Deception

Chapter 7: I Did It

"A man? Are you sure?". "Yes. I'm positive. I saw Chris kissing that man and it broke me. I felt...unwomanly. I felt like I failed. That I did such a bad fucking job he had to go get a man". This was the worst news I ever received. Well, second. The baby was first. Her life was coming to an end. I had to call D and let him know that I couldn't make it. My friend needed me more.

"Kendra, everything is gonna be OK". "No it's not. I can't do this. I'm two and a half months pregnant by a man who would rather be with a man than me. I'm still in high school. This shit ain't cute. It fucking sucks!". She started crying. I held her in my arms as tight as I could. I wanted her to know that I was there for her no matter what.

We talked about it for a while until my mom came in around eight. "Oh hey mom". "Hey sweety. What's going on?". "Uh, she's going through a rough time right now. That's all". "Oh that's...cute. Um honey, can I talk to you for a sec". "Sure". Why she wanted to talk to me, I had no clue. We went into my room to talk.

"So, what's going on?". "Oh nothing she just needs a friend right now and I'm...". "I'm talking about with you". "What do you mean?". "I mean, why did I find a pregnancy test in your room?". Oh shit! Why would Kendra put that in my room? Is she crazy? "Mom, before you freak out...". "No fuck that! I ought to slap your stupid ass for having sex in the first place. What the fuck is wrong with you?". I stood there silent. At that point I knew Ken could hear her yelling. I didn't want to tell her that my friend was pregnant. "Zenia Maree Carter! I know you hear me. Now answer my damn question!". "Mom, I...". "It's mine". Kendra came out of nowhere.

Me and my mom both looked at her surprised. "It's mine and...I told her not to tell anyone so...yea". Silence was in the room. My mom just looked at the two of us like we were crazy. "You need to leave my house. Now!". Kendra didn't waste anytime. I walked her outside while my mom stayed in the room. After I closed the door, I turned around and she slap me. I fell to the ground holding my face. "Mom!". "Shut up, I'm talking. You will not be hanging out with her again". "Mom. It's not even like that". "I don't care what it's like. You heard me".

She walked away. I'm just all in shock. It wasn't even that deep. Why is she acting like this. This wasn't my mom. This was someone else. As I said before, people change. I went up to my room and talked on the phone with Deandre. I told him about everything that happened today. I started to hear some noise coming from outside. Someone was throwing rocks at my window. I told Deandre to hold on so I could check to see who it was. It was Trevor.

"Tre! What are you doing here?". "Come down". "No". "Come on. Come down or I'm coming up". "Well I guess you have to come up". He smacked his teeth and started to climb up. I reached for the phone and told Deandre that I'll call him back. When I turned around, Trevor was in my room "What do you...". He leaned in and kissed me. I pushed him off after about seven to ten seconds. "What the hell are you doing". "Look, I told you before. I want you". This dude would not stop.

Why does he want me so bad? "Tre, you need to go". "Listen, I know I'm late and all but...I need somebody like you. When I'm not around you, I want you. I usually don't pour out like this so it's all new to me". I had no words for him. I didn't know what to do at that point. He knows I'm with Deandre. "Look, I have a boyfriend and you know that". "Fuck him. He's not everything you think he is. Trust me I'm better". "OK you have to go. I'll see you tomorrow". "Alright fine". He put his leg outside of my room but decided to give me one more kiss but I moved before he could. "Oh and by the way, you might wanna ask Paige about your home girl". "What do you mean?". "Just know, I was there when Kendra ran into that tree.

Ok, what is this dude talking about? I was confused. First he says that D isn't who he says he is and then he tells me to talk to Paige about Kendra. Things were getting way to freaky. I had to sleep on it. The next morning I went to school and met up with Kendra. I apologized for what my mom had said to her and everything. She told me everything was cool.

When it was lunch time, Ken and I sat together. Deandre decided to sit with us. It was nice having my best friend and my boyfriend together. It was a good lunch with the both of them. After lunch, I went to math with Deandre, and then English with Kendra. In English, Kendra and I talked about her pregnancy. "So you're keeping the baby right?". "Zee, I honestly don't know". "What do you mean!? You are keeping it". "What if I don't want to?". "Is that why you tried to commit suicide?". "Suicide?".

Did I say something wrong? I thought she was driving into the woods hoping to run into something on purpose. "Is that what you think I did?". "Well I...I don't know boo. How did you end up on the side of a beltway in the woods?". "I didn't end up there on purpose. Someone ran into me and it caused me to lose control of the car". So, someone did run into Ken. "Oh, I'm so Sorry baby".

My mind was going in circles. Ken didn't try to kill herself. That was a relief. But as I sat in the chair, I started to have flashbacks. I started remembering last night. Tre came into my room and all and told me things that didn't make since. But it all does now. I know who tried to kill Kendra. Of course. She told me to stay away but I didn't listen. It was...Paige...