Living A Lie

Prologue

         “Kiara it’s for the best.”
         No. You just don’t want to make yourself look bad, Kiara thought. Instead of saying it, the words, “Ma, its best if I make my own decision,” came out of her mouth.
         “Me and your father work hard so you guys can have the best. And how do you think it will look if your father becomes a grandfather with his career.
Kiara sighed. She was waiting for that line. The only thing her mother cared about was making the family look good. “You still have to finish school and let’s not forget about your plans for college. Having a baby will put a stop to all of that.”
         Kiara listened as her mother continued to ramble on about how getting an abortion was for the best. She knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but aborting a child that didn’t ask to be born was not an option.
         Tamera was determined not to let her eldest child destroy her or the family’s reputation. All three of her children attended the best private schools in L.A. and were guaranteed to become successful later on. Even though her family wasn’t perfect in the inside she made damn sure it looked that way from the outside.
Tamera was grateful to be the wife of a professional football. She gleamed in the high status lifestyle. The family lived in a luxurious ten bedroom, four and half bathroom home that was settled in the neighborhood of other celebrities such as Vanessa
Williams and Will Smith.
Growing stressful from repeating herself she sat down and exhaled. She looked up at her daughter and admired her appearance. Kiara had almond shaped brown eyes, identical to hers. Her shoulder length hair was swept into a loose ponytail and she had gorgeous curvaceous figure. Tamera smile and said, “You’re too pretty to be looked at as a hoe.”
         The words spoken from her mother stung her in the chest. “So if I have a baby at a young age I’m automatically a hoe?” She questioned.
         “No, baby I didn’t mean it quite like that.” Tamera ushered towards her daughter. “It’s just outsiders may look at it that way and your father’s fan. Oh, and let’s not forget about reporters. We all know how they can take a story and run with it. Next thing you know it’ll be on ESPN.  Jarrod Owens sixteen year old daughter pregnant and one of six possible guys is to be believed the father.”
         Kiara grew angry. “I don’t play football. So why do I have to be put in the public eye?”
“I know it’s not fair, but that’s just the way things work.” Tamera said, trying to soothe her daughter.
Kiara cried out, no longing able to sustain the tears. “Ma, with all do respect I’m having my baby.”
Tamera snapped and grabbed her daughter by the neck. “I’m not going to let some bastard child destroy this family’s reputation. Now, we’re going to the doctor’s tomorrow to get this taken care of.” Tamera finally loosened the grip she had on her child. Kiara sobbed in fear. “I made the same mistake as you by getting pregnant early but we’re very fortunate that your dad reached the status he has today or we’d probably be struggling and living in some run down housing projects.” With that said Tamera exited the room.
         Kiara sobbed into the phone. “She can’t make that decision for me.”
         “Baby, I know she can’t. It’s are decision.” The voice on the other end was Myles. Kiara had been dating Myles for almost a year. Neither of her parents approved him. They always said they didn’t think he was good enough for their baby girl, but Kiara really knew the truth. It was because Myles didn’t come from a wealthy or high class family. Myles had just graduated from school and was scheduled to attend West Virginia University in the fall.
         “I don’t want to live like this anymore…in this fake ass lifestyle, pretending to be perfect.”
         “Then come with.” Myles said.
         Kiara sighed. “As nice as that sounds I can’t do that. You’re going to college.”
         “What does that have to do with it? Come with me. We can be a real family, you, me, and the baby.”