Chapter three
In the upcoming weeks Penny was really depressed. She felt bad and had no energy to do anything. And the worst thing was, that every time someone asked why she´s depressed or if she´s okay, she couldn't tell them she´s worried about the marriage to Leonard. She was scared that Leonard wants to divorce because she acts weird. She acts like she had a secret. Penny had a secret, but for Leonard could it look like she´s cheating on him because she didn't talk about her feelings anymore, didn't want to get intimate with him anymore and tries to spend as less time as possible with him. After three horrible weeks of being depressed, saw Penny that she need really some bigger clothes. If she wears her "normal" clothes, everyone who knew her, would see she´s expecting a child. She covered her growing bump in a big and wide hoodie and put on some yoga pants. It was Saturday, so she can wear yoga pants.
Suddenly she heard a knock at the door. It was Amy. Penny was surprised to see her, they didn't talk in a while.
"Oh. Hi Amy. What are you doing here?" asked Penny.
"I saw you´re not doing well in the last time.", answered Amy, "So I thought you want to spend the day with me and would like to go shopping. I know you really do like shopping and maybe you become a better mood."
At first, Penny wanted to say no, but then she thought it would be good for her to spend her day with Amy. She put on some regular jeans, but she struggled with closing them. Finally, she was done with getting ready, so Penny and Amy drove to the mall. They went to one of their favorite shops there. It sold clothes Penny liked but also clothes what were in Amys kind of style. Penny pretended like she´s looking for clothes and Amy looked for clothes too. Five minutes later Amy run to Penny and showed her best friend a tank top. A very tight tank top. Amy asked Penny to try it on and told her she would look beautiful in it. Penny was unsure. It was too tight for her and Amy still doesn't know she´s pregnant. Penny said no but Amy pleased her a thousand times. After a thousand times of saying no, Penny said yes.
"One day I can´t hide it anymore, so why shouldn't I tell her now I´m pregnant." Thought Penny.
Penny went into the dressing room and put on the tank top. Her bump was bigger than she thought. She got a bit nervous. Her hands were shaking and sweating. One last time she threw a few into the mirror to get more self-confidence and walked out of the dressing room.
"Here I am." She said and smiled at Amy.
Amy smiled and wanted to make a compliment until she discovered something.
"Penny? What´s that… Is that-… Penny, are you- Are you pregnant?"
Penny felt her cheeks burning and getting red. It was a bit embarrassing for her. She smiled a bit shy and tried to hide her face behind her hair while she answered with "Yes, I am."
Amy hugged her and congratulated her.
"Congratulations! I´m so happy for you! How far are you?"
"Eleven Weeks." Penny answered.
"Eleven weeks?", asked Amy, "Well, that's not much. You look like- you look like you´re four month now."
Penny didn't know how to answer. She looked down at her bump. It was much bigger than she expected. "I´m… expecting triplets." Said Penny finally.
Amy´s view was more than confusing. She blinked one time and said "Okay, I was prepared for everything but this. Are you sure you will handle this? I mean you have a career and a job and everything. What said Leonard about the news?"
"Nothing."
"Nothing?"
"I mean- I haven't told him yet."
Amy sighed. "Penny… listen. This is a very serious situation. You are in a high-risk pregnancy. There is always the risk, that you have suddenly a miscarriage. Don't you think, its better for everyone, if Leonard knew he´s going to be a father?"
Penny got depressed about it and started to tell Amy about everything. How she took the pregnancy test and how she had the doctor appointment where the doctor told her she´s expecting triplets and how worried she was about her marriage to Leonard. Amy listened to it and tried to calm Penny down because she was nearly crying.
"Penny, maybe you should not wait any longer. Tonight, when you returned back home, you will strait tell him, and you won´t wait until the perfect moment came, you are going to say it right out."
Penny nodded. "Amy? Can we please going to eat something, please? I think I´m starving."
"Sure. Do you have anything specific in your mind?"
"Maybe… what about French snail? If you want to?"
"What the hell, no?!"
Pennys voice started shaking. "Okay. But… ", she sighed, "I´d really love to eat French snails." A tear rolled over her cheek. Stupid hormones.
Amy didn't want to make Penny sad. Its harder than she thought to bring her best friend back to happiness. Amy told Penny to change at first her clothes and think about, what will be the best for her and her baby.
After a time, Penny had to ask Amy for help, because she was not able to close her trousers. It was so embarrassing for Penny! Amy asked Penny to go shopping in a maternity shop. They went at first to a restaurant what sold Penny some French Snails, to satisfy her cravings, and After that they went to buy some clothes for Penny, what she was thankful for.
After a time, Penny got tired and felt a little stomach ache. She held her waist with one hand asked Amy to go home because she´s tired.
Amy was okay with it and they left the shopping center. Penny felt very uncomfortable, dizzy and everything at her body hurt. Amy stopped to watch through the window of a store, but Penny kept walking. All she wanted to do was to go home, tell Leonard about the triplets and go to sleep. When Amy looked where Penny was, and found her, she discovered something. "Penny? PENNY!" she wanted to warn her best friend, but it was too late. She felt down to the ground and hit her head on the floor. Amy run to her and tried to talk to her. She slapped softly her cheek when she saw the blood on Pennys trousers. "No…" Penny woke up. The first thing Amy did, was to call the ambulance. Second, she told Penny what happened and that she might have a miscarriage. "Oh my god..." Penny started shaking and breathed very flat. Amy told her to stay calm if she wants her babies to survive. The ambulance came, but they just took Penny with them. Amy drove with her into the hospital. While driving, she called Leonard.
"Leonard? Listen, I need to tell you something. Penny is driving with the ambulance to the hospital and it looks like she…"
"What?", Leonard interrupted her, "What happened?"
"Leonard, please calm down and listen to me. There is something you need to know! Penny is pregnant with your children and it seems like she had a miscarriage. I don't know if she or the babies…"
"BabIES?" Leonard interrupted her again.
"LEONARD! Shut up and listen to me! I don't know if your children or Penny will survive the whole thing, so please just come to the hospital to stay be here for your wife if… if there´s happening anything we can´t stop."
