Chapter 5: Surprise
It was mid day and Isabel had been lying down ever since she got home. The only time she got up was to go throw up in the restroom. Other than that she had been feeling tired and her body ached everywhere. 'What is happening to me?' Isabel thought to herself. She had never been sick before and this being her first time she didn't like it at all. All of this sickness made her wonder why Earth's creator, weather it be a God or some kind of intergalactic life form, put sickness and disease on this planet. Isabel remembered that back home on Antar the only way anyone died was either of old age or by being killed. There was no such thing as lethal chemicals or disease. Antarians had gotten passed all of the craziness that was still in this world. Isabel didn't know which was worse; dying at the hand of an enemy or dying all because of a small yet fatal disease. Isabel heard a knock on the door but was too weak to answer it so she just stayed in bed hoping the person would go away. The knocking continued so Isabel forced herself to get up. It wasn't pleasant though. Before she reached the door to unlock it, the locks were being turned and Liz entered. Apparently Liz had used one of her powers that she had gained over two and a half years ago. "Gosh it's pouring out there," Liz said as she put her umbrella next to the door. "Liz, if you don't mind me asking what are you doing here?" "Michael's been looking for you He said he wanted to talk to you about something. Are you okay? You don't look so good." "That's because I'm not." Isabel took a seat on the couch and Liz took a seat on one of the sofa chairs. "It feels like I have the flu or something," Isabel said. "I've been tired, having these on and off headaches... so has it been raining long?" "Yea for nearly five hours." "Five hours?" Isabel said with a surprised tone. "I didn't realize I had been asleep that long." Liz reached into her coat pocket and pulled out a home pregnancy test and then gave it to Isabel. "What's this?" Isabel said as she read the label. "You've got to be kidding me!" Isabel said sarcastically. "Do you always carry these in your coat pockets?" "No, but you do have the symptoms of someone who might be pregnant and if I'm right then you're going to need this." "What do you mean if you're right?" Isabel said raising her voice. "Maria and I went shopping today and we came across a baby Gap store. The next thing I know I get a vision of you with a baby." Isabel had a sad look in her eyes as she looked at Liz and then she went into the restroom. Isabel paced while she was in the restroom as she waited for the results. "Is everything okay?" Liz asked from the other side. "I'm not sure. Just give me another minute." Ten minutes later Isabel came out of the restroom and stood by the window. "Well?" Liz asked as she sat on the sofa chair. Isabel kept starring out of the window, not wanting to make eye contact with Liz but then finally speaking. "It was positive. I don't get it, how can this be?" Isabel went over and sat on the couch. "You and Jesse never talked about kids?" "No. It really doesn't matter anyway." "Why not"? Isabel took a deep breath and then said, "Because it's not his child." "Then whose child is it?" Isabel looked at Liz and then Liz looked at her in shock and finally understanding she said, "It's Michaels, isn't it?"
It was mid day and Isabel had been lying down ever since she got home. The only time she got up was to go throw up in the restroom. Other than that she had been feeling tired and her body ached everywhere. 'What is happening to me?' Isabel thought to herself. She had never been sick before and this being her first time she didn't like it at all. All of this sickness made her wonder why Earth's creator, weather it be a God or some kind of intergalactic life form, put sickness and disease on this planet. Isabel remembered that back home on Antar the only way anyone died was either of old age or by being killed. There was no such thing as lethal chemicals or disease. Antarians had gotten passed all of the craziness that was still in this world. Isabel didn't know which was worse; dying at the hand of an enemy or dying all because of a small yet fatal disease. Isabel heard a knock on the door but was too weak to answer it so she just stayed in bed hoping the person would go away. The knocking continued so Isabel forced herself to get up. It wasn't pleasant though. Before she reached the door to unlock it, the locks were being turned and Liz entered. Apparently Liz had used one of her powers that she had gained over two and a half years ago. "Gosh it's pouring out there," Liz said as she put her umbrella next to the door. "Liz, if you don't mind me asking what are you doing here?" "Michael's been looking for you He said he wanted to talk to you about something. Are you okay? You don't look so good." "That's because I'm not." Isabel took a seat on the couch and Liz took a seat on one of the sofa chairs. "It feels like I have the flu or something," Isabel said. "I've been tired, having these on and off headaches... so has it been raining long?" "Yea for nearly five hours." "Five hours?" Isabel said with a surprised tone. "I didn't realize I had been asleep that long." Liz reached into her coat pocket and pulled out a home pregnancy test and then gave it to Isabel. "What's this?" Isabel said as she read the label. "You've got to be kidding me!" Isabel said sarcastically. "Do you always carry these in your coat pockets?" "No, but you do have the symptoms of someone who might be pregnant and if I'm right then you're going to need this." "What do you mean if you're right?" Isabel said raising her voice. "Maria and I went shopping today and we came across a baby Gap store. The next thing I know I get a vision of you with a baby." Isabel had a sad look in her eyes as she looked at Liz and then she went into the restroom. Isabel paced while she was in the restroom as she waited for the results. "Is everything okay?" Liz asked from the other side. "I'm not sure. Just give me another minute." Ten minutes later Isabel came out of the restroom and stood by the window. "Well?" Liz asked as she sat on the sofa chair. Isabel kept starring out of the window, not wanting to make eye contact with Liz but then finally speaking. "It was positive. I don't get it, how can this be?" Isabel went over and sat on the couch. "You and Jesse never talked about kids?" "No. It really doesn't matter anyway." "Why not"? Isabel took a deep breath and then said, "Because it's not his child." "Then whose child is it?" Isabel looked at Liz and then Liz looked at her in shock and finally understanding she said, "It's Michaels, isn't it?"