Chapter Four
"I need to get home," Aria said, getting up from Ezra's couch. It was Friday night and Ezra had ordered Chinese food and rented a movie.
Ezra switched off the TV. "What's wrong? You just got here."
"Nothing." That was a lie. It had been three weeks since Jason raped her and Aria was becoming more and more distant from not only Ezra, but her friends and family too. She just felt depressed and used. Even before the rape her relationship with Ezra had been rocky and they hadn't slept with Ezra for over two months and she could sense he was getting bored. "I'm just really tired."
"Well stay here tonight." Ezra was just about to pull Aria in for a hug but she pushed him away. "What's wrong? Why are you acting like this?"
Something inside Aria snapped and she was filled with anger. "There's nothing wrong with me I just need space. You're always calling and texting me and asking me to spend the night with you. You always expect something for me."
"That's not true," Ezra said, shocked.
Aria shook her head. "Just leave me alone. I need time to myself."
When Aria got to her car, she drove away quickly before Ezra could have the chance to come out and talk to her. She felt bad. She didn't mean to lose her temper with him. She loved him and hated to hurt his feelings. It was 8PM and Aria just felt exhausted and sick. She was extremely worried. Her period was four days late and she felt like crying.
Once again she headed to the pharmacy, only this time she bought two home pregnancy tests. When she got home she took the test and waited nervously for the results. After three minutes of waiting Aria picked up the test. It was positive. Both of them were.
A rush of anxiety gave her an instant headache. She could be with pregnant with Jason or Ezra's baby. She wasn't sure who the rather was. She immediately called a doctor and made an appointment for and ultrasound to determine how far along she was.
Three days later, Aria entered the doctor's office and sat down. He asked her some personal questions.
"When is the last time you've had intercourse?" he asked.
"Three weeks ago," Aria answered.
"Besides a missed period, what other symptoms do you have?"
"I've been getting dizzy. I've been throwing up every morning for the past week. Is it possible to have symptoms so soon?" Aria asked.
The doctor nodded. "Yes, symptoms can occur even a week after conception." He stood up and walked over to the ultrasound machine. "Okay Aria, just lay down here and I'll have a look at your baby."
He spread that cold jelly all over her belly and began the ultra sound. It didn't look like much, just a navy screen. "Okay, so based on the scan, I can see that you are very early on in your pregnancy. No more than three to four weeks."
That's when Aria's heart sunk. Even though she didn't want a baby at all, a part of her hoped she'd be two months pregnant. At least then Ezra would be the father, not creepy Jason.
"Would you like me to print you out the pictures?" the doctor asked.
Aria felt sick. "No. What's the longest I can wait to have an abortion?"
"Anything up to 20 weeks. My advice to you is that if you're planning on having an abortion do it sooner. It is much easier at four weeks than it is at twenty. At four weeks all you have to do is take a pill and you experience some heavy bleeding. At twenty weeks we have to perform a surgical procedure to remove the foetus."
Aria had a headache. She didn't know what to do.
What do you think she should do? Any suggestions? Please review.