otherhood. I'm no longer alone in this body b

But it's perfect timing for me since i already set my appointment with an obstetrician today and this morning, I'm wearing my m

irror, i can finally say I'm all ready

She grinned as she sa

Everest. Yup, we're gonna use her car today. The ever supportive friend of mine even filed a one-day leave on her

Ms. Atasha Rae?" A woman in a lab coat

before nodding to th

e inside, come!" She enthusiast

She made me lay down on the bed, there's a medium size screen on th

before and if i can remember it clearly, it is a transducer. Meanwhile, Sydney sat comfortably on t

yourself. Now, let me hear the baby..." She

them but above all is excitement and thrill. I mean, who wouldn't be excited to see th

ns! Look at your angel here..." Dr. Lacey was smiling as

in so much joy. My heart feels so full. I feel so overwhelmed. I think all the nervousness i have been

e a closer look at the screen. Her eyes were glistening w

okay? The baby is still vulnerable in these early weeks so bet

me which made us smile. She's li

i work? Like you know i can't just resign si

lf that might cause complications. A light task will do, alright?"

fragile crystal, i held it so lightly with my trembling hands. Tears were pooling in t

You're gonna be an amazing m

" I uttered, caressing the picture

t. Gosh, i feel so dramatic. Probably because of pregnancy hormones. I'm becoming an emoti

as one of my expectations, for her to ask about it but instead i heard nothing. Guess i'll

ng that you're hiding it from your ex-husband..." Sydney pointed

glanced a bit at me. "But I also want to hide it from my family..." I sa

n't you want to see them being happy because they will finally have a grand

s easy as

m take me back again even if it is against his will. I know what Dad can do, he's worse than mom. Whenever i

family but i hate them more for being so indifferently greedy, power-su

suddenly exclaimed, she was e

re something she n

shop for your baby's things!"

for that! We don't know the gender yet. We still need t

worry about the penny, i got you." She

bout my maternity. How i wish my family could be like that, too. And in my sweetest dreams, i could see t

ause in this reality, he's far beyond that. He was never sw

d to the mall, grinning from ear to ear. People go round and round, it's not a very busy day today, huh. T

d excitedly pulled me to the ar

, my family isn't that popular in this city but still, I can't depend on that thought to stay calm knowing that there

h! If the baby is a boy, this is perfect for h

y. Let's buy this. But what if

ne! Easy-peasy." She was grinni

you have a genero

at my inne

ese cute stuffs in front of us. I can literally feel the surrealism of being a mother. It still feel

the shopping bags of the toys and other baby

ling satisfied, we walked through the 2nd floor of the mall and decided to wander around since we still have time. It's also been a long time sinc

ds up gettin

about it. Let's

ushed Sydney for us to hide through

atter?" She looked

my reflection on her eyes. My heartbeat i

, he's just meters away from u

of us. I immediately pulled back her hair because we

ng here anyway?" She looks

dd up to my panic, he has his men around him. They are all bulky, wearing all black suits and shades.

r's direction and his puppets. He looks intimidatingly scary in his

's here with her friend... Yeah, i'll work on that.

." I can o

e. They are after me. How could it slip from my mind? They ca

all sank into me. I clenched my fists and faced Sydn

everything up, can they? They just can't let me l

ncidence?" Syd asked

shook m

him here to make me go back home."