Chapter 80: Expect the Unexpected
Faith’s P.O.V
As Brandon’s father’s words settled within me, I felt an odd sense of calmness descend upon me like I had never felt before.
Why couldn’t he have been my father?
A small voice whispered inside my head.
His one advice had seemed more useful than all of my father’s preaching’s combined. And he hadn't exactly been following his own preaching’s to begin with; rather, twisting his words so that he could manipulate my mother and me, keep us unaware and under his control until the very end.
“How is…Brandon doing?” I finally mustered up the courage to ask him; but I wasn’t able to meet his eyes.
Brandon had never introduced me to his father as his girlfriend. I don’t think he ever planned to until this mess threw everything off-balance.
From what Debby told me, at least he h
Chapter 81: Accepting the TruthFaith’s P.O.VRing, ring…Ring, ring…“Come on…come on…”Ring, ring…Ring, ring…“Fuck! I don’t-I can’t! Debby! Fucking-pick up the phone!”Ring, ring…Rin-“Hey! Sorry! I-”“I’m pregnant.”“Sorry?”Sitting in the bathroom of a convenience store a few miles away from my house, I stared at the pregnancy test in my hand, one of three that I had taken in the last ten minutes…at the two lines that stared right back at me.Actually, only two out of the three showed the faint second line, but combined with the test I took earlier, that was three positive tests out of four. Which definitely meant a positive…I didn’t know how I was going to deal with this, or what I was even going to do from here on out…but one thing was for certain…I needed to accept the truth about this pregnancy.“One of the lines…it’s really faint…but it’s there.” I swallowed, trying to keep my voice from trembling as I looked at the lines, hoping that if I continued to stare at it, it jus
Chapter 82: Desperate AttemptsBrandon’s P.O.VThe sound of the race cars zooming past gave me an odd sense of comfort as I watched yet another race commence and the crowd erupt into cheers.Two of the cops standing to the side kept their eyes on the situation, while the gang that made these secret races happen had an array of bodyguards lining up in all directions to keep thing in order.I chuckled almost humorlessly. Of course the cops were involved in this. With this caliber of noise and lights? There was no doubt about it. And they probably were getting a good paycheck out of it. Even more than their monthly payouts at the station.Shaking my head, I headed towards the back of the crowd where the waiting rooms were, deciding to wait until my turn.Leaning back against one of the chairs, I closed my eyes, folding my arms across my chest, and waited, the low hum of the motors outside almost lulling m
Chapter 83: Caught in the ActFaith’s P.O.VThe entrance to the racing arena was tightly guarded with a few burly looking security staff and even a couple police officers.I paused just outside the gates, not sure how I was even going to get inside past this amount of security anymore.A group of people walked past me, and they seemed to be teenagers too, probably younger than me. They were all wearing black pants and tops and leather jackets and even had bandanas on their heads.The guards easily let them through without so much as a backward glance at them and that made me want to question how the police could even let these teens go inside such an event, where there was no doubt going to be drugs and alcohol, without so much as asking for an ID?However, the difference between them and me was as starkly evident as day and night.I was in a grey hoodie and denim shorts, my hair pulled back fro
Chapter 84: Breaking PointFaith’s P.O.VTears blurred my vision as I ran, pushing past the crowd as I made my way out of the arena.“Hey!” “Watch it!” “What the fuck!” “Are you blind?” “Dumb bitch!”Hollers surrounded me from all sides as I pushed past the crowd, nausea churning in my gut as I tried to find an escape but kept on getting lost over and over again.I stopped, trying to figure out where I was and where I was even going, but with my vision blurred with tears, my mind a jumbled mess of thoughts and emotions and my stomach churning with nausea, I was no better than the filthy names that people were calling me when I unintentionally bumped into them while trying to run away from the world itself.The entire world seemed to be closing in on me, trying to suffocate me, and even though I was standing under the open sky, the stars in full view, I felt trapped…like I had nowhere to go.It wasn’t long before the nausea became overwhelming and I was once again running through the c
Chapter 85: HyperventilatingFaith’s P.O.V“W-what…?”“Can you believe that?” Julia’s voice was just as surprised; astonished. “He had his hands on me…his lips on my neck…but all he could say was…Faith…”Something shifted inside my heart…a warm feeling began to spread through as I watched the astonishment in Julia’s eyes as she lifted her free hand to trace the red marks on her neck.“I…I tried everything…I did everything to apologize…to make him love me again…EVERYTHING!” She looked up at me in shock, as if she couldn’t believe what was actually happening. “And in the end…he…he took your name…”Brandon…didn’t cheat on me?It was an absurd thought, and completely out of context in a situation like this…But still, the thought that Brandon hadn't actually been the one to seek Julia out on his own and kiss her…it gave me a kind of relief that I hadn't been expecting.“I thought I was going to be okay with it, really…” She shook her head, continuing her narrative. “I thought that…it does
Chapter 86: Not Worth It Brandon’s P.O.V ‘Loving you…has brought me nothing but pain and suffering…I’m done loving you, Brandon.’ Faith’s words kept on reverberating inside my head over and over again, as I stood frozen in my spot, watching her run out the cabin and disappear into the crowd. I tried to keep track of her gray hoodie for as long as I could, but soon, she was lost in a seal of people that I didn’t even recognize…and my heart shredded into a million pieces inside my chest. Loving you…has brought me nothing but pain and suffering… I shook my head, trying to get her voice out; her voice out of my mind. But it persisted. Like nails on a chalkboard…over and over again… I’m done loving you, Brandon. I wasn’t worthy, was I? I was no longer worthy of being loved or cared about? I was just a big fuck up who made other people’s live
Chapter 87: Never PregnantBrandon’s P.O.V“Brandon!”Julia turned to face us with a gasp of horror, revealing the scene behind her. And right then…I felt like the ground had slipped from under my feet.Faith…she was lying on the floor amid the dust and the debris…as blood pooled around her legs…Even in the darkness of the room, I could identify the blood clearly. It was thick and dark and it flower slowly…almost eerily around her.Her face was contorted in pain and her eyes slowly closed as she slumped on the ground…and my heart thrashed against my ribcage as fear gripped my heart in its icy fingers.“Faith!”I pushed past Julia’s form as she stood unmoving and horrified in the middle of the room.Kneeling on the floor beside her, the first thing I did was to check for a pulse. Pressing my fingers against her neck, I felt around until I felt the slow but steady beat of her heart and then I saw her chest moving, but barely.“You’ll be alright.” I told her, my entire body trembling as
Chapter 88: Recovery Brandon’s P.O.V “What?” My mind went completely blank for a second. “I-I don’t…understand…I…?” “Please, have a seat, Mr. Wolfram.” The doctor pointed to the side where the chairs lined the hallway. “I think it’s better if I explain to you what happened to Ms. Millar.” I nodded my head slowly, unable to do anything else. It was almost like my brain had given up trying to process everything and was just shutting down… Never pregnant? How was that even possible? Debby called me didn’t she? She called me to tell me that Faith wanted to talk to me about her pregnancy…so I guess that she had done tests? She must have…otherwise…how would she even have known that she was pregnant? And now…the doctor was telling me that Faith had never been pregnant? Nothing was making sense anymore, damnit! I plopped down onto the seat then, and the doctor took the seat beside me. Maybe the shock on my face must have convinced him to give me the details of Faith’s condition; othe