The Rising by Miki Graham (best books to read for teens .txt) 📕

out here all night?” She asked as she scanned me over. I saw she had tear stains on her cheeks, her eyes all red, her hair messy and she looked like a mess.
“W-well umm…” I really didn’t want to make her feel guilty cause knowing her she would…but I don’t know what else to say except something that she deserves to know. “You will never be a problem in my life.”
“What?” She stopped combing my hair and her hands slid to my chest. I took my chance and wrapped my arms around her.
“I was stupid last night……I have been a dick to you…I have been busy with something that I don’t want to say yet. Its nothing bad and I----”
She pressed a finger on my lips then spoke. “No. I know you wouldn’t cheat and I was out of line last night…..stop rambling like an idiot and just give me a morning kiss.” Which she didn’t let me say anything since she took action as she placed her lips to mine and hugged my neck making her get closer to me. Her chest to mine. Our bodies connected with each other. When we pulled away she placed her hands in my jacket pockets and smiled at me then her face turned into a confusion as she brought out the black velvet box. “What’s this.”
I bit my lip. I grabbed the box and took her hand. “Claire….I wanted to do this on Christmas eve and be all perfect but I don’t wanna keep secrets so I will just do it now…..” I opened the box and took a breath. “Claire Summers would you take a guy like me as a husband…er.. I mean would you make me the luckiest man alive if you be my wife as well as the mother of my child.”
I saw her face stunned as she saw the ring, she had to cover her mouth and started to tear up. “Baby? Are you ok?”
She nodded and then breathed the word I hoped for. “Yes….Yes Shane Davis I will be yours. A wife and a mother.” She put on the ring then jumped me which made me loose my balance and I fell with her on top of me, kissing me. Which hitting the ground on concrete is worth it when you have your girl all over you.
Claire

It was a bit after our fight when I got a knock on the door. I sucked up my tears and opened the door. I saw Samantha who looked so worried like a scared child who is in the middle of this. It hurt me to see her like that. I took my eyes off her and saw Shane then felt the emotions come up. I looked back at Sam and said. “Don’t disturb me again.” and slammed the door in her face which I knew it was mean but hey im in pain and I don’t feel like talking to them. As I thought more about the words he said I started to cry more.
“Claire let us talk about this.” Sam said through the door.
“Just go away!” I cried. My voice sounded like it was sobbing. Great.
“Claire sweetheart please just----” Shane started to say through the door.
“I said go Shane!” I cried again and walked to my kitchen. I got some food in me and sat on the couch. I don’t know how much I cried but I did. I decided to go outside for a bit I was hoping that Shane would be here but of course he wasn’t. I took a stroll to a near by park and looked at the stars till I was tired and finally I headed home, seeing no Shane what so ever which I wasn’t expecting. I closed and locked my door and went to my bed room. I plopped on my bed and finally cried myself asleep knowing that tomorrow I would have to face him since I am having his child. I always wanted a child. And Shane being the baby’s daddy was like a sign for me. I always loved him since grade school, although in grade school it wasn’t cool to have girls as friends so he resisted me until eighth grade and when he saw me then he was all over me. It was cute actually. We went out at the beginning of freshmen year and we been with each other since. I know im young to say this but I want to be with him for the rest of my life. Maybe he was right and I shouldn’t have been like that towards him. If I want him as mine then I gotta apologize. that’s what I will do. I dreamed of Shane that night oh and about our baby. I hope it’s a little boy so he will look like his daddy although if it’s a girl I know Shane would get very protective of her. I bet she will have a hell of a time finding a date to her first dance. I giggled at the thought when I was sleeping, at least I think I did.

I was awoken by the light shining in my window and knew it was morning. I got up and got a robe on not really caring how I look since I wasn’t going to school. I slid across my wooden floor to my kitchen as I got some food and started to eat. I did my morning puking and brushed my teeth afterwards and then headed out to go check to see if my morning paper came, that’s when I saw Shane sitting there shivering as he had his head against the wall and his legs sprawled out. I held his shoulder and shook him softly. “Shane?”
I saw him awake and looked around as if he was surprised to see it was daylight out then when he saw me he shot to his feet.
“Claire.” he said and hugged me, I started to resist him but I finally gave in and stopped. “Claire baby.” he held me at arms length. He then got down on his knees and laid his head on my tummy and said. “I’m so sorry I never meant what I said please baby don’t yell at me….no on second thought yell at me…hit me…I deserve it.” My fingers went through his hair and kneeled down to him. I still combed his hair with my fingers as I looked in his eyes. Those chocolate brown eyes that make me melt into him.

“God you look like hell honey. Have you been out here all night?” I scanned him over and his eyes were red and nose was pink. His face was white which made me know that he was out here all night. I saw him watching me to as he said. “Well…umm” which he usually says that when he is lost with words. I was about to tell him forget it when he blurted out. “You will never be a problem in my life.”
“What?” I stopped combing his hair and slid my hands on his hard chest. He took his chance and wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer.
“I was stupid last night……I have been a dick to you…I have been busy with something that I don’t want to say yet. Its nothing bad and I----” I pressed my finger to his lips since I really didn’t want to hear it, I didn’t want to talk about that night. I knew I was being mean last night and I don’t want him to feel like that. We both said hurtful things and I don’t want him to say sorry cause he was right.
“No. I know you wouldn’t cheat and I was out of line last night…..stop rambling like an idiot and just give me a morning kiss.” Which I didn’t let him say anything since I took action as I placed my lips to his and hugged his neck making me get closer to him. his chest to mine. Our bodies connected with each other. When we pulled away I placed my hands in his jacket pockets and smiled at him then I felt my face turn into a confusion as I brought out the black velvet box. “What’s this.”

He bit his lip. He then grabbed the box and took my hand. “Claire….I wanted to do this on Christmas eve and be all perfect but I don’t wanna keep secrets so I will just do it now…..” He opened the box and took a breath. “Claire Summers would you take a guy like me as a husband…er.. I mean would you make me the luckiest man alive if you be my wife as well as the mother of my child”
I guess he saw my face stunned as I saw the ring, I actually had to cover my mouth and started to tear up. “Baby? Are you ok?” he asked in a worried tone.
I nodded and then breathed the words I was born to say. “Yes….Yes Shane Davis I will be yours. A wife and a mother.” I put on the ring then jumped him which made him loose his balance and fall with me on top of him, kissing him. I don’t even think he cared that he hit his head on the concrete he just kept kissing me like we didn’t just fall. It was a prefect ending to a horrible fight.

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Publication Date: 02-05-2012

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