In My Desperate Time

As usual, Frances has been out when I go downstairs.

That’s good. If he asked where I go, I would have no idea what to say.

I don’t dare to lie in front of him. He’s so horrible. Every time I even haven’t opened my mouth he’s already known it.

I make an appointment with Mindy at eight o’clock in the hospital. After changing clothes, I leave for the hospital.

When I arrive, Mindy has registered for me.

And to my surprise, she comes here alone. David should let her return from abroad alone. It doesn’t look like the deed he would do. This is unusual.

“You come back alone? Where is David?” I ask.

Mindy shakes her head and says quietly, “Shh, don’t be so loud. He objected to me coming back. He said you should go to Frances for help. Frances can handle this. His suggestion sucks. You must be insane if you come to Frances, aren’t you? So I snuck back myself.”

Though David is at the other side of the ocean where it is tens of thousands of kilometers away from us, I can imagine his gloomy face now when he found out that Mindy had snuck back alone. When I thought this, a shudder comes through me.

“You are so bold.” I sigh to her.

“I don’t care how David would think! The pregnant woman is the boss!” Mindy rolls her eyes and says, “Let’s go. I’ve registered. It’s still early and there are not many people. We can get the surgery done early so I will also be relieved.”

“Hmm.”

nod and walk with her

soon comes to my turn. Mindy accompanies me inside the doctor’s

matter?” the doctor asks me in a deep

I reply with a low voice, feeling

yourself?” the doctor raises her head and takes a look

I nod to her.

“The last menstrual period?”

15th.” I reply

you want to keep the baby or not?”

having seen the loss of so many babies, maternity doctors are

“No.”

been thirty days and we can’t check if it’s in the uterus or out yet. You’ll have to come back to have an examination in about

wait. My eye brows

not sure that everything will be all right in a week, or that

choice but

and I intends to leave the

feel more relieved than coming to hospital. Perhaps I partly

days when my

Mindy turns to me, wearing an upset

Frances know it. Any clues must be destroyed.”