Secrets by John D

Author:John D
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction
Published: 2011-03-14T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter XII

Katherine stood in the doorway and looked nervously at her parents, she could feel her heart beating furiously and she closed her eyes and clenched her fists.

“Mum,” she called out and her mother looked away from the television and glanced over towards her daughter.

“Oh hi Kat. Shouldn't you be doing revision?”

Katherine pursed her lips and sniffed. “I've got something to tell you,” she admitted, her hands shaking. She felt the insides of her cheeks heat up and inhaled sharply.

Joseph turned to look at his daughter anxiously waiting in the doorway and raised his eyebrows. “What is it?”

Katherine sighed and licked her lips. “I'm pregnant,” she said quietly and her mother shrieked.

“What?” Joseph asked.

Katherine cocked her head to one side and repeated herself, wiping her eyes with the ball of her hand.

“Well who is the father?” Joseph thundered. “Is it that little runt Sam 'cos I kill the fucker. It's–”

“It's not Sam,” Katherine replied instantly. “But I don't know who it is.”

“What d'ya mean you don't know who it is?” Joseph shouted and pointed to the chair opposite. “Sit down, young lady.”

Katherine came into the room, the eyes of both her parents fixed on her as she nervously walked across to sit on the leather armchair. “I don't know.”

“You better explain yourself,” Joseph replied, his body language oozing aggression and anger.

Katherine took a deep breath. “I think I had sex at the Christmas Party and my dating scan looks like I conceived that week but I just don't remember it.” Katherine burst into tears and Joseph looked at his wife. “I just don't remember, I promise you. I never said anyone could have sex with me, but it must have been that week. That night.”

“You danced a bit with that barman,” her mother told her. “Was it him?”

Katherine shrugged through the tears. “I don't know. I think my drinks were laced as Matthew had to carry me home. I met someone from school outside and he hit on me but I don't think we did anything. I just don't know. I wish I did, but I don't.”

Joseph took a deep breath and stared at his wayward daughter. “Top of the class, you are. Going to University, you were. Why did you have to fuck up your life?”

Charlotte scooted over to put her arms around her daughter quietly sobbing and looked over at Joseph, telling him to be more gentle with his daughter. He grunted and picked out his mobile. “Who are you ringing?”

“The bar,” Joseph replied and asked to speak to the manager. Joseph was sharp and cold when he asked for the name and forwarding address of the blonde barman from Christmas, and was told that he was a backpacker from Australia making his way through Europe and apart from his name, Winston, the barman knew nothing about him. Joseph swore and put the phone down.

“Right well if it's Winston, he could be anywhere,” Joseph told her after he repeated the story. Charlotte groaned and then looked at Katherine.

“When are you due?”

Katherine took a deep breath and rubbed her face.

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