TAMING HAZEL

CHAPTER SEVEN

"I think I'm pregnant Wendy" I say worriedly

"Let me get the pregnancy test so we could confirm" she leaves the toilet and later comes in with the test in her hand. I suddenly get very nervous.

"I..ca...I can't do this" I panic.

Could I really be pregnant?

"You have to do this so we'll know the way forward,  Hazel come on"

I reluctantly take the test from her and she excuses me while I drop my urine on it. I wait for five minutes as instructed and boom!, two lines fucking appear and that means I'm pregnant. I suddenly feel more
dizzy but I manage to drag myself to the to my bedroom and lie on my bed.

"What does it say?" She asks concerned

" Wendy I'm pregnant" I say sadly . How can I be pregnant?

"Hey, it's gonna be fine" she assures me but I know it's not gonna be fine. I'm scared.

"No it's not. I'm going to have a baby, do you have any idea how scary that sounds?"

"But Hazel you've always been the overprotective type, you're always very careful. What happened this time around?"

"Klaus and I had unprotected sex and it never occurred to me that this could happen. This is all messed up!"

"No it's not. Klaus really loves you, I'm sure it'll be good news to him"

"And just who says I'm gonna tell Klaus?"

"You won't tell him that you're pregnant for him?"

"Not a chance"

"Why not?" she asks confused.

"Because I'm scared, what if he rejects me just like Danny did when I got raped"

"Klaus and Danny are two different people, he has the right to know"

"He's going to use this as an opportunity to bug me again, I don't want to go out with him. I'm not telling him for the sake of my peace."

"You're being selfish now Hazel, this baby needs his or her father, you can't deny him that privilege because of your crisis with men"

"I wanna be left alone" I say out of nowhere.

I don't like where she's driving to.

"I'm next door, if you need anything just let me know okay"

"Yeah"

"I love you"

She kisses my forehead and leaves my bed room. I lay on the bed and heave out a heavy sigh.

"This is not happening"

I got raped by three guys when I was nineteen and after that my boyfriend, Danny broke up with me because I was defiled and when I remember how my father habitually assaulted my mum and I till the point where he had to kill her, I just can't bring myself to be at ease with men.

Apart from sex, I wanted nothing to do with them but now look at what just happened. I'm pregnant for my boss who happens to be head over heels for me. This is all pretty messed up.

I end up sleeping in Wendy's room cuddled in her arms because I couldn't fall asleep in my bedroom. She keeps assuring me that everything is going to be fine.

I doubt.

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The next morning at work, I'm preparing Klaus' files for his appointment at noon when he walks in looking all handsome and responsible as usual.