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Roberta felt sick. It felt like hours since anyone had said anything. She stared down at her hands, at her mothers wedding ring. Her mother would be so disappointed in her.
"Pregnant?" Chrissy blurted out finally, "How can you be pregnant?"
"Come on Chris, your mom gave you the gardening talk. You know how this works. What do I do?"
Chrissy was speechless. She felt sick and couldn't imagine how her best friend felt. Pregnant was a word she had never imagined she would hear Roberta utter. Especially not at this age, "Have you told Scott?" Her mouth was dry as she asked, she wasn't really sure she wanted to hear the answer. She looked around the treehouse that the four friends had worked so hard to raise money for. Their childhood was held in this treehouse and it suddenly felt like it was slipping away.
"Not yet. I mean, no. I don't know if I will. I cant deal with this. I don't think he can either."
"And your dad? Your brothers? Do they know?"
"NO! I only told you and you cannot tell anyone. Not even Teeny and Sam. They obviously don't care about me anymore so whatever."
Chrissy rolled her eyes, even in a crisis Roberta was as stubborn as ever, "They're just mad at you. They wouldn't let you go through this alone Roberta and you know it. Maybe they can help. I, I don't really know how I can help."
"You're my best friend. I need your advice. I mean, I cant keep it, right?"
"Do you want to?"
Roberta finally looked Chrissy in the eyes and Chrissy saw that they were full of fear and tears were threatening to slip down Roberta's cheeks, "A baby Chris? Do I want a baby? At this age? God no. but can I live with myself if I get rid of it? Could Scott ever forgive me? Oh I'm so confused." The tears began to fall, hot against her cheeks.
Chrissy pulled her friend into a tight hug, rubbing her back. She was out of words. There was nothing left to say. She couldn't advise her friend in this situation. It was something she knew nothing about. All she could think about was how hungry she was. How hungry she had been for days. But now was not the time to get involved in her own problems. She had to find a way to help her friend. And all she could think of was to get Teeny and Samantha involved. They would know what to do. The four of them could over come anything.
"You have to tell the others. They can help," she whispered.
