Chapter 5: seasons

Four months later:

“Miss, you need to wake up or your going to be late.” I hear my maid say as I’m shaken again. “Ugh” I say rolling back into my bed. “You have ten minutes and I’m coming back in here.” She says walking out of my room. As I roll to my side I feel my stomach churning. I hate this stomach bug I’ve been having this last few weeks. As I go to sit up I reach for my phone, the time tells me that I am indeed running late.

As I start getting dressed I notice that my jeans are tighter than normal. Sense getting my inheritance, I’ve put on about ten pounds. I’m already a thicker girl, so ten pounds is not that much to gain. Imma have to go get some more clothes that fit. I grab my car keys and start towards the door. “Avalin, you have a doctors appointment today for your stomach bug. It’s at 3 after your last class.” Jay one of my maids says.

“Sounds good thank you jay.” I say and hug her before I leave for the day. I have three classes before my appointment history, chem, and ethics. As I get into my car I think about how my life has changed for the better in the last four months. I went from working at a lingerie store to living my dream life. As I pull into the coffee house next to my school I feel like i'm being watched. Ive had this feeling in the past few months, but everytime I look around I have never been able to find if someone is watching me. I slowly get out of my car and glance around, not seeing anyone that I have seen in the past few months I lock my car and enter the coffee house. 

"Morning miss Avalin!" the barista Anna says waving at me as I enter. "Morning Anna." "What can I get you today." Anna asked me. "Well, imma get a green tea latte." "You still getting over that stomach bug?" Anna asked. "Yah, you would have thought that after a week it would have gone away." I said rubbing my stomach. "Best hope your not pregnant." Anna said. I laughed and grabbed my drink from Anna. "In order for you to be pregnant you need to have sex." I say and wave well walking out of the coffee shop. Pregnant? No way I haven't had sex since Mr.Kenway took my virginity in the back seat of his car. I shake my head and continue to my first class. 

My phone started beeping shortly after my last class, I fumbled to get my phone out of my bag in time to answer my phone. "Hello." I say answering my phone in a hurry. "How are you?"Mr.Kenway said. "How did you get this number." I said trying to find my keys. "I have my ways. Are you going to answer my question?" He asks, I just roll my eyes.  "Goodbye." I say hanging up the phone. I still have a doctors appontment to make and do not have time for Mr.Kenways unusual dating ways. He has called me on every new number that I have gotten in the last few months. I've changed my number five times now and each time he somehow gets my number. It's not that I don't want to talk to him and explore this dating thing with Mr.Kenway. 

It took me ten minutes to get to my doctors office with my phone ringing three more times. I never pickup my phone when driving it's just a bad idea. "Hello how can I help you." The receptionist said "Avalin Kent, I have a 3 pm appointment." "Oh yes Ms.Avalin, if you would fill out this form. As well as give us a urine sample." "Urine sample for what?" I asked, and the thought of being pregnant came back to mind. "It's mandatory that all patients take a urine sample to check for pregnancy and other imbalances." "Ok." I say taking the papers and urine cup from her. "Where do I leave the sample?" I ask turning back towards the counter. "There is a turn table in the wall in the bathroom to the left. Put it in there and the tech will get it from there."

I go to the bathroom and put my urine sample on the turn table when I am done. "Here is my paperwork," I told the receptionist turning to go sit down. I suddenly got a sharp pain in my side, I take a deep breath and grab my side. "Ma'am, are you ok?" the receptionist asked. "Im ok, this is one of the reasons I'm here today." "We'll get you back as soon as possible." The receptionist said turning to make a phone call. She tried to whisper what she was saying but I was still able to hear her. "Dr.Grien, Ms.Kent is here and shes showing signs of a miscarriage." "Yes sir their testing here urine sample now." "Ill bring her back right after I get the results." As she hung up the phone, she left to go through another door that read labs. In less than a minute she came back out with paper in her hands. "Ms.Kent, come with me please." She says. I get up and follow her to the exam room. As we enter the exam room the doctor follows close behind. "Ms.Kent, how are you feeling?" the doctor says. "Well, I'm here, so not very good."

"Ms.Kent, your test results came back negative for any abnormalities or pregnancy. What are your symptoms?" "I have bloating, upset stomach, loss of appetite, I've been sleeping more." "If your test wasnt negative I would think that you are pregnant." The doctor said turning towards me. "So what could it be?" I ask not sure were the doctor was taking this. "Well Ms.Kent, were going to draw some blood, do an exam and go from there." "Sounds good." I said laying back on the exam table. "Alright Ms.Kent let me know if any of this pushing on your stomach hurts." The doctor said pushing lower and lower on my stomach. "None of this hurts?" He asks pushing closer toward my pelvis. "That hurts," I say as he continues to push closer to my pelvis. "There seems to be a hardness in your uterus, were going to have to do an ultrasound. Nurse can you get the ultrasound machine?" "Yes, doctor." the nurse says leaving the room. 

After about ten minutes the nurse came back in with an ultrasound machine. "You ready Ms.Kent?" "No, but, let's do this," I say laying back again. "Alright, here we go." After about a minute the doctor pushes a little harder. "Well, Ms.Kent we have a surprise for you." The doctor said turning a dial on the machine. "You hear that?" "What is that?" It sounded like a heartbeat. "That is the sound of your baby Ms.Kent. You are about four months along." "You got to be fucking kidding me," I say astonished, I have a million different things going threw my head.