Sen Cal Kapimi: a different road to

Time to move on

I had trouble opening my eyes. They felt so heavy. I could feel that I was lying down in something that was moving. Probably a car. I had no idea what was going on. All of a sudden the car comes to a stop and I try to sit up slowly. My head is killing me. All of a sudden the car door opens and I'm ready to pounce on whoever is on the other side. I have my arms up in defense, but I lower them the moment I notice it's Serkan. "Serkan!" "Eda!" He immediately pulls me out of the car. I've trouble standing on my feet, but the moment I fall down Serkan is there to catch me. "You okay?" "I think so. My head is throbbing though. And I've no idea what just happened". "I don't know exactly either, but we will get to the bottom of this". "Can we go home, please?" I say with tears in my eyes. "I want to go home too, but we can't Eda. You need to talk to the police and we need to get you checked out at the hospital". "The baby" I say in shock. "Who knows what I injected? What if something is wrong?" "We're going to find out, okay?" "Who would do something like this?" "I don't know Eda. I don't know. But I promise you that I'll find out. Let's go". I try to take a step, but my legs can't seem to carry my weight. Serkan catches me and carries me bridal style. "I got you Eda. I got you".

At the hospital...

Serkan takes me to the hospital first, because it's what most important. The baby's health. I immediately get put in a room, so they can do some tests. Quite quickly I feel the urge to throw up and I run into the adjoint bathroom to puke my guts out. Serkan rubs my back and whispers soothing words in my ear. I haven't thrown up like this in a long time. He guides me back to the bed and we wait for the doctor to arrive. It seems like hours before he does and Serkan can finally stop pacing the room. "Are they okay?" He immediately asks. "From the tests we know that you received a sedative earlier tonight. Fortunately it was a mild one so it shouldn't affect the baby's health, but I still would like to do an ultrasound to be safe and to comfort you as well. Serkan nods. I'm fiddling with my fingers and Serkan comes over to grab my hand in comfort. I won't be at ease until I hear my baby's heartbeat. "So let's see. You're about seven months along now and everything seems fine. The baby's growing as it should. I know the events of this night are very stressful, but don't let it affect you. You're not out of the woods for the preeclampsia yet, so be aware of that. Even though it's hard, try to relax and not to worry too much". "I'll make sure that she does doctor". The doctor nods and walks out of the room. I burst out crying. "Eda? You okay?" He takes me into his arms. "I'm not. Tonight was so scary and we could've lost the baby and it was supposed to be such a happy occasion and everything was ruined". "Hey, it's okay. Everyone is okay. You should focus on that". I nod, but can't stop crying. "I think this only made me realize that I want to spend every minute of my life with you". I look up at him questioningly. "I think we should get married sooner rather than later. Are you okay with that?" "Serkan, I've wanted to marry you for so long. It could be right now for all I care" I laugh. He laughs too. "Well, I do think you deserve a proper wedding, but how does the end of the week sound?" "Sounds good to me".

The next day...

We decided to tell his mother and my aunt immediately of our plans to get married so soon. They had already arranged a meeting with a wedding planner, the moment we announced our engagement. It seemed they were getting along better, which only made us happier. "So when would you like this wedding to be?" The wedding planner asked. His mother and my aunt looked at us expectantly. I nudged Serkan. "Sunday". His mother laughed. That was Serkan's only day off. "Which Sunday?" "This Sunday". "What?" His mother and my aunt shouted together. "That's too soon!" Also the wedding planner looked shocked. "We decided we didn't want to spend another moment apart. And we definitely want to do it before the baby's born". "But there's so much to do!" Ayden said. "We haven't arranged anything for the wedding". "Well, we have faith in our wedding planner and that she can pull it off" I look over to her. The wedding planner smiles, but it seems strained. "It's a very limited time crunch, but I'll do my best". "See. So now, Eda and I need to go to the office, but you can work some further details out". We both get up and leave.