Chapter 21
As Trinity lay there in the aftermath, she looked at Neo and smiled, gently touching his face.
She thought about things before drifting off to sleep herself, she thought back to a time that seemed so far, far away… but yet all the memories flooded back to her as if it had just happened a few days ago. It was a strange feeling, but she let herself be taken away for the moment as she placed her head back upon the pillow, where Neo's head already rested…
Trinity could remember her last time here as if it was yesterday, and yet it was a couple of years ago. She had remembered how nervous Switch had been, begging Trinity to come with her for emotional support. Trinity, being self confident and sure of herself, had just laughed, wondering what all the fuss from Switch's side was all about. She wanted to be with Apoc, right? Then this shouldn't be a problem for her!
And now, the tables were turned.
Again, a couple of years later, here Trinity was standing in front of the door, feeling like Switch had done.
She knew she had nothing to fear, the nurses had been nothing but lovely to them when they had been here last. And yet Trinity felt like a small child again, so unsure of her surroundings, the people there and almost afraid of her purpose… even though she was now a full grown woman.
She stepped inside the room, looking around herself. Her choosing to get here early had proven useful, there were only another woman sitting there, with a child in her lap. The child had her arms around her mother and did not look too well, and just as Trinity was about to sit down in the waiting room a nurse came out, calling the child's name, declaring that the doctor would see them now.
Trinity thought how funny it was, because in here all the doctor's and nurses looked so different from what they, the coppertops, were used to in the Matrix. Here they did not look all to much different in their clothing from the ordinary people, the only thing was that they wore cleaner, neater clothes, as well as some aprons over their clothes, to protect.
And the air inside here was so much more welcoming than the waiting room's had been in the Matrix, as well. Here, she felt like she truly was welcome, not like inside the Matrix… and she guessed that was one of the reasons she almost never went to the doctor in her former life, as well.
Having been lost in thoughts for a couple of minutes, she jumped when a hand was suddenly extended to her shoulder. She looked up, and saw a female doctor looking down at her, having an amused look on her face.
" I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you, but you are sitting here so I'm figuring you're looking for a doctor?"
Trinity relaxed and nodded her yes, and stood up. She brushed her hair out of her face and tried to shake the awkward feeling she got from knowing what she was about to ask. But the doctor sensed her discomfort at once and motioned for her to come with her.
" I have a small office, why don't we go in there." Trinity found her nodding once again, and followed the doctor into her office. Looking around herself before sitting down, Trinity let out a shaky breath, irritated at herself for being so damned nervous about such a thing so… silly.
But then again, if it really was that silly, then why was she here? And nervous, to top it off?
" Yeah, " Trinity began, messing with her own fingers as she looked down into the ground. " I've been together with this… guy, " Trinity called him, at loss for better words at the moment and berating herself for calling him something so simple at the same time, " and I kinda need… protection." The doctor looked at her seriously from her seat behind the small table, and answered.
" So, you've already had sexual intercourse, then?" Trinity looked at her then, wide eyed. Then she shook her head, rubbing her neck with uneasy fingers.
" No, we've never been together that way, it's just that… well you know, we might. " The doctor nodded and smiled, pulling out the lowest drawer in her desk. She always found it funny how every single female warrior that came asking for protection were so nervous about it… she couldn't honestly even remember one who hadn't acted a similar way to the one that was sitting in front of her now. Even the men were nervous.
" What's your name?" the Doctor asked, and Trinity looked at her again, surprised. " Is Zion keeping track on how many women that come in here asking for protection? " Trinity asked. " And at how many of their soldiers that engage themselves in ' sexual intercourse'? " Trinity continued irritated, already being uneasy and not feeling like herself. It was a bold and angry question, but the doctor did not seem to take any offence.
" No, it's simply so that a nurse will be able to give you protection without checking with any doctors first, " she answered and Trinity felt stupid, mouthing a silent ' oh', and then looked down at the floor.
God, could she make more of an ass of herself?
She exited the room and thanked the doctor. She practically ran out of the waiting room, not caring if anyone was sitting inside it or not. She kept her eyes straight as she wandered out and when she got out she searched for the nearest railing in eye sight, and walked over to it.
And then, with all her might at the moment, she kicked it and let out a growl of frustration, letting out all the anger of being frustrated with herself.
And around her, the people that passed backed away from the seemingly crazy woman….
And in her bed, Trinity smiled as she was welcomed into the realm of dreams.