FINDING HAPPINESS. ( EDITED.)

CHAPTER 18

He comes back with a doctor and she’s a beautiful woman carrying her medical bag. She smiles when she seems me and I offer her a weak smile because my mind is still on Malibongwe and what he said. I hope I didn’t cause any trouble between him and his wife. I look at his ring finger and it’s empty. Maybe he has a girlfriend and he’s worried that me being here is not going to sit well with her and who wouldn’t blame her cause I would too lose my mind. “ hello, I’m Brenda the doctor and I hear you’re not feeling well. What seems to be the problem? ” she asks smiling. I look at Malibongwe and he’s looking at me. “ would you like him to leave the room? ” I shake my head no. “ I can leave if you want? ” he says.

“ it’s okay, he can stay. ” somehow I need him here and I don’t know why? ” he doesn’t say anything. “ I am struggling to keep down everything that I am eating. I vomit after a few I have finished eating or sometimes during. I’m hungry most of the time but not eating is really stressing me out. ” she nods.

“ please lay down flat on your back so I can check your stomach. ” I do. I clear my throat and they look at me. “ uhmmm… . I, I am pregnant. I’m almost four months pregnant and I’m carrying triplets. ” I wipe my tears off and sniff. Her face gets soft and she gives me an assuring smile.

“ oh wow congratulations you two. You are a first time mommy I guess… ” I nod and avoid looking at mali's eyes. “… . And you’re carrying three babies and it must be hard for you but don’t worry. Getting sick when you’re expecting is normal unless you feel pains in your stomach and around your waist. Have you seen spots of blood on your underwear? ”

“ no I haven’t seen any.” she wraps that high blood pressure pouch around my arm and start pumping it until it hurts then leaves it. She takes her stethoscope, asks me to breathe in and out. My heartbeat and then she puts it around my stomach listening. She takes off her stethoscope and looks at me.. “ I’m going to touch your stomach and press it. Tell me if you feel any pains okay? ” she presses my stomach all around and I don’t feel anything. “ Do you feel anything? ”

“ No I don’t. Does that mean there’s nothing wrong with my babies? ”

“ Yes I think there’s nothing but I’m worried cause your blood pressure is low. I think it’s because you are not eating enough. We have to do an ultrasound. When was the last time you went to see a doctor? ”

“ last month. Everything was fine and they gave me my prenatal vitamins but they are not helping with the morning sickness or me just getting sick. ” she nods and writes down something.

“ Tomorrow you will have to come to the hospital for anew ultra sound and meet with a dietitian who will help you with what you can eat since you’re pregnant but for now. I have to take a sample of your blood to take to the lab and see if maybe there’s something wrong. ” she says wearing her gloves.

“ you can’t take her blood.” What? I look at him. “ she hates needles and she faints when she sees blood. I am the only one who can do that, I will take it tomorrow morning and we will bring it to you. ” I look at him confused.

“ Mr Mthanti please don’t stress her. She needs all the support she can get. I’ll be expecting you tomorrow at the hospital. After we do the tests it is then that I will be able to prescribe something for you because maybe it’s the medication you were taking that is making you sick. ” I never thought of that.

“ thank you doctor for coming. ” she smiles and packs her things.

“ I’ll see you out. ” Mali says and they leave. Why did he say that I hate needles and I faint when u see blood?. He comes back after a few minutes. He stands at the door and looks at me. “ why did you lie about me hating needles? ” He walks in and sits in the bed next to me. I shift and sit up.