"You and Zac are back together? C.J THAT'S SO GREAT!" Tanya squealed, throwing her arms around C.J. The girls were in the hallway of school and C.J had just told Tanya the story of Zac stopping her from leaving.
"Excuse me.... but did I just hear her say that you and Zac are back together?" Amy asked, walking up to the girls. C.J faced Amy and nodded, a smile on her face.
"I decided to forgive Zac for..." C.J glanced at Tanya and Tanya nodded. " for getting you pregnant... Zac couldn't live without me... so it looks like your sick little plan didn't work"
"But that's where you're wrong C.J. Zac's the father of my baby... and knowing him, he will want to suport me... so I'll be in his life for the rest of his life. I'm always going to be there."
"But Amy, what you don't understand is... Zac loves me. Ok? Me... not you. And besides... once that baby is born, Zac and his parents are going to get full custody of it." C.J said. Her and Zac had talked about things. There was no way that Amy would believe that Zac wasn't the father. So, for the rest of Amy's pregnancy, Zac was going to pretend that he thought the baby was his. Then he was going to get a paternal test done and prove to Amy once and for all that he wasn't, and never will be, the father of her baby. And to keep Amy away for a while, the two had decided to tell Amy that Zac's family were going to try and get custody of the baby. C.J watched with pleasure as Amy's face went white and a hand went to her stomach.
"There is no way he will get my baby" She said, in a low, angry voice. She then turned on her heel and raced away. C.J felt a pang of guilt but she shook it off. Amy deserved everything she was getting.
"Oh my god. I can't believe this. Is Zac really gonna try to get custody?" Tanya asked.
"No... why should he when the baby isn't even his? This is just to scare Amy and to show her that she can't mess with peoples lives." C.J said.
Jessica was walking fast to the cafetirea. She was late in meeting Carly. She didn't see the person standing still. So, she walked right into them.
"Shit... I'm sorry" Jessica said as she walked off, not bothering to turn around and see who she had walked into.
"Jess? wait!" A boy called out. Jessica stopped dead in her tracks. She then slowly turned around and faced Coldan.
"Hello Coldan" She said coldly. Coldan gave her a weak smile and walked up to her.
"It's been a while since we talked hey?" He asked. Jessica glared at him.
"It's been over two months" She told him. Since her rape, Coldan hadn't been near her, let alone talked to her. Truth was, Coldan blamed himself. He knew that if he hadn't got up and walked away from Jessica, then she wouldn't have been raped. Coldan figured that Jessica blamed him so he had kept away from her. Now he realised. When he saw the hurt in her eye's, that she didn't blame him at all. That made Coldan feel horrible. He knew that Jessica must think that he ditched her. Jessica looked at her watch and then said. "Look, I'm late. I guess I'll talk to you in another two months" and then began to walk away. Coldan reached out and took her arm.
"Jess.. don't go" He said. Jessica, still remembering the feel of the attackers holding her down, yanked herself from Coldan's grip.
"Don't touch me" She cried, tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry.... I didn't think"
"No... you didn't did you? You've obviously forgotten what I've been through. It doesn't take a day to get over Coldan. I've needed you. Just because I was raped doesn't mean my friends can abandon me! Carly was the only person who's stuck by me through this and suported me and was there when I needed her. And where were you? Off galavanting with your new friends. That's where you were. Not giving me a second thought. But why would you? you're just as bad as every other fucking jerk in this place!" Jessica said.
"It's not like I didn't want to be there for you Jess. And don't assume that I haven't been thinking about you at all. Don't you get it? I balme myself for your rape! If I hadn't left you then it wouldn't have happened!". Jessica searched Coldan's eye's and saw he was telling the truth.
"You blame yourself? Why? you couldn't have stopped it"
"Yes I could have. You wouldn't have gone with that guy if I was still sitting beside you. He wouldn't have even come up to you. He would have seen you with me and left you alone! But I had to get up and walk away.... it's my fault"
"No it's not Coldan. I was stupid enough to go upstairs with him. I was stupid enough to stay in that room while he went and got his buddies! I could have left! I could have walked out and looked for Zac on my own but no... I stayed!" Jessica said to him. "And anyway... regardless of wether you blamed yourself or not, I still could have used your support" She added. Coldan hung his head.
"I thought you thought the same thing as me so I thought you hated me. Jess, I am so sorry for not being there for you." He said quietly. Jessica could see that he was trully sorry for cutting her off. She smiled weakly at him.
"You know what?"
"What?"
"I forgive you." Jessica said. She then hugged him. Coldan hugged her back.
"You mean that?"
"Uh-huh... and"
"And what?"
"You think to much."
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