Who's Pregnant?
March 29, 2002
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I had just come out of the bathroom when John came home. He looked so happy; I didn't know what to tell him. He just dropped his bag walked up to me and gave me the biggest hug.
"Ginny just called me! She's pregnant! Isn't that great?" He was too happy, "I guess that Doc told her that she's about two and a half months along now. We will finally be able to have a child. I am so grateful to your sister that she was willing to carry for you!"
I turned away from him, pretending that my tears were from happiness.
"Oh John, this is the best news ever," I said, hoping that the shakyness of my voice wasn't as evident to him as it was to me.
"Sally, look at me," he said, an edge of worry in his voice.
I turned to look into his gorgeous eyes. He reached to grasp my hand, and found that I had something in it. I wrenched my hand from his grip.
"Sally?" He said. "What've you got there?"
"Oh...It's nothing really, just something I was gonna toss out in the kitchen," I smiled to him as I turned away, hoping that he couldn't hear my heart breaking.
"That's a pregnancy test isn't it?" He demanded. "You're pregnant aren't you?" His voice was slowly rising in volume.
"Yes," I replied. "It is and I am
"But we haven't..." He started.
"I know." I sighed. "It looks like I am not, in fact, the barren one here..."
NOTE: This was an assignment for my CCV (Community College of Vermont) Creative Writing I online class with William Noble.
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