Chapter 40 Chris sped through the streets of Santa Clara and parked at the bar in not less than 6 minutes. The car wasn't even fully parked when I opened the door and barged out of it. I waited for Chris to step down from the car but he just sat there quietly, trying to look into the bar."Hey, you coming?" I asked."Nah, just go ahead." He said to me. "I think seeing you will be for the best. If you need help carrying him, just call or something.""You sure?" I raised an eyebrow.He nodded.I made my way toward the front door of the bar and walked in. I continued to walk when my eyes spotted Dean's back, fully slouched, his hair a toppled mess on his head. I could make out the drink in his hand. I was about to walk up to him but stopped in my tracks wh

Chapter 42"Grace, your boyfriend's here!" I heard Chris yell from the living room.I bit my lip as my heart began to race. I took a quick glance at my reflection in the mirror. I let out an exasperated sigh when I tried to get my hair in place. I frowned as I ran a hand through my hair, "More makeup, perhaps?" I bit my lip and looked at my back view over my shoulder. "No. No more makeup."Ugh! I looked so ugly!I was dressed in a black leather jacket over a purple floral summer dress with a sweetheart neckline, which ended a little above my knees with black heels on my feet. I groaned as I picked up a scrunchy from my vanity and tied my hair up in a loose ponytail."Grace!" I heard Chris shout again. "What's the hold up?!""I'm coming!" I shouted back.I placed my phone and lip g

 Chapter 44 "Penelope!" Jenna exclaimed as she jogged over to Mrs Ryan. "Jenna, dear!" Mrs Ryan embraced her with a beaming smile on her face. That hurt more than it was supposed to. "It's so nice to see you again, darling." Mrs Ryan pulled away. "How was your trip here?" "It was good." Jenna replied, a smile plastered on her face. "It feels so good to be back in LA after such a long time. Thank you for inviting me here." "Our home would always be your home too, Jenna." Mrs Ryan said lovingly to her. She didn't use that tone of voice with me, she didn't smile like that to me. Hell, she didn't even look pleased to see me. It was obvious to everyone that she loved Jenna, like she was her very own daughter and i

Chapter 46 "...yeah and I'm sorry for that but you can't expect me to just agree to this." "Mom, I'm not in the mood for an argument right now, so just please… don't stop me from doing this." The voices that spoke in hushed tones blended into my sleep, while I was at the verge of consciousness. I heard the monotonous voices again and my eyelids fluttered open and immediately, I felt a slight pain in my head. I sat up straight and noticed that I was in a room I was unfamiliar with and in clothes that weren't mine. I let out a low sound as my fingers went up to my temples, rubbing them in a circular motion. "I can not believe what you are saying right now, Jason." I heard a voice which I recognized to be Mrs Ryan's speak, and her tone wasn't so pleasant. "We're adults, okay? What do you think I'm gonna do? Get her pregnant?" I heard Dean whisper, clearly aggravated. I furrowed my brows slightly as I stepped out of the bed, taking short, careful strides towards them. "I'm not lett

Chapter 48A new year.I always had this bittersweet nostalgic feeling whenever a new year came around. It always made me remember. It made me remember what it was like for me that very period 365 days ago, it made me grateful for life and the people around me, it made my heart fill up with joy, knowing that I had grown into a better person than who I was before.The new year felt good and I couldn't be happier. I enjoyed the rest of the little break I had left and headed back to Santa Clara when school commenced again. A lot of time had gone in the new year and January was almost over. School work had already started eating up my time because if I wasn't learning, I was studying. I just really wanted to be focused on good grades.My Dad and I had also been talking a lot now. He liked to call me his second therapist. He'd say that talking to me about everything he