The Oasis and The Island

Chapter 2 - Jennie

Jennie was the kind of person who could light up an entire room with her smile. It was always have been like that. She is a naturally happy person. A smile was a simple reflex of her personality. Sometimes she could not understand why people would not appreciate all the beauty in the world surrounding them. A bright blue sky was enough to make the day a bit better. Her personality could attract people easily in her direction. And also could falsely lead them to think she was dumb or naive. The same way Jennie could be a delicate angel, she also could turn into a stressful ball of rage. It usually causes the most unusual reactions to people not aware of the entire nature of Jennie.

But today was an extra especial one for Jennie. She was not in her best bright moment, neither in her rage state. The smile on her face was automatic, but in her heart something was making her more anxious than the usual. Today was a day that could change her life forever. She was at her doctor waiting room for an appointment. Looking at her surroundings only made the experience even more stressful. After weeks of a complete battery of tests, Jennie was finally able to know what the destiny had stored for her.

"Jennie Kim" a nurse called at the room. Jennie was up, raising her hand.

"It's me!"

"Follow me, please."

And then she was at her doctor's office. Jennie kept her eyes over the plastic models of the female anatomy body on the table. The cervix one was gaining more of her attention. She thought about how sex could become so strange if you pay attention to all of these parts of the reproductive system in an exposed light. There was nothing sexy about it. And then she went to a new angle. How a child could fit in the narrow space of the uterus? She knew things would move inside of the female body, but still...

"Good morning, Ms. Kim" greeted joyfully her physician, Dr. Cha In-ha, getting Jennie out of her thoughts.

"Good morning, Doc." Jennie replied in her best happy tone.

Dr. Cha brought a pile of paper and a chart. He placed everything over his desk and looked up one more time to give Jennie a warm smile.

"So" Jennie said trying to hold her own anxiety "What is your verdict?"

"Well, I have seen your tests twice, and we reached a conclusion..." Jennie was sitting too dangerously at the very end of her chair. "There is nothing, medically speaking, that could prevent you to be pregnant."

"Really?!"

"Yes, I'm sure of that."

"This is... wow, this is very good news, Dr. Cha." Jennie had tears threatening to fall over her face. She relocated herself to a better position at the chair.

"So, when do you plan to start the conceive process?"

"Right away. I mean, I will have to talk to my girlfriend before, but she was already on board when I mention about having kids a few years ago, and we have to choose a donor, make some plans for our schedule and our hose, and... I... I'm so excited!"

"Okay! I'm going to prescribe you some folic acid pills; I think it's never too early to start with those."

"Alright."

"And Eunhye in the front desk will give you some folders from cryobanks we recommend. Once you choose the donor you have to track your ovulation days to make the procedure at the right moment."

"I'm already doing this, Doctor. I know exactly when my fertile days will be."

"I see you are doing your homework just fine, Ms. Kim."