BXBX NOVEL Chapter 100 - My Decision
Megan\'s POV
"Ashton, I came here because I have a very important thing to tell you, but it seems you are having a good time, and I was such a fool for thinking that your father was the reason you stopped communicating with me, but now everything is clear to me," I said. I looked at him in the eyes, and he was looking at me with bitterness on his face.
I didn\'t let them see my tears because when they trickled down on my face, I looked down and wiped them right away with my fingers, I was already hurt, and I didn\'t want Ashton, especially Lauren, to see me in tears. What I have left is my self-respect. Ashton injured my heart, and I promised to forget him starting today.
"Yes, you are right, Meg. I am having the best time of my life, now that you are no longer part of it. And please leave." He said, and my entire body shook, and I wanted to slap him. Still, Zachary beat me to it by punching Ashton on his face with force, and I wonder why Ashton didn\'t fight back, he received Zach\'s blow one after the other, and Zachary only stopped himself from hitting Ashton when Lennon and Cole stopped him.
"Hit me all you want, Zach, but I will never change my mind." Ashton declared.
"You are an asshole, Ashton." He yelled at his best friend, and I could tell after today, their friendship would never be the same again.
"I told you, don\'t ever court, Megan, if you will only hurt her, do you know the reason why she came here to see you?" Zach declared, and I walked closer to him and held his arm.
"Zach, please, he doesn\'t need to know anything because he doesn\'t deserve to know the truth," I said in more than a whisper, and I faced Ashton while he was looking at us, and I could no longer read the expression on his face, maybe Zach hurt him that is why he looked sad and worried.
"Don\'t worry, this would be the last time you will see me, and I know I should never listen to your lies; you only toyed with my heart. And you know what? I will hate you until the day I die, Aston Pritzgold, because you are the most pretentious bastard I have ever known. You think I came here to beg you to have me back, I suppose you might be wrong, but you don\'t have any right even to know the reason why I came here." I said as I tried to control my anger, and I turned around and walked to the main door.
"Megan, wait! You have to tell him." Zachary was shouting behind me, but I was too hurt to stop in my tracks and face him.
"Damn you, Ashton! You were such a coward and no balls at all; how could you do this to Megan? You are heartless. And I am telling you this, you will regret everything you have done to Megan, and I swear, you will cry your heart out once you learn why we came here today." I heard Alice shout before I ran outside, and I felt so glad they were running after me, and I realized Zach pressed the button of his electronic car keys to open the car doors immediately, and I cried as hard as I could the moment I get inside his car.
I know that Zachary and Alice both get inside the car, but I am still crying my heart out; I never felt so hurt my entire life, and it feels like my heart will explode any minute. I cried until I thought the car had moved away from the parking lot of the Pritzgold mansion, and the moment we arrived at Zach\'s place, he allowed me to cry until I didn\'t have tears anymore. My eyes were swollen, and I felt glad Zach and Alice didn\'t say anything. I don\'t know how long I wept, but even if I no longer have tears to cry, my heart is still aching.
"Are you now okay, Meg?" I heard Alice softly ask me, but I shook my head.
"I will never be okay, Alice, I don\'t even know how to tell my parents about me being pregnant, and now Ashton did this to me, and I don\'t know where to go. I am so lost, and I know my parents won\'t accept me once they find out the truth." I said, and I heard Zachary clear his throat.
"Meg, just tell me if you don\'t have a place to stay." He said, and I looked at him, and I wanted to smile at Zach, but it felt like I no longer knew how to smile anymore.
"Zach, thank you so much for everything you have done for me," I said.
"No, it wasn\'t enough, and it will never be enough. I feel so guilty that this is happening now because I could have stopped my best friend from courting you, but I supported him, and I never expected to find him with Lauren today; that is why I was confident he would be happy to see you. I am sorry, I wish I call him first before we go to his house." He said, and I could tell Zach felt so guilty.
"Hey, Zachary, you don\'t need to apologize to me because you have done nothing wrong to me. In fact, it was the opposite, you were always there to protect me every time Ashton hurt my feelings, but this time I know there is no way to mend my broken heart because I am pregnant. I will always remember this day, how he broke my heart, and I will never forget you for the heroic act you did for me. Thank you for punching Ashton on my behalf. I wanted to slap him, but before I could move, you already hit him, and it feels so good, yet I wonder why he didn\'t fight back." I said, and Zach released a heavy sigh.
"I could tell he gave me the chance to get back at him for hitting my face the last time, and maybe he also realized he was wrong, and Ashton felt stupid enough to hurt you because you are innocent Meg, and he has no right to injure you that way. Anyway, you are right, and he doesn\'t need to know about the baby, even if he is my best friend. I can\'t tolerate him for saying those things to you. He could have at least broken up with you if he doesn\'t want to see you anymore." He said.
"Meg, if you need help, I can help you. I am
just one call and text away; this time, I promised to answer you. Ashton begged me
not to answer any of your text messages and calls, but what happened today made me realize he has no right to stop me from communicating with you." He said, and I could see the guilt on his face. I could feel the anguish as I realized Ashton begged his best friend not to communicate with me. I don\'t know why he has a change of heart; maybe Lauren was right; after all, he only wanted to get back at me because Dexter hurt Isabelle.
"Okay, I will bear that in mind, don\'t worry, if I have nowhere to go, I will inform you," I said, and he nodded his head, and he turned around and helped me get out from his car, and he walked us towards Alice car. We both said goodbye to Zach, and it was the saddest day of my entire life.
I stopped crying, and I felt glad, and I promised myself never to call over Ashton again. I told Ava first that I was pregnant, and since my parents knew Ashton had stopped communicating with me, Ashton became unwelcomed in our house. I couldn\'t tell my parents about my pregnancy yet, because I know they will become hurt, and I don\'t want to shatter their dreams for me because for them, I am the most precious among their children, and breaking my parents\' hearts is the hardest thing to do for me, but I don\'t have a choice but tell them the truth.
As expected, my parents got so angry and frustrated with me the moment I told them I was pregnant with Ashton\'s child, and since they learned Ashton is no longer in the picture, they know I can\'t raise my child alone.
"You only wasted your scholarship, Megan, you will deliver that child, but after you give birth, whether you like it or not, we have to look for someone who will adopt that child. You can\'t be a parent, Meg, and we can\'t support your child. You know our situation we don\'t have enough money to raise a child. That is the only option we have." My father said in a loud voice, and this was the first time I saw him so angry, and I was afraid he would have a heart attack.
"But dad, I want to raise this child," I said, and he became angrier.
"No, Meg, you don\'t have any idea how hard it is to raise a child how much more to become a single parent. You are not allowed to leave this house. No one should know about your pregnancy, I will tell our neighbor you already went to WEN University, and I will ask help from my friend who works on social welfare to look for someone who needs to adopt a child. That is final. You only bring shame to
this family, Megan. And I felt so disappointed with you." My dad declared.
"Ava and Dexter. I don\'t want you to help Megan. From now on, I don\'t want any of you to talk with her." He said.
"Dad, I need to work on my part-time job," I said.
"Megan can still work, dad, and maybe she will stop working when her belly becomes noticeable," Dexter said.
"Yes, my dear, Dexter has a point, and I think it would be best, so she has additional
savings to spend the moment she will give birth." My mom added, and I felt so happy that my brother was not angry with me, and I know my mom is also frustrated with me, but her love for me prevails. I felt so thankful when my father agreed with them. But his decision to give my child to anyone made me decide to leave Astikoz, and there is no way I will allow anyone to take my child away from me.
I need Alice\'s help, and there is only one person I know who can help me raise my child without difficulty. As I dialed his number, I could feel my limbs were shaking, but I didn\'t have a choice but to make a decision that would protect my baby. I may be young, but I will never run away from my responsibility to my child. I know I made a big mistake, but it doesn\'t mean my child has to suffer.. I will do everything I can to become a great mom.