Nicole was Rachel's only child. Rachel had her out of wedlock. She and her then-boyfriend conceived her when she was 16. She decided to keep the child. She worked and her mom watched her while she was at work.
She was a very happy baby. They were very close.
She eventually got an apartment. She went off on her own.  She and her daughter were close when she was little. It all changed when she entered her teen years. She talked back all the time. She was defiant. She fought her on everything.  
She got in trouble at school. She got good grades but got suspended several. times. she buried other kids. She talked back to the teachers. She even threatened staff.
She got counseling at school. Rachel took her to a counselor. Nothing seemed to work. The situation seemed to be getting worse, not better.
Rachel was at her whit's end. She had no idea what to do. She was getting uncontrollable. 
Rachel did not like how she was acting. Sge tried to talk to her about it. They had a pizza night and she attempted to reason with her. Nothing came of it. She acted worse. It had the opposite effect.
She tried to punish her.  She sent her to her room. She took away her privileges.  Nothing had any effect. She was at a total loss.
She looked at old photo albums. She looked at pictures of when she was a baby. When she was a toddler and a young ladt. They were so close. So happy.  Was it because she worked. Was it because she never really her dad? Was it because they moved out of her parent's home. She wanted her little girl back.   She had no idea how to get her back.
She was feeling down. She never left the house. She got a babysitter for Nicole and went to a bar. She never went to bars very often. By the time she could legally drink, nicky was five years old. The desire to do the bar scene was mostly out of her system. She liked to go on occasion. This was one of those occasions. 
She wanted to forget all that was going on. This was not the right way of handling things but this was what she did.  She sat at the bar. She was not sure if she was looking for a guy or not. She was testing the waters as they were.   She did now know why she was there. She did not know what she was looking for.
She ordered a drink. Her drink arrived. She took a sip.
A man came up to her. "I have not seen you here before," he said. "I have not been here before. Well, not in some time," she admitted. "I am glad you here," he said.
He was not particularly impressive. His pick-up lines were very clique. She was lonely. He was giving her his undecided attention. She liked that. She did not for the minute think she had a future with him. It was not about that. It was about Being comforted in the short term.
She decided to go with it.
They went to his hotel room. He was a businessman. He came to town right often. He liked her. It was more lust than love. She wanted an escape. She wanted relief. She wanting anything. She was not choosy.
He invited him to go to his hotel room. She said yes. She knew she should say no but she did not. She looked before she leaped and then some.  They had sex. She did not stay the night. He wanted her to but she was not going to have it. She got dressed and went home.
She did not get his number.  She had no way to reach him. She did not expect to see him again. She had no real desire to see him again either. She missed her period. She kept missing her period. She started to think she might be pregnant. She took a pregnancy test and sure enough, it said she was pregnant. She went to her doctor and had her pregnancy confirmed.
She was going to keep the baby. How this affects nicky. Would this make things worse? Would her behavior get worse? Would she feel betrayed?
Nicole suspected that something was up. Her mom acted differently. She had no idea that her mom was going to have another kid. She waited a while. She finally broke down and told her the truth.
She made her favorite dish. She made her favorite dessert. After she sat her down. " honey, you and I need to talk "she said. " ok!" She said. "I am going to have a baby!" She said.
"A baby! What about me? Why can't you keep it in your pants?"  she asked. "Look, young lady, there is none of your business. I do not answer you. I am your mother. I am in charge of you not the other way around. " she said ethnically. She was not impressed by her reaction. She was very angry by this response.
"Are you going to abort the baby?" She asked. "No, I am not going to abort," she said. "You're a slut. You're going to have a slut baby!" She said.
"You will not talk to me like this," she said. "I will talk to you any way I like. I won't listen to a ho." She said. "Go to your room!" Her mom insisted. She refused.
Rachel was so angry.  She could not believe how his daughter was acting. This was beyond unacceptable. She was not going to have this unchecked rebellion go on.
She was afraid that nicky might harm her new baby or harm her while she wqs pregnant. She had read about kids who harmed their parents or worse. She wanted her baby to be safe, before and after she gave birth. 
She decided to call the police. "Hello, this is Rachel at 112th Megiddo street. My 14-year-old daughter is being disrespectful and talking bad. I am pregnant. she has made threats agents the baby. " she said.
She has called the none emergency number. She did not want to misuse 911. It was a non-emergency but it was concerning.  The dispatcher decided to send someone.
She was in the other room. She was playing with her dolls. She had no idea what she was about to be arrested.  The officer parked his vehicle. He did not put the sirens on.
She invited him in. She explained what had happened. "We have had disciplinary issues for a few years now. She had been insolent defiant. I told them that I was pregnant and she flipped out. She urged me to abort. I am afraid she will hurt me or the baby. " she said.
The officer came in. She was scared. She had never talked to an officer before. One of her cousins was in prison for killing her abusive husband.  She was in for life. 
"Young lady, your mom says you are being mean to her," he said. She was scared. she was shaking. She had changed her tone. She was all calm and respectful. The officer did not buy it.  There had been a high-profile case in the county of a brother and Sister who killed their parents. Their mom had been pregnant. The officer did not want a repeat of that.
It seemed draconian to have her arrested for talking back. Maybe time in juvie would be the girl for her. A kind of scared straight scenario.
"Put your arms behind your back." He said. She wqs scared. He placed the cuffs on her. The neighbors watched as she was led to the police car. His mom could not stand to be in the room as they led her out. She was taken to the car.  The officer made sure she did not hurt her head.
The officer tried to talk to her. She was so nervous. He had kids but they were under ten. She did not say much.
She was taken to a juvenile detention center. She had to wear blue sweat pants and crocks. Some cells looked like small submarines. The door was opened. She was taken in. The door was locked on the outside.
There were a bed and borough. She was scared. She had no idea what was going to happen. Would she be here for the rest of her life? She knew nothing about the criminal justice system. 
She was mostly bored. The door opened. A lady in a brown dress came in. "I am doctor Nancy. I am a counselor here." She said. She sat down. "You have had a violent history. " nancy said. "I am not a bad person. I am not a criminal." She said. "I never said you were a bad person.  You are not acting appropriately," she said.
She spent the weekend in juvie. They eat meals in the mess hall. They had a playground outside.  They had rules but it was not so bad. It was a holiday week so she would not go to court until Tuesday. She had counseling seasons. Some individually, some in groups. There was craft time and free time.
On Tuesday, she was taken to juvenile court. "Nicole robin Reese. She talked back to her mom. She had a history of problems at school. " the court official said.
The judge took a statement from the arresting officer, from the mom, and the juvenile officials.
"I have to say this is one of the more unusual cases before my docket since I became a family court judge.  This seems to be making a mountain of a molehill. You did not commit violence but words. Your action is disturbing. There is a lot of red flags. I am going to Order counseling. I am going to have you work with the department of health and human services. " judge Annie Terrence said.
Rachel came to pick her daughter up. They said little to each other. Nicky felt betrayed. She could not believe that her mom had her arrested.
Her mom made her lunch. They barely spoke to each other.  She was traumatized by the events.  Nicole spent to eat lunch. It was macaroni and cheese. Her mom made her own. "May i have seconds?" She asked." of course. Have as many as you like." she said.  She had some more.
She went to counseling. A social worker made frequent visits. Nicole was scared of being arrested again. She obeyed her mom. It was a very fence situation. Her aunt Kathy came over frequently. She noticed that there was a lot of tension.
Rachel was convinced that Nicole has hurt her or the baby. She started locking her bedroom door. She had trouble sleeping. She wqs afraid that her daughter was going to harm her.
Nicole was frightened. She thought that she was going back to jail. She did not separate juveniles from prison.to her, it was the same. The social worker noticed the tension. Her aunt came over a lot.
When Rachel gave birth to her daughter kayle, Kathy watched Nicole.  Rachel was afraid that Nicole would harm kayle. She did not let her hold her sister. She did not let her be around her.
One day, Kathy and Nicole went out for ice cream. When they came back, Rachel and the baby were gone. They had skipped town. Kathy let het stay with her. Kathy had no trouble with Nicole. Nicole's behavioral problems went away. She did better in school.
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