i sat on my bed, cradling my new baby brother, Elliot John. Ej. i set him down in his pile of blankets on my pillow while i read peacefully. mom was asleep, twyla was at a photo shoot, and cc was at soccer. i had no where else to go, anyway. i had sent billie a text this morning telling her my mom had just given birth. i didn't expect her to answer for a while. my motherly instincts had begun to kick in. i wanted ej more and more to myself. i loved him with all my heart. he looked just like cc. i always played with his tuft of brown hair on his head. my little ej. i had to admit, i was kinda bored. i didn't have too much to do besides looking after ej. i had a photo shoot tomorrow for gucci, so that should pay me plenty. maybe i can do something with that money.
i heard footsteps shuffle toward my room and i lifted my face out of my book. mom was coming toward me and went straight to the baby, as if i weren't there. i understood, all the attention was on the baby, but mom and i had grown farther and farther apart. i didn't know why. "hi," i squinted my blue eyes at her. she picked up elliot and smiled at me. she bounced him up and down and cooed right in his face. "mom..." i swallowed and set down my book. "yes darling?" mom set down in the edge of my bed, the springs creaking beneath her weight. "i have something i need to tell you. a few things actually." i had caught her attention.
she looked up at me and nodded, "go on." i rubbed my button nose, resisting the urge to break down. "i've made a mistake recently that's come with a consequence. and i've kept secrets for too long." mom stopped bouncing ej and stared at me. "i've been dating billie. for a few years." moms eyes softened and she gave a weak smile. "aww baby... i'm so proud of you for telling me. so are you lesbian?" she wasn't afraid to ask that? i hesitated, "well... maybe bisexual because... i'm pregnant." moms eyes sharpened. "you're what?!" she shouted. i was startled. i didn't expect this... i figured she would understand, be sweet. "i'm pregnant," i said firmer.
"you're 17 willow celeste! what on earth are you thinking? you're gonna have to pay for the baby, for everything. i don't even want to know who the father is. you're gonna have to buy your own place, get your own things..." i stood up and shouted, "what? you're kicking me out? not even going to bother to help?" tears rolled down my cheeks. "you think i can help pay for the baby? we already have a baby in this house. we can't afford another one!" i nearly ripped out my hair. "this is all about money to you! not that i'm your daughter. you're unbelievable!" i could hear twyla and cc open the front door and trot over to the commotion. they looked into my room and cc held up his hands, "what's going on?"
i glared at him, "moms kicking me out!" twyla turned angrily to mom, "why on earth are you doing that?" "i told her," i grumbled. "told her what?" cc looked at me dreadfully. "she's pregnant and expects it to be ok in the household at 17!" mom screamed. "you're pregnant?" cc's eyes widened. "mom, what are you thinking kicking out your own daughter?" twyla stepped forward and pointed a finger in her face. ej had started whining. "this is completely unacceptable!" mom howled back. "you don't love me if you do this! you don't care for me or your grandchild if you make me." i couldnt believe what was happening. "people are going to think you're a slut, willow celeste!" mom shook her head. she just called me a slut. "hey, mom, don't fucking call her that!" cc hissed. "oh and you think it's ok for you to go and get pregnant when you already have 3 teenagers and a house you can barely afford, you don't even tell us who the father is, we will never meet him, you are letting us take care of your baby, and you're calling me a slut? you get all your money from me and twyla's modeling. i've seen you take our checks that i've thought went missing. i can't believe you. i hate you!" i spat in her face. "i want you out by the time school starts." mom growled back. that was in a week.
cc and twyla were speechless. so was i. i was sobbing. "you hear me?" mom tried to hush the crying baby. "fine. fine," i muttered. cc and twyla were both crying. i walked out of the room and out of the house. i didn't care anymore. i was off to find a house. as i left, i heard cc and twyla trying to defend me, shouting at mom. mom? i don't know her anymore. i used to love her so much. she used to love me so much. what happened?
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Fanfictionwillow celeste and her identical triplets, charlie clyde and twyla fay, all have to deal with their fathers aggression because of alcohol, while their mother is abused and mistreated. they were raised on the beach, sand and all, until one day they g...
