Scarlet grabbed Jude's hand as she walked through the front door of her house. "Mom! Dad! Where are you?" They walked through the house into the family room. She had a nice house, bigger than Jude's, and filled with expensive furniture. They found her mom reading a book in one chair, her dad in another watching television. They looked at Jude, at their intertwined hands, then at her face.
"What's going on?" Her mom asked.
"I have to tell you something." She replied.
Her father turned off the TV, her mom put her bookmark in her book and stood up.
Jude glanced at Scarlet. Her face was pale and her hands shook. He squeezed her hand. "Mom, Dad….I'm…pregnant." Her parents just kind of stood there then sprung into action.
Her mom repeatedly hit her with the book, Scarlet crouching, her arms over her head.
"You get out of my house this very instance!" Her mom ceased the hitting and pointed at Scarlet. "You are no daughter of mine." The parents stood there fuming.
"Come on Jude." Scarlet whispered.
Jude stood there with a horrified/disgusted look on his face, and turned to follow his girlfriend out of the house. They got in his car.
As he drove to his house, Scarlet looked out the window. Jude held her hand. "It's ok Scarlet."
"Jude." She looked at him. "I don't want to tell your parents. What if they react like mine did?"
"They won't. They like to talk about problems, not yell." He said as they pulled into his driveway. They got out.
She knocked on the door. Mrs. Lizowski answered. "Hi Scarlet!" She said in a friendly way. Scarlet burst into tears. Jude stepped into the house and led her to the living room where his dad was. His mom followed, looking confused.
"Scarlet what's the matter, honey?" She asked sitting next to her. Scarlet didn't answer. "Jude?" She asked.
Jude sighed and sat on the other side of Scarlet and took her hand. He took a deep breath. "Scarlet's gonna have my baby." Jude paused to let his parents digest this information and continued. "We told her parents about it, and they totally flipped and kicked her out."
All was quiet as the teens braced themselves for the worst."Oh, honey. It's ok." His mom comforted. "You can live with us. Isn't that right Don?" She looked to her husband.
"We would never turn out our Jude or his girlfriend." Mr. Lizowski answered.
"Really?" Scarlet was baffled. Mrs. Lizowski nodded in sympathy. So much gratitude washed over her. She stood up to hug Jude's mom. "Thank you so much." Scarlet sniffiled.
Mrs. Lizowski pulled away. "Now," She wiped tears from her eyes. "Where are your things?"
Jude shifted uncomfortable for a second and stuffed his hands in his pockets to keep them from shaking with anger. "They kicked her out before she could grab anything."
Scarlet scooted over to Jude and grasped his arm to calm him. "Um…They didn't demand for my key, so I can sneak in to get it later." She paused. "Can we wait a few hours? I want to let my parents cool off."