“What do you want?”
She was crying.
“Jake is bringing home random girls every
day, and I’m pregnant! How can he do this?”
“What do you want from me?”
She looked hopeful.
“Can I come home? I know I messed up, and I
won’t do anything to Ashley. I’ll get along with
her.”
Г
She regrets what she did.
Not everything can be fixed.
And not everyone will forgive you.
I looked at Ashley. “Do you want to forgive
her?”
Ashley shook her head.
She came back with us, not because she
deserved it.
I know that if I say no, she’ll try to tell Mom,
and Mom will let her stay.
I needed a plan to get Mom to hate her.
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Brittany was okay for a few days.
Mom felt bad for her.
Until Jake showed up.
Jake was on his knees in the living room.
“I’m sorry, Brittany! Those girls seduced me. I
lost my mind!”
He slapped himself in the face, turning red.
He sobbed.
“I’m sorry! Forgive me!”
“I came to take you home.”
I rolled my eyes, this felt like a drama.
Brittany hugged him.
“Stop, I forgive you.”
She thinks men crying for you is a sign of
love.
Jake said,
“You mean it? You’ll forgive me?”
She was shy.
“You’re my baby’s father, so I forgive you.
Promise you won’t cheat again.”
Jake agreed.
“Okay.”
Mom didn’t know what to say.
“Brittany, think this through. If you leave,
you’re never coming back. We’ll act like we
never knew you.”
Brittany was nervous.
“Mom, are you being serious? I just want to
be with the person I love!”
She glared at Ashley.
“Is it because your real daughter came back?
It’s like I don’t matter. I’m not your real
daughter.”
Mom got red and said,
