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Chapter 8
Sara's View
I watched from the window looking at everyone smiling and having fun. Brian is looking at Tiffany right now and it's making me sick. It's her fault that Brian broke up with me and now because of her I have a huge black eye. When we were outside fighting before Kevin picked me up and took me in the cabin. He threw me on my bed and then walked out slamming the door. I've been sitting in my room the entire time trying to get the swelling to come down. So far no luck. I look horrible and it's all because of that bitch Tiffany!
I finally came out of my room and I'm at the window watching everyone. How could the girls ignore me like this!? They're supposed to be comforting me! UUGGHH! I'm so frustrated! I need to get Tiffany out of the picture but how!?
Tiffany's View
"Come here Michelle," I said opening my arms. She ran into them with a huge snowball in her hands.
"I lifted her up and whispered in her ear, "Take that snowball and throw it at daddy OK?"
She smiled at me and nodded her head. I set her down and she ran to the other side of the snowman. Brian was sitting on the ground making many snowballs when Michelle threw it at his head. Direct hit! He stopped with is mouth open in shock and looked over at Michelle. She was giggling and I was trying so hard not to burst out laughing. The snow is sticking right on his head! It's so funny! He wiped the snow off and got up casually but then ran after Michelle. She ran as fast as she could go with those little legs of hers but her first two steps Brian swept her off her feet and laid her down. He started to tickle her and she screamed with delight.
He stopped and asked something that I didn't understand and then Michelle said something back. He then said something and Michelle nodded her head. He pounded some snow together into a snowball and then he looked up smiling at me. He got up slowly and started to walk towards me slowly at first and then faster. I walked away from him trying to hide behind anyone that is close to me but that didn't work. He was throwing snowballs every which way and none of them hit me but they sure hit all the other guys. I was laughing uncontrollably at the site of Nick on the ground trying to get up from a collision to his head. I totally forgot about Brian so the next thing I know he tackled me to the ground. He was shoving snow in my face but he was gentle. He wasn't trying to kill me or anything. He's just playing.
He stopped and asked, "Had enough?"
"Yes! Just get off me! I didn't do anything to you!" I laughed.
"You didn't do anything? You told Michelle to throw a snowball at her dear old dad," he smiled.
"So what if I did? Just get off me. Your heavier then I remember," I said trying to push him off.
"I'm not going any where until you apologize, " he said crossing his arms.
"For what?"
"For making Michelle throw a snowball at me and for you calling me fat."
"I didn't call you fat!"
"Yes you did! You said I was heavier then your remember."
"I just meant that it's been three years since you've been on top of me."
He looked at me surprised.
"No I didn't mean it like that! God is that all you guys think about!? Remember you used to tackle me to the floor all the time when we were going out?"
"I didn't say what you thought I was thinking about and yes I remember," he said smiling.
"Now can you get off me?"
"No I like it right here," he smiled.
"Oh get off!" I said pushing him off and getting up. He was laughing and trying to get up.
"Hey if you two will stop bickering and get over here Michelle is going to put on the carrot and the rocks!" Kevin said with Michelle in his arms.
I walked over and Brian walked behind me.
"OK we're here," I said.
"OK Michelle stick that carrot where ever you want it," Kevin said moving closer to the snowman. Kevin had already put the scarf and arms on. Michelle just has to add the eyes and nose.
Michelle examined the head for a second and then put it right on top. It was sticking straight up into the air.
"Well that's really good!" Kevin said trying not to laugh.
"OK put these in now," he said handing her two rocks.
She examined the head again and finally put one rock right smack in the middle and the other one on the very right side of the head.
"That's very nice Michelle!" Howie said smiling.
"That's my girl!" Brain said taking her out of Kevin's arms and walking off toward the cabin.
"It looks like a freak to me," Nick said laughing.
I elbowed him in the stomach. "That's my daughter's work so leave it alone!"
"Oh come on you have to at least think it's a little funny!"
I looked at the snowman and started to laugh.
"See it does look like a freak!"
"Just shut up!" I said trying to seem serious but it wasn't working very well.
"You guys never grow up," Kevin said walking away while shaking his head.
"Maybe we don't want to grow up," I said.
"Yeah we want to stay Toy's R Us Kid's!" Nick laughed.
"Yeah!" I said laughing.
AJ and Howie walked away from us looking at us weirdly.
"What?" I asked.
"Nothing," they said entering the cabin.
"Great now they think we're on drugs!" I said looking at Nick.
"They always think we're on drugs Tiffany."
"Maybe you're right."
"I'm always right."
"No you're not!"
"Yes I am!"
"I give up! You know I missed this?"
"Missed what?"
"Us making jokes and getting into friendly fights."
"Yeah I missed it too."
"You know what?" I said lowering my voice.
"What?" he asked lowering his voice as well.
"I brought a huge sack of candy."
"Really!?"
"Shhhh! I was hoping we could get hyper with it later like we used to."
"Yes! This is going to be so fun!" Nick said walking towards the cabin next to me.
"I know!" I said walking into the cabin. Kevin was in the kitchen with Mary talking, AJ and Amanda were no where to be found, Stacey is on a chair reading a book, Sara is on the couch glaring at me, and Brian and Michelle are on the floor behind the couch eating candy.
Nick walked off to the kitchen and I walked over to Brian and Michelle and said, "Where did you get all this?"
"I brought some with me," Brian smiled at me.
I looked at Michelle and she was smiling at me will caramel all over her mouth and teeth.
"Well give me some," I said sitting down next to Brian. He pushed some candy to me and I dug right in. I picked out a tootsie roll pop, chocolate flavored, and shoved it into my mouth.
"You did a very good job on the snowman honey," I said to Michelle.
"Thank you," she smiled.
"Hey Michelle come here," Kevin said form the kitchen.
Michelle got up and ran to the kitchen. Brian smiled after her.
"You really love her don't you?"
"Well yeah she is my daughter," he said looking at me.
"I know that but you really really love her. I mean other fathers wouldn't play or give their daughters unhealthy food. Very few father's do that."
"Well I love kid's and I've always wanted some. I'm glad that you didn't give her up for adoption or got an abortion."
"Why would I have done that!?"
"Well you were only 19. I mean a lot of girls in your situation would panic and do something drastic but you kept your cool and made a great decision of keeping Michelle."
"I wasn't always cool Brian. I was a complete wreck when I found out. I was so worried about what you would think and what my parents would think. Having Michelle completely changed my entire life. My parents don't treat me as their little baby that's so innocent anymore, my brothers and sisters don't kid around as much, I didn't get to go to college, I couldn't get another boyfriend, most of my friends dumped me for better friends, and the worst thing is that I lost you."
"I'm here now," he said scooting closer to me.
"I know that but that doesn't change what has happened during the last three years."
"I know and I'm sorry but I want to thank you for raising Michelle."
I looked at him and slightly smiled. "Your welcome. To tell you the truth I did think about getting an abortion but that would go against my beliefs and then I thought about giving her up for adoption but the thought of someone else raising my child is just wrong. I mean they could be abusing her or she could've ended up dead. Who knows what could have happened but the first time I held her in my arms I knew I couldn't give her up. I still can't believe that she grew inside me and that we created her. It's just amazing."
"You think about that too? After you gave her to me at your house and I was holding her all I could think about was I helped create her. Just to think that two people just sharing their love for each other could create a human being."
"It is amazing isn't it? I think about it everyday."
"Oh shut up! You're going to make me throw up!" Sara said looking over the couch at me.
Brian's View
Tiffany glared at her and got up without speaking and walked over to Nick who was sitting on the floor over by the fire. I looked up at Sara angrily.
"What the hell is your problem!?"
"Her," she said snottily.
"Look I know you're mad about me breaking up with you but you don't have to take it out on her."
"Who says I'm mad at you? I'm mad at her for making you break up with me."
"She didn't make me do anything!"
"Yes she did. We were completely happy until you bumped into her again."
"You were probably happy but I wasn't! I hated our relationship and now I'm glad that we're not together! I know you're thinking of something bad to do to Tiffany and if you do anything to her I swear I'll…"
"You'll what?" she said smiling sweetly. I glared at her and got up going to Tiffany who was now siting next to Nick on the floor.
"Princess do you want to go to your room to put your stuff away?"
"Yeah, I need to do that still," she said getting up. I picked up some of her things and went up the stairs with Tiffany following. At the top I turned left and went down the hall. I stopped at a room that was in between two other rooms on the right side. I opened the door and went in with Tiffany right behind me. I went to the bed and set down her things next to mine.
"Who's things are those?" she said putting a couple of her bags down.
"They're mine."
"Yours? I'm staying with you?"
"Yeah is that OK?"
"Well yeah but…"
"If you want me to sleep downstairs on the couch then I will," I said turning to pick up my bags.
"NO! You don't have to do that. I was just surprised that's all."
"I would have put you in a room by yourself but there isn't anymore. AJ and Amanda have one of the rooms downstairs, Kevin and Mary have the room across from ours, Howie and Stacey have the room to the left of us and Nick is to the right of us. Michelle said she wanted to stay with Nick so that only leaves me. Sara has one downstairs too but I knew you wouldn't want to stay with her. I'm sorry this had to happen."
"It's OK! Really," she assured me.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm positive!" she smiled.
"OK then I'll leave you alone so you can unpack. When your done tell me and I'll unpack my things," I said going to the door.
"Hey Bri?" Tiffany said before I went out.
I turned to her and asked, "Yeah?"
"Thanks for inviting me up here."
"My pleasure," I said smiling. I closed the door and headed downstairs the happiest I have been in what it seems like forever.
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