Chapter 18
Test – Positive
A few days later, a blood test at the doctor’s surgery confirmed Carla’s hunch. “Is this a happy occasion, Carla?” the doctor asked, while looking at her file to find her name.
“Not particularly,” she replied, fingering the fringe of her scarf and looking out the window at the multi-level car park.
“Do you need any information or advice?” The doctor was a middle-aged, sensible and kind woman.
“You mean about terminations?”
“Maybe. You tell me.”
“No need, I’ve already had two. I know the drill.”
“How old are you?”
“Almost 37.”
“Well, if you do want a baby eventually, then you need to know that as each month passes, your eggs become less viable.”
“I’m not really in a position to have a baby now.”
Running along the doctor’s office wall were rows of brigh
