Filler chapter : not vital to the plot.
Missy Milkovich sat in her room the day after the incident with her father, flabbergasted. She didn't know how she managed to pull off what she did, she didn't even mean to. Kevin and Veronica were equally as shocked but pleased that she managed to hold her own with him. No one knew about the disc Terry gave her and it had been staring at her since he gave it to her. The family computer had been open on her bed for two hours and she knew that in order to stop feeling anxious, she'd have to just see what it was.
She was lying down to feel more comfortable, she put the disc into the computer and within seconds a loading screen came up, she was nervous, she was filled with anticipation until multiple pictures of her mother came up, so she clicked one. She didn't expect the image she was met with, Shelley sat in a hot pink room with posters of bands all around it, holding a baby bump. She was aware that Shelley was fifteen when she had Jamie but always seemed a novelty since there was no evidence of it, until now.
"Hi there, god I'm cringing, how do you start something like this. I'm your mom, Michelle, I prefer Shelley but I answer to whatever and I can't wait to meet you little guy or little girl, whichever one of my children you are. Today's date is April 18th 1993 and I'm a couple of months away from having my first child. I presume you're close to him, I know it's a him because well, the uh, the scan" she said as she dug around in her handbag and held up a picture to the camera, it was the ultrasound.
Missy was sitting up at this point with her hand over her mouth in shock, she never thought she'd her her mother's voice again. It was too surreal.
"So um, as I was saying, I'm your mom. Right now I live on the South Side of Chicago but I will get out of here, I know that b-because Terry told me we would, he promised. I imagine we're all living in a huge house, no guns, no violence just free from this shithole neighbourhood because you kids, you all deserve so much better than here" she said through a genuine smile. "Me and your dad, Terry, he's the best man in the world and I'm sure you agree. We plan on calling this baby, which could be you, Jamie. There's just something that has a ring to it; Terry, Shelley, Jamie" she said while holding her bump, she was so caught up in the moment that the poor girl had no idea of her reality. "A couple of girls in my school have had kids already, it's scary, I know. They told me I'll never sleep, my body won't be the same and I'll turn to crack" she said while looking down before shaking her, as if she was re-assuring herself. "I won't though, the love I have right now is so unconditional that I'm not doing drugs with my friends right now. To let you in on a little secret, I hate drugs, I did it because it's the only thing you can do on the South Side, it's boring if you don't"
"If you listen to anything I say, little man or any of my kids, little men and ladies. If I find any of you taking even a sniff of cocaine, I'll kill you" she said seriously before laughing and shaking her head. "I'm kidding, could never stay mad at you. How could I ? You're a kid of mine and Terry's and who cares if you fuck up ? Honestly who cares. Make mistakes. Live your fucking lives" she said while smiling the smile Missy remembered so well. "I imagine there's maybe three of you, four at most. Maybe. But if there's more, then you know what. I did good with all of you. I don't care if you go to prison, yet knocked up young like me, have a mental illness, addiction. Okay maybe I care a bit about addiction because I don't want to see you unhappy and struggling" she began as the door burst open and two blonde girls came in brawling. One threw the other on the bed and Shelley immediately stood on the bed.
"That's Monica and Dolores" she shouted as one looked up. "Who are you talking to ?l" she asked confused. "The baby" she said through a smile as the three girls sat back down. "That's Monica, my best friend" said while pointing at the girl next to her who was lighting a blunt, once she heard her name she smiled and waved. "And that's Dolores. We call her Dolly" she said while smiling again as Dolly looked at her, waiting for her to say something about her too. "Um. Monica was dating this guy. Frank Gallagher" she began as Monica cut across her. "He's so handsome. He does well in school. He's going to look after me. He said so" she said while handing the blunt to Shelley who shook her head.
"Come on Shell. Just a drag" she said as Shelley pushed it away. "No. Mon. It will hurt my baby" she said as Monica furrowed her eyebrows. "It's all bullshit. Just have it" she said as the woman she knew as her mother shook her head again. "Fuck no. Anyway, after Monica and Frank broke up" she began but Monica cut across her again. "It was so funny, he told me he loved me while we were high and I tried to throw him infront of a train. It's crazy isn't it" she said while laughing hysterically as Shelley rolled her eyes. "Frank slept with Dolores and began calling her new Monica. Said if he ever ran a business. He'd be her right hand woman and he loved her. He doesn't even know her name" she said while laughing. "Yes he does Michelle. Don't be fucking stupid" she said annoyed as Monica shot a glare at her. "Don't fucking call my best friend stupid" she shouted as the pair began brawling again.
The pair stopped quickly once the door opened again and two boys came in, one was identical to Lip. "Hey, hey, hey. Calm down ladies, there's enough of me to go around" he said while laughing as he took a seat on the bed. "You're mine Frankie" Monica said while grabbing him by the shirt and kissing him, too rough.
"Alright, okay" Shelley shouted while moving the camera so she was the only one in the frame. The other boy who came in was Terry, she was lying between his legs and he was smiling at the camera. "What are you doing" he asked while wrapping his arms around her, she felt safe, Missy could sense it instantly. The man on her screen seemed so nice, he actually looked after himself, it couldn't be Terry. "This is a video for our children" she said through a giggle, they honestly were just two kids trying to figure it all out. "Well, hi there, I'm proud of all of you" he said while smiling and waving at the camera. "Full disclosure kid, I mightn't be the best dad. What my dad is, is not what a father should be. All I have is my mother's parenting to go by and she's currently awaiting trial for murdering my dad so, I'll probably get some stuff wrong. All I can do is promise that I'll try. If I do fail, you tell me, I'll listen to my children, I will. I won't go near alcohol or drugs. Violence will never be a punishment, it doesn't do no good. I promise, just tell me. I love you" he said while blowing a kiss at the camera and Shelley smiled and pressed a kiss on his cheek. Missy could tell they were both at their peak happiness, after that the video was over.
"Mom" she whispered while touching the screen, she looked at her bedside table to see the framed picture that had survived all of her years of life, the one from the day she was born. Shelley has Missy cradled in her arms, she was looking at her with so much love, Terry had his arms wrapped around Shelley and wore a massive smile on his face. Jamie sat on the bed holding little Mandy, Mickey was on the armchair next to the bed while Joey and Iggy sat on the floor. The kids looked a bit scruffy, Iggy had his first black eye of many after loosing in his first fight of many and Mickey was smirking because it was the first fight of many he'd saved Iggy from. They were one of the happiest family.
They were scraping by and barely had any money but they didn't care, there was actual love in the Milkovich house when Shelley was alive. She kept everyone fed, the bills were always paid, the house was always clean, everyone was bathed and at school on time and Terry was the breadwinner. Everyone on the southside said a piece of the Milkovich family died when Shelley got sick and it was true. Once she was gone, it was every man for himself
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