HERE I AM IN MY BATHROOM staring at 5 test strips showing positive... How's that possible? I'm in utter, complete shock, I don't even know if this is real or some trick.

I get distracted by a call, from Bestie ❣️❤️💋.

"Hey."

I answer still distracted by the strips on my table.

"Is something wrong? Did I call at a wrong time?"

She asks with a worried tone.

"Oh no... It's just - Amrita how accurate are pee sticks?... They make mistakes right?"

"Why are you asking? Why do you have pee sticks?"

Her interest is obviously piqued.

"You're a doctor right? So, you know that pee sticks sometimes make mistakes."

"I'm switching to FaceTime."

She hangs up and almost immediately I get a FaceTime call notification.

"Show me the sticks."

She asks in bossy tone.

I switch the camera, so it's facing the sticks resting on the sink top, and she asks me to show her each one when she notices there are five.

"You're pregnant June."

She says softly with a smile.

"But how..."

Tears start streaming down my face.

"I don't know Juney. A miracle maybe?"

She starts crying too, joining me.

After crying for a few more minutes, we both start laughing while drying our faces.

"I'm so damn happy for you June."

She says with a sincere smile.

"Thank you, Amy!"

I squeal with a very bright smile.

"Calculating from the last time with Eric, you should be at least 2 weeks to a month pregnant... But you need to visit the hospital first to confirm, okay?"

She says in her business tone... Honestly my friend has a lot of shades to her and that's what makes our friendship really exciting, because she always has a shade to match the situation.

"I'll book an appointment with my doctor after this call."

I say happily.

"I'm soo happy for you doll... I'll love to chat some more, but my shift starts in less than 30 minutes and I have to leave now!"

She says with an apologetic smile and I nod.

I hang up.

I pick up the sticks and dance around in the bathroom happily, then I place them neatly on the bed just staring at them in awe, like some sort of prize I just won.

I dial my ob/gyn Dr Folasade. She's so pretty and intelligent, she has beautiful dark skin and has the ability to calm my nerves, whenever I have any concerns. She's Nigerian, average height and in her mid thirties...

"Hey doc!"

"Someone is in a very good mood."

"I am!... I want to book an appointment, when will you be available?"

"You can come in an hour, I'll be on seat by then... And I'll notify the front desk!"

"Thank you, Dr Sade... I'll see you!"

"Yeah... Bye!"

I hang up.

Do I call Eric and inform him? Or do I wait till he's home later this evening?

I'll go with the second option, by then I would have confirmed that I'm indeed pregnant.

First I need to hide these away, then look for what to wear...

I go with a pair of skinny blue jeans and a black and white top, with thigh high black boots. I give myself a once over in front of the mirror and I look really nice.

I pick up my bag and I dash out of the house and soon I'm on the road driving to the hospital with some feel good music playing loudly on max volume... I'm in high spirits today, I can't help it.

I pull up to the hospital parking lot and walk into the reception and confirm my appointment time before taking my seat in the waiting room. I pick up a random magazine and flip through the pages till I hear my name, which means the doctor is ready to see me.

I walk into Dr Sade's office, she walks to me arms open to welcome me with a hug. She's wearing a colourful shift dress under her white lab coat and sandal heels, her hair sitting in a neat bun.

"So nice to see you again June, it's been ages! And you're glowing girl!"

I laugh because it's true.

"Good to see you too! I love your makeup and the dress!"

We make light conversations first before going into why I came.

"So I've been feeling nauseous and fatigue, so a thought popped in my head that I might be pregnant after my mum commented on the fact that I'm glowing and asking if I'm pregnant... So I got 5 test kits, and they all came positive, so I came to confirm and know how far along I am."

She nods as she writes down something in my file.

"Okay, so you're going to get tested here, then I'll let you know, okay?"

"Yes that's fine."

She hands me a transparent plastic cup with a red cover, and she asks me for a urine sample.

After a few minutes I'm asked to go back into the doctors office.

"Congratulations June! It's confirmed."

She squeals and I join her while giggling.

"So, by the reports here, you're 12 weeks pregnant... And I'll schedule you for an ultrasound in two weeks time to determine the sex of your bundle of joy."

My face falls.

"Is anything wrong?"

She asks in a worried tone.

"Did you just say 12 weeks?"

She nods slowly.

"That's 3 months right?"

She nods again.

"Shit."

I mutter...

"Did you say something?"

"Uh no - I'm just trying to take in the news."

"It's like that for most new mothers."

She smiles,

Oh my God!... That means... Oh, no!

"I'll be back in two weeks right?"

My thoughts are jumbled.

"Yes... I'll just prescribe your vitamins and explain how to take them, is that okay?"

Throughout the prenatal counsel, I was just blanked out... My thoughts far away.

Oh my God!... No, No, No! How did I let this happen?

Tears flood my vision.

"June!"

I blink out of my thoughts and a tear rolls down my cheek.

"Sorry if I startled you... I lost you there."

"I'm sorry Sade, I'm - just - ugh..."

"Trying to take the news in, I understand... I'll just give you this pamphlet to go through, I'll give you a call later this evening... Remember no alcohol and take your vitamins."

I nod absent-mindedly, as I pick up my bag and give her a quick smile as I walk to my car, trying to keep the tears from falling out till I get inside my car.

I lose all restraint and break down in my car. I hit the steering repeatedly, then lean my head against it.

What have I done?

This can't be happening!

I can't be pregnant for Kyle

No, No, No, No, No!

I dry my eyes and pull out of the parking lot and drive to the beach, to try and gather my thoughts...

While I'm deep in thoughts, my phone starts ringing.

I glance at it and it's Kyle calling... What does he want? Hasn't he done enough already?

I ignore it, and he calls 3 more times and I hesitantly pick up.

"Hello?"

"June... Please don't hang up, hear me out first!"

The moment I hear his voice, I feel nots twist in my stomach and I have palpitations, I place a hand over my stomach and I feel a very small bump and I still from the discovery.

"Okay."

"I just wanted to tell you, I won't bug you any more. I see you're happily married and I'll back off... I still love you, I always will, but I'll pick a friendship with you, over you ignoring me, after I've finally reunited after 10 long years... *sob*... I know you've moved on, and I'll try too, it's gonna be hard, but I'll try."

Silence...

"Are you still here?... June?"

I clear my throat and try to push down the sob threatening to come out.

"I'm sorry for leading you on Kyle... We had something special, but now we have vowed to remain faithful to other people, we just have to, even though we still love each other... I'm glad you finally see it that way."

"Bye June, and I'm sorry for trying to blackmail you into being with me... You know I wouldn't have gone through with it right?"

"Yeah."

"Yeah."

After a moment of awkward silence he finally hangs up.

I cry into my hands.

Why did this have to happen to me?

Maybe, just maybe if I had stayed with Kyle all those years ago, we would have our happily ever after by now...

Who am I kidding?

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