Chapter 6
Harsh Reality
"Dad! I didn't see you there." Liz said looking between Max and her dad nervously.
"Tell us what, Liz?" Mr. Parker asked more sternly this time.
"Um, we wanted to tell you that," Max squeezed her hand giving her his support.
"Guys," Liz said looking at her friends, "Could you give us a minute." They nodded walking out of the back room.
"So, what is it Liz?" Mr. Parker asked again.
"Well, I'm..." Liz looked to Max, who smiled giving her the strength to carry on.
"Dad, I'm pregnant." Liz finished nervously. She couldn't look at him for she was SO embarrassed at the fact that her dad new she'd had sex.
Mr. Parker jus stood there, in complete shock.
"You're what?" He whispered.
"I'm pregnant." Liz said with a little more confidence.
"WHAT!?!" Came a scream from the stairs. Liz looked over to see her mother seething with anger, her teeth grinding together so hard they could grind rock into sand. The look made Liz feel 1millimeter tall, trapped in the corner of room full of her worst nightmares.
"You're what!?!" Mrs. Parker screamed again.
Liz's eyes began to fill with tears at that moment and she whispered, "I'm pregnant." And she began to cry.
"GET OUT!" Mrs. Parker bellowed. "Go upstairs, get your stuff and get out." She said quietly but with such force Liz thought this woman could get a whole army to surrender to her in 1 minute.
"Mom?" Liz asked quietly threw her tears.
"No, I'm not the mother of a girl who would let herself become pregnant. Especially with, with him." She said disgusted.
"Dad?" Liz turned to her silent father.
"Do as she says Liz." He said turning away from her. Mrs. Parker walked into the diner to take orders and Mr. Parker walked into the kitchen.
"I thought they would understand. Liz again began to cry and Max pulled her into his arms.
"Come on, let's pack a bag and we'll go get Maria and go over to her place, ok?" Max concluded.
"Yeah, sure." Liz said dejectedly.
Max and Liz packed a bag full of Liz's things, and then they went to get Maria and the three of them headed over to Maria's. On the way Max explained to Maria what happened. Maria enfolded Liz in her arms.
"Oh, sweetie, it's gonna be ok. Everything will be ok. I promise." Maria said soothingly.
When they arrived at Maria's they went into find Amy sitting on the couch watching TV. She turned when to look at who had walked in.
"Hey Kids, what's wrong?" She asked when she saw their faces.
"Um, mom, Liz might have to stay with us for a while." Maria said carefully.
"How come?" Amy asked as they sat down.
"Um... Ms, Deluca, Liz is pregnant." Max said tentatively.
"Oh my." Amy said concern written on her face.
"I told my parents this morning and they told me to get out. That they didn't have a daughter any more." Liz said beginning to cry again.
"Oh Liz." Amy said going to sit next to her and pulling the tiny girl into her arms.
"You can stay here as long as you need." Amy said. "Maria and I will take care of you and Max, you're welcome here anytime."
"Thank you, Ms. Deluca." Max said for both he and Liz.
"Liz, would you like to come with me to tell my parents? I know for a fact at least my mom will be more understanding." Max asked quietly.
"Ok, can we do it now? I don't want to have to worry about this for a long time."
"Sure Liz, Let's go." Liz nodded her head and Max took her hand and led her out to his Jeep.
"Good luck guys." Maria called out to them as they got into the Jeep.
Mr. And Mrs. Evans sat facing their son and his girlfriend. They had just heard the worst news a child could tell their parents. Their son had gotten his girlfriend pregnant.
'Calmly, we have to deal with this calmly.' Mr. Evans instructed himself.
'Oh god, I hope Liz is all right. She looks horrible.' Mrs. Evans thought.
"Liz, have you told your parents yet?" Mrs. Evans asked calmly.
"Yes," was all she could manage to say on that subject.
"And how did they take it?" Mrs. Evans pushed on.
Liz looked at Max pleadingly, silently asking for help.
"When we told her parents they told her to get out." Max said sadly.
"Oh jeez," Mr. Evans said, while Mrs. Evans just had a sympathetic look on her face.
"Well, you know you could always stay here, if you like." Mrs. Evans suggested.
"Thank you but I'm already staying with Maria. We told her mom because her mom also went through a teen pregnancy herself." Liz said.
"Oh, ok. Would you like us to speak to your parents Liz?" Mr. Evans asked feeling pity for this tiny girl.
"No!" Liz said a bit to quickly. "I mean, I want to give them some time." Liz said more calmly.
"Ok, well have you thought about what your going to be doing once this baby comes?" Mr. Evans asked getting back to reality.
"Well, I'm going to take on more ours at the UFO museum and we were thinking of looking for a place of our own." Max said, knowing his father would ask something like this.
"Ok, and what about education?" Mrs. Evans asked.
"Well school is almost over and I won't start to show before the summer, so I was thinking, I have enough credits to graduate this year if I wanted to, and I think Max could too." With a nod from Max she continued.
"Then I could do correspondence with UNM at home until I'm ready to attend normal classes again." Liz said looking to Max to continue.
"Right and we could find a place close to the university so I can attend classes and be there for Liz and the baby." Max concluded.
"And what would you study?" Mr. Evans asked, very impressed by how responsible this kids were.
"Well, I'm going to study molecular biology and then hopefully become a science teacher." Liz said knowing exactly what she wanted to be.
"And I am going to study law and maybe one work with you dad." Max said pretty sure of himself.
"Wow, you guys are quite prepared for this aren't you. You must have thought a lot about this." Mr. Evans said, admiring their ability to keep a level head. These were definitely two extraordinary young adults.
Harsh Reality
"Dad! I didn't see you there." Liz said looking between Max and her dad nervously.
"Tell us what, Liz?" Mr. Parker asked more sternly this time.
"Um, we wanted to tell you that," Max squeezed her hand giving her his support.
"Guys," Liz said looking at her friends, "Could you give us a minute." They nodded walking out of the back room.
"So, what is it Liz?" Mr. Parker asked again.
"Well, I'm..." Liz looked to Max, who smiled giving her the strength to carry on.
"Dad, I'm pregnant." Liz finished nervously. She couldn't look at him for she was SO embarrassed at the fact that her dad new she'd had sex.
Mr. Parker jus stood there, in complete shock.
"You're what?" He whispered.
"I'm pregnant." Liz said with a little more confidence.
"WHAT!?!" Came a scream from the stairs. Liz looked over to see her mother seething with anger, her teeth grinding together so hard they could grind rock into sand. The look made Liz feel 1millimeter tall, trapped in the corner of room full of her worst nightmares.
"You're what!?!" Mrs. Parker screamed again.
Liz's eyes began to fill with tears at that moment and she whispered, "I'm pregnant." And she began to cry.
"GET OUT!" Mrs. Parker bellowed. "Go upstairs, get your stuff and get out." She said quietly but with such force Liz thought this woman could get a whole army to surrender to her in 1 minute.
"Mom?" Liz asked quietly threw her tears.
"No, I'm not the mother of a girl who would let herself become pregnant. Especially with, with him." She said disgusted.
"Dad?" Liz turned to her silent father.
"Do as she says Liz." He said turning away from her. Mrs. Parker walked into the diner to take orders and Mr. Parker walked into the kitchen.
"I thought they would understand. Liz again began to cry and Max pulled her into his arms.
"Come on, let's pack a bag and we'll go get Maria and go over to her place, ok?" Max concluded.
"Yeah, sure." Liz said dejectedly.
Max and Liz packed a bag full of Liz's things, and then they went to get Maria and the three of them headed over to Maria's. On the way Max explained to Maria what happened. Maria enfolded Liz in her arms.
"Oh, sweetie, it's gonna be ok. Everything will be ok. I promise." Maria said soothingly.
When they arrived at Maria's they went into find Amy sitting on the couch watching TV. She turned when to look at who had walked in.
"Hey Kids, what's wrong?" She asked when she saw their faces.
"Um, mom, Liz might have to stay with us for a while." Maria said carefully.
"How come?" Amy asked as they sat down.
"Um... Ms, Deluca, Liz is pregnant." Max said tentatively.
"Oh my." Amy said concern written on her face.
"I told my parents this morning and they told me to get out. That they didn't have a daughter any more." Liz said beginning to cry again.
"Oh Liz." Amy said going to sit next to her and pulling the tiny girl into her arms.
"You can stay here as long as you need." Amy said. "Maria and I will take care of you and Max, you're welcome here anytime."
"Thank you, Ms. Deluca." Max said for both he and Liz.
"Liz, would you like to come with me to tell my parents? I know for a fact at least my mom will be more understanding." Max asked quietly.
"Ok, can we do it now? I don't want to have to worry about this for a long time."
"Sure Liz, Let's go." Liz nodded her head and Max took her hand and led her out to his Jeep.
"Good luck guys." Maria called out to them as they got into the Jeep.
Mr. And Mrs. Evans sat facing their son and his girlfriend. They had just heard the worst news a child could tell their parents. Their son had gotten his girlfriend pregnant.
'Calmly, we have to deal with this calmly.' Mr. Evans instructed himself.
'Oh god, I hope Liz is all right. She looks horrible.' Mrs. Evans thought.
"Liz, have you told your parents yet?" Mrs. Evans asked calmly.
"Yes," was all she could manage to say on that subject.
"And how did they take it?" Mrs. Evans pushed on.
Liz looked at Max pleadingly, silently asking for help.
"When we told her parents they told her to get out." Max said sadly.
"Oh jeez," Mr. Evans said, while Mrs. Evans just had a sympathetic look on her face.
"Well, you know you could always stay here, if you like." Mrs. Evans suggested.
"Thank you but I'm already staying with Maria. We told her mom because her mom also went through a teen pregnancy herself." Liz said.
"Oh, ok. Would you like us to speak to your parents Liz?" Mr. Evans asked feeling pity for this tiny girl.
"No!" Liz said a bit to quickly. "I mean, I want to give them some time." Liz said more calmly.
"Ok, well have you thought about what your going to be doing once this baby comes?" Mr. Evans asked getting back to reality.
"Well, I'm going to take on more ours at the UFO museum and we were thinking of looking for a place of our own." Max said, knowing his father would ask something like this.
"Ok, and what about education?" Mrs. Evans asked.
"Well school is almost over and I won't start to show before the summer, so I was thinking, I have enough credits to graduate this year if I wanted to, and I think Max could too." With a nod from Max she continued.
"Then I could do correspondence with UNM at home until I'm ready to attend normal classes again." Liz said looking to Max to continue.
"Right and we could find a place close to the university so I can attend classes and be there for Liz and the baby." Max concluded.
"And what would you study?" Mr. Evans asked, very impressed by how responsible this kids were.
"Well, I'm going to study molecular biology and then hopefully become a science teacher." Liz said knowing exactly what she wanted to be.
"And I am going to study law and maybe one work with you dad." Max said pretty sure of himself.
"Wow, you guys are quite prepared for this aren't you. You must have thought a lot about this." Mr. Evans said, admiring their ability to keep a level head. These were definitely two extraordinary young adults.