Chapter Two
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Chapter 2
Alice
"Miss Westfield, the doctor is ready for you," a nurse said to me. I got up and followed her as she led me out the waiting room.
When I got to the doctor's office, I took my seat. My hands were fidgeting, but I rubbed them together to steady myself.
I didn’t know why my heart was racing
probably because I don’t like hospitals.
"So, Miss Alice," the doctor smiled at me, "what seems to be the problem?"
"Uhmm... it's nothing serious, I think. I’ve just been feeling a bit dizzy and easily tired. It’s probably stress, right?"
His eyes were on the file in front of him. "Probably," he replied.
What does that mean? It couldn’t be something serious. I can’t be seriously sick. The elections were fast approaching, and there was still a lot of work to be done.
I dragged in a deep breath to calm myself.
After a short while, a nurse brought a file and dropped it on the doctor’s desk before she walked away.
He scanned it, and I observed his facial expression for a moment. It was unreadable. Then, a smile appeared on his lips.
I let out a breath of relief. I was fine.
He lifted his head, the smile still wide on his face. I couldn’t stop myself from smiling too.
"Congratulations, Miss Westfield."
"Thank you very much, Doctor..." I said without thinking.
Wait what? Why are you congratulating me? I asked, still trying to hold the smile.
"You’re pregnant," he said excitedly.
The smile on my face dropped almost immediately, and my face became pale.
"What’s wrong?" the doctor asked, noticing my behavior.
"Doctor, I can’t be pregnant. The test results are wrong. Do it again. I can’t be pregnant. It’s impossible."
"It’s very possible, Miss Alice. It shows you're almost ten days gone."
"No, no... this can’t be true. How did this happen?"
"You had s*x that’s how babies are made." I heard the doctor’s voice. Was he being sarcastic right now?
But it was my first time. Can someone get pregnant the first time? Of course they can. Oh my Lord I was carrying Dean’s baby.
It felt like I couldn’t breathe. That night between the both of us was a mistake, and I regretted it so much.
After that night, Dean went back to being the cold and overly professional politician he was. He didn’t act as if anything had happened between us.
And now, here I was, carrying his child inside of me. I wanted this to be a dream so badly, but I knew better.
"I want to get rid of the child," I said to the doctor.
His eyes widened. "Excuse me?"
"I want to get rid of the baby," I repeated.
"You just found out you’re pregnant, Miss Alice. I think you should sleep on it before making a harsh decision."
He was right. What was I even thinking? I have to tell Dean. Oh no this was bad. Very, very bad.
How could I have been so stupid? Sleeping with him without protection... How was I supposed to know it was going to happen that night?
I’d never been this confused in my life. Before I could say anything else to the doctor, my phone started ringing.
The number on the screen was his. My heart immediately skipped a beat. What was I going to say when I picked up the call?
I just watched as the phone kept ringing, and on the third ring, I picked it up, my heart pounding hard against my ribs.
"Hello..." My voice was shaky.
"Where are you, Alice?"
"I... I... uhm..." I was trying to think of the right thing today.
"I need you in the office in an hour."
"But... it's my day off."
"Not anymore. We have a problem, and you
Being my campaign manager I need you here. So leave whatever the hell you’re doing and come to the office."
"Yes, sir..." was all I said before the call went silent.
I quickly got up and left the doctor’s office.
How in God’s name was I going to tell my boss I was pregnant with his child? What if he thought I was lying or after his money?
I’d made mistakes in my life, but this was the biggest one of all.
I stopped a taxi and got in. When I arrived at the office, everyone was just moving about. I wanted to stop someone and ask what the hell was going on, but no one was stopping. Everyone just kept whispering as they moved about..
I took the elevator up, my heart racing fast.
Today was supposed to be my day off. I needed time to think about what to do about the life growing inside me, but here I was back at work.
I pushed open the door to his office, and he was standing with his hands in his pockets, facing the floor-to-ceiling window.
"Sorry I came late, sir. There was traffic on the road." He didn't reply.
"We have a snitch amongst us. Our next campaign idea has been used by the opposition party, so we need to come up with something better." His voice was cold, calm, but at the same time scary.
He finally turned to look at me. His eyes locked with mine. I just stood there without moving, my heart beating fast like it was about to come out of my chest.
"Why... aren't you saying anything?"
I just froze in place.
"I'm sorry, sir," I said, pulling myself together. "We can work on a new campaign strategy." I dropped my bag down, picking up a pen and paper.
I wanted to start brainstorming ideas for the campaign in a couple of days but my mind felt blank.
The only recurring thought in my head was how I would tell him I was pregnant.
I held the pen to the paper, but I didn’t write anything.
"Alice, what's wrong?" he asked.
"Nothing, sir..." I said in a shaky voice.
"It can't be nothing, Alice. Your head is not in the game. I need you at a hundred percent."
"I'm trying to concentrate. I just need a little time."
"We don't have any more time! What's so important that it's distracting you from your job?" His voice was starting to rise, and I was getting pissed.
I got up from the chair I sat in and faced him.
"How about the fact that I am pregnant with your child?”
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