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Chapter 5
She was late. She had told no one about her sneaking suspicions, or her chronic AM vomiting; and now she was late. And not just a little bit late. Mina should have gotten her period 2 weeks ago. But she'd avoided it. She kept telling herself that it would come eventually and that she'd counted the days wrong. In her heart though – she knew. And it tortured her.
Part of her had these pictures of a happy family. Her & Darien and baby makes three. Darien becoming a doctor and Mina and the baby playing and shopping. She had a picture of a wedding and growing old together. But just as her heart was about to burst with joy and her soul was so swelled with hope – she would think of what all these glorious, happy things would do to her best friend, Serena, and Darien's future daughter, Rini.
Mina unlocked the door to Darien's apartment. He had fallen asleep reading in bed. She guessed he wasn't lying when he told her that she was running him ragged with her desire.
"Darien?" she said, softly, removing the book from his chest and marking his page. "Darien, darling, wake up."
His eyes fluttered open and a smile broke across his face when he saw Mina over him.
"Darien, I need you to do something for me." she began, tears already burning behind her eyes. "I need you to go to the pharmacy and buy me a pregnancy test," her tears fell.
"Jesus Christ, Mina. Are you sure?" Darien ruffled his hair. Mina just nodded and looked at him with an expression that she hoped said 'Would I lie about something like this?'
"Alright... I mean... if you think you really need it," Darien looked in her eyes, the tiniest flicker of hope that this was a joke lingering.
Mina just nodded some more and focused on her lap, tears streaming relentlessly down her face. Darien pulled her softly to his chest. So many thoughts swirling through his head that he couldn't make sense of even one.
"Okay... okay," Darien repeated into her hair.
"So, the blue line means pregnant, and the pink one means not. We have five more minutes." Mina read the box as she walked out of the bathroom
The 2 of them sat together on the edge of Darien's bed, their arms around eachother and barely endured the most agonizing 5 minutes of their lives.
Mina went into the bathroom, alone. This was her body, her pain, her term – she wanted to know first. She picked up the test and looked for the line. Darien came to the door. Mina found the line.
"What colour is it?" He asked.
Mina looked into his eyes, but the strip down and left the apartment. Darien wasn't sure, but he thought she'd said 'I have to talk to Artemis' as she ran out the door. He picked up the test from the counter.
The line was blue.
Chapter 5
She was late. She had told no one about her sneaking suspicions, or her chronic AM vomiting; and now she was late. And not just a little bit late. Mina should have gotten her period 2 weeks ago. But she'd avoided it. She kept telling herself that it would come eventually and that she'd counted the days wrong. In her heart though – she knew. And it tortured her.
Part of her had these pictures of a happy family. Her & Darien and baby makes three. Darien becoming a doctor and Mina and the baby playing and shopping. She had a picture of a wedding and growing old together. But just as her heart was about to burst with joy and her soul was so swelled with hope – she would think of what all these glorious, happy things would do to her best friend, Serena, and Darien's future daughter, Rini.
Mina unlocked the door to Darien's apartment. He had fallen asleep reading in bed. She guessed he wasn't lying when he told her that she was running him ragged with her desire.
"Darien?" she said, softly, removing the book from his chest and marking his page. "Darien, darling, wake up."
His eyes fluttered open and a smile broke across his face when he saw Mina over him.
"Darien, I need you to do something for me." she began, tears already burning behind her eyes. "I need you to go to the pharmacy and buy me a pregnancy test," her tears fell.
"Jesus Christ, Mina. Are you sure?" Darien ruffled his hair. Mina just nodded and looked at him with an expression that she hoped said 'Would I lie about something like this?'
"Alright... I mean... if you think you really need it," Darien looked in her eyes, the tiniest flicker of hope that this was a joke lingering.
Mina just nodded some more and focused on her lap, tears streaming relentlessly down her face. Darien pulled her softly to his chest. So many thoughts swirling through his head that he couldn't make sense of even one.
"Okay... okay," Darien repeated into her hair.
"So, the blue line means pregnant, and the pink one means not. We have five more minutes." Mina read the box as she walked out of the bathroom
The 2 of them sat together on the edge of Darien's bed, their arms around eachother and barely endured the most agonizing 5 minutes of their lives.
Mina went into the bathroom, alone. This was her body, her pain, her term – she wanted to know first. She picked up the test and looked for the line. Darien came to the door. Mina found the line.
"What colour is it?" He asked.
Mina looked into his eyes, but the strip down and left the apartment. Darien wasn't sure, but he thought she'd said 'I have to talk to Artemis' as she ran out the door. He picked up the test from the counter.
The line was blue.