Claire watched the afternoon news with her father as usual. It was something she did everyday without fail. Her father had always taught her to know what's happening around her, to know the inflation rates and the general crime rate. Claire never really understood the stock markets and exchange rates but her father had explained it time and time again and the significance of it in their daily lives. As usual Claire just took got granted everything in life since she still lived with her parents. But this time was different, Claire was in two minds. She knew what Dick meant and what he wanted. She did not want to disappoint him and neither did she want to break the rules of her house. The news was over and Claire kissed her parents goodnight. She walked into her room and threw herself on her bed. She also had raging hormones that needed to be satified. She knew it was wrong to sneak Dick into the house whilst her parents were asleep but she didn't want to have him snub her tomorrow. She desperately wanted his love and attention.

"Why had she given in to him in the first place", she wondered. Her raging hormones, the hormones of a teen had led her to make one stupid mistake that trapped her heart to his. The feeling of attachment and the claims of society, that no man would want a non virgin had her feeling as if she cannot bear to lose him. She felt she would be rejected by any other man in her life if they knew. And although she knew she did not want to disobey her parents, Claire also felt overwhelmed with pleasing her boyfriend.

Claire lay in her bed looking at her phone. Reluctant to go onto the application. She knew if he saw her online, he would pester her until she gave in to his demands. An hour had passed and Claire still lay staring at her ceiling. The war within her has her feeling torn apart.

Her phone suddenly vibrates in her hand bringing her back to reality. It was a message from Dick. She read it silently, "Hi sexy, are we on for tonight. You know I miss you. You under me...... I'm waiting patiently and so is Johnny".

Claire looked at the message once more before replying, " Who the hell. Is Johnny?".

She thought he was insane, it was enough that she had slept with him but now he wants to bring friends.

Her fone vibrated and she opened his message, "Johnny is my love rod you dummy!".

Claire burst out onto a wave of laughter. She found it amusing that this fellow named his weener.

"Like dude, seriously, u named ur weener Johnny. You are crazy!!!", Claire typed back adding a bunch of rolling on the floor laughing and laughing out loud emojis.

She couldn't help but this he was a real joker, she liked his weirdness. It was sometimes corny but she could live with it.

Her dating with him was not constant. All through high-school they broke up and then made up again. She couldn't quite understand how he would find a girlfriend so soon, after a few days of breaking up with her, but she felt that he would always come back. She chose to ignore her nagging feelings and focus on her beating heart.

"Are we on for tonight or not?", his message came through almost minutes later. She looked at the screen and knew those seven words were like a warning. If you don't give into my demands, there will be a fight, a break up and mean words thrown between us.

She sighed and then decided to concoct a lie," my parents are still awake".

"Don't lie Claire", was his reply.

" I am certainly not", her face was now feeling hot.

"Just tell me you don't want to have sex with me!!!", his reply was direct.

Jessica stared at the phone in her hand. The tears now welling up in her eyes, threatening to burst into a river. She was overwhelmed by the emotions she felt. It was as if he had left her no choice. She was either going to turn him down and probably risk a break up until he comes to his senses or she was going to give in even though the guilt of doing it under her parents roof ate at her conscience. She had only done it once before and she felt that Dick was wreckless for suggesting something so risky.

Her mind was all fuzzy, Claire shook her head clearing her wave of overwhelming thoughts. She finally got up of her bed and tiptoed out of her room. Holding her breathe she scanned the lounge and dinning room,everything was silent, not a soul in sight. She crept slowly down the passage to her parents bedroom and pressed her ears firmly to the door. The sounds of faint snoring confirmed that her parents were asleep. Claire tiptoes back to her room as silently as she could and picked up her cellphone and typed out a message to Dick.

" Parents are asleep, see you in ten minutes".

Before she could send it she had a doubt in her head.

"Delete"

She deleted the message and began to type again.

" Sorry babe, can't make it tonight. Mom and dad are still awake. It's pretty late. See you tomorrow. Goodnight sweet dreams".

She looked at the message again. Her heart feeling lighter than it was a few minutes ago. She pressed send, locked her phone and threw it on the bed. She needed her rest. Work was tiring with deadlines to be met daily,she was also being trained and needed to be on her toes absorbing information all day to secure a place in the company.

Her phone beeped. She knew it was Dick. Claire looked at the light on the phone as it blinked, he was calling her.

She knew it was going to be a nasty argument,so Claire rolled over, switched off her phone and went to sleep. She would handle the drama tomorrow