I begin my life anew
Chapter 2
A few weeks after discovering my pregnancy, Serah gave me a call saying she was stopping by my house, of course I allowed her to visit for a while. When she arrived she didn't hesitate to rush to me with open arms, it made me smile to hug her back.
"So sis, are you showing?" Serah asked me after I released her from my arms. Just what I wanted to be reminded of, a burden.
"Not that I know of."
Serah pulled up my shirt a little and felt the undersized bump on my stomach. I quickly pulled it down. "It's nothing to look at, there's barely even anything there."
Serah gave me a quick look and began to walk towards the kitchen. "Lightning, I wanted to let you know that next month I scheduled you an appointment for an ultrasound." Serah sat down at the kitchen table.
I sat across from her. I sighed at the news, it wasn't very interesting to me.
Serah began going on and on about what she had been doing with herself lately. After a while of what seemed to be endless babbling, I began to nod off and eventually fall asleep with my arm supporting my head.
I dreamt of my home and the sounds of a child's laughter echoing throughout the house. I followed the laughter to my room only to see a small child sitting next to my bed, hiding under a blanket as if it were playing a game with me. As I reached in to pull off the blanket, I began to snap back into reality...
"Lightning!" Serah called, shaking me till I responded. When I finally came to, Serah looked displeased that I had fallen asleep while she was talking.
"I'm sorry Serah," I said before a yawn. "I couldn't help myself."
"Light, you look really exhausted." Serah said lifting my head up after I began to nod off again. "Maybe you should go rest in your bed."
"Nonsense, I'm fine." I yawned going over to the sink. "I'll just make some coffee-"
Serah stopped me when I grabbed the coffee pot. "You can't have coffee."
I looked at her oddly for a second. "Why not?"
"It'll hurt the baby," She took the coffee pot from me. "So, no coffee, caffeine, none of that."
"I guess you don't give me a choice, then to go to my bed." I said a little irritated.
Serah smiled and followed me to my room. I sat on my bed and lied on my side, it was the only way to get comfortable. Serah sat on the edge of the bed, next to me; she placed her hand on my shoulder and smiled. I smiled back, but I didn't really mean to smile.
"So Light," Serah caught my attention. "When we go to get your ultrasound next month, are you planning on finding out what the baby's gender is?"
"I'm not sure, perhaps not." I said hugging my pillow. "Like I said, I'm not sure if I'm even keeping it."
From those words, I saw Serah's smile disappear as she turned her eyes towards the floor. "Well, get some rest..." Serah sounded so depressed as she stood up and left the room, at the same time I to began to feel a sense of sadness... Perhaps it was just the hormones.