Diamond

Chapter 2

TWO MONTHS LATER

Michelle's P.O.V

It has been two months since I've been living on my own and started attending classes. All I can say is that everything is intense. Trying to balance my life; my time with my parents, Adrian, and my friends... and also all the work from university, attending classes, projects, assignments, it has all proven to be a struggle but I am able to manage it.

Nobody told me that it was going to be so much work once I started university. They told me it's all fun and partying whenever you want, going out for day drinking with your friends and having the freedom of living alone.

What they didn't mention is that there are late classes, which means that when I do get to my place I don't have time to cook anything as I am too tired to even think. I have been living off of fast foods that I buy when I'm done with classes and come home.

As for the drinking, my friends and I went to a club some weeks ago and I drank so much that I passed out and the next morning I kept throwing up. At least I think I drank too much alcohol, that night was such a blur that I woke up in Adrian's apartment and ran straight to the toilet to throw up everything that was in my stomach.

Ever since that day I haven't been feeling okay, I have been nauseous every single day, I'm sleepy throughout the day. When I'm busy on my books trying to study or finish up my work I will end up falling asleep without even realizing it. It's the kind of sleep that takes me out for hours, thankfully it doesn't happen when I'm at campus attending classes.

I have been hungrier than usual and even craving weird combination of foods. Like yesterday I was with Adrian watching movies then I went to the kitchen and came back eating ice cream, he asked why it was green before I could answer him he already took a spoonful of the ice cream only to run to the kitchen sink to spit it out and rinse his mouth. He came back and asked what I was eating, the look on his face when I told him that it was vanilla ice cream mixed with avocado, was hilarious. I know that it might sound like it's disgusting but trust me it was so delicious that I had it again when I woke up in the middle of the night.

It's Friday morning and just like every day this week, my head is inside the toilet as I'm throwing up whatever I ate in the middle of the night. My throat was painful because there was nothing left in my stomach but I was still dry heaving. Adrian was behind me holding my hair away from my face while rubbing circles on my back, I slept over at his apartment last night. After what felt like forever I finally lifted my head out of the toilet, he helped me stand up in front of the sink and I rinsed my mouth.

"Babe, I think that now it's time to go to the doctor," he says while looking at me through the mirror. I sigh deeply knowing that he is right even though I don't like doctors in this condition that I am in, I just have to go.

"Okay... let me take a shower and then I will go later," I turned around to look at him and started getting dizzy. This has also been happening after I throw up all my food, I get dizzy. Adrian holds me tightly in his hands until everything around me stops spinning.

"I'm good now thanks," I say standing up straight. He holds my face in his hands and looks deeply into my eyes.

"I think I should take you to the doctor," I nod my head I'm not even going to argue with him because I didn't have the energy to do so.

I go back to the bedroom and just lay down on the bed so that I can feel a little better, my stomach is still painful from all the vomiting, so is my throat. My head is spinning just a little, my forehead is sticky from all the sweat, and now I'm starting to feel nauseous.

"Here, I made you something to drink that will help you with your nausea," I hear Adrian say; I didn't notice that he left the room. I do my best to sit up slowly not wanting to make myself feel worse. Slowly I take the cup from him bringing it to my mouth, the smell even helps me. It's still hot so I blow on it before taking small sips as to not burn my tongue. It was honey and ginger tea, after finishing it I felt so much better. I gave the cup back and thanked him.

"Just sleep for a little bit then you can wake up later and then we will go to the doctor," he says and I just hum a yes not bothering to speak or move my head.

It was early in the morning, I woke up around 5 a.m feeling like I need to throw up and I was in the bathroom for a long time maybe about 30 minutes or more. I get inside the blankets, sleep immediately takes over and I'm out like a light.

*****

I stretch my limbs while yawning aloud, I pick up my phone on the bedside table and check the time. It was now 8 a.m, I slept so well all thanks to tea that Adrian made for me it helped me so much. I have energy and I'm no longer nauseous, don't get me wrong I might have energy but not that much energy to go to campus and attend classes.

I'm busy on my phone texting one of my close friends who is in the same class as me asking her to take notes for me as I won't be attending today. After that I called the doctor's office and made an appointment for 12 in the afternoon, I was relieved that it was in the afternoon that way I can ready myself and calm my nerves.

Since I had some energy, I decided to start with a shower before making breakfast. Adrian shows up at the door and it was then that it dawned on me that I slept at his place.

"Morning babe, how are you feeling?" he pecks my forehead and tucks some stray hairs away from my face.

"I'm feeling a lot better, that tea helped me so much. I have energy, I'm no longer nauseous and my head stopped spinning. It helped ease the pain in my throat," I say slowly sitting up on the bed not wanting to be dizzy again.

"I'm happy that it worked, you even look better the dark circles around your eyes are almost gone, for a moment when I looked at you I thought I was looking at uncle Fester from the Addams Family," I slapped his hand so hard that it made a loud noise and I knew that it was going to leave a print.

"Ooouch," he says rubbing his hand.

"That is what you get for saying such a rude thing," I push him out of the way and walk to the bathroom.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going to take a shower; I made an appointment at the doctor's office for 12. So before the tea wears off and i start feeling awful again I need to make it fast,"

I talk while walking to the bathroom not turning around to look at him. I close the door quickly before he can come inside.

"Awww babe, why did you shut the door?"

"Because I'm naked, what do you want?"

"I thought we are showering together, come on open the door,"

"That was before you said I looked like UNCLE FESTER," I shout at him.

"It was a compliment, babe, the Addams family are legends,"

What kind of a compliment is that?! He starts knocking on the door but I ignore him and start getting ready for the shower. I step inside the shower and warm water goes down my body removing all my aches. Finishing up, I step out of the shower and dry my body with a towel then wrap another one on my head. I start putting on some of my lotion that I leave behind in Adrian's bathroom for when I sleep over; massaging it into my skin and it smells heavenly.

There is a door that connects the bathroom to the closet, so I go through it and just put on an oversized grey shirt and some lounge shorts. I take off the towel on my head at least my hair is no longer dripping wet right now but I still need to go to my apartment to dry and style it.

I walk out the closet and see that he isn't in the bedroom, heading out to the kitchen I smell something delicious coming from the there. Ugh, I have the best boyfriend in the world and the fact that he can cook is an added bonus, amongst other things.

"What smells so delicious?" I ask and go over to him as he starts putting food on the plates.

"I made your favourite, chocolate chip pancakes with some fruit salad and yoghurt,"

He made so much pancakes and I knew that I was going to finish all of them. I walk over to him, wrapping my hands around his waist and stand on my tippy toes to give him a quick kiss. He was pouting because I didn't let him shower with me. I continued giving him baby kisses until he smiled.

I put my nose on his chest deeply inhaling him confused as to why he smelled so intoxicating. I looked up at him with my eyes wide and mouth open.

"What? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You already took a shower, didn't you? When did you shower?" I ask him.

He just chuckles and tries to turn away from me but I pull him back and hold him in place.

"Wow you are strong... Yes, I already took a shower and it was when you were still sleeping busy drooling all over my pillows,"

"I don't drool, besides you're the one who sleeps with his mouth open... Then why were you sad when I refused for us to shower together?"

"Because I wanted to shower with you," he says trying to be flirty but it was not working for me.

"You are one weird person, who in their right mind would want to shower so many times in a day,"

I walk away from him taking a seat on one of the chairs in front of the kitchen island. He brings me fresh coffee and the smell of it just adds on to the deliciousness of the breakfast. I stack three pancakes on my plate and pour some syrup on top. I start devouring them and in no time I already ate about six pancakes leaving the rest for him. I mix the yoghurt in the fruit salad, finished all of it and drank all of my coffee.

I was going to wash the dishes but he stopped me saying that I need to go get ready for my appointment which was still far away as it was now 9:30 but he knew that I like taking my time getting ready and also being on time.

Heading to the bedroom, I take my handbag that had my apartment keys, my phone and charger, and some cosmetics. Kissing him goodbye, I leave his apartment for mine. My hair was drying up without me putting in any products so I went to my bathroom first and started with it.

Still not feeling fully satisfied, I am craving my favourite, I go to the fridge and take out my ice cream mixed with avocado in it. I dish some in a bowl and walk to the living room to watch whatever was on.

*****

No matter how much I try to avoid it, I don't have a choice. I'm sitting in the doctor's office waiting for her to come in. I'm so nervous that my legs are shaking, Adrian holds my knee trying to stop it from shaking but it's only working a little bit. I close my eyes and start taking silent deep breaths trying to calm my heart rate to go back to it's normal rhythm.

"Ahhh...," I say out loud when I hear the office door opening.

"Sorry for startling you," says the doctor as she closes the door and goes to her seat behind the table.

"Oh... its okay I'm just scared of coming to the doctor," I explain to her.

"Well I can assure you that not all doctors are scary and I will try my best to make you feel comfortable, Ms King," she says in a gentle tone.

"Thank you, Doctor Harrison,"

"So, why have you come here today, what seems to be the problem?" she asks me giving me her full attention.

I tell her what was wrong with me and what I have been like the past weeks. She is listening to me and writing down notes. Once I was done talking, I looked at her as she was looking through what she wrote, she puts her pen down and looks at me while she was thinking.

"Well I need to take your blood sample first to see your blood flow... and while we wait for the test results I want to ask you some questions," I nod my head indicating that I understand.

She stands up and asks me to sit on the patient bed that is in the office, she does the prepping and takes my blood. When she was done she leaves the office saying that she is taking my blood to the lab and will be back.

Adrian holds my hand after I go back to my seat, "How are you feeling?"

"I'm less nervous, she has a calming aura around her that makes me feel comfortable... I just hope she can find out what is wrong with me. I want to start feeling good again," I say, he leans his head towards mine and kiss my forehead.

The doctor comes back and takes her seat again.

"Ms. King, can you please tell me about your menstrual cycle," she asks me.

"Well it's normal, I have it for 4 to 5 days every month,"

"Have you ever skipped a month?"

"Yes sometimes but it would only be one month for the whole year," I answered her.

"Okay, so are you on any contraceptives?" she continues.

"Yes, I am on the injection that I need to get every month,"

"Have you ever skipped a month?"

"No, I have not,"

These questions were kind of scaring me, they sounded like she is asking me if I am pregnant.

"Okay... Ms. King while we wait for the test to come back, I am going to need you to go pee in this cup," she hands me a clear small cup with a lid.

"You can use the bathroom in my office, it is just that door over there," she points to a door on the left. I leave my phone with Adrian while I go to the bathroom to pee on a freaking small cup.

While I'm waiting on my pee to come out because you know it doesn't come out when you want it to. I start thinking about her questions and what I am doing here. I will be honest that I have thought that there might be a chance of me being pregnant but I have been dismissing the idea because I didn't want to believe it. And also Adrian and I have been careful when it comes to s*x. Except for some few quickies that we have but then I am also on the injection so it is suppose to help me not get pregnant.

I sigh in relief when my pee comes out. FINALLY! I finish and close the lid on the cup, I wash my hands after then leave the bathroom. I hand over the cup to the doctor and take my seat, she stands up and goes over to some sink and put a stick inside of the cup. She comes back to sit and puts the cup on top of a paper towel on her desk.

"Ms. King with everything that you have told me, I am certain that I know what is happening to you,"

"Okay, please tell me, I am nervous,"

"I believe that you are pregnant,"