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Jude

"Jake raped her." Evie was a very strong person, but right now she looked like she could cry. And I wasnt really sure why.
"He what?! Oh my gosh." I opened the front door and we left the party. I don't think I had ever been so relieved to go back home.
"Yeah, just go home i can take care of her." Evie looked straight ahead.
"But how are you gonna get her back in?" Lola's parents were extremely strict.
"I'm gonna have to buck up and tell her parents." Evies jaw tightened
She was good at confronting people, but it was different this time.
Even though she told me to go home, I didn't. I stayed with her and she didn't protest.
...

Evie

I knocked on the white door. Hoping no one would answer.
I heard the floorboards creak, Lola's mom opened the door, face white as a ghost. "Evie? What happened?"
I stared up at her. What do you say? I brought your daughter to a party and her boyfriend raped her sorry.
It's always been so easy for me to be so honest with people. Why was it so hard now?
I looked at Jude. He was looking at his shoes. Studying them like he had a big test on Vans tomorrow.
"Jake raped Lola." I said it so simply. Even in a simply voice. But it weighed me down.
She put a hand over her mouth. It had just occurred to me she hadn't noticed Lola till now.
"Oh my gosh." Was all she said. She took Lola so fragilely. Like she was a doll.
As tears welled in her eyes, she nodded at me and closed the door.
"That was the hardest thing I ever did." I said.
"I'm sorry." Jude put his hand on my back. Neither of us knew what to do.
We just turned around and walked home.

...

Lola

The soft beeping of a monitor woke me up. I furrowed my eyebrows, trying to remember what happened. I looked down, I was in a hospital gown.
Then a wave of soreness hit me. So did last night.
I felt...numb. Like I was hollow, nothing. I have had so much taken from me, but this time it wasn't with my consent.
As tears streamed down my face, I saw my mom and dad sitting in the corner of the room.
"Mom?" I muttered.
She looked up at me, with no emotion. Walked over to me and then stopped.
"You better not be pregnant."
My heart broke. My own mother had no sympathy for me.
"Mom I didn't want this to happen." I spoke silently
"Lola please!" She raised her voice, "you've ruined our reputation! If anyone knows about this, so help me God!"
I looked at her helplessly, then at my dad who was crouched over and had his head in his hands.
"Dad?"
He didn't even move.
"Now, they are doing a pregnancy test right now. I've already set up an abortion if you're pregnant."
"Mom no! I am not doing an abortion! And besides you can't get pregnant on your first time." How dare she decide she could make decisions for me?
"Hello everyone." The doctor walked in, taken about by all the emotions in the room I think.
"Is she pregnant?" My mom asked
The doctor looked at me then sighed, "yes."
My mom gasped.
"How it that possible?" I cried
"Anything possible." He said
"Okay well we are going to proceed with the abortion. As soon as possible." My mom took out her phone
"No!" Everyone looked at me, "I want it."
"Sweetie you're 17, so legally your parents still have authority over you and can make decisions for you."
"There is no way in hell that I am aborting this baby. I will not. I was forced into this situation I will not be forced to do another thing I didn't want to do." And that was the end of the discussion. My mom questioned me. Told me I was on my own with this baby. Told me I had no support system whatsoever.
I said nothing.

...
Evie

It had been a week and a half since I had last seen Lola. That horrible night. I wish I could erase it from my mind. I wish it never happened. Ever since then I had been uneasy and depressed. More than I had ever been. To make it worse, I didn't know Lola's condition.
"Here you go." It was 7:30 am. Jude handed me a sack lunch. Ever since hat night he had been incredibly careful around me. He also had made sure to check up on me everyday. That meant a lot to me.
"Thanks." I stuffed it in my backpack and we walked to school. Jude had a harmonica and played it on our walk to school. It was nice. There was no pressure to force conversation. It also kept us from talking about what we couldn't bear. Lola.
...

"Evie hey." I turned around and there was my best friend. Her blonde hair was twirled up in a clip. She had her school uniform on. But her favorite sweatshirt on over it. She had alway been so sure she looked perfect. Today she looks raw and vulnerable. Open to so much, due to her families reputation.
"Lola oh my gosh are you okay?" I pulled her into a tight hug.
"I'm fine. Thank you for bringing me home." She smiled weakly and adjusted her bag on her shoulders.
"Of course. Where have you been?"
She hesitated, "the hospital."
" oh my god." I gasped , "are you?"
"Yep. I'm pregnant." She laughed a little bit then tears filled her eyes.
"I'm sorry I'm so sorry."
"I'm not sad about the baby. I'll keep it and I'll love it with all the love in me and give it the life I never had. But I'm sad because," she stopped and shook her head, "my mom hates me. She wants me to abort it so bad just to save the family reputation. She told me I will have no support and I'm totally on my own. She even wants me to move out." She was sobbing at this point and I didn't know what to say.

"I'm sorry Lola. I don't know what to say. All I know is that I'm going to be by your side no matter what. This baby is going to change your life I think."

"Thank you." She smiled inspire of the tears. And we walked through the halls, ignoring the stares and smirks and comments.

...
Lola

I was sitting in class. That's when my stomach flipped. I put my hand over my mouth and ran out of class to the nearest bathroom.
I threw up what felt like all my organs.
"Ugh." I groaned and looked in the mirror. I was pale and looking close to death. Welcome to the pregnant life.
I washed out my mouth and closed my eyes. Let myself breath. I looked in the mirror and put my hands on my stomach. I wasn't showing yet. With how skinny I am, I doubt I'll show for awhile.
"Lola? Oh my gosh!" Jude ran up to me and hugged me.
"Jude what are you doing in the girls bathroom?" I was so confused
"This isn't the girls..." he said.
"Oh shit!" We got out of there and slowly walked around.
"So, you're pregnant huh?"
"Yeah...pregnant and alone." I said
"Nah, you have Evie. And me." He nodded, "ya know, when you need me if you ever do."
I smiled and looked up at him, "thanks."