Chapter 6: Pregnancy Confirmed

Ariana's POV

It was a silent drive to the hospital. My heart raced against my chest. I was not sure what I was scared of. If I am truly pregnant, how did this happen? How far am I?

No, Ariana. Stop thinking nonsense. You are not pregnant. You need to have sex with a man to get pregnant, and you haven't done that. You are still a virgin. There is no way you are pregnant. I thought and relaxed. 

The journey to the hospital felt like a walk towards the judgment seat, where I was not sure if I would make it to heaven or be thrown into hell. 

"We are here?" I heard the driver announce, snapping me out of my thoughts. 

I looked outside and read the name of the hospital. We are indeed at the hospital. Chills ran down my spine, and I felt coldness on my forehead when the air blew over my face. I grabbed my handkerchief and wiped the sweat off my forehead. 

"$4," The driver said, and I looked into my purse. 

I brought out the money and gave it to the driver. I stepped out of the car and stared at the hospital in front of me like I was looking at a prison.

"Look, if you are pregnant, see that as your fiancé's replacement. Your child would not abandon you. How can he? He is a part of you," I heard the driver say from behind me, and I turned to stare at him.

"Some misfortunes are blessings in disguise. You will be fine," the driver said to me with a smile and drove off without waiting for a reply from me.

"Some misfortunes are blessings in disguise," I repeated the statement, and recollected everything that had happened. "How is that a blessing?" I asked myself. "Ariana, calm down. You are not pregnant. Just go take the test, and show the results to Jeremy. He would know you didn't cheat on him and Melody will also know you are not a liar," I encouraged myself and took bold steps towards the hospital's entrance.

"Here comes the cheating lying slut. Here for your antenatal?" I heard a voice say, drawing my attention in the direction of the voice.

I met the gaze of Monica and Nina. Melody's friends. They never liked me. They always found a way to throw one insult after another at me. Melody would always step in and stop them. I have held back the edge to give them the beating of their life out of respect for my friendship with Melody.

"Hmmm, I heard you showed Jeremy your true colours," Nina said with a mocking smile.

"Yes, he finally found out what a slut you are," Monica added and they both laughed.

"If I am a slut, what does that make your brothers?" I replied despite my situation.

I was not going to give them the chance to bully me.

Monica and Nina gasped at my reply.

"You idiot. My brother will never look at a woman like you," Nina said angrily.

"Yes, you are right," I said nonchalantly. "He is below my class," I added, and Nina tried to grab me, but Monica stopped her.

"Calm down, Nina," I heard Monica say before turning her angry gaze towards me. "And Jeremy is now above your class. That is another reason why he dumped you on your wedding day. Go check the gutter for men of your kind," Monica said to me.

"Funny, yet Jeremy loves me," I said confidently.

"Sure, he does. He loves you so much that he married Melody. Melody is now Mrs Wilson," Monica said, laughing, and Nina joined in the laugh.

I recalled what Melody said to Jeremy while they were both standing in front of the washroom door. So he married Melody for real? I thought and lowered my gaze.

"Loser," Nina and Monica said and left laughing.

So Jeremy and Melody are now married? I thought. No, he wouldn't do that to me. I know he is still angry at me, reason he is not answering my calls. Let me get this pregnancy test report to him, and we can be together again. I thought and walked into the hospital.

At the reception, I spoke with the lady behind the desk. I told her what I came there to do. She quickly directed me where to go, and I did. I had already done a urine pregnancy test. I wanted something different. I walked into the consulting room to see the doctor.

"Hello, Ms Brown, what is wrong with you?" the doctor asked as soon as I was seated in front of him.

"I," I began and paused. 

I thought about what I was going to say. I wanted to know what was happening, and I needed a negative pregnancy test result to tell Jeremy I never cheated on him.

"I want to check if I am pregnant," I said, and the doctor stared at me.

"Okay," the doctor said. "Are you trying to get pregnant?" he asked, and I shook my head no.

"Okay," the doctor said. 

"I took a pregnancy test at home and it was positive. I doubt the results because, well, I just wanted to be sure," I informed the doctor hesitantly.

"Okay, we can run a blood test, and that will even reveal how far you are. It is more accurate than the urine test," the doctor explained to me. "Okay, you can go to the lab now. They will take the sample for the test," he added, and I nodded.

I left the consulting room and was directed to the lab. My sample was taken after the lab technician explained everything to me. 

"It would be ready in a couple of minutes," the lab technician said to me, and I exited the small room.

I sat in the waiting area, and each minute passing by felt like an eternity. My thoughts shifted to Jeremy, and I retrieved my phone from my bag. I went straight to my contact. I only had six saved contacts. Jeremy's contact, Melody's contact, the contact of my superior at the restaurant and three other bosses from another job. I scrolled to Jeremy's contact and tried calling him. 

I waited for him to answer, but he didn't. I tried again and was met with the same results. He didn't answer. I decided to send him a message. 

Hello, my love. I know you are mad at me right now. I promise you, I never cheated on you. I don't know how the test results showed positive. I am at the hospital right now, I'm taking another test to prove to you I am not pregnant, and I never cheated on you.

I typed the message, and after reading through, I deleted everything. I decided I will find him once I have my negative pregnancy test results in my hand. 

"Ms Brown," I heard my name, and I shifted my gaze in the direction of the voice.

"Your result is ready, you can go see the doctor," the man said to me, and I stood up, heading back for the consulting room. 

Inside the doctor's consulting room, I sat down on the provided seat. My heart raced against my chest as I waited to know what the results said.  I was feeling tense as I stared at the doctor, who stared at his screen with a frown. His face relaxed, and with a smile, he met my gaze. 

"Okay, your result is out. Congratulations, Ms Brown, you are pregnant. Two weeks away," the doctor confirmed happily, and the colour drained out of me.

"That is impossible," my voice dropped to a whisper, with an expression of shock registered on my face. "I have never been with a man," I whispered the words out, and the doctor frowned. "How is that possible? Are you sure that is my result?" I asked in my normal tone, but the disappointment in my voice was so evident. 

"Well, in this era, one can get pregnant in so many ways, not just the traditional way. We have methods like insemination, where a woman gets inseminated by a donor's sperm. That is the most common," the doctor explained.

"Insermination," I repeated the word like I was hearing it for the first time. 

"Yes," the doctor confirmed, staring at me with concern. "Have you been to the hospital recently for any test or examination of any sort?" he asked me, looking very serious.

"Yes," I quickly replied. "But it was just for a routine medical examination," I added.

"What can of medical examination?" the doctor asked me.

"They took a blood sample from me, and later I was sent to a room. I was made to lie on the bed with my legs raised. A nurse went under me for a while. I am not sure what she did, but it was uncomfortable. She asked me to lie down for a while before I was allowed to leave," I informed the doctor.

"Hmm," the doctor said, staring at me. "You might wanna visit that hospital again. Find out exactly what happened there," the doctor advised.

"You think they did this to me?" I asked anxiously.

"Just go back to the hospital where the examination was done. I am sure you will find out what happened," the doctor said.

I stood up and exited the consulting room after the doctor handed me a hard copy of my pregnancy test results. I rubbed my belly gently.

I am pregnant. How do I explain this to Jeremy? He will never believe me. I thought standing in the corridor after exiting the doctor's consulting room.

What happened that day at the hospital? I thought. I need to know. I thought, and with that, I left the hospital intending to go to the hospital where I had my medical examination done.