THE PURGE- TikTok

Nine.

* Carmen's POV *

I can tell something is wrong with Jaden. His smile doesn't match his eyes. His eyes are begging for me to help him but his smile is reassuring me that everything is okay. But everything isn't okay. The stupid ass government can't control their attempt to reduce the population. Idiots. Actual idiots. Unless this is there attempt to get rid of more people, and this was all planned... nah. That can't be true because it would make them look bad... right? Now I'm coming up with conspiracies. I gently grab jadens face and turn him towards me. I peck his lips and stare into his eyes. They are watery and it physically hurts me to see him like this.

" can we talk after breakfast?" I whisper not even bothering to hide the concern in my voice

He nods his head and burns his face in my neck causing me to wrap my arms around him. We stay like that for a little while before finishing breakfast. Neither one of us said a word the remainder of the time that we were eating. I look over at Avani and see her looking at me and Jaden. His head is once again on my shoulder while my hands are laced in his hair. She asks me " what's wrong?" In sign language (ASL) I want to answer but I don't know the answer to that. My response was " I don't know, can you watch Luna while I find out?" She nods her head yes. Payton looks so confused. Griffin, Christopher, Josh, and Jackson are helping Anthony and Chase get to the living room.

" come on baby" I say causing Jaden to interlock our fingers and sniffle and stand up. His grip on my hand is tight like he is afraid I'm going to disappear.

My chest hurts. He is crying. My baby is crying. I kiss his jaw causing him to look down at me and smile weakly. I lead him up to the room and open the door for him. We walk in and he sits on the bed while I shut the door making my way beside him. He looks so sad. He looks at his hands and fiddles with them.

" what's wrong jaden? I'm starting to worry.." I say causing him to look up at me
" Please don't leave me... I don't want to have the possibility of l-losing you t-too" he says as his eyes water up and a tear streams down his face
" baby, I'm not going to leave you. I'm here, forever and always. Who is possibly leaving?" I say causing his lip to quiver making my heart hurt.
" L-Lu-Luna" his voice cracks as he breaks down

I pull him to me and lay down with him on top of me. His face is buried in my chest as he sobs. My chest physically hurts seeing him like this.

" Luna's not going anywhere baby, why would you think that?" I say after he calms down a bit
" w-what happens when we f-file the adoption papers and they f-find her biological f-father? What if he takes her a-away?" He sobs, there is a pain in my heart and I don't like it. I haven't thought about that.. what if he does take her? I can't think about this right now.
" hey, listen to me. If they do find him, and he wants her, we will go through court. What kind of father let's his baby mama take his child out 30 minutes before the purge? Any judge would be on our side and we would get custody. Just calm down baby" I say as I run my fingers through his hair trying to sooth him
" w-what if h-he hasn't b-been in the p-picture? Or h-he didn't know he has a k-kid?" Jaden sobs, I'm trying to stay calm. He can't know I'm upset about this too.
" baby, if that's the case then there is a reason he isn't in the picture. He could be a bad person. So bad he might not even want her." I say causing him to sniffle
" you're r-right. There is a r-reason he isn't in t-the picture." Jaden says holding me tighter than before

He kisses my neck and cuddles into me as I play with his hair. Soon enough he started snoring softly. I can't help the tears stream down my face. My subconscious is upsetting me more.

One side of my subconscious is trying to reason with me. Telling me that I'm okay and I won't lose Luna or Jaden. Telling me everything I told Jaden less than 30 minutes ago.