Ruth POV
Hi dear readers, this is Ruth Conells point of view.
I sat at one end of the long bench with my feet tapping on the floor anxiously, the cool air penetrates through the window of the hospital as I heard distinct voices, I tried to look through the tiny hole of the door to the doctor’s office Just then, a young woman of about my age walks out wearing a cap and face mask with her hand wrapped protectively around her protruding belly, she was heavily pregnant and seemed to have come for an antenatal.
She walked past me and waved which left me in surprise as my brow furrowed in confusion.
Hearing another ring indicating I was the next consultee, I picked up my purse and walked into the doctor’s office.
“You’re welcome Mrs Ruth please have a sit” The doctor said, her cheeks extended into a wide smile that I wondered if the previous strange lady had given him money.
“So doctor, what’s up,” I asked with agitation, my voice thick with fear of her response this time around.
“It’s good news Ruth, you’re two weeks pregnant” The doctor said and my ear twitched in shock, not believing the news at first as I grabbed her hands to confirm if I actually heard her well.
“Repeat what you said now doc.” I uttered and she smiled again and rubbed against my hands. “I mean that you’re two weeks pregnant Ruth, congratulations to you” She said once more and in that instant, I leapt up with a loud scream that resonated in the office.
“Omg, I am really now pregnant doctor, I’m so happy and thank you so much” I said with gladness, as I took my purse from the table and rushed out.
Right now, I felt like jumping back home and delivering the news to Max but then, I remembered that he wasn’t at home rather at his family’s house with that Damn Vivian.
Wouldn’t it be okay if I visited him there then? After all, I now have full ground that I am actually pregnant. All these while, I have only forged the pregnancy results to keep Max because I realized he was beginning to have affection for her and I wouldn’t let that happen! Not on my watch. But Max would never allow nor be pleased to see me in the family house except perhaps, I go through his Mom and reveal the news.
I felt confused at the same time yet I was eager to make Max mine forever, I have labored for it for many and wouldn’t let Vivian to take away that spotlight. I decided to go to the family house even if Max wouldn’t be so pleased about it, at least he can’t chase me away, I was carrying his baby.
Arriving at the main road, I flagged down a cab and hopped in then it zoomed off.
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Thirty minutes later, I arrived at the mansion. It was as magnificent as ever, Max had only come here with me twice when were still dating.
” I’m here for Max ” I said to the stoic looking bodyguard that stood my way the moment he sighted me on the way.
He looked at me with a dead serious expression that denotes my presence wasn’t needed. and I wondered why he gave me that stare.
“Do you have an appointment with him?” He asked and I nodded “No”
“My Boss is currently busy and would require only an appointment to see him, I’m sorry ma’am” The bodyguard said and I rolled my eyes with amusement; does he want to get sacked?
Even if Max wouldn’t be pleased to see me here, at least, his workers wouldn’t have the right to disrespect me right? It definitely wasn’t possible.
“I’m his Girlfriend and I’m pregnant for him, please let me see him or better still, inform him that I’m here” I say with frustration etching in my voice, ignoring the slight waist pain that had suddenly attacked my waist.
The bodyguard looked at me again, maybe surprise by my words. He seemed to be shocked by what I had said but that was the least of my problems at the moment.
“Please wait ma’am, let me inform him” He said as he took out his cell phone still staring at me with an unbelieving expression on his face.
He didn’t believe me and I knew that, after all, Max hadn’t introduced me to anyone before, I was more or less a hidden side chick who wouldn’t definitely become their master’s woman someday. I was tired of staying apart from Max and even though he had told me about the plan he had with Vivian, I couldn’t stand it anymore, it’s better I replace Vivian and she goes or something terrible happens.
I stomped my feet impatiently on the floor as he connected a call to him, just then, a woman walked and stopped beside me, with her back turned against me.
Wait, it was the same woman I had seen at the hospital that was also pregnant, I felt a hunch building up inside me as the guard bowed to her and I watch as she boldly took the stairs leading inside the mansion.
Was she also a mistress in this house?
I suddenly felt so angry at how biased the the bodyguard was by keeping me waiting and letting the strange lady walk inside easily even without having to inform anyone.
Was that how they run things here? I sighed.
“Ma’am, he said he’s busy, he can’t attend to you at the moment” The bodyguard said as he dropped the cell phone back into his pockets, I shook my head disapprovingly, there was no way I could come all the way to this house and go back without seeing him.
I know Max was trying to stay away from me, avoid me but I wasn’t ready to give up yet, it’s either I have him or no one else, after all I had lived for so long obsessing over Max, even when he told me he couldn’t continue the relationship anymore, I had cried and disagreed, I still tried to make things fluffy between us, but his attention was slowly slipping away from me to Vivian.
Max’s mother had liked me the first day we met and but his father didn’t, Mr Norman could see through my viciousness and facade but this time around, I would use his Mom to my phone. And I wouldn’t blame her if she accepts me suddenly when I give her the news that I was actually pregnant for Max because it was the wish of every mother to see their grandchildren so that was the perfect Trump card to play now, I have finally gotten pregnant which was supposed to be a good news but here I am, standing up and waiting to deliver the news to Max, all these is because because I loved him; yes I loved Max, I am obsessed with him.
If love was truly a crime then I would have been jailed numerous times for loving Max, although would never love me back all because he’s already having feeling for someone else none other than that dumb Vivian.
Clenching my fists together, I ran past the guards immediately towards the stairs leading to the mansion, exactly the path where that woman had gone earlier. I didn’t care about rules anymore even when the guard tried to stop me as my eyes instantly landed on an elevator.
“Ma’am!, you can’t meet___”
Ding! I clicked on the elevator button and it opened, I stepped in as it immediately closed, I pressed at the fifth recalling when I and Max had gone up there. My heart raced with different emotions; I was scared but at the same time happy.
I would surely make Vivian’s life a terrible mess, she would prefer the me during high school than the me now!
But then, How would Max react to this? Will he be angry? He hadn’t always liked kids? I pondered relentlessly in my head until the elevator stopped at the fifth floor and opened. Perhaps, I was stepping into Max’s wrath but I cared less at this point.
I took in a deep breath as I walked into the room and to behold the worst scenario of my life.
“What is going on here?”