Ch. 11

Everyone present drops their mouths open. "WHAT? You can not do that. You got her pregnant? I never thought that you would pull yourself out of the affair so quickly. What kind of person are you How can you react to the news that you are going to be a father? Don't you want to hold a baby in your hands knowing that you were involved in its conception? ”, Sophia is completely beside herself. Snapping breathing has also started with his Dreund. "You know I love you, buddy, we're almost like brothers ... but that's not you. What's going on in your poorly financed brain? Do you want her to raise the child on her own and he'll always wonder why his father didn't love him enough to stay? Can you reconcile it with your conscience when she decides to abort the child? Then you were an accomplice in a murder. “, Finn breathes out. “Please think about the child. Not the fact that you don't seem to love Summer. Think of the unborn child in her stomach. "

Jack stares at Summer. Her face is white as a sheet. Her tears flow silently down her cheeks. She knows why he broke up. She knows why he doesn't want anything to do with the child. She knows that he can never trust her 100 percent again. She knows what his motivations are.

So he gives her that intense look that should tell her that either she's giving the news or he'll do it himself.

A sigh breaks the stunned silence of the others. "I'm not mad at Jack ..." before she can continue she is interrupted by his friends. "You can not be serious. He got you pregnant he should take responsibility. ”“ Exactly. You can't just forgive him! "

Summer bowed her head. Probably in shame. How could she?

“Because there is nothing to forgive. He didn't do anything wrong. ”Before another tirade of hate can start, she lifts her head and silences her with her next sentence.

“The child… the baby, it's not from Jack. We didn't have sex at all. "

"You were together for almost two months and didn't have sex?" It was clear that only that would get stuck with his friend. “Well, somehow it never happened. Nobody felt the need to go any further. There was never more like making out. ”, She shrugs her shoulders.

"Wait! Am I the only one here who sees the whole mess in the buzzer has brought everyone? ", Sophia's face is red and if eyes could kill Summer would no longer stand there so upright. “You slept with someone in the final week or even before and didn't get out? You just pretended nothing had happened and took something that didn't belong to you? “, Summer has no choice but to nod.

"Why did you sleep with someone at the time?" "That sounds really childish, but Jack and Mia got closer and closer and I was left out. I wanted to forget everything for one night and feel loved too. Then it happened. ”, She shrugs her shoulders. "That's it? Is that why you threw yourself into someone else's arms? Didn't that have to have been a kick when Jack was stupid enough to put you above Mia? What were you thinking? ", Sophia is so wild that she almost knocked the men over with her gesticulating arms if they hadn't taken two steps backwards.

"Dude, you never slept with her?" Finn whispers to him and continues to watch the spectacle that is going on right in front of their noses. "Not everyone is as crazy about the one as you are." He shakes his head in amusement.

Finn snorts and changes the subject. "Look at this. Sophia is in her mom-bear mode. I only noticed that once. Actually we can make ourselves popcorn as soon as it doesn't stop. "" Are you mean. I mean, I'm not entirely innocent of this. I let myself be fooled, broke Mia's heart and tried to save a relationship that never existed. ", Jack takes a step to hold Sophia back. "Dare you! If you don't want to be put down for the next half hour then you take slow steps backwards out of this room now. Don't make loud noises and when you're outside, don't look back. Run !! “, Jack grins and can't prevent a laugh escaping him.

Suddenly Sophia turns around. “I'll come to you later. After all, you chose them too. If you had decided on Mia straight away, we wouldn't have to deal with all of this. ”, She turns around again.

"What did I tell you? Slow movements without making any noise! ​​”, His friend shakes his head in disappointment.

#

Mia has nothing left to be distracted by the fact that Jack will soon be the daddy of a wonderful little baby. He actually got Summer pregnant before the show was completely finished. Great and she didn't even notice that the two got so close. She fell so in love that she apparently only saw what she wanted to see.

how embarrassing is that? What did the audience think of her? God, she must have come across as naive. Usually Mia loathes people like that and now she has become one of those nondescript, gullible people herself.

How the two must have laughed behind her back. Her stomach contracts at the thought. It is hard to believe how blind you can be with love, until now she has only taken it for a saying.

Can she still be friends with Jack?

'Why do you even ask yourself that? I thought we cleared that up! You're over him You just want friendship. You have absolutely no more romantic feelings for this man! ', Reports her inner voice.

Damn it, if only this was as easy as you want it to be. Mia gets up to make some new tea. "Are you okay? This is already the fifth cup in a row that you get and stare out the window until it is empty again. “, Mona joins her at the kettle. "Do not worry. Sometimes you just think about God and the world. Tomorrow I'll be back to my old age, you'll see. ”Mia shakes off her colleague with what she hopes is a confident smile.

How lucky that she will soon be out of work and she can lounge on the couch with Sophia. Maybe then she'll forget for a while that Jack showed her on the show. Mia still can't quite believe it. How could she be so wrong? A good knowledge of people is a basis in her job and so far she has always been able to rely on it. So why did it fail with this man in particular?

After two more cups and more reproaches to herself, she says goodbye to the girls. At home she prepares the girls' evening. Put out films that already belong to their standard and get the blankets out of the closet.

She looks at herself in the bathroom mirror with slumped shoulders and cloudy eyes. She has to do that better, otherwise Sophia won't stop giving her thought-positive speeches. She can really do without that. First she takes her shoulders back. There, it seems quite different. Now there is still a stupid me-don't-care-grin and the thought of something that distracts you.

It's not as easy as it sounds, especially when you've been receiving messages all day long in which a certain guy wants to meet you. A few minutes pass in which she tries out a few things. But nothing helps. Your shoulders sag back down and the corners of your mouth follow you as if on command. Suddenly Mia has to laugh. Is she really doing this right now? Is she standing in front of a mirror and grimacing into grimaces that don't look nearly natural? If she saw someone like that, they would believe she was not out of her infancy. Shaking her head, Mia leaves the bathroom and puts on something more comfortable. Two missed calls have been recorded on her cell phone. The list shows that both came from Jack within the last half hour. What does he want now? Mia decides to ignore his efforts.

Not much later Sophia opens the door in slippers and pajamas.

This really shines and can't turn the Watts smile off. Why is she so damn happy? Did she want something like that to happen so that Mia finally understands and admits that her feelings for Jack have not subsided yet?

"Hey sweety! What are you moping? It's a wonderful day full of surprises. “, Sophia pushes past her and puts a bottle of champagne on the living room table. "What is there to celebrate?", Her friend turns to her in disbelief. "Well, Summer's pregnancy!", What exactly Mia missed. Something is wrong here. Yesterday Sophia was still so worried that Summer could be pregnant and today is that a reason to tip yourself behind the bandage? “Can we rewind again. Somehow I'm standing on the hose right now and tremendously. "

Sophia has got rid of her jacket and shoes and is now starting to pull her chiller clothes, as she calls them, out of a pocket. "What do you mean by 'Summer is pregnant', right? Man, why are you in such a bad mood? I thought you'd be happy to hear the news. ”In which film did she get this. Yeah, probably not in her own life. Sophia would never talk like that in that. Did she fall asleep and just don't know?

Mia falls on the couch and seriously considers calling the police. It can't be Sophia. Someone brainwashed her.

"So you're glad that Summer is pregnant?", She has to reassure herself. She had the phone ... last but not least in the kitchen. That's behind the creepy doppelganger - Sophia. "Why are you making such a fuss? Why shouldn't I be happy that Summer wasn't impregnated by Jack, but had it on with someone else? ", Mia has stopped listening.

Not pregnant by Jack.

Not pregnant by Jack.

SUMMER is NOT pregnant with Jack.

"Why do I know nothing about it? I just honestly thought you were brainwashed. ", Mia holds her heart. It's pounding wildly behind her chest. Ready to jump out.

"Didn't I write you a message?" She shakes her head. Your friend opens her eyes. “Oh god, I'm so sorry. You thought all day that he was going to be a father? Shit, I really thought you already knew. That must have been a hell of a day. No wonder that you just stood there so indifferently. I'm so sorry. ”, A hug is exchanged before the happily awarded one starts doping like a rubber ball. "Party time. Your guy is back on the market. "

“You know we're just friends again, don't you? There is nothing and there will be nothing. ”“ You cannot lie to me. Even if you may not know it yet, you two fit like a fist. How reluctant to admit it now because he definitely doesn't deserve you. He should first crawl to the cross before you give him another chance. "

“I don't know if I can trust him again. Without that, nothing works. “, Sophia plants herself completely changed on the sofa with her. "I know I was against you going back to him and having you wrapped up, but Finn told me a few things that made me think about my attitude. You have the blessing from me. "

"Well, thank you. It's good that you are so sure about the matter. ”“ Don't look like that. Rejoice that he's free again and now come on let's finally turn on the TV. "

#

Jack stares blankly at his cell phone. What's the matter with Mia? Has something happened that he hasn't noticed yet? But then Sophia would surely have mentioned something this afternoon, on the other hand there were other things to discuss today.

Somehow he feels like a jealous friend who wants to control every step of his loved one. He doesn't want to be like that, apart from the fact that he has nothing to do with her. He would actually like to be.

It takes all of his strength to put the phone aside and get up. He would like to try it until she answers, but that borders on harassment. So he goes to his office and takes his case.

Mobbing with the following suicide attempt in the year of a 10th grade in a high school. Jack has never understood the reasons behind such formatting. Why do you choose someone and then systematically bully him into the abyss? There have been so many cases that have become known on television. It is a shame that bullying has not yet been designated as a criminal offense, only when property damage occurs or physical assault occurs, the perpetrators are punished. Therefore it is surprising at first sight that an indictment has come about here. But there are some videos that prove humilitation and in which the victim was physically harmed. That's why it's at least a charge of assault and it's not yet clear whether the teenagers were not also connected to Sonja on the day of the crime. Your only alibi is yourself, and that's not exactly vigorous.

To times the group, consisting of 5 young people aged 16 and 17, does not see any guilt for the incident. They also think that since they are not yet of legal age, nothing can happen to them anyway. They will look stupid in the courtroom if they are given a few years in the juvenile detention center.

His job is to provide support to the 16-year-old family and to clarify the attacks of the young people. People can be cruel for a variety of reasons. Some just do it for fun because they are overwhelmed by boredom. Others do not get support from their parents at home or get into arguments between them. You feel left alone and worthless. Often such children in connection with their peers who have loving parents become instigators of such groups. This is an attempt to strengthen self-esteem. Of course it's a shame when parents don't love their children and don't give them a hand, but that's not a free ticket for bullying.

The files of the young people are before him and Jack plans to find out whether such neglected, perhaps even abused children are among them. Because even though they brought a girl so close to death, they deserved justice too. However, this will in no way reduce their sentence.

Sonja, the victim of the attacks, is still in the hospital but, as he was informed, was taken from the intensive care unit in the last few hours. Her values ​​are back to normal, but she has still not regained consciousness. The girl went to a roof and took several pills along with a still unknown amount of alcohol. Some passers-by saw her tumbling on the roof of a residential building and called the fire brigade and the police. It could be that the gang was standing at the door to the stairs and cheered them on to finally do it. This is not as absurd as it might sound, because around five people found footprints in the gravel at the door. The other side advocates that residents usually meet there to smoke.

The defendant's attorney wants to attack Sonja's parents. Would you really like to try to portray the concerned parents as those who drove their daughter up there. And the families of the 5 young people just don't want to accept that their offspring could have done something like that.

There is evidence in the form of videos and photos taken by the perpetrators themselves. Sometimes it was even sent around the school, so you can't really deny it. There are dozens of students who have volunteered, who watched the chicane but never spoke up. Followers who, now that it has escalated, want to get rid of their feelings of guilt by telling everyone TODAY what they saw THEN.

Jack can only shake his head. If they had done that a few months ago, it very likely would not have come to that.

With a few new findings he closes the files, neatly puts them in the drawers and locks them. As soon as he has stepped out of his office, his thoughts wander back to a black-haired beauty who has apparently decided to ignore him. With little hope he looks for his cell phone, only to find that his battery is empty and the cell phone has run out.

Sighing, he plugs it into the charging cable and decides to let the matter rest until tomorrow.