Honoured with love

Sixteen years of age...

Seven months + 3 weeks + 6 days pregnant....

I'm in my room, lying flat on my back, looking up at the ceiling. It's seven o'clock at night and I'm eagerly waiting for my Celeste to call me. I want to give her the exciting news, hoping it will get in her a better mood. gods only knows she deserves it right now.  I told Papa this evening while we were all seated around the dinner table.  Luca was jumping up and down in his chair with fierce enthusiasm.

"Papa.." I say looking at him. 

"Si, Gio." He answers as he places his utensils down, beside his plate, giving me his full attention. 

" I've been asked to join the boy's rugby team at school." I watch him carefully, gauging his reaction 

"You have?" His eyes light up and he smiles. 

"Si, The boys approached me at the spacie parlour this afternoon," I look at Luca. "Isn't that right?" I ask him. 

Luca bounces up and down in his chair nodding his head.

"Si, after you showed them who's boss." His voice was filled with excitement.

"Brat," I mumble, sighing. 

Can't be mad at the kid if he was only repeating what I had said to him when he asked me why we were fighting. 

"GIOVANNI!" Mama says, raising her voice laced with shock. 

"Yes, mama?" I dared to play stupid. 

"Don't you mama me," she points her finger in my direction, shaking it, up and down. 

"You know full well we don't approve of any kind of violence." She scolds me. "And that's including when you leave this house."

Papa looks at me and sighs. "What happened?" 

him the evils, then I look back at my parents. "They were making a

says, shaking her head. "You're young and soon to be

will not stand back and let them sexually talk about my Celeste." My voice

eyes soften and Papa sits there nodding

sure you

I come home and go to the Clinic. But it's still not enough. I'm not allowed to go to any of her appointments or baby scans. I'm being robbed of

me to jump with fright. "I'm sorry," I quickly say, raising both hands in the

"Si," Papa says. 

and stand from the table, picking my plate up.

His eyes were full of pity. "No matter what you may

and I walk out of the kitchen with my

sound that brings me back to existence. I sit up, from my bed and retrieve my phone.

as I answer

She says, sounding

il mio amore?" I ask concerned.

around here at the moment," She sighs deeply. "My parents have been arguing non-stop for the past

heavier, the extra weight

not your fault Gio, I don't regret a thing that's happened between us.

smile. "I have something that

"Yeah?"

"Si, you ready?" 

hear the amusement in her voice.

join the

"No way!."

I say with pride.

be a

around

too, I miss you so... Much Gio." A light sob leaves her

intention when I answered the

it's not entirely you. My hormones are so outta wack,  I even cry watching Barbie with her silly