Poor Unfortunate Sea

Chapter 15: The Worst Kind Of News

Heidi's POV

"How are you adjusting with being back in Auradon?" Pearl asks looking around the room before sitting on the bed. "As good as anyone could think, but I know that some people are more worried about me than others." I say switching arms with Henry, "Well of course, people love you, and I know that for a fact." I smile at Pearl sitting next to her on the bed. "He is such a little cutie, and he starting to look more and more like his dad every day." I look down at Henry knowing that Pearl was right, Henry is Harry and that is something that I will always be grateful for. "I think he will grow up looking like Harry, but hopefully he will have more Auradon in him than the isle." Pearl subtlety runs her hand along her stomach. "Where is Harry by the way Heidi? I am hearing stories from everyone and are not sure what to believe." I incline my head understanding where she is coming from given the fact that Auradon Prep loves gossip. "He is back on the Isle." I say not wanting to go into detail about the last time I saw him. "Why didn't he come back with you, I would have thought he would be right with you." I let out a little laugh not on purpose but it kind of just slip out. "I thought that before too, but I guess while on the Isle Harry went back to what he knows, and it turns out that I am not a part of that picture." I say looking down at the floor. "What do you mean, you and Harry are kind of the Isle's version of beauty and the beast." This gets me to laugh and smile cheering me up a little. "I can't disagree with that, but a lot of things seemed to have changed on the isle, there is a major turf war going on with no end in sight, new faces popping up all over the place, and it turns out that I am not the girl that Harry loves anymore." I feel a tear fall from eye and roll down my cheek landing on Henry's head. Pearl wipes away the tears with her finger. "I am taking it by your tears that while you were away Harry found someone else." I nod my head taking a deep breath. "I should have seen it coming, Harry and I have been at odds all year, and it just seemed to get worse and worse, and I guess Harry had enough of the fighting and found someone that he relates too more." Pearl gives me a much-needed side hug as Henry starts moving not liking being crowed. I pull away from Pearl placing Henry in his crib. "That is enough about me. How are Herkie and you doing?" I ask trying to keep my mind off Harry for now. Pearl lightly smiles at me but I can see the sorrow behind the fake smile. "We are doing good, he is busy a lot but we see each other as much as can." I give Pearl a look telling her that I am not buying that story. "The truth Peal." Pearl places her hands in lap and her face suddenly looks like she miserable beyond repair. "He is so busy Heidi, we hardly see each other, and I know that once classes start that we will see even less of each other." I slightly nod my head knowing exactly what she is going through because I went through the same thing with Harry when we had Henry. "You two will work it out Pearl, and if you feel this strongly about it, who don't you talk to him?" It is Pearl who lets out the laugh this time. "When would we have time for that, he goes running every morning, he works out all afternoon, he has tourney practice almost every evening, and by the time he gets back to his dorm room he too exhausted to do anything but sleep." I can't help but feel for Pearl, but something seems off about her, and I am starting to get the dangerous sense of Déjà vu. "Pearl, I am going to ask you something, and please tell me the truth." Pearl nods his head and I can tell that she is extremely nervous. "Pearl, are you pregnant?" I ask sitting down next to the girl that look broken down and defected. All color drains from Pearl's face as look down at the carpet and without saying a word just nods her head. "Pearl, you have to tell Herkie." Pearl crumbles onto me placing her head on my lap as she starts sobbing. "I still can't believe that this happened Heidi, and Herkie is going to lose it when I tell him." I rub her back trying to sooth her but I know from personal experience that the only thing she needs right now is Herkie himself. "I am sure that he will be scared and angry at first, but I know that he will come around, and when he does he will help you through everything." Pearl just shakes her head as she keeps sobbing. "You don't understand Heidi, it is not just that I am pregnant, it also because I don't think Herkie is the father of this baby." I pull away from Pearl looking at her trying to wrap my head around the bomb shell she just dropped on me. "Is this what you have been trying to tell all day?" Pearl nods her head placing her hands on her stomach and I lean against the desk completely mind blown at this point. "This is serious Pearl, I can't imagine you cheating on Herkie, and more to the point that you need to find this other guy and let him know that he might be the father." Pearl lets out a small laugh but it is combined with a sob. "That problem with that Heidi is, the other guy is Harry. "It is in that moment that everything in my world suddenly comes to stop.