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Reason To Sing

Chapter Thirty-Three

Good-Bye April

The doctor’s office is white and sterile. I feel like I am going to
be sick. The back of my neck is clammy and the pounding of
my heavy heart reaches all the way up to my brain.
My breasts are tender. And heavy. So much so, they feel like
they don’t belong to me. And then there’s my period. The one I
prayed would come. Only it didn’t.
When my doctor walks into the room she doesn’t need to
say anything. I already know. My body does not lie. My worst
nightmare has come true. I am pregnant. I should be ready to
have a child. I’m 31, a good age to start a family. But that’s not
the problem. It is a nightmare because I know the baby does
not belong to Hudson. He has a very low sperm count (he’s
been tested). I’ve been off the pill for years now and we never
use any protection. I am in deep, deep trouble.
My mind is racing. Should I lead him to believe this baby is
his? Should I leave him and go be with the true father? Should
I run away, not be with either man or raise this child on my
own? I am overwhelmed, but more than anything I am terrified
of being found out by Hudson. I have visions of him wanting
to kill me, knowing that I am carrying some other man’s seed.
“Get back to me and let me know what you want to do,
okay Kelita? There will need to be a decision made soon.”
The doctor can tell I’m upset. She knows the story. I can only
imagine what she’s thinking about me. I feel like such a fool.
“Yes, I will. Thanks for seeing me on such short notice.” I
had held off making this appointment until I thought I might

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