Presence of Rainbows by Habibah Carter & Jessica Hansen

Author:Habibah Carter & Jessica Hansen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: young adult fiction, young adult romance, basketball team ya fiction, YA contemporary romance, YA romance
Publisher: Habibah Carter
Published: 2020-03-24T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Aayla

I sat alone in the bedroom. Numb. It felt like the day just really had it out for me. Getting called into the diner on my day off should have been bad enough but leave it to David to show up and make it just that much worse. The emergency room visit should have been enough to leave me huddled in the fetal position in a corner somewhere. I’ll never be able to forget the sounds of my baby screaming like that. I didn’t like feeling helpless when it came to Zoey but that was the only way to describe it. My recent kidnapping was just icing on the terrible cake that is my day.

I was swamped in his shirt and the borrowed lounge pants. I could hear Sarah singing to Zoey in the living room and it made my heart ache. It was very sweet. I focused on a picture of Brute that was framed on the wall. He looked young, maybe five or six. He was with his mum and a man I assumed was his dad on a beach. They had wide smiles and looked happy, but I couldn’t help but feel sad.

If David had been different, if he had stood by me, I wouldn’t feel so alone all the time. I would know someone would be there when I needed them through the hard times, and they would hold me and my girl when things got to be too much. The idea that someone would be there to support us and protect us in the roughest of times was a dangerous one. I couldn’t really depend on anyone for that. Uncle Mike and Auntie are here but it’s not the same as having her dad around...

I glanced at what must have been last year’s school picture of Lurch and I could feel panic building in my chest as I stood up. I had described Brute! The minute I had called him he dropped everything to be there for me and my baby. He didn’t just drop us off like I had expected. He waited in the room with me and held me when it was too much.

As much as I denied wanting him, I could feel myself getting attached. Looking at tonight, it was selfish of me to even entertain the idea of dating. My nights would never be as easy as other girls. Could I really expect him to be okay with that? With having a girl who came with as much baggage as I did?

I wanted to scream in frustration. This was what I had wanted to avoid! I didn’t need these kinds of complications. I needed to get out of this apartment. I took deep breaths, prepared to let Sarah know I appreciated all the offers of help, but I was just fine taking a cab home. I opened the door and almost ran to her but stopped short. Zoey was curled against Sarah's chest. They were both sleeping. Zoey’s hands curled into the front of Sarah's shirt.

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