LOVE IN THE LAP OF GOLD

wer, I looked beside me and reali

ressing table, I looked at mys

ce was rough and I had bruises all over.

lked out of the bathroom, a towel

aiting for him to notice the bruises

ould have gotten used to it by now but

from the drawer but I had a sharp pa

ng to stop the pain. Paul didn't seem t

hurts" I

e replied witho

damaged something last night." I s

ith the menacing

maged something

ll go and drink water now" I said, ignoring the sharp

d myself a sandwich. I ate it hu

es. While I was doing that, Paul le

h, I wanted to scrub my body of all his trac

sharp pain in my side returned, I

to me. I was asked to wait for a few minutes a

a'am?" The doctor asked, she w

ied, ashamed to te

complained t

ere for treatments. They

g some tests if that's

hospitals so why did I come here. She no

mething scary. Just simple tests to know your

I swa

t tell me whenever you're ready.

y, at least my whole response to

t immediately. Stalling can be dangero

ht" I

" She said, rising

d my side. I wanted to Walk but I couldn't, it was like the pain

on a hospital bed and there w

ouldn't. I resigned to my

and realized I had woken up s

feeling now?" The docto

, my head h

, it will soon reliev

nk y

wondered where she got it from but then I remembered that I had writ

bad news, which do you

ews" I

you're pregnant, cong

ained from my face. I couldn't believe my e

nant miss" s

ow

it's not good

Horrible news, nothing can b

ing else to say, bra

ead" I

e a brok

use

ll or something else. Are you sure you'v

working on it.

ka

, I needed to call Paul and le

beside you.

phone siting on the table, I gra

was no response, I tried it mult

e doctor had left. Probabl

to drop the phone whe

sy. Haven't I told you not to call me during

this is an emer

t it can not wait till I

e hospital

t all?" He

as cut off by the sound of the b