The Baby Project

2. Moving Back

I SAID I NEEDED SPACE~ CHAPTER 2:

~~Moving Back~~

INTRO:

"Fuck this," I say and I slam the picture down, and it smashes into a million pieces onto his nightstand

I walk out of the room and pick up any of the last few things that the girls and I will need before I head to the door, standing in the spot I stood 4 hours ago, where my world was torn apart for the second time.

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I CAN FEEL THE BLOOD RUSHING TO MY HEAD and I feel dizzy, I sigh, and the couch dips beside me, I turn my head, looking at Billie, I hastily wipe my tears, before turning my head back, throwing it into my hands mumbling, why is this happening?

"Avery," she says softly, touching my arm, but I jerk back, running a hand through my hair probably making the already bad mess, worse "Talk to me" she replies

"Why is this happening" I whisper, my eyes trained on the orange stain on the wall, due to my girls and some crayons

"I don't know- but I can help you, I promise, whatever you need," she says and I glance at the pink stick lying on the counter alongside the empty glass, and the 5 others, I haven't looked at them yet, I don't want to look at them. I keep my head down, and I feel numb.

"How am I here again?" I ask and Billie shakes her head, and her phone rings, for the 3rd time today, snapping me out of my trance,

"Hello," she says into the phone, but the rest is inaudible, like the past few calls and I can't stop replaying the scene from earlier on replaying in my mind.

"Yes, be fast" she replies, before coming to sit on the couch next to me again.

"Avery are you sure this is what you want?" she asks me

"Um, yes," I say back and she nods, typing on her phone before looking back at me

"Jake and Ally will be here soon, your mum is going to pick the girls up and keep them for the night" she instructs

"Okay," I say unsure

"We will start to pack your's and the girls' things as soon as they are here- we will be out of here before he gets home" I flinch at the mention of 'he'

"Okay" I repeat

"Hey, hey, Aves, if you don't want to-"

"I want to" I interject

"If you could tell me, I can help you better" she starts, but the doorbell rings cutting her off, I look at the door and Billie goes to open it

"Hey guys," she says and Jake rushes over to me, kneeling in front of me, he grabs a hold of my chin, gently guiding it up so I am looking him dead in the eye

"Aves, can you tell me what happened? He asks

"Avery" he replies, and I suddenly feel like I have been here before, which I have,