A Sensual Affair

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er clinic did not only gross me out but also more than that. I

in this situation, although I did know that at one point in my life, I could catch or contract something and

upon to truly establish the diagnosis of endometriosis. I can be wrong, Zen. But… we can instead use ultrasound to rule out other pelvic diseases and perhap

e all this and not just g

t I had on my mind. I knew she was just explaining to me things but I was getting

f what might happen to me in the future. Besides Antonia and my parents that I didn’t speak w

bdomen and thus need a tissue for biopsy of the implants, as it’s necessary. Meaning t

these… -tomy and -copy you’re saying?” I queried, didn’t get what those medical terms were. I guess that sli

pening the abdomen by

I had my shirt and jeans on, as I was seated at the visitor’s chair in front of my frien

t, so that we’ll

ted in panic. I wasn’t afraid of blood but I was afraid of

st usual employees used for the diagnosis of endometriosis. Laparoscopy is

but at this point… God! I thought this was just getting worse and worse. I wanted to get out of here, for the first time. Before, whenever I visited my friend at her

and is somewhere northeast of Bucha

t commonly performed as an outpatient procedure, so you don’t need to stay in the facility overnight. To tell you more so that you ha

thinking about what she said. I thought this was really graphic, imagi

say, your blown up abdominal cavity. That way, I can inspect your abdomen and pelvis. Through this, endometria

m but I knew she was telling me all this like a friend, filling me in with those little details

s in a riot right now. What if this

ce we’re done with the ultrasound today, if you want,

es wa

indeed immediate. This was going all to

my face when I zoned out again. “Hey, don’t worry, okay

You know what this entails, Antonia,” I told her bitterly. “

ure if it’s endom

re right? What’s going to happen t

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imil

nichka, I buried myself at work. I was happier when

ik who was two years older than me. He joined the company and started to work his fat ass off at the age of twenty-three. My uncle, my late father’s younger brother-in-law and was Rurik’s late father

in)?” Rurik smirked as he sat down on the stool at our favorite bar in downt

ing in the middle because of his chubbiness. The edge was tucked in, making him look ancient.

ky bartender in his thirties eyed us once in a while as he served other custom

iquors to keep their femininity. As far as I knew since I became aware of drinks and other adult stuff—and it had nothing

re are numerous traffic accidents and deaths, mostly men, in the country. The cars would j

eyesore?” I returned while he ordered a

you see Mother back from he

’s there?” I asked and downed all t

,” he said and drank his whisky, half of its content. He gritted his teeth as he savored his drink and swallow

n. “Honestly, I don’t know what I would do with my life. You and I have it all in terms of money and everything, Rurik, but I can’t see and

f I could call it that. Fucking pathetic, really. I wasn’t easy to break down just like that, and I wasn’t the type to complain

ania, inside The Black Church because

my phone even though taking videos or other sorts of recording w

he altar was located as well, my eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of the black-haired woman across the aisle. She