The New Boy

I Promise

- Brad's POV -

"Sophie what are you doing here." I ask her once we had finished hugging.

"Believe me Brad I didn't want to come all this way either but I need to talk to you."

"Well I have a lot going on at the moment so it's going to have to wait."

"Brad it's important." She pleaded.

"Sorry, tell me tomorrow okay, I have work to do." I began to turn away.

"But Brad-"

"Tomorrow." I say firmly, cutting her of as I walk inside and shut the door behind me.

I watch Sophie leave throw my front window and I collapse on my bed letting out a big sigh.

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- Megs' POV -

Today was the first day I actually felt well enough to go to school so I packed my bags and quickly texted Megen for a ride which she quickly replied and said she would be here in 10 minutes.

I quickly made some toast and hopped into the car with Megs.

"No morning sickness then?" She asked as I got in.

"Not today."

"Have you told Brad yet?"

"No.." I replied looking down at my shoes.

"Megs you need to."

"I know I do, and I will, I just need to find the right time."

"Okay."

I sat back in my chair as we rode the rest of the way in silence.

When we arrived I felt a wave of nerves flow through me as I saw Brad talking to some girl.

"I wonder who that girl is?" I said to Megen.

"I think her name is Sophie Tristan said." She replied.

"Brad looks kinda sad."

"I guess he does a bit."

"I wonder what they are talking about."

"Come on, lessons are starting in a few minutes we had better get going."

I nodded as we got out of the car and headed to the lockers. I couldn't take my eyes off Brad and Sophie as they seem to be talking about something pretty deep and I couldn't help but wonder what it was.

***

"Hey Megs let me drive you home." Brad said as he caught up with me after our last lesson.

"That would be great thanks."

"Are you okay?" Yeah I'm sound apart from the fact I'm carrying your child and you have no idea.

"Yeah I'm fine, are you?" I reply.

"Yeah yeah I'm fine." He nods.

"Brad who was that girl earlier?"

"Who?"

"The blonde girl who you were talking to by the lockers earlier."

"Oh nobody."

"Brad Im not stupid that was obviously somebody."

"Megs drop it okay." He said firmly.

"What are you hiding from me?" I ask and he shrugs his shoulders in reply.

"Did you hear me?" I persist.

"I heard you." He snapped.

"Can you please tell me what's going on Im getting worried." I plead.

"Not until you tell me what's going on with you!" He shouted.

"What? Nothing is going on? Stop trying to change the subject!" I shout back as I folded my arms over my bump so he wouldn't notice.

"Its none of your business Megs." He looked away.

"Brad, I'm your girlfriend and I love you just please tell me what's going on." I ask softly as I grab his hand and massage it.

He sighed. "Promise me you won't judge me."

"I would never."

"Promise?"

"Promise." I saw as I held out my pinky and he took it in his.

"Okay, I'll tell you. Sophie is my ex girlfriend from Birmingham and -"

"And she wants to get back together?" I couldn't help but interrupt him.

"No there's more, one night in the summer when we were dating we went out for a couple drinks (which ended up being a bit more) and it was all good until she wanted me to take her back to her place so we could you know.. Anyway I said we would have to get a taxi because I wasn't sober enough to drive and she got annoyed as there were no nearby taxis so ordering one would take at least half an hour and she couldn't wait. She pleaded me to just drive home and I eventually gave in as she wouldn't stop pestering me. So we got in the car and everything was fine until she tried to kiss me whilst I was driving, I kept trying to push her off as I tried to concentrate on the road but she wouldn't stop. Then accidentally she pulled down on my arm and the car swerved crashing into a pedestrian on the street and I panicked and drove away and packed my bags and fled to here. A few days after I told my family and Con Tris and James what happened and they all moved down here too as they figured it would be closer to their parents work and everything worked out. But Sophie came down yesterday and she told me that" I gulped. "the pedestrian I hit died the next day after being in a coma." He finished speaking and he looked at me. I felt like I was in a dream.

"Brad oh my god."

"Megs you have to understand I would never hurt anybody intentionally, it was an accident."

"Brad it's okay, I know you wouldn't." I rubbed his thigh as I gave him a smile.

"Megs promise me one thing." He looked up at me with tears in his eyes.

"What?"

"Promise you'll never leave me." He whispered. I had never seen Brad so vulnerable as he buried his head into my neck.

"I promise."

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