Chapter 4: Guess What Mary Did?
(Mary's POV)
I was dreading calling my parents. I knew what they would say. I didn't know how to tell them. Just how do you explain something like this to your parent? I wish I could make someone else do it for me, but I have to do this myself. Just do it. I'll just pick up the phone, dial it, spill my guts and hang up. Leave no room for them to get mad.
I dialed the familiar phone number and listened as the phone rang, two, three, four times.
Finally an anwer," Hello."
"Hi Ruthie. It's me, Mary," I said.
"How are you Mary?" she asked sounding happy.
"Um, I'm okay. I hate to cut you off, but I need to talk to Mom and Dad," I sighed.
"What did you do?" Ruthie asked.
"What makes you think I did something?" I asked.
"I can tell by your voice. And you want to talk to Mom and Dad. Chances are you did something. What did you do?" she inquired.
"Just put Mom or Dad on the phone please," I ordered.
"Okay, just a minute."
"Hello. Mary what's wrong?" Dad immediately wanted to know.
"Is Mom there too?" I asked.
"She's going to pick up another phone. What is wrong?" he asked me again.
"I want to tell you both at the same time," I explained.
"Okay. So how are you?" he inquired.
"I'm okay. I-," I got cut off.
"Mary! What's going on?" Mom joined the conversation.
I took a deep breath," I've got something to tell you. And you're probably not going to like it. So please let me finish my story without interruption."
"All right, Mary. Go ahead," Mom coaxed.
"Last month, I met this guy. His name is Adam. We hit it off immediately and started dating. We really liked eachother and I did something stupid. Mom, Dad, I'm pregnant," I finished and slammed the phone down before either could say a word.
(Annie's POV)
"Mary! Mary? Are you still there?" I asked frantically.
"She hung up," Eric stuttered.
"Call her back! We need to talk," I exclaimed.
"I can't believe it. Mary knows better than that," Eric began to get upset," why would Mary do something like that?"
"What did Mary do?" Ruthie asked.
"I don't know if I should tell you," I said.
"Please. She's my sister. If she did something I should know," Ruthie pleaded.
"Go ahead and tell her," Eric said.
"Well, the thing is, Mary met a guy a month ago and now she's-she's pregnant," I blurted out.
"SHE DID WHAT???" Ruthie was absolutely shocked.
"I know, I'm shocked too. And she hung up before we could say anything," Eric replied.
"I'm calling her back right now," I said.
My hands were a little shaky as I dialed Mary's number. I listened impatiently as the phone rang 2, 3, 4, 5 times.
"No answer," I sighed.
"Annie, we have to fly to Mary and talk to her. She's not going to answer her phone and we need to talk to her. That's our only option," Eric explained.
"Wait, by 'we' who exactly do you mean?" Ruthie asked.
"Your mother and I," Eric said.
"What? What are Simon, David and I supposed to do?" Ruthie demanded.
"I'm sure we could get Lucy and Kevin to come stay with you," I suggested.
"Yes. That's what we'll do. I'll call the airlines and when I'm finished, you can call Lucy," Eric's voice was firm.
(Simon's POV)
I was startled out of my homework when I heard Ruthie shouting. I quickly tossed my books aside and ran to the kitchen, where the shouting was coming from. I arrived to Dad on the phone talking about tickets. I was confused.
When Ruthie caught sight of me she burst out," Guess what Mary did?!"
"What?" my voice showed my confusion.
"She got pregnant! By some guy she only met last month!" Ruthie was clearly upset.
"Ruthie, please, I'm on the phone," Dad quieted her.
She lowered her voice," And Mom and Dad are going to fly out to see her because she won't answer her phone. You, me and David have to stay here."
"By ourselves?" I asked.
"No, they want Lucy and Kevin to stay with us," Ruthie explained.
I was reeling from the news and didn't quite process all the information fast. Mary got herself pregnant? She wouldn't, it must be some sort of mistake. She knows better.
"Wait! Why does Lucy have to stay with us? I'm old enough to keep an eye out for you two," I said indignantly.
"Not now Simon. We don't know how long we'll be gone. I'd feel better if Lucy and Kevin stayed with you," Mom stated firmly.
"Oh, I see," I muttered," when are you leaving?"
"As soon as Lucy and Kevin get here, your father and I need to go pack right now," Mom took off, leaving Ruthie and I alone.
"This is insane," Ruthie told me.
"No kidding. Mom and Dad are just leaving," I started.
"Mommy and Daddy are leaving?" David had just entered the room," where they going?"
"Mom and Dad have to go see Mary," I explained.
"Yeah, she got herself in trouble," Ruthie said.
David asked," So they are going without us?"
"Yes, they are. Lucy and Kevin are going to come stay with us while they are gone," I sighed.
David ran out of the kitchen in disbelief. He had to go ask Mom for himself.
(Mary's POV)
I was dreading calling my parents. I knew what they would say. I didn't know how to tell them. Just how do you explain something like this to your parent? I wish I could make someone else do it for me, but I have to do this myself. Just do it. I'll just pick up the phone, dial it, spill my guts and hang up. Leave no room for them to get mad.
I dialed the familiar phone number and listened as the phone rang, two, three, four times.
Finally an anwer," Hello."
"Hi Ruthie. It's me, Mary," I said.
"How are you Mary?" she asked sounding happy.
"Um, I'm okay. I hate to cut you off, but I need to talk to Mom and Dad," I sighed.
"What did you do?" Ruthie asked.
"What makes you think I did something?" I asked.
"I can tell by your voice. And you want to talk to Mom and Dad. Chances are you did something. What did you do?" she inquired.
"Just put Mom or Dad on the phone please," I ordered.
"Okay, just a minute."
"Hello. Mary what's wrong?" Dad immediately wanted to know.
"Is Mom there too?" I asked.
"She's going to pick up another phone. What is wrong?" he asked me again.
"I want to tell you both at the same time," I explained.
"Okay. So how are you?" he inquired.
"I'm okay. I-," I got cut off.
"Mary! What's going on?" Mom joined the conversation.
I took a deep breath," I've got something to tell you. And you're probably not going to like it. So please let me finish my story without interruption."
"All right, Mary. Go ahead," Mom coaxed.
"Last month, I met this guy. His name is Adam. We hit it off immediately and started dating. We really liked eachother and I did something stupid. Mom, Dad, I'm pregnant," I finished and slammed the phone down before either could say a word.
(Annie's POV)
"Mary! Mary? Are you still there?" I asked frantically.
"She hung up," Eric stuttered.
"Call her back! We need to talk," I exclaimed.
"I can't believe it. Mary knows better than that," Eric began to get upset," why would Mary do something like that?"
"What did Mary do?" Ruthie asked.
"I don't know if I should tell you," I said.
"Please. She's my sister. If she did something I should know," Ruthie pleaded.
"Go ahead and tell her," Eric said.
"Well, the thing is, Mary met a guy a month ago and now she's-she's pregnant," I blurted out.
"SHE DID WHAT???" Ruthie was absolutely shocked.
"I know, I'm shocked too. And she hung up before we could say anything," Eric replied.
"I'm calling her back right now," I said.
My hands were a little shaky as I dialed Mary's number. I listened impatiently as the phone rang 2, 3, 4, 5 times.
"No answer," I sighed.
"Annie, we have to fly to Mary and talk to her. She's not going to answer her phone and we need to talk to her. That's our only option," Eric explained.
"Wait, by 'we' who exactly do you mean?" Ruthie asked.
"Your mother and I," Eric said.
"What? What are Simon, David and I supposed to do?" Ruthie demanded.
"I'm sure we could get Lucy and Kevin to come stay with you," I suggested.
"Yes. That's what we'll do. I'll call the airlines and when I'm finished, you can call Lucy," Eric's voice was firm.
(Simon's POV)
I was startled out of my homework when I heard Ruthie shouting. I quickly tossed my books aside and ran to the kitchen, where the shouting was coming from. I arrived to Dad on the phone talking about tickets. I was confused.
When Ruthie caught sight of me she burst out," Guess what Mary did?!"
"What?" my voice showed my confusion.
"She got pregnant! By some guy she only met last month!" Ruthie was clearly upset.
"Ruthie, please, I'm on the phone," Dad quieted her.
She lowered her voice," And Mom and Dad are going to fly out to see her because she won't answer her phone. You, me and David have to stay here."
"By ourselves?" I asked.
"No, they want Lucy and Kevin to stay with us," Ruthie explained.
I was reeling from the news and didn't quite process all the information fast. Mary got herself pregnant? She wouldn't, it must be some sort of mistake. She knows better.
"Wait! Why does Lucy have to stay with us? I'm old enough to keep an eye out for you two," I said indignantly.
"Not now Simon. We don't know how long we'll be gone. I'd feel better if Lucy and Kevin stayed with you," Mom stated firmly.
"Oh, I see," I muttered," when are you leaving?"
"As soon as Lucy and Kevin get here, your father and I need to go pack right now," Mom took off, leaving Ruthie and I alone.
"This is insane," Ruthie told me.
"No kidding. Mom and Dad are just leaving," I started.
"Mommy and Daddy are leaving?" David had just entered the room," where they going?"
"Mom and Dad have to go see Mary," I explained.
"Yeah, she got herself in trouble," Ruthie said.
David asked," So they are going without us?"
"Yes, they are. Lucy and Kevin are going to come stay with us while they are gone," I sighed.
David ran out of the kitchen in disbelief. He had to go ask Mom for himself.