Next One Is a Babe

From the looks of things, it’s as though she’s planning to be away for a long time. After searching the entire house, John then came back out. Taking out his cell phone, he gave Sophia a call.

Turning time back a few hours ago, when Sophia was done packing up early in the morning, she first went to the hospital. When she was there, she accessed her blood test report and showed it to the doctor. Her expression rigid, the doctor scanned through the report before saying, “You’re pregnant. However, it’s still early. Are you planning to keep it?”

Sophia nodded. “Yes.”

The doctor looked up and studied her for a moment. “You came alone?”

Sophia grunted in affirmation. “My family is busy, so I came alone.” While she was wearing a mask, she wasn’t feeling all that well, so she appeared rather pitiful.

Thus, the doctor’s voice became gentle. “If you’re planning to keep the child, you must keep up with the nutrition requirements in the early stages. You’re too thin. The child absorbs nutrients from the mother in the later stages, so there’ll be an adverse effect if you’re lacking certain nutrients.”

Sophia murmured in acknowledgment, “Okay. I got it.”

The doctor then inquired about the date of her last menstruation and gave her an estimated due date. Then, she told her to come for a B-scan at a later date. She also gave her a lengthy reminder before saying poignantly that these words should have been meant for her husband. Putting on a cheerful front, Sophia chortled. Finally, she thanked the doctor and left the hospital. Sure enough, I’m pregnant. But how could this be? When did it happen? I really have no recollection at all.

From the hospital, Sophia took a taxi to the train station. She’d already booked a ticket to her hometown, but there was no direct train there, so she needed to change trains. Nonetheless, she didn’t mind since she could just rest on the way there. While she was waiting in the lounge, her cell phone rang. It’s that woman again! She stared at her cell phone for a long time. I just knew that she wouldn’t have taken my words back then seriously!

A few seconds later, she answered the call. The woman on the other end sounded jubilant as she exclaimed, “Soph!” Sophia said nothing, so the woman continued, “I miss you. Can we have a video call? I want to show you your sister as well. You’ll definitely like her.”

Glancing at the tourists coming and going around her, Sophia lowered her voice as she replied, “But I don’t want to see you both.” The moment this remark reached the woman, silence abruptly reigned on the other end. Sophia then demanded that she stop calling and hung up. Pursing her lips, she leaned back against the chair, her expression vacant.

Having bought a soft sleeper ticket, Sophia climbed into bed when she got on the train after checking in. She didn’t have any luggage with her since it was too long a journey, nor did her current condition allow it. There weren’t many people in the soft sleeper compartment, so it was fairly quiet. She groggily drifted off, only to be roused by a phone call from John. She dopily took the call. “John.”