Red walked into the police station, and just as he pictured it, there was Steven sitting on the bench inside of a cell. He was slumped over and staring down at his hands, which were cupped together. And those damn sunglasses were on.
"Hey, Dumbass," Red called out to get his attention, walking up to the bars as he narrowed his eyes in on Hyde. "You got lucky this time. I bailed you out," he told him. Actually, Red had felt sorry for Hyde, after all that had happened to Jackie, and now she was gone. Of course he couldn't tell Hyde this now, especially since he had landed himself in jail and was still on probation. Hyde had done something stupid and dangerous, and he had to learn that. He had to learn to stop being such a dumbass.
Hyde got up from the bench without so much as raising his eyebrows. "Thanks Red," he muttered, almost inaudible to Red's ears. The guard then unlocked the cell door to let him out.
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
Jackie settled her bags down onto her new bunk, having to share a room with one other girl in the boarding house.
"So, how far along are you?" the petite blonde beside her asked, having a giddy smile on her face as she touched her own stomach. "I'm only two months, can you tell yet?" she asked, obviously excited. Jackie couldn't understand why though, they were here for one reason only: to give up their babies.
Jackie just shook her head no and didn't say anything else to the girl. She already found her to be slightly annoying, and didn't really wish to make friends here. Already, this place was suffocating her. She had passed so many miserable looking pregnant teens on her way up the steps. She couldn't believe there were so many here. None of them looked happy, they all looked like broken young girls, desperate for any kind of escape that was better than this place.
"I have to go check on my laundry, I'll be back if you need help unpacking your things," the blonde said to her, and with a smile, she vanished out the door. Jackie turned her head in the direction that the girl went, frowning off at nothing as she stopped what she was doing. She looked down at her bags. This was it, this was her life. It was the only solution though, the only one left.
Everything had rushed by so quickly, she needed time and she needed to be alone. Her life had come to an end as far as she was concerned. If she had the baby, she would probably end up miserable and alone, living off of welfare checks and struggling to make due. Her mom would hate her and worst of all, Steven would hate her. But if she gave up the baby, she wouldn't be happy either. She would always wonder where it was and if it was alright, if it was being taken care of... She would never be the same again.
Tears started sliding down Jackie's cheeks as she slid down onto her bunk. She didn't know what she was going to do, but she had to go through with this. It was the best solution for her, her future, and this child's life. It was the best solution for everyone. There was nothing else she could do, it had to be this way.
BACK IN WISCONSIN
"Where's Steven?" Kitty asked in a worried tone, as she walked into Hyde's room, seeing Eric sitting on the corner of the bed.
"He left," he told his mother glumly, his eyes dark and downcast as he spoke. He couldn't believe how messed up everything had become. Now Jackie was pregnant and off in some fancy boarding house and his best friend was gone. If Hyde even attempted to cross state lines, he would get himself into trouble somehow and end up getting caught. His probation would be in violation and he would end up in jail in a matter of no time. Eric looked down at his cupped hands and shook his head, worried about where Hyde was going to end up.
Kitty took a seat beside her son on Steven's bed, putting an arm around him. "He's a grown man now, we can't watch after him like we used to," she tried to comfort him, but the words were only truthful, not comforting. The truth was, Eric was scared of where they would all wind up. Him and Donna, Jackie and the baby, Hyde's freedom, Kelso's new life... Everything was changing, and not for the best. It was far from being the best. In truth, he was scared to death of settling down for the rest of his life so soon. He was scared Jackie would wind up disappearing someday and that Kelso would run out on his family. And now he was concerned if Hyde would even make it to the age of twenty one. Before he had left here he was so set on destroying himself and everything in sight. He had that look in his eyes, like he was going to do something so drastic, which would either get him thrown in jail or possibly even get him killed. Now he was gone, without a word to anyone. Maybe he would find Jackie and they would live happily ever after together, but the odds of that were looking slim... Their lives had take a turn for the worse, and nothing would be the same again.
"Hey, Dumbass," Red called out to get his attention, walking up to the bars as he narrowed his eyes in on Hyde. "You got lucky this time. I bailed you out," he told him. Actually, Red had felt sorry for Hyde, after all that had happened to Jackie, and now she was gone. Of course he couldn't tell Hyde this now, especially since he had landed himself in jail and was still on probation. Hyde had done something stupid and dangerous, and he had to learn that. He had to learn to stop being such a dumbass.
Hyde got up from the bench without so much as raising his eyebrows. "Thanks Red," he muttered, almost inaudible to Red's ears. The guard then unlocked the cell door to let him out.
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
Jackie settled her bags down onto her new bunk, having to share a room with one other girl in the boarding house.
"So, how far along are you?" the petite blonde beside her asked, having a giddy smile on her face as she touched her own stomach. "I'm only two months, can you tell yet?" she asked, obviously excited. Jackie couldn't understand why though, they were here for one reason only: to give up their babies.
Jackie just shook her head no and didn't say anything else to the girl. She already found her to be slightly annoying, and didn't really wish to make friends here. Already, this place was suffocating her. She had passed so many miserable looking pregnant teens on her way up the steps. She couldn't believe there were so many here. None of them looked happy, they all looked like broken young girls, desperate for any kind of escape that was better than this place.
"I have to go check on my laundry, I'll be back if you need help unpacking your things," the blonde said to her, and with a smile, she vanished out the door. Jackie turned her head in the direction that the girl went, frowning off at nothing as she stopped what she was doing. She looked down at her bags. This was it, this was her life. It was the only solution though, the only one left.
Everything had rushed by so quickly, she needed time and she needed to be alone. Her life had come to an end as far as she was concerned. If she had the baby, she would probably end up miserable and alone, living off of welfare checks and struggling to make due. Her mom would hate her and worst of all, Steven would hate her. But if she gave up the baby, she wouldn't be happy either. She would always wonder where it was and if it was alright, if it was being taken care of... She would never be the same again.
Tears started sliding down Jackie's cheeks as she slid down onto her bunk. She didn't know what she was going to do, but she had to go through with this. It was the best solution for her, her future, and this child's life. It was the best solution for everyone. There was nothing else she could do, it had to be this way.
BACK IN WISCONSIN
"Where's Steven?" Kitty asked in a worried tone, as she walked into Hyde's room, seeing Eric sitting on the corner of the bed.
"He left," he told his mother glumly, his eyes dark and downcast as he spoke. He couldn't believe how messed up everything had become. Now Jackie was pregnant and off in some fancy boarding house and his best friend was gone. If Hyde even attempted to cross state lines, he would get himself into trouble somehow and end up getting caught. His probation would be in violation and he would end up in jail in a matter of no time. Eric looked down at his cupped hands and shook his head, worried about where Hyde was going to end up.
Kitty took a seat beside her son on Steven's bed, putting an arm around him. "He's a grown man now, we can't watch after him like we used to," she tried to comfort him, but the words were only truthful, not comforting. The truth was, Eric was scared of where they would all wind up. Him and Donna, Jackie and the baby, Hyde's freedom, Kelso's new life... Everything was changing, and not for the best. It was far from being the best. In truth, he was scared to death of settling down for the rest of his life so soon. He was scared Jackie would wind up disappearing someday and that Kelso would run out on his family. And now he was concerned if Hyde would even make it to the age of twenty one. Before he had left here he was so set on destroying himself and everything in sight. He had that look in his eyes, like he was going to do something so drastic, which would either get him thrown in jail or possibly even get him killed. Now he was gone, without a word to anyone. Maybe he would find Jackie and they would live happily ever after together, but the odds of that were looking slim... Their lives had take a turn for the worse, and nothing would be the same again.