Chapter 8

Anna

The words that had just come out of Adelaide took a while to register in my brain. I stood up straight and frowned. 

'What do you mean? I'm confused.' I let out a dry laugh.

'You're pregnant, Anna.' She repeated and I stumbled. I caught myself on the edge of my bed as my legs suddenly felt weak and slowly sat down. 

'Ada, don't play such games with me, I'm really not in the mood.' 

'I'm not playing games, Anna. That's the reason I've been quiet lately, I've been thinking of a way to break this news to you. I'm sorry, anna.' 

My body went limp, as I suddenly felt weak.

'How did this happen?' Tears had filled my eyes.

From the time I left the Blue Moon pack till now, it had never once crossed my mind that I might get pregnant. It was the worst news I had ever received in my entire life. Sean had not only rejectede and made me leave my pack, but he had also made my life more miserable by getting me pregnant. 

'You had sex with Sean more than three times, Anna, it was bound to happen sometime. You're carrying Sean's babies.' Adelaide finished and I stopped my movement for the second time.

'Wait, babies?' 

'Yes, Anna. Babies, three babies.' 

It felt like the little confidence I had built to go on and the small I had started to build was crumbling down around me. I was pregnant with not one, but three babies. 

How did I end up like this? 

This was all Sean's fault. If only I had never met him, if only he had never cheated on me and rejected me, if only I had seen this coming and had not been blinded by his lies and stupid promises, now my life had been ruined and I didn't know what to do.

I slid down from the bed unto the floor. I dug my hands into my hair scattering it and pulling at it as the first tear dropped down my face. A scream left my lips as I threw the bag beside me across the room.

Why does life have to be so unfair to me?

I know that the Moon goddess hates me, but couldn't she have at least pitied me and let me go, just this once?

'Anna, you have to calm down. Crying and screaming won't do you any good, neither will it solve the problem at hand.'

"You can say that all you like because you're not the one that has to suffer all of this. You're not the one that is going to have to carry these three babies whose father abandoned me. So I really don't blame you for not letting me grieve for myself!" I screamed at Adelaide.

How was I going to cope with a pregnancy? I had not even started to build a life in this new city and now I was pregnant. If my employer finds out that I'm pregnant, I would be let off. I had already been planning to look for more jobs because I was not going to be able to survive in this city on that money and now I was soon going to have three more mouths to feed.

'I understand, Anna. Sean was my mate too, but I'm just letting you know that we have to move forward, to be able to take care of our babies and give them all our focus and attention.'

"Whose babies? These babies are not mine, I am not going to accept them. I will give them up for adoption as soon as they are born." 

Sean, even when I'm away from you, you still find a way to torment me. I hate you with everything in me. 

I couldn't keep these babies, they would have been a constant reminder of their father and what he had done to me, and I didn't need any of that in my life, not at this point.

I lay on the ground, as the tears kept flowing, not showing any sign of stopping anytime soon. I started to think of my parents. If they had been alive then at least I would have had someone to run to, someone to confide in and tell my problems, but they weren't and I had no friends. 

'I'm sorry that all these things happened to you.' Adelaide said before blocking herself off.

I remained on the floor as my tears pooled on the floor, the only feelings in my heart; pain, regret and anger. I was pulled into thick darkness as my eyes closed.

*****

The bright light shining from the window woke me up the next morning. I groaned as I pulled my stiff body up from the cold, hard floor. I stretched out my body as the events of last night came rushing in and my mood soured. My life was only getting worse by the day, and there was one reason for all the bad happenings in my life. 

I looked out the window and that was when it dawned on me that it was already bright and I had to be at work. I rushed to my feet and into the bathroom. I looked a mess, my eyes were swollen from all the crying and my hair was scattered. I quickly took my bath and brushed my teeth before pulling my clothes on and rushing out of the door. I used my hands as a comb, running it through my hair as I didn't even have a comb yet.

I ran to the restaurant as quickly as my legs could carry me. When I finally got to the door, I composed myself and walked pushed the door open. The manager was already there, screaming his lungs out at the other staff.

I tried my best to sneak past him, but he saw me.

"It's just your second day, Anna and you're late. You look a mess." He said crossing his short arms over his big belly, trying to look serious, but he just looked stupid to me.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Connor. I was feeling sick last night, so I think that's why I woke up late." I said hoping that he would believe me. 

He sighed, looking at me weirdly.

"Okay, I'll let you off easy this time, but meet me in my office during your break." He said, looking at me weirdly and I frowned.

What did he want from me, and why was he treating me nicely?

"Yes, sir." I nodded before walking past him, into the kitchen.

I dropped my bag in the locker that was given to me and walked straight to my post. I wore my apron and tied it and wore the gloves and got to work immediately.

"Hey." Someone said beside me and I turned. The face didn't look familiar as I hadn't seen everyone in the kitchen, but it was obviously another worker.

He looked young, maybe around my age and he was handsome and looked friendly. He had a smile on his face that reached his blue eyes.

"Hi." I replied with a tight smile of my own.

"I see you're new here." He said and I nodded.

"Well, I'm Danny and it's nice to meet you. I didn't get to introduce myself yesterday because I didn't want to overwhelm you, so…here I am today." I smiled.

"Thank you, I'm Anna, but I think you already know that." He chuckled at my joke.

"It was nice meeting you. I guess I should return to my duty now." He smiled again before he turned and left. I looked after him and scoffed. He was the only genuinely nice person I'd met so far.

I continued my work, but my mind kept going back to what Adelaide had told me the night before. I almost felt like crying all over again and Adelaide, the only one I had had not spoken to me. Maybe I had been too harsh on her, when it was not her fault. I needed to figure a way out of the mess I was on, and fast.

It was finally time for my break and I was given some food to eat, which I did before remembering that I had to see Mr. Connor.

I rushed there and knocked on his office door before I heard a loud come in and I opened it and stepped in. I walked to the front of his desk and greeted him.

"You asked for me?" 

"Yes, I did. Take a seat." He gestured to the chair in front of him and I sat down.

"Well, you know I figured that you just moved to this city, and you don't have a place to stay since you live at a motel." I nodded, and he stood up from his seat. "You know I also gave you this job because I pitied you." He got to my side.

"I was thinking, if you do things for me, then I can help you." He used his short finger to trace my face. My eyes narrowed, trying to understand the situation I was in.

"What do you mean?" My body had gone stiff and my heart started beating fast.

What the hell is this man trying to do? I hope it wasn't what I was thinking.

“What I'm saying is, we could do business. I could buy what you're selling. I would be a very good and loyal customer. I'm sure your assets.." I watched as his eyes settled on my chest “..would be very appealing to people such as myself."