Betty Cooper
With Jughead's assurances I take a deep breath and we go inside the large and intimidating building. The troubled home for youth. I shudder as we pass the entrance and my stomach drops as we approach the lady at the desk.
"I'm Elizabeth Cooper, I'm here to see my sister Polly." I tell her and she asks for ID, having me sign in. Quickly I fumble to do so, and hand it to her im
"You'll have to wait here." She points at Jug and my nerves bubble up once more, now on my own to find her.
My stomach is in knots as I follow her through the hallways. "Polly's room is up ahead. It's reflection time, which she likes to spend out in the gardens." She tells me and I peer through the small circular window into her room as we pass it.
It's tiny, much smaller than hers at home. There are crosses everywhere and next to nothing that screams that this is Polly's room. The only good thing is that the window lets in lots of light and has a nice view from what I can tell. Of course, I keep this to myself, and follow her quietly out to the gardens. She gestures to where Polly is standing, looking at the flowers and my heart clenches. I'm finally going to see my sister again.
Taking a deep breath, I calm my nerves, and my excitement has room to bubble up now. A shy smile finds its way onto my lips as I wind around the path and come up closer to the older blonde girl. "Polly?"
My smile widens as she turns to face me, and I see my older sister for the first time in months.
"Betty! You found us!" She exclaims happily, her smile as big as mine and my eyes land on her stomach. Her swelling stomach, and I realize she's pregnant.
My sister is pregnant. I'm going to be an aunt. A sudden thought hits me and I feel heartbroken for her. It's Jason's and she doesn't know he's dead. How am I supposed to tell her that the boy she's in love with, who is the father of her unborn child, is dead?
I find myself at a loss for words as she asks about him, and I stumble over the words that make it out of my mouth as I wish that the circumstances could be different.