Enclosed Spaces, chapter 3
The car's brakes screeched as Gerard halted it to a stop. He nearly hit a girl passing in front of him. The girl looked at the driver, Gerard, and a shocked expression lit up her face. She quickly turned around, but not before Gerard could see her. She looked somewhat familiar behind all the make-up that was caked onto her face. It was hard to unmask who it was; she looked somewhat remotely close to that Emily girl Gerard had stumbled across in the diner, but not as hideous and not nearly as short. The thought alone of Emily caused shivers to tingle up and down his spine. It finally hit him. His mouth was in the shape of an "O";.
"Fuck,"; was all he got out.
He unbuckled his seatbelt and opened the car door.
"Jara, what the fuck are you doing?!";
The girl was silent, and didn't dare turn her face to look into the eyes of Gerard.
"Huh, what the fuck is going on?!"; he asked once again, eager for an answer, her still not looking at Gerard.
"I..I... "; she stammered, trying to search for a good explanation.
"You what?! Are you out here parading around looking to give someone a good time? Huh?!";
"I... I, I don't know!"; She burst into tears.
"Huh, well obviously you know what you're doing! Look, you've already received a $20!";
"Gerard, it's not what it looks like!!!"; Jara tried to explain.
"Is this what you've been hiding, hiding all along?! Is this why our relationship isn't working?!"; By now, there were tears streaming down his face.
"Gerard, you overreact over everything! That's why this relationship isn't working!"; She yelled.
"Overreacting!? Overreacting!? You call this overreacting?! I just found out you're selling yourself for men's pleasure and I'm told that I'm overreacting!?";
"See! This is why I never tell you anything and I keep to myself at home!!!";
"Wait, you keep things from me?! There's things I don't know about?! Like when you were raped?! Those kinds of things?! Next thing I know, you're pregnant!"; Gerard shouted.
There was silence.
"Oh my God, you're pregnant!";
"Gerard, I'm sorry... .I didn't know how I was going to tell you and I didn't know."; She cried.
He started deep breathing and breaking down. It started to rain, drenching Jara and Gerard both.
His hands gripped his head and he began to stumble towards the concrete.
"I can't take this!"; He was sobbing which was hard to tell now because how hard the rain was pouring.
He went and got back in the car, soaking the leather interior. He couldn't stop the heavy breathing and couldn't control the tears. No matter how much he fought back at them, they both continued to overpower him.
He started driving, to God knows where, but he started driving to a place even be known to him.
"Fuck,"; was all he got out.
He unbuckled his seatbelt and opened the car door.
"Jara, what the fuck are you doing?!";
The girl was silent, and didn't dare turn her face to look into the eyes of Gerard.
"Huh, what the fuck is going on?!"; he asked once again, eager for an answer, her still not looking at Gerard.
"I..I... "; she stammered, trying to search for a good explanation.
"You what?! Are you out here parading around looking to give someone a good time? Huh?!";
"I... I, I don't know!"; She burst into tears.
"Huh, well obviously you know what you're doing! Look, you've already received a $20!";
"Gerard, it's not what it looks like!!!"; Jara tried to explain.
"Is this what you've been hiding, hiding all along?! Is this why our relationship isn't working?!"; By now, there were tears streaming down his face.
"Gerard, you overreact over everything! That's why this relationship isn't working!"; She yelled.
"Overreacting!? Overreacting!? You call this overreacting?! I just found out you're selling yourself for men's pleasure and I'm told that I'm overreacting!?";
"See! This is why I never tell you anything and I keep to myself at home!!!";
"Wait, you keep things from me?! There's things I don't know about?! Like when you were raped?! Those kinds of things?! Next thing I know, you're pregnant!"; Gerard shouted.
There was silence.
"Oh my God, you're pregnant!";
"Gerard, I'm sorry... .I didn't know how I was going to tell you and I didn't know."; She cried.
He started deep breathing and breaking down. It started to rain, drenching Jara and Gerard both.
His hands gripped his head and he began to stumble towards the concrete.
"I can't take this!"; He was sobbing which was hard to tell now because how hard the rain was pouring.
He went and got back in the car, soaking the leather interior. He couldn't stop the heavy breathing and couldn't control the tears. No matter how much he fought back at them, they both continued to overpower him.
He started driving, to God knows where, but he started driving to a place even be known to him.
