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“What are you guys talking about? What is so important that the news of my pregnancy doesn’t even deserve any consideration from you?”
My voice comes out louder than I expected it to, and I blink away the sting of unshed tears.
How could I have been so stupid to think that they cared about me and would always be there for me no matter what I threw at them?
“Amelia, I’m sorry, but I need you to calm down,” Tanner says once again. “There’s something we need to ask you.”
I stay silent and wait for him to ask. I can't say another word, as it would only bring about tears.
“Amelia, we’ve given you time to see that we are not the bad guys, and I hope you trust us enough to know that it is the truth. I promise we only care about you and want to protect you,” Tanner says.
My brain is fogged up and confused. What does any of this have to do with what I just told them, and why are they suddenly curious about whether I trust them or not?
Before I can conclude on my own, Tanner looks at the others and turns to me with a sigh.
“Amelia, time is not on our side, and we need to move now. For us to do that, we need you to tell us the location of your dad’s stash,” he says softly, looking into my eyes.
I jerk away from him, pushing his hands from my shoulder as I move back.
“My dad’s stash?” I ask in disbelief. “That’s what’s so important that you couldn’t wait to find out about?”
He takes a deep breath that’s mixed with irritation. “Amelia, you need to understand that if we could wait, we would.”
“I need to understand that? Have you considered how I felt when I thought that I might be pregnant, and how much it’s been eating at me until I confirmed it?” I scoff and shake my head.
“Amelia, please just hear us…” Josiah says to me, but I ignore him and continue.
“Have you thought about how I must have felt, knowing that I was pregnant and it belongs to one of you, yet not knowing who the father is? Or the courage it took me to finally come up here and tell you guys about it, despite being unsure of how you would react to the news?”
My voice is raised now, and I do nothing to control it. I turn to Rueben, who has remained silent in all of this.
“You,” I point a finger at him. “I suppose it's not be so surprising that this would come from Tanner, but how can you merely stand there while this goes on? Do you not care how I feel or how this affects me?”
He sighs and looks away, but not before I see the look of guilt in his eyes.
Good, you should feel guilty.
I turn to Josiah, but I have nothing to say to him. His eyes show his regret, but he never did anything to stop Tanner, so he’s not innocent either.
“I should have known that none of you cared for me. I was a fool to believe that this could have been anything more than it truly was. I was merely a means to satisfy you until you found the stash so you could dispose of me.”
“Please, calm down.”
“Don't ask me to fucking calm down, Josiah!” I lash out at him.
My voice breaks as I speak, and it’s a wonder that I'm able to get all the words out.
“Amelia, that could not be further from the truth. There’s just so much going on right now. We are only trying to protect you,” Rueben says finally, moving towards me.
I scoff and laugh, a derisive sound that has him stopping before he can take another step in my direction.
“You are trying to protect me? Getting me to trust you so you could take my dad’s stash? Batting away the news of my pregnancy like it means nothing? Is that what you call protection?” I rage, and none of them is able to calm me down.
I turn away from them and head towards the room, ready to slam the door shut and forget that any of this has happened, although how that is possible I have no idea.
“Amelia, come on. Can we just talk about this?” Tanner asks.
“Oh, so now you wish to talk after you didn’t get your way?” I whirl around and shoot him a nasty glare. “Stay the hell away from me, Tanner. I hate you. I hate all of you.”
