up that ramp, and take a left, there should be a Starbucks down there somewhere," I told them. Lacey's face brightened.
"Awesome, thanks," she said as laid down on her board, swimming away, the other girls following her. I watched as they caught small waves, still laughing hysterically. I laid back down, basking in the sunlight as it beat down upon me. I groaned as I sat up and started to walk home. I walked through the door and saw Karen on the phone yet again. She looked up as I closed the door, and she quickly hung up, running over to me, throwing her arms around me.
"I was worried sick! I kept trying to call your phone, but you weren't answering!" she shouted, her voice cracked from crying.
"My phone has been up in my room. I went for a walk and stayed down at the docks for some time to think," I said as I pulled away, heading for the kitchen. I grabbed a mug from the cupboard and filled it with cold water. I took a large drink from it and set in on the counter. Karen came in, looking frightened, her face a pale shade of white.
"I would have liked to have known that before you went off like that, Lindsay." I shook my head.
"I had told you before I left that I was going out. Not every teenage girl has her phone on her at all times."
"Well until recently you did. You were always on that damn thing, and I could never get you off of it, but maybe this pregnancy has changed you, Lindsay." I sighed heavily, rubbing my temples.
"Karen, me being pregnant has nothing to do with the fact that I'm not on my phone anymore. I just don't have that many people to talk to anymore." I crossed my arms over my chest, staring at the ground. Karen took my chin in her hand and lifted my face to see hers.
"I think that it is about time that some talked to you about this pregnancy." I sighed heavily.
"No one has to talk to me about it. I get it. I'm pregnant and now my whole body is going to suffer and it's going to be hell to give birth. That about covers it don't it?" Karen rolled her eyes, and shook her head.
"No, it doesn't. Lindsay, being pregnant is more than morning sickness, and labor pains. There are things that you have to do. For example, you need to take vitamins and make sure that you go in to see the doctor. I have already made an appointment for you to see a doctor. We will be going in tomorrow at the very latest." My eyes widened and glared at her.
"Why didn't you ask me first? What if I had plans?" She shook her head.
"I know that you don't, Lindsay. I am just doing what your mother will not." I stormed passed her, walking into the foyer.
"My mother isn't here to help me right now."
"And she won't be for another few months! Lindsay, you need someone to guide you through this. I-I can't help but worry about you." I rubbed my temples, a headache coming on. I wiped at the tears that dared fall from my eyes.
"I don't want someone...I want my mom," I said, breaking down, crying. I covered my face with my hands and I felt Karen wrap her arms around me, pulling me into her. I pressed my face into her shoulder while she nestled her face into my hair. She rubbed my back, humming a sweet lullaby.
"I know things seem hard right now, Linds, but you just have to keep going. There isn't anything that we can do to make this any easier on you. First time going through pregnancy is very hard, believe me, but you can't expect to be able to do it alone. You need someone to support you. No one should have to go through something like this alone." I nodded my head and tightened my grip around her.
"I just want her to be here." She kissed the top of my head, and she slowly led me into the living room. She laid down on the couch, pulling me down beside her, and cuddled up to me. My back faced away from the television as my face was buried into her chest, just like when I was a child. I had my bad days at school and she would always be there when I came home to comfort me. If anything, SHE was more of a mother to me, than my real mom was.
"I know you do, baby girl, but sometimes things don't work out the way you want them to." I slowly nodded my head and felt something being draped over us. It was a heated blanket. I felt the heat spread from my feet to the head of my shoulders as it started to warm us up. "But I'm here for you...and so is Angela. We will never leave you like they did, I promise you that." She tucked a large chunk of my hair behind my ear, moving it out of my eyes. "We are family, Lindsay...what is it that Stitch said right before they were going to take him away from Lilo?" I sniffled and wiped at my nose, trying to remember the old Disney movie from my childhood.
"Ohana means family. Family means that nobody gets left behind."
"Or?"
"Or forgotten. I remember you making me watch that movie all the time when I was little." She chuckled and her body shook, making me shake along with her.
"That's because I always wanted you to remember that. Your family will never leave you or forget you, no matter what. That's what makes you so special to me, Lindsay. You are my family here. Angela and you are all that I could ever need or want, because I consider you both my family."
"What about your husband? Doesn't he count?" She looked down into my eyes, and gave me a weak smile.
"My husband and I don't always get along...I mean neither do me and Angela, but the last few weeks with you two girls have been bliss. No husband...I don't really even consider this work as long as I am with my two favorite girls in the entire world." I smiled and cuddled up closer to her. "I love you, Lindsay, with all my heart."
"I love you too, Karen."
*Yes, I watched Lilo and Stitch a lot as a kid. Ok? Judge me! lol not really it isn't fair. Anyways, do you guys like this? I would LOVE to hear your guys' ideas if you have any. Comment, vote, and share this with your friends. If you have read anything else of mine and you are kind of noticing, 'Hey you aren't swearing!' That is because I am doing this for a school project, and one of the teachers that this is due for said that I can't swear, because it wouldn't be appropriate. So, yeah, but I'm really trying to make this interesting for you guys to read this! Seriously, any ideas tell me them, and the chapters that your ideas are used in will be dedicated to you!!!! Thanks guys!*
