Peppermints, Rock and Lollipops

Part 22

My P.O.V.

*One month later*

“Nancy I feel sick”

I leaned against the bench in the kitchen.

“Oh dear, not again. Would you like some water?”

I nodded and pulled a chair out from the table.

The sound of the glass filling with water made me feel worse.

I had been working for a month.

In about 3 weeks I will have enough money to go back to Shane.

I spoke to him every night.

“There you go sweetie”

Nancy put the liquid in front of me.

It rocked from side to side.

I ran to the toilet and threw up

*2 hours later*

Laurence was out.

I have no idea where he was or what he was doing.

And I didn’t really care at this moment.

I sat on the floor and put my arms on the bed.

I held the stick in my shaky hands.

I read the box instructions.

“Leave for 3 minutes then check”

3 minutes felt so long.

I looked at it and threw it on the bed and ran out of the room.

Laurence’s P.O.V.

I walked into the B&B.

Nancy was sat at the table by herself.

Her skin looked grey or abnormally pale.

“Are you ok?”

I stood by the creeky kitchen door.

She shook her head and looked up.

She nodded at the sight of me.

“Have you seen Hannah?”

I walked in and shook my head.

“No why?”

I slowly sat down like I was approaching a psychopathic killer.

She shook her head and looked down.

A little tear splashed on the table

“She ran out 2 maybe 3 hours ago crying, I asked her why but she wanted you or Shane”

I looked down.

This time my tear splashed.

“So she has finally left me then?”

Nancy rushed up

“No, no, God no Laurence! She left everything here, she will be back, I promise she will be back”

I slowly got up I didn’t have time for all of this.

What am I even doing?

The stairs seemed to take forever to get up.

I shut the door and text Hannah.

Her phone vibrated next to me.

I shook my head.

My phone had 3 notices.

1 missed call- Hannah

2 texts

Hannah

Laur I need you now! X

Kier

Good day today! See you soon x

I had spent the day with Kier.

I had been for a while now.

I also had a little job in a shop.

In about 3-4 weeks I will have enough money to move back to London.

I didn’t see Kier in Nottingham.

I saw something on the bed and picked it up.

Jesus!

Hannah was pregnant.