January 2003
Mary sat outside, smoking. The snow around her made her teeth chatter, but she couldn't let her parents know that she was smoking. Robbie came outside.
"You've got to quit smoking, babe," Robbie said, sitting beside Mary.
"No I don't. We've really got to find a place to live before I have this baby!" Mary replied, pointing to her stomach, which was flat.
"You just found out that you were pregnant a month ago. You've still got like eight months before the baby is born," Robbie said.
"Which is exactly why I'm not going to quit smoking," Mary replied, walking inside. Robbie rolled his eyes. He knew that he was going to find a way to make her quit. Ruthie and her boyfriend, Kyle, rode up on their bikes.
"Hey Robbie, what's going on?" Ruthie asked, removing her helmet.
"Why are you two riding your bikes in this mess? There's like three inches of snow!" Robbie replied.
"You are too used to California. We moved out here three years ago, and I've been adjusted to life in Denver as I can get, get adjusted!" Ruthie said.
"Well Mary and I have only been living here for a year, it's a thing called college," Robbie replied.
"It's a thing called, you and Mary got married way too young. You were only seventeen. Oh, and she wasn't in college, you were," Ruthie explained.
"Well, I'm sure if she'd had the chance, she would have gone too," Robbie replied.
"It's her fault that she was expelled," Ruthie said, and she was right. Kyle just sat watching.
"Do you want to go in now, or what?" Ruthie asked.
"Yeah, it's freezing. I was born here and I think you're more used to it than me," Kyle replied. They put their bikes against the basketball goal and went inside.
Mary sat outside, smoking. The snow around her made her teeth chatter, but she couldn't let her parents know that she was smoking. Robbie came outside.
"You've got to quit smoking, babe," Robbie said, sitting beside Mary.
"No I don't. We've really got to find a place to live before I have this baby!" Mary replied, pointing to her stomach, which was flat.
"You just found out that you were pregnant a month ago. You've still got like eight months before the baby is born," Robbie said.
"Which is exactly why I'm not going to quit smoking," Mary replied, walking inside. Robbie rolled his eyes. He knew that he was going to find a way to make her quit. Ruthie and her boyfriend, Kyle, rode up on their bikes.
"Hey Robbie, what's going on?" Ruthie asked, removing her helmet.
"Why are you two riding your bikes in this mess? There's like three inches of snow!" Robbie replied.
"You are too used to California. We moved out here three years ago, and I've been adjusted to life in Denver as I can get, get adjusted!" Ruthie said.
"Well Mary and I have only been living here for a year, it's a thing called college," Robbie replied.
"It's a thing called, you and Mary got married way too young. You were only seventeen. Oh, and she wasn't in college, you were," Ruthie explained.
"Well, I'm sure if she'd had the chance, she would have gone too," Robbie replied.
"It's her fault that she was expelled," Ruthie said, and she was right. Kyle just sat watching.
"Do you want to go in now, or what?" Ruthie asked.
"Yeah, it's freezing. I was born here and I think you're more used to it than me," Kyle replied. They put their bikes against the basketball goal and went inside.