Upon arriving at the hospital, Jane helped Nana out of the car and instructed her, “Are you still feeling a little dizzy? Close your eyes and don’t look at the road. It will help.”
Nana followed Jane’s lead and closed her eyes, letting Jane guide her.
In fact, what Jane said earlier was completely made up to prevent Nana from realizing that they were going to the same hospital as Carl.
Jane had already registered for an emergency appointment online while they were on their way there, so they went straight to the obstetrics and gynecology department.
There was another pregnant woman in the waiting room who was also seeing a doctor. Jane helped Nana sit down next to her.
“Doctor, I’m bleeding. Is everything okay?”
“Don’t worry. This is normal. I’ve even seen cases where women have had their periods for six months during pregnancy,” replied the doctor quietly as she spoke with another patient inside.
“Nana, listen to me. Bleeding during pregnancy doesn’t necessarily mean anything bad will happen,” reassured Jane softly.
“Mm-hmm,” nodded Nana with closed eyes while clutching onto her clothes tightly; however she still felt anxious because of pain in her stomach. She feared…
The other patient left soon after that; it was now Nana’s turn to see a doctor so Jane helped guide her into an examination room.
Nana opened her eyes when she sat down and saw the name tag on the doctor’s uniform. This was the hospital where Carl was in!
She looked towards Jane wanting to stand up but then got pushed back by Jane who said, “We’re already here! If you don’t get checked out now, we might run into them later anyway! It’s better if you just let this doctor examine you.”
Nervously, Nana spoke up said, “But…”
Jane comforted her, “Don’t say anything else right now; just focus on getting examined.”
The female physician asked, “What seems to be bothering you?”
Nana weakly replied, “Doctor… my stomach hurts and I’m bleeding.”
The physician took a quick glance at Nana before saying, “Look upwards with your eyes please.”
Nana looked upward.
The physician continued asking questions while lightly pressing down on different parts of Nana’s abdomen, “Where does it hurt? Here or here?”
Pointing towards one spot specifically on lower part of belly area, “Here.”
“Did you eat breakfast this morning?” the doctor asked next.
“No.” came back from Nana.
“All right then go get some blood work done first before paying for it all. Afterwards we’ll do an ultrasound scan too.” the doctor ordered calmly yet firmly.
“Doctor… my baby… is he okay?” asked Nana with concern written all over face.
Frowning slightly, the doctor spoke gravely, “You haven’t been resting well lately plus your mood has been poor along with being slightly anaemic. How could your child possibly be doing well? There are signs indicating that miscarriage may occur soon.”
Upon hearing this, Nana became immediately excited. “Doctor, you have to help me save my child.”
The doctor pulled her hand out of Nana’s grasp. “You are the one who can save your child, not me. You need to regulate your emotions and take care of yourself. The baby is unstable at this early stage, and if you don’t take care of yourself, no one else can.”
“It’s just a threatened miscarriage for now. If you take good care of yourself later on, the baby will be fine. Go pay the fee and I’ll give you an ultrasound.”
Nana nodded vigorously in agreement.
Jane quickly paid on her phone while the doctor led Nana to get an ultrasound.
In the large ultrasound room, there were six machines working simultaneously with each machine having a bed and curtains for privacy.
The doctor glanced at her before saying, “Come lie down here; lift up your shirt and pull down your pants a bit.”
With Jane’s help, Nana did as she was told while the doctor drew closed the curtains.
Nana lay on the bed anxiously looking at Jane who nodded reassuringly that everything was okay.
“Doctor,” asked Nana worriedly, “Is my baby okay?”
“Have you been coming in regularly for check-ups?”
“My due date is coming up soon so I haven’t had time yet.”
“Remember to come in regularly for check-ups because they are very important. Your baby’s development has slowed down somewhat so I’ll prescribe some medicine for you and have five days worth of nutrient fluids administered here in hospital.”
After finishing up with her ultrasound scan, Nana got off from bed as Jane drew back open their curtain preparing to leave but then suddenly saw Mrs. Waters also present there.
Nervously, Nana pulled back the curtain as she didn’t want Mrs. Waters knowing about her child being endangered.
The doctor noticed her strange action but didn’t ask any questions instead she asked, “Is there someone outside that you don’t want to see?”
Nodding her head, Jane pointed towards a woman wearing green clothes and whispered softly, “That woman over there.”
The doctor walked over directly pulling shut the curtain where Mrs. Waters stood blocking her view.
Jane helped support Nana while quietly leaving.
Once outside, Nana sighed in relief, “Thank goodness! She almost found out.”
As they walked ahead, the doctor spoke slowly, “Right now, the fetus is still very small without even separated fingers. It isn’t really considered human yet. If it’s not something everyone expects, it’s important that you carefully consider it since growing environment will not be ideal when it arrives.”
Their appearance was that of two foolish girls who unexpectedly became pregnant and were afraid of being discovered by their families, so the doctor kindly reminded them.
Nana replied slowly, “Thank you, doctor. I won’t mistreat this child.”
If the child was born and grew up in a bad environment, Nana wouldn’t have it.
Carl almost lost his life for this little one, let alone spoil it after it was born.
She wanted to protect this child temporarily!
In the ultrasound room:
Mrs. Waters looked at the young girl on the hospital bed with another woman her age standing next to her.
“How’s Linh? Why did she suddenly have stomach pain? Is it appendicitis?” The doctor answered, “No, it’s just a twisted intestine. Nothing serious.”
The woman next to her said, “Linh, why don’t you thank Mrs. Waters for caring about you? She came all this way just for you. Don’t run around after eating from now on.”
“You’re talking nonsense! Children love to play normally. My son… oh well, never mind…”
“Josephine, don’t worry too much either. Carl is fine and I’ve seen him myself. I have something else to do so I’ll leave first.”
“Okay then, I’ll see you off.”
“Josephine, you don’t need to come out. Go back quickly and take care of Carl. You know what, today is quite coincidental. I came here because Carl was sick, and my daughter happened to have stomach pain. So we can save another trip.”
This woman was Mrs. Waters’ cousin. She heard that Carl was hospitalized so she came specially but didn’t expect her daughter would also experience stomach pain. The doctor asked her for an ultrasound examination when they arrived.
Mrs. Waters saw everything Jane and Nana did earlier.
When Mrs. Waters entered, she saw Jane pulling curtains while Nana lay on the hospital bed. Pregnant women having ultrasounds are nothing unusual so Mrs. Waters didn’t suspect anything.
However, Nana carried the Waters family’s bloodline which made her unable to resist checking up on them. She quietly approached their area as if she had heard something not good about the baby.
On her way back to the ward, Mrs. Waters thought about what she had heard in the ultrasound room. She angrily muttered, “This jinx!”