CHAPTER 4
"Rizzo and Frenchy woke up, still in each others arms. The other girls were still asleep. Frenchy invited them over before Rizzo got there the night before. It was 1:30 pm. The funeral is in a few hours. It was quick and easy to plan since Rizzo's mom made arrangements for both of them, just in case their situation got really bad- this bad. Rizzo went to her suitcase and got out the black dress she wore on the first day of senior year. Frenchy just watched as Rizzo went to the bathroom to change. She didn't know what to say.
15 minutes later, Rizzo comes out, her eyes puffy and red. She walked over to the bed and sat down next to Frenchy. "Hey, are you ok?" Frenchy asked. "Not really." Riz replied. Frenchy put her arm around her. Rizzo started crying on her shoulder. This is the first time she has cried in front of anyone, aside from last night, so she feels pretty stupid. "I'm sorry." she said, between sobs. "Hey, it's ok. I know this is hard for you. It's ok to cry, you know." Frenchy said, smiling a little. Rizzo just nodded.
"About an hour and a half later, the other girls were up and dressed for the funeral. It was time to start driving there, but no one wanted to tell Riz.
"Finally, Frenchy went up to her. "Riz? It's time to go." Without a word, Rizzo got up and went out to the car. The girls exchanged worried glances before following her.
They drove in silence. Nobody knew what to say, and Rizzo just stared out the window. As they pulled into the church driveway, Rizzo's eyes widened. She couldn't believe what she saw. There was Kenickie's car, empty, parked by the doors. All of the girls got out of the car except Rizzo. Frenchy went to her side and opened the door. "Riz, it's gonna be ok. We have to go in now." she said, taking her hand. Rizzo pulled away, softer than usual, and pointed to the empty car. "How is he here? I didn't tell him about this." Riz asked. Frenchy started to look guilty. " I kind of.. called him last night when you were sleeping. I thought he should be here for you. I'm sorry." she said. " No, it's ok. I actually needed to talk to him anyway." she said, forcing a smile. " Ok. Are you ready?" " Yeah, let's go."
When they went inside, not just Kenickie, but all the guys were sitting it the second row. Nobody was sitting in the front. It was reserved for family, but Rizzo was the only family member that showed up. Her dad wasn't even here. But why would he be? This is all his fault anyway. The girls made their way to the front row and sat down. Marty invited the guys to sit with them. All of the guys sat next to their girl. But Kenickie sat next to Danny and Sandy at first. Rizzo looked over at him, and he looked back. She thought for a bit, then motioned him over to sit by her.
Surprised, he got up and sat by her. He thought she was still upset at him from a previous argument. " How are you?" he asked. " I've been better." she said. Kenickie put his hand on hers and smiled. She let him hold her hand until the service was over. The girls and guys all stood up, except Riz and Kenickie. " Um, we'll go wait in the car." Frenchy said, and walked out with the girls. " Yeah, us too.' Danny said, walking out with the guys. It was just the two of them now.
Rizzo gathered up all the courage she had and said, " Kenickie?" " What?" " I lied..." " About what?" he asked, a curious look crossing his face. " I'm pregnant." Kenickie was stunned for a bit. " Uh.. ok.." he said, finally. " It's yours." " I know. And I want to help you out." " Fine. But I can't stay at your house or anything. You know how your parents are about me. I'll be staying at Frenchy's for a while." The door opens and Danny walks in. " Hey, I really hate to break this up, but we gotta go." Rizzo looks at Kenickie sadly. " It's ok. I'll visit you, I promise." With that, he kissed her and left. " I hope he does." she says aloud. Then Sandy comes in. " Hey, we're gonna take you to eat." " Ok." she says, walking over to Sandy. " Um, I just want to apologize for all the making fun of you and all." " Hey, don't worry about it. I mean, I was kind of a Sandra Dee." Sandy said, giggling a little. Rizzo laughed too, and hugged Sandy. Then they went out to the car and drove off.