The next few days were pretty much the same. I just spent most of my time at home doing nothing and hating it, mostly because everyone was still mad at me. I still felt sick occasionally and threw up a few times. I guess I was just a little sick. But it wasn't till four days later when I found out what was really going down.
"Lacy!" I said Panicked as soon as she answered the phone.
"Kim? What's wrong? You sound worried"
"Lacy" I choked, "I'm late!"
"Late for what?" she said
"You know"
"No?" she said stupidly.
"THAT time of the month?" I hated having to spell things out for her.
I heard her gasp, "What!"
"Lacy, I'm so scared" I said on the verge of tears.
"I'm coming over okay?" she said quickly
"hurry!"
I paced through the living room back and forth until Lacy finally came. She slammed through the door and smothered me with a hug.
"Kimi." she said. She let go of me. "Come on, sit, we gotta talk about this" She grabbed my shoulder and pulled my over to the table.
"Are you sure?" was the first thing she said.
"Yeah, three days late. Three, Lace." I said as I put my head in my hands.
"Well, what are you gonna do?" she asked.
"Wh- what do you mean? I don't have a ch- choice, we can't afford to abo- abort it." I said in-between sobs. "How am I gonna tell Darry?" I cried.
"It's gonna be okay" She patted my back. I cried on her shoulder for the a while.
This is why I love Lacy. We can be in the middle of a fight, and she'll forget about everything and forgive me if I really need her. She was so loyal.
After I calmed down Lacy suggested that we go get ice cream.
It always seemed like ice cream made everything okay…at least for a while.
We went downtown and each got chocolate ice cream and a Pepsi. For some stupid reason it made me feel ten times better. We sat by the fountain in the park until it got dark.
"We should probably go back to your house and break the news to your brothers"
"Only if you'll stay with me tonight."
"Of course" she smiled.
This was going to be the hardest thing I've ever have to do. After having my mind off this whole thing for a few hours, I started thinking about everything on the way home and tears started up again.
"Lacy, I can't do this. I can't." I said as we approached the house.
"Kimi, you have to tell them eventually, might as well get it over with." She was right. I hated it when she was right. But then again, It was just not what I wanted to hear.
"Okay."
We walked in quietly and Darry, Soda, and Ponyboy all sitting on the couch watching tv.
"Hey Kim" Pony said warmly
"Hiya' sis!" Soda exclaimed. But he immediately sensed something was wrong. "You been cryin?" he asked.
I wiped the tears from my cheeks.
"I have to tell ya' something." They all looked up at me and listened closely.
I let even more tears fall down my face. "I-I'm-I'm pregnant"
Right away I turned into Lacy to cry onto her shoulder. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Ponyboy's jaw drop and Soda and Darry give each other horrified looks.
Darry stood up quickly "GET OUT!" he bellowed and violently pointed towards the door.
"DARRY!" Ponyboy and Sodapop yelped together.
"Don't you dare stand up for her!" he yelled back at them. "I'm sick of it!"
"Darry, you can't just kick her out!" Soda protested.
"You shut your trap! I'm responsible for you guys and I can do whatever the hell I want!"
"Darry, give her another chance," Ponyboy begged.
"No, I gave her a chance after she wrecked the car, I gave her a chance when she was dumb enough to walk home alone after dark and got herself jumped, after she came home at six in the morning drunk, I am through givin' her chances and I mean it!"
Soda gave Darry a disappointed look.
"Now get out before I make you!"
I gave him one more pleading look before I walked out, but all I got back was his icy stare. So much for family support.