Well it was the doctor at the door, he was sweating profusely, standing behind him was the nurse who I met at the hospital with him at his office. He was holding some documents in his hands.
Mum welcomed him in as he we were both wearing a confused face gazing at the doctor then back at each other. The doctor cleared his throat and immediately went down on his knees, we were looking more surprised as we wondered why he did that.
He started by apologizing to us, he explained that the result he gave us is false and that he made a mistake giving us someone else’s result who had a similar case as me, which was the fault of the nurse he brought along. Mum quickly told him to sit and asked, which of the result is false? .
He answered that all the results were false.
Immediately I went down on the Cushion with a deep sigh.
It was like I had eventually woken up from my slumber.
I smiled at the doctor and said “There is nothing to be sorry about you just woke me up from a week old dream”. Just as soon as I said that he added finally that I would still need to come to the hospital to after three months to re run the HIV test and pregnancy test if possible. Now he took me back to dream land.
Mum told him not to worry about coming for the rest as she promised him never to tell anyone about the mistake made and she would willingly bring me to the hospital herself.
I sat there deep in thought thinking of what the result will finally be in the next 3 months. But on the other side I was glad those results were not mine after all.
Seconds rolled into minutes, minutes rolled into hours, hours rolled into days, days rolled into weeks, weeks into months, I was counting so fast and it was 3 moths already.
The doctor was not on sit and we were told to wait for him for 30 minutes.
My heart beat faster, as we waited for the doctor. I fell asleep in my mummy’s hand, the doctor came to congratulate me that I had no disease neither was I pregnant, I was really glad and shouted aloud, just then I realized I was dreaming all the while. Mum asked if all was fine and told me to get up that the doctor was back.
I told her it was a dream and I quietly prayed that the dream come true.
We entered into the doctors office then he counseled me and told me not to be scared of anything, he said ” All z Well” and that rang a bell.
It echoed in my head as we left his office for the lab. , before entering I prayed and prayed until tears started rolling down my cheek, I stood there as my faith was about to be determined.
Quietly and sat as I was injected, I proceeded into another room where I gave my urine sample. I was told to stay at the reception while they prepared the results.
I joined my mum at the reception, I bow my head in shame as I remembered my ordeal. I was reciting all the verses I was taught at the Quranic school I attended, I wept in fear as I held my mum’s hand so tight.
I felt a hot drop on my forehead, it was my mum’s hot tears. I wiped her face and told her ” All z Well”. She smiled sadly and said “I know right”.
The doctor called us in and I was expecting either a positive answer or a negative answer. He looked into my face with the same one he did 3 months ago.
I was more scared as I hope this wasn’t a mistake again. I closed my fist tightly as I listened to him speak , and his lines were: ” Akeelah, am sorry but you tested positive to HIV and you are three months pregnant as well, no mistake this time.”
I smiled at him and stood up immediately, I asked if angrily how a girl who hadn’t started her period yet would now be pregnant. He tried to calm me down and explained that
“Even though you may not have experienced menstrual flow, it is possible to have ovulated or released an egg. For example, ovulation occurs approximately 2 weeks before typical menstrual bleeding”
I was dumb and helpless, then I looked at my mum and we headed for home, I was in deep thought that I didn’t know how we got home. On getting to the from front door to our house, to my surprise I met ……
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