Chapter 40 - Tell Me Doctor

I exhaled as I sat in the waiting room of the doctor's office legs swinging back and forth.

I had already signed the documents ticking my symptoms and writing down my purpose of visiting feeling weird that my mother was not by my side.

I sometimes forget that I am already an adult and am obligated to make and appointment and visit the doctor all on my own.

It was a Saturday so I thought that it would have been more crowded but it was just me and a lady with her baby.

The baby was cute and I would often play peek aboo with her which would gain me smiles and the sweet sound of baby giggles.

That reminded me of the baby and his mom that I sat behind this morning on the bus on my way here.

I did too play pick a boo with him and he did too bless my ears with his delightful baby giggles.

I hope to be a mom someday. 

Not now but somewhere in the distant future. 

I was nervous and afraid that the test would come back and say that I indeed broke something. 

Things between me and Harin did not get any better over over the pas week and it's safe to say that it got worse. 

She bought her own groceries and would refuse to eat the ones I bought. 

She started doing her own laundry and dishes which in all my years I had never witnessed. 

She even went as far as not sitting on the couch anymore since I sat there and I thought that I was petty.

She completely ignored me this morning when I told her that I was going to the doctors office not even batting an eyelash.

I don't even know why I keep trying. 

For the record nobody can't say that I didn't try. 

"Miss Carter?" called a voice suddenly ripping me out of my thoughts 

I looked around the empty room as if forgetting my own name before jumping off the chair and headed towards the doors from which she had called me.

"Yes that's me." I said as I approached her and she smiled. 

Her smiled eased away some of nerves and I returned her smile following her through the doors to the doctors office. 

She led me towards the bed in the office gesturing for me to sit there and wait for the doctor and so I did.

I sat there steering around the office swinging my legs back and forth waiting on the doctor to come and check my back.

She soon after arrived with a clipboard with my information paper attached,  " so miss Carter what can I do for you today?"

She sat in her chair in front of me looking directly up at me awaiting my answer and I felt so much better that the doctor was a she and not he, "well I fell about two weeks ago hitting my back and my mom said that I should visit a doctor."

She hummed in response shaking her head then look at her clipboard furrowing her eyebrows, "well it says here that you have been experiencing an upset stomach as well and have been throwing up? Do you have any idea what may be the cause?"

I racked my brain trying to come up with a solution but nothing came across my brain so I shook my head no.

"Uh-Huh. Could you show me where on your back it hurts please?" She asked politely, getting up from her chair removing her stethoscope from around her neck.

"Well," I said lifting my shirt and pointing to my lower back region, "it hurts here but it had happened about 2 weeks ago so the pain is no longer as intense."

She  hummed in response as she placed two fingers on my back gently pushing the area that I told her hurt and  I winced. 

"Okay it doesn't feel broken but just incase I would like to do an X-ray. Is that okay?"

I shook my head yes and she lead me towards towards the rook for the X-ray asking my take my shirt off and lay on stomach. 

"It won't take long, I'm just doing this to make sure okay?" She reassured as she turned the machine on dragging it to be directly above my lower back.

"That's okay. I'm fine." I said as she scanned my lower back for any broken bones or fractures. 

She was right when she said that it wouldn't take long for in less than 5 minutes she was finished with the scanning and was off to get the images cleared. 

A nurse had came and collected me in the X-ray when the doctor left and and she handed me and empty asking for me to pee in it.

I was weirded out and confused at the thought of peeing in a cup for what did that have to do with my back ache?

I nevertheless took the jar from her hands following her to the bathroom to empty my bladder into this tiny container. 

She was waiting for me by the door and signaled for me to hand her the jar of pee and I hesitated before giving it to her remembering that it was her job.

I still felt weird and gross about the situation but she smiled and seemed to didn't mind so I tried to make my mind off of it.

She led me back to the room that I was in with the doctor and instructed me to wait until the urine test was finished along with the X-ray.

I sat back on the bed swinging my legs as I looked around the doctors office waiting for the doctor return.

Five minutes had passed of me staring and swinging my legs and I started to feel bored but luckily by the five minutes and 23 seconds mark, not that I was counting she returned with her clip bored in hand and an unreadable expression on her face when it changed into a smile.

"So I have your X-rays here and everything seems fine. No fracture or broken bones. Just a flesh wound. Also congratulations Miss Carter. You are going to be a mom. Your morning sickness and symptoms are just the effects of being in the first trimester. "

"Oh thank God nothings broken, I feel much better now and yeah I guess being pregnant actually makes sense for my symptoms-woah hold on wait! Did you just say mom!?" 

My mind had just registered fully what she had said and I no doubt had an horrified expression on my face.

"Yes. You are pregnant. Congratulations. You're baby will be beautiful and healthy. I can tell already."

She was excited at this point and I was on the verge of fainting. 

Me? Pregnant?

Oh boy.

I'm gonna throw up.