Friends Forever

Chapter 7

**Onika's POV**

I sat down in the chair trying to process what Ms Myrtle... well whatever or whoever she is, had just told me. It made sense but, I didn't want it to.

How is it possible for her to be my mother???

I tried not to cry, I was overwhelmed but she said I couldn't leave yet in case I wasn't done. I don't know what she meant by that, but I sat in the chair crying at last.

"Nika, do you forgive me?" She put her hand on my back gently but I still flinched. "Come on I remember when you were first born, do you want me to tell you about that?" She looked me sincerely in my face, her eyes teared and she looked desperate. I turned away and ran to my room. I stopped outside the door and listened closely to the conversation going on inside.

I heard Rih and Aubrey arguing or something so I pressed my ear closer against the door.

"She's not gonna trust us if she thinks we've been snooping through her stuff." Rih said, Aubrey's response was muffled, then there was silence. I figured this would be a good time to walk in so they wont realize I was eaves dropping. As I unlocked the door I heard a lot of fumbling around, I opened the door and Rih hugged me immediately.

**Rih's POV**

Nic walked in, and I dont know what came over me. I hugged her and blurted out the truth.

"Casí called, I answered it and I think she thought I was you. She says she is leaving school. You didn't tell me she was your daughter." I panted out of breath, then I saw her facial expression and I sat her on the bed.

"What's wrong?" I asked her.

"Its nothing, " she said but tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Nic, please you've hidden so much from me. You can talk to me, please." I begged her.

"I said its fine!!" She threw a pillow at me, it was thrown hard enough that it really hurt too. "Leave me alone!!" She screamed and began crying hysterically.

"Nic," I put my hand on her shoulder but Aubrey put his on mine and told me to let her be.

"Do you want us to go?" I asked her.

"Nooo.... " She moaned looking up at us with a pillow clutched on her lap.

"Come on you can tell us." Aubrey and I sat on the sides of her and she laid her head on Aubrey and sobbed some more.

There was a knock at the door, I opened it and Ms. Myrtle walked in.

"Nika talk to me." She said taking my spot next to Nic and pulling her close.

"Stop stop stop!" I pulled them all apart. "What the hell is going on?? Just 20 minutes ago you two hated eachother. Nic please just tell me something for once."

Ms. Myrtle looked around for a few moments,

"My name isn't Ms. Myrtle. Its Maraj." She whispered. "Onika is my daughter."

She patted Nic once more before leaving out.

"You can talk to me whenever you're ready." She said as she closed the door.

"Nic?" I turned to her, she was crying into Aubrey again.