CHAPTER 2
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Eda's POV
I woke up with a fever. I could feel that my temperature was very high and I was shivering. I struggled to get down from the bed and I managed to help myself to the bathroom. I brushed my teeth and had a very long shower. I stepped out of the bathroom to dress up and go the hospital.
I was done dressing up, when I looked at the clock it was just 10am. I was feeling dizzy so I decided to take a nap.
“I would wake up around 1pm to go to the hospital” I said to myself as I laid down on the bed allowing sleep to engulf me.
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"I never wanted you to know this way" Catherine said to me.
"But why did you still do it?" I asked her amidst tears.
There was a moment of silence it seemed as if she was holding herself back from busting with anger. I sobbed quietly as I looked at her.
"Could you stop crying already and quit with the pretense. This is karma" she said loudly drawing my attention once again. She laughed at me.
"You did the same thing to me, EDA!" she said as she stormed out leaving me alone out there. In a place that I knew no way to go.
I just couldn’t hold it back anymore, I cried my soul out. I could feel tears on my face.
"Wait, why am I crying?" my subconscious self-asked me. I immediately woke up from sleep. It was a nightmare.
"Thank god" I said to myself as I got up. I looked at the clock and it was already 4pm. I didn’t even have to think about the nightmare. I fixed my hair and made for the door, praying silently that I would be able to reach the hospital on time. I locked my apartment before I went downstairs to hail a cab, I knew that I couldn’t drive because I was sick.
I settled down in the cab and gave the driver my location after greeting him politely. My mind then drifted to the nightmare I had. I didn’t even know the meaning because I know that I did nothing Catherine to get the treatment that she gave me back there. I just sat quietly looking out through the window.
I decided to call Catherine in order to tell her that I have decided to go to the hospital today.
"Gosh, I haven’t checked my phone today" I said to myself as I slammed my head lightly. Jasper was meant to return today so he must have messaged me. I quickly rambled through my bag searching for my phone.
"Got you" I said when I found it. I quickly opened my phone expecting to see a lot of missed calls and messages but I got just one message. Sighing deeply, I opened the message.
"hey babe.
I am back in town "_jasper.
I was disappointed that I got just one message from him. I decide to push that aside and call Catherine. I called but she didn’t pick.
"I guess she busy" I said to myself after I had tried her number for the fifth time.
"Ma'am, we are here" the driver said to me drawing me away from my thoughts.
"Thank you " I said as I got off the car. I made the payment, waved him a goodbye and headed into the hospital.
"Excuse me" I said when I reached the receptionist table.
"How may I help you, ma'am?"
"Um, I am here to see a doctor" I said.
"Do you have an appointment?"
"No" I said.
"Okay. You may sit there while I check for the doctor available" she said as she directed me to a sit. I smiled at her before I left to sit.
Excuse me ma'am" the receptionist I met earlier said to me.
"Yes please"
"The doctor is free now. You can go in" she said directed me to the doctor's office.
The doctor was a middle aged woman who I must not lie looked very friendly. I greeted her with a smile and she offered me a sit.
"How may I help you?" she asked me with a smile.
"I have been feeling sick for quite some days so I decided to come to the hospital for a checkup. I think I am down with malaria"
"ha-ha" she laughed. I looked at her as if she had grown two heads suddenly. Why would she be laughing when a patient is in front of her. Confusion laced on my face.
"Oh, I am so sorry. Pardon my behavior" she said after she had noticed that I was not very pleased with her behavior.
"It is wrong for you to jump into conclusions about your illness. Well, you did the right thing by coming to the hospital. I would love to know the symptoms associated with this sickness" she continued.
"Okay. I have been feeling dizzy and nauseous. I also have been having headache a lot recently. Like this morning, I woke up with a fever" I said all at once.
She looked at me for some time before she got up and slowly walked to me.
"Do you have a husband?" she suddenly asked. I won't lie the question was out of the blue and it made me quite uncomfortable.
"No, but I have a fiancé" I said as I shifted uncomfortably on the chair. She walked back to her sit after she was done examining my face with a smile on her face. I looked at her hoping for an explanation after the question that she just threw at me.
"Um, miss…"
"Just call me Eda" I said cutting her short.
"Okay, Eda. I don't know how to say this but I think you are pregnant" she said. I looked at this woman with disbelief in my eyes. How can she be so sure when she has not even conducted a test? I scoffed.
"I am a mother and I am sure of what I am saying but to make things more believable, why don’t we conduct a pregnancy test" she said.
I was short of words at that moment. Was I actually pregnant? If yes, then should I be happy about it? will jasper be happy about it? I sat there looking clueless. I didn’t even know when a nurse entered the office.
"Eda, nurse Lyla here will help you with everything. You can come back tomorrow for your test results since its already late" the doctor said to me with a smile on her face, encouraging me to follow the nurse. I looked between the nurse and the doctor and at that point I did not know what I wished for.
I left the hospital with my mind still occupied about what the doctor said to me.
"She must be joking right?" my subconscious self-asked.
The weather was cool so I decide to walk for some time before I hail a cab. As I was walking, I passed a pharmacy and a thought came to me. Maybe I should buy a pregnancy kit, just in case. I walked into the restaurant and after I had bought it, I hailed a cab and went back to my apartment.
I entered my house and went straight for the bathroom, I needed to get this off my head. I quickly urinated on the kit and dropped the kit on the sink. I couldn’t hold it because I was not even sure of my feelings right now.
It was at this point that I needed Catherine by my side but she was not here. I tried calling her again but she still did not pick. I left a message saying that she should call me back once she saw the message. I walked back into the bathroom to check for the results and there it was.
Fucking EDA HAMPSON, you are pregnant. My subconscious mind said to me.
I squatted on floor not knowing what to feel again. I managed to get up and made my way into my bed room. I went to bed immediately not caring about bathing at all. I can't just believe that I am pregnant.
"Sometimes, these things can be wrong. I have to wait for the test results tomorrow" I said to myself trying to console my sad heart as I allowed sleep to engulf me.
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What do you think the test result is going to be?
Read on to find out.
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