Stories tagged “stacie”
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Change (II)
“You do know that—” The doctor begins, but I don’t want a lecture. “I just want to know if my baby is okay, doctor. I know all the facts,” I tell him. The cold air of the hospital is sending chills down my spine and ...
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Oh my God (I)
“I’m sorry, can you… can you repeat that?” I ask. I know what he said, but I have to hear it again to make sure I didn’t mistake any words. “You’re about a month and a half pregnant,” The doctor repeats. ...
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Oh my God (II)
“I’m sorry?” The doctor asks. “I think I might want an abortion,” I say, trying my best to hold back the tears. This baby can only cause problems in my life, so I have to stop the shit now. “Miss, it’s not my p...
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Decisions (I)
“No, no, it can’t be, we used a condom,” I assure him. He looks to his right, recalling the memory. I know I did, he can’t make anything up about that. “Do you think it broke?” He asks. Shit. I forgot the possibility...
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Decision (II)
I decide that I’m stilling going to go through with the abortion. I push out the second thoughts in my head, take a deep breath and walk through the doors to where the murder of my baby begins. “I’m here for my appointment,” I t...
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Decisions (III)
“Ma’am… I said are you sure about this?” The lady repeats. I take a deep breathe. The doubt doesn’t stop invading my brain, but I can’t help relate to some of it. I’ve never been known to back down, but there i...
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Time Heals All Wounds (I)
Two months ago my life was a mess, but two months ago I wasn’t pregnant. Ethan is actually stepping up like he promised he would if I kept this baby; our baby. My belly hasn’t grown much, so my parents haven’t taken notice to my extra...
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Time Heals All Wounds (II)
“Mom, I really—” She gets up from off the couch and gets closer to me, her hands holding the hideous shirt. “Try it on, come on!” She begs. I grab the shirt, but she stares at me. Does she want me to try it on here? In fro...
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Time Heals All Wounds (III)
“Tell me you’re becoming a fat hoe,” My father says to me, his eyes not moving from my stomach. “No, actually, I’m not. People get fat when they’re pregnant,” I say. I’m done with lying to them, they need...
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Outrunning Your Past (I)
“Your dad, what?” Ethan asks. We decided to eat at the diner for old time’s sake and we’re walking to no place in particular. “He wants to help. Who am I to stop him?” “You’re Stacie, his daughter. Yester...
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Outrunning Your Past (II)
“Finally!” He shouts from the driver’s seat. “I’ve found you!” Shit shit shit shit… “Uh, hi?” He gets out of the driver seat and walk around the car. “I’ve been driving past here for mon...
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Outrunning Your Past (III)
He throws me in the back seat and locks the door of the car. He drives quickly so I have no chance of escaping. I’m more afraid that he’s driving while high then where I’m going. “You left me before I woke up! I wanted to see yo...
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Where There's Smoke, There's Fire (I)
The truck keeps honking, trying to warn us that we’re about to get hit, but there is no way I can move. Marcus is too heavy too move and I have no time to move him, so I push his leg to make the gas go faster. We zoom by the truck, missing it jus...
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Where There's Smoke, There's Fire (II)
“My name is Denny,” He says. I’m in his truck waiting for the ambulance to come. I hate to leave Marcus still in the car, but what else am I supposed to do? He’s bleeding. When the ambulance finally arrives, they pry open Marcus...
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Where There's Smoke, There's Fire (III)
I don’t know why, but I cried. When he said that, I teared up and cried, right then and there. Maybe it’s because it’s partly my fault, or maybe it’s because his children will never know who their father really was outside of th...
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Where There's Smoke There's Fire (IV)
Denny’s house smells strongly of cigarettes. His wife—if he had one—must be a chain smoker too. The house isn’t exactly what you’d call clean, but it’s tolerable. I follow Denny to the upstairs bedroom which is the e...
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Where There's Smoke There's Fire (V)
“Relax, honey,” She walked to the right of the bed and put down the tray on top of the nightstand I hadn’t noticed before. “Relax? You’re some crazy bitch who tied me to this bed!” I yell, struggling again. “No...
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Only One Way Out (I)
Laying tied on the bed got me thinking about everything. Ethan, my parents, my baby… Everything in my life is so fucked up, and I just keep getting into deeper shit, without even trying. I could blame most of it on the baby, but it’s always...
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Only One Way Out (II)
“You’re right,” Ruth says and I can’t believe how easy this is, “I have a ton of plastic knives.” She lets out a little chuckle. She leaves, but reappears quickly after with a plastic knife and fork. I stop pacing on...
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Only One Way Out (III)
There isn’t any shower, but there is a bathtub. One of those that you sit and rub yourself in for hours. I turn the knobs all the way to the left and let the water pour into the tub. I look around and find that next to the toilet is a big cabinet...
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Epiphany (I)
She knocks again, and when I don’t answer, she begins to knock harder and eventually opens the door. It wasn’t locked, but I assume she wanted to give me privacy. I hear her gasp, and grab the pills from the floor. “Damn!” She s...
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Epiphany (II)
I stop halfway down the hallway and notice that I’m naked. Fuck. Should I go back and face Ruth or not? I decide I’m done letting people seeing me naked—especially Denny, who God knows, where he is. I walk back into the bathroom and s...
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Epiphany (III)
The police didn’t take long coming to the house. A black police man looked around the house, while a bunch of other cops and medics, entered the house. “TV doesn’t do you any justice. They usually say you guys take forever.” ...
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Epiphany (IV)
The cop offers me a ride back to my house. I take it without any hesitation, I need to get out of this hell hole. I’m still in shock at how lucky I am, and how much danger I was just in. Ruth could have killed me. I get into the passenger seat an...
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Goodbyes (I)
I enter the diner and wait until the cop car is out of sight. I jog to the club and head for the Employees Only door, though I haven’t been one for a while now. As I walk in all the girls jump in surprise. It’s been a while since I’ve...