ARMANDOI came back that day and before I went up to my room, my maid welcomed me with the envelope. "What is this?" "She refused to collect it from me." "Where is she?" "She has gone." I rushed to the guest room but it was neatly arranged like someone hadn't been there. "Hmmm." I collected the envelope back and went up to my room. I dropped my briefcase on the table and I saw the test result. I picked it up with my hand and sat down on my bed. I carefully scanned my eye through it and I realized the date of conception. I began to wonder if I made a mistake. I don't even know when I went through the test results over and over again. I became confused. Maybe I overreacted but then Chris' voice came playing in my head. I dropped the paper back on the table and went to shower. I saw myself dressing up, it was obvious I was going to have my dinner outside my house because my head was filled up. I don't even know what to believe. She hadn't called throughout the day and I wasn'
ARMANDOI stopped him immediately because if I allowed him, he would keep on talking about this. "I called you out here because I want to discuss with you. I need your opinion on this." "Okay, go ahead." I explained everything that happened between me and Sandra, starting from the day she visited the first time in my house till the morning she left. Charles kept on sighing, snapping his fingers against his thumb and shaking his head. I had to pause my long speech. "What's wrong?" I asked him"You made a big mistake. This is a lady you love, she accepted you and allowed you to break her pride as a woman. So because of the unforeseen circumstances, you dumped her like that and you think she will ever forgive you?" "What are you saying, I just told you that Chris told me he had a taste of her and that…" "Hold it! Armando, I thought you were sensible enough but you are not only unreasonable but also not mature. This lady took the risk to share the news with you in your presence. If
MICHIGANI went to the mall to get something and while coming out with my package, I saw Armando coming down from his car. I rushed and entered my car to avoid him seeing me. But something wasn't alright as I followed him with my eyes.A car that was looking for a parking space nearly knocked him down. "Hey!" I subconsciously screamed, clapping my hands. What's wrong with him? Didn't he see the car coming? What could be eating him up? I have known him for years now but seeing him like this shows that something is bothering him. He looks emaciated, absent-minded, and tattered, unlike the neat Armando that I know. I placed my hand on the car key inside the hole, I wanted to ignite the car engine but I was disturbed. Should I go in there and meet him? Maybe I should wait for him to come out. Things aren't okay with him. Despite our issues, I shouldn't let it get to the extent that I can't check on him to know what's wrong. He took a lot of time there before he came out. I had to q
MICHIGANI picked up the call but because it rang for a while before it ended. Why was it still dark everywhere? Maybe because of the curtains. I had to carry my heavy body out of bed to my window. I opened the curtain but outside it was still dark. I turned and looked at the walk clock staring at me and it was just past 4:00 a.m. I went back to my bed. This time around my eyes were wide open and sleep had disappeared, especially now that I know it's still too early to call. There must be a reason for the phone call. I quickly dialed the number back. "Chris, hope there is no problem, you called so early." "Sorry to have disturbed your sleep. Something is bothering me." "Where are you?" "I am at home, in the living room. My fiance is around and is sleeping." "So what's the matter?" "Sandra is pregnant and Armando thinks I am responsible. He rejected the pregnancy." I was speechless for a while. "Are you there?" "Uhm, yes. So what do you want me to do?" "You know you caused
SANDRAThese past days have been hell for me and I have just managed to come out of my shell after the last incident. I arrived home and didn't let my mother or anybody notice what I had been through. I was glad that I spent those times in the hotel alone, and I got healed. As I left the hotel, I promised to leave everything that concerned Armando behind and move into a new life. During dinner that evening, my mother kept staring at me but I didn't mind, I was just enjoying my meal even though I was just trying to gain some appetite. "Mom, you aren't eating," Sussan said. I looked at them and I asked my mother the reason why she wasn't eating. "Sandra, I don't like the way you look." I shrugged my shoulders, "How?" "Are you saying that you didn't notice it?" I dropped my cutlery, interswitched my fingers, and stared at her for a while. "How?" I asked, looking at myself and shaking my head in disapproval. "Sussan, do I look leen?" She nodded her head. "Sandra, this work of
SANDRAOut of excitement in my house, I ran up the stairs to my room, hastened up my bath, got a very good sexy gown, wore my night perfume, and went down to meet them. The music was already blasting. Seeing my mother playing the role of the DJ was fun and soothing to the environment. Susan poured the wine into our cups and we all danced, including Claire because she was not left out. In as much as I am paying her for her services, I have taken her as a family. I don't maltreat, neither my mother nor Susan. At times, Susan helps her out with the chores. We danced till we became tired and we all went to the table to eat. I called Claire to join us at the table to eat that night since we were all in the spirit of celebration, no one should be left out. That evening was so fun with my entire family that I didn't even remember I was going through a lot. After eating, I was already feeling dizzy and tired. I had to drag myself to the room, shut the door, and jump on my bed. I was abo
SANDRA I was so engrossed in my thoughts of how far I have come since I opened the hospital. Life has been so kind to me and I will forever be indebted. When I resumed work the following day, my medical team was telling me the news that was already all over. I was just smiling. Do they think I was deaf and maybe wouldn't know? I was just waiting patiently for them to distribute to our clinic so that I would get my family vaccinated and of course, the team wasn't left out even though I wasn't going to force them. It was past 3:00 p.m. when my assistant came into my office to inform me that some people were in the hospital."You have come with this information again, who are they?" "I don't know them but they are in uniform and they want to see the chief medical director of this hospital." "Direct them to my office." "Okay ma." I continued going through the patient file to check the progress. The patient has serious gastritis and I wasn't in the clinic when the patient arrived.
SANDRA "Well, the body system differs, maybe when I take the drug, I might react. That means you have a strong immune system." "It's not about having a strong immune. I even forgot to ask them if there was a side effect. Well, let me keep watching myself for the next 48 hours if there is none before I can start giving you all." That day I went home and told them that I had been vaccinated. My mother was asking about their own but I told her that I need to observe the side effects before I can be able to give anybody so that when I am asked, I should be able to say something. "Didn't you ask them?" "It slipped off my memory." I was about to take my bath and I don't know if I was to take off the glued paper off my arm. I remembered that I was given a brochure. Ouch! I left it in my car and I was already in my towel. "Claire! Claire!" I shouted"Yes ma'am.""Please come." When she arrived in front of my room door, I gave her the key to my car. "Open the front passenger door, th