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Chapter 24
Kristi
My alarm clock goes off and I groan. Dad brought me in some food last night, and I pretty much went to bed as soon as I was done eating. I shuffle out of bed and grab a quick shower. I don’t want to spend too much time on how I look, so I just grab some sweatpants and a hoodie from my dresser and toss my hair up into a ponytail.
Opening my bedroom door, I roll my eyes at Alana, who is standing against the wall. “Ready to go?” she asks, sounding happy as hell.
The whole way to the doctor she doesn’t shut the hell up, constantly talking, and giggling when all I do is grunt at her. She’s making it really hard to stay mad at her.
It’s not until we hear the heartbeat that I reach over and grab her hand, giving it a squeeze that I finally do. Damn baby is making me forgiving. Stupid hormones.
After the appointment, we decide to walk to Denny’s to get some breakfast, and talk. Just as we’re about to head inside, I stop, frozen to my spot.
“Kristi,” my mom sneers as she notices me.
Alana grabs my arm, giving me a squeeze.
“What are you doing here?” I ask her.
“Just passing through. Didn’t expect to see you, last I heard you were living in Calgary, making something of yourself, instead, here you are.” She looks me up and down and narrows on my stomach, that has a small bump. “Looks like it didn’t last though. Got knocked up. Children ruin your life. I should know. Good luck with that.”
“You fucking bitch!” Alana roars, and quickly gets in her face. “How dare you? Children don’t ruin lives, ugly, good-for-nothing women like you ruin lives. Just like you ruined your own.”
“How dare you speak to me like that?” my mother starts but I interrupt her.
“Enough. Seriously, enough. If children ruin lives, then how come Dad’s life is flourishing? Yet here you are, looking like a junkie, needing your next fix. You left us, because you wanted something better out of life, yet you never got that. Grass isn’t always greener, is it? I’m just so thankful you did leave so I could become the person I am. A good person, with a good career, a loving family, and this wonderful bundle of joy. Hell, if you stayed, my life probably would have turned out shit. So thank you. Thank you for leaving, because we all became better without you.” With that, I grab Alana’s hand and we walk into the restaurant.
After some silence, halfway through our meal Alana speaks up. “You okay?”
I shrug. “I knew this day would happen at some point, I’m glad it’s over now.”
