Me a teen mum, wait what?!

Home sweet home (8)

My self respect flew out the window about twenty-four hours ago so now here I am outside my parents house. I walk up to it and just stand outside the door, half of me wants to knock and the other half of me want to run - but to where? I can't go back to Summer's mum again it's not fair on her and Julie's busy besides falling out with Luke has made me realize that life is too short to hold grudges. I lust hope Luke and my parents can realize it too.

Over the past year I have been through worse than this, I force myself to take a deep breath and knock. Waiting for someone to answer seems to drag on forever. Then the door slowly opens, my  mother stands staring back at me. "Hi." I choke. She looks me up and down as if I am obscuring her view. "Can I come in?" She moves to the side and I walk in. This house no longer feels like home. A pang of nostalgia hits me though as I remember my life here, it seems like a distant memory. Was it really that long ago that there was a happy family here?

I'm not quite so sure where to go so I take a seat in the living room on the sofa, my mother disappears for a second before coming back with my father in tow. They sit down awkwardly opposite me, I shift my gaze to the floor to avoid eye contact. "I've... I've missed you." I splutter unsure if it is the right way to start. Slowly I look up- my mothers face is a blank canvas, I can't read her response but my father is squirming... a tear forms in his eye and rolls down his cheek.

"Congratulations Sapphire, on the twins and the wedding." A small smile appears as he says it. Now I'm crying.

"What happened between us daddy?" I ask. He doesn't need to speak his response as he gets up and hugs me tight. Tears stream down my face and land on his shoulder.

"Can you forgive me?" I say.

"No it's, can you forgive me." He says. I nod, unable to form a coherent sentence through my tears.

We break apart and both turn to face my mother who is sat still giving nothing away. "What about you?" My father says. "You've forgiven her haven't you?" The question makes my mother flinch. For a while she is silent as if she is deliberating her answer.

"I bought the girl her wedding dress didn't I?!" I laugh nervously, I should have come back a long time ago.

My mother insits I stay for tea and I have no objections as I have nowhere to go so I agree. It will give me a chance to explain my current predicament to them about school and the wedding (possibly leaving out the part about club rox and kissing another guy) and then I can ask for their help. Afterall they are my family just as much as the twins are.