Life

Chapter 8

Jaclyn's POV:

Today Tico and I are meeting for a practice and after I'm gonna swing by the station and see dad.

When I walked in the station I saw Andy coming down the stairs.

Andy: hey
Jaclyn: hi
Andy: can we talk?
Jaclyn: right now?
Andy: yeah
Jaclyn: why?
Andy: I just wanna talk and explain.
Jaclyn: explain what? Why you abandoned me?
Andy: I didn't abandon you
Jaclyn: yes you did. You literally left me on the door step of a fire station.

Everyone turned and looked at us.

Jaclyn: tell me. Explain it. Why?
Andy: I couldn't give you the life you deserved.
Jaclyn: YOU couldn't give ME the life I deserved?!
Andy: yes
Jaclyn: Really!? You couldn't give me a good life!? You really thought foster care is better?
Andy: I'm sorry
Jaclyn: Sorry doesn't fix it. Sorry doesn't fix me being raped when I was 5. Sorry doesn't fix me being sold for sex at the age of 7. Sorry doesn't fix being abused. It's doesn't fix sleeping outside in 6 inches of snow because I didn't clean the dishes fast enough. It doesn't fix the broken ribs and vertebrae's. Sorry doesn't fix not growing up with friends because your foster parents only see you as another income. Sorry doesn't fix the shitty homes and the abusive parents. Your pathetic, self centered apology fixes none of that!
Andy: (tears in her eyes) I didn't know.
Jaclyn: of course you didn't know! You left me on a fucking fire house step.

I saw dad come down and he looked shocked.

Jaclyn: you are nothing but a self centered egotistical bitch who only thinks about herself and no one around them.

I kept getting closer to her and yelling at her. At one point I screamed at her and shoved her. Dad came over and wrapped his arms around me and picked me up.

Jack: not right now.

Maya came and pulled Andy away.

Jaclyn: never fucking talk to me again you bitch.

Dad yanked me into an office. I kicked a box in there.

Jack: what happened?

I tried to explain but could only cry. I grabbed the back of the chair and leaned over it crying.

Jack: follow me.

I followed him into the work out room.

Jack: punch the bag. Punch it as much as you want.

He put a pair of gloves on my hands and stood behind the bag. I punched it so much I lost count. I just kept punching to the point I slowly quit because I was crying so much. Dad came over and slid my gloves off. I sat down on the floor and cried. He sat down next to me and waited.

Jaclyn: I came by to see you after practice because I haven't seen you in awhile because our schedules are so crazy. I walked in and she asked to talk. I said about what? She wanted to explain and then I just went off. I shouldn't have but she tried to just apologize so she'd feel better.
Jack: it's okay.

I laid my head on his shoulder and tried to calm down.

Jack: why don't we have a movie and pizza night tonight? We can catch up and spend time together.
Jaclyn: sounds good.

I got up and fixed my hair and self then walked out. Andy was out there.

Andy: I'm so sorry. Please let me explain.
Jaclyn: I meant what I said.

I turned around and walked outside and passed Pruitt on the way out. I said bye to dad and left.

Jacks POV: