Starlight and Lullabies by Casse NaRome - Baked Books Press

Author:Casse NaRome - Baked Books Press
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, interracial romance, musician, diversity, college romance, new adult romance, second chances at love
Publisher: Casse NaRome - Baked Books Press

CHAPTER SEVEN

Leandria

I laid sprawled across my bed wallowing in self-pity. Why am I even shocked at how pissed Jays got? I knew he would be, which is why I kept it this long, even though it was eating me alive.

I hadn’t expected him to say such cruel things though. He’d never been cruel, but time hadn’t been kind I guess. I would’ve been hurt if he said them to my face, but at least then, I could lie to myself as if they were just said to hurt me. But no, what he said, he hadn’t even known I was listening. That stung.

I had seriously screwed up my life along with Jays’. I was totally wrong to keep from him that we had a daughter together, but he was completely wrong calling me selfish. Despite what he may think, I did this more for her than anything else.

Bang Bang Bang!

I jumped at the knocks on my door. Holy shit. Is that the cops?

“Oh God, Charlie!”

I rolled off the bed with as much grace as a drunken hobo. I rushed to the door yanking it open before turning the knob all the way.

“Hello— Christ! Lucas! You scared the crap out of me.” I gushed in relief after seeing my brother behind the door. “I thought some serious shit was going down.”

Lucas stepped inside my room forcing me to back up and let him in.

“Is Jace telling me the truth?” I have never heard Lucas sound like this before. Here was the disappointment I was desperate to avoid when I was sixteen.

Of course Jays wasted no time to run to my brother and tell him that I had been pregnant. My teenage nightmares were all hitting the fan today. I could not handle this. Not now, I couldn’t. Not today, after being completely ripped to shreds by Jays.

“Lucas, can we do this another time, please. I get it, I’m a horrible person. I still will be tomorrow, so this can wait. Right now, I just want to go to sleep. Today has been too long.” I fell back on my bed.

“My twin sister was pregnant and she didn’t tell me! No, we can’t talk about this later.” He was the second person today to yell at me.

I couldn’t help feeling so small. My shoulders began to shake as tears flooded my eyes and I started to bawl. I covered my already sore from crying eyes.

“God! Why is everyone forgetting that yes, I kept things a secret, the biggest being that I’m someone’s mom. I am just that—a mom. I gave birth to a little girl and I gave her up. Doesn’t anyone know how hard that is still? No, because everyone is too busy making me feel like a monster for doing the right thing for my child.” I stood up and stomped over to my twin. “I was sixteen years old, in college, and pregnant; what was I supposed to do? Go on some reality show? I did the best I could do!”

“Fine, I get that; but why didn’t you tell me? I’m your family.

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