His blonde hair was poker-straight. He wore trendy clothes and was often stern, rarely joining in the jokes of the other peers. To be taken seriously he didn't have to be their equal, he had to be better and beyond reproach. More than once he considered becoming a black-haired boy, but in only a week the honeyed roots would be showing and he had no intention of looking old.
Answer:
Marie needs to understand that she is old
He had experience a lot of death in his life
I mean, it depends on how the character feels about the pregnancy, and how the character's parents feel about pregnancy. Maybe have her tell them one at a time so you can explain the exchange more in depth for each character, maybe have her tell them at the same time, it depends on your style of writing really, what approach you want to take. Sad, Happy, Scary, Angry, etc. It really depends on you, and what approach you want to take.