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these to the lab right away.” The nurse told her.
    “Would you send my boyfriend in please? He’s waiting outside the door.”
    It wasn’t long until the doctor returned with her test results.
    “Ms. Haines, when was your last menstrual cycle?”
    “Come to think of it, I haven’t had one this month.”
    “That’s because you’re pregnant; about seven weeks along.”
    Stunned, Carmen and Dexter stared at each other silently. They definitely hadn’t expected this news.
    “Are you sure doctor? I mean is there any way you could be mistaken?”
    “I’m sure, there’s no mistake. You’re going to be a mother. I’ll let you get dressed. The nurse will be in soon to give you a referral to an OBGYN. Set up an appointment as soon as possible, early care is very important to your health and the baby’s.”
    Carmen was speechless, a baby. She wasn’t ready to become a mother. She and Dexter weren’t even married yet. The doctor had to be wrong; she couldn’t be pregnant.
    “A baby, we’re going to be parents. Can you believe it?” Dexter said.
    “No I can’t. I’m not ready for this. What are we going to do Dexter? We aren’t prepared; not now.”
    “We’ll get prepared; it’s still a ways off until we’re due. We’re having a baby Carmen; it’s really not up for discussion. We’ll do whatever we have to. I know it wasn’t planned but there’s nothing we can do now. The baby’s on its way, ready or not.”
    “Are you sure we can do this Dexter?”
    “Don’t worry Carmen, everything will
    be okay, I promise. I’m a little excited but I’m also sad. My mom would be so happy; she would have been a wonderful grandmother.”
    Carmen comforted Dexter. The more she realized there was life inside her, a life that she and Dexter had created, the more her feeling of anxiety began to subside. Inside her was a real little person who would love her and Dexter unconditionally and would depend on them for everything. As they pulled out of the parking deck at the hospital, Dexter’s cell phone rang, catching him off guard. He failed to check the caller ID before answering.
    “Not you; not today; I don’t want to talk to you.”
    Dexter threw his phone out the window as he was going down the road. He and Carmen were expecting a baby and Carol wasn’t going to spoil their excitement. She already knew his feelings and he refused to be bothered by her anymore.
    “Dexter, Dexter, answer me!” Carol
    shouted angrily.
    She quickly realized that he’d hung up on her. She was furious. “So he thinks he can just shut me out and I’ll go away; he’s wrong. I’ll never go away; I’ll show him what for. I don’t care that he loves Carmen, I can change that. We just need some time alone that’s all.” She said to herself.
    Suddenly, Carol felt a sharp painful cramp in her pelvic region. She became alarmed as something could be wrong with the baby. As the pain worsened, she could feel something warm running down her legs. She drove herself to the hospital.
    “Ma’am what’s wrong, can I help you?” the nurse asked.
    Carol was bent over with her hands on her stomach, blood gushing down her legs and puddling at her feet.
    “Something’s wrong, I think I may be having a miscarriage.”
    The nurse immediately requested a wheelchair. She wasted no time getting Carol back to see the doctor. She was losing vast amounts of blood. If they didn’t stop the bleeding soon, she may die.
    “Please save my baby!” she screamed.
    The doctor rushed Carol back to surgery. The next few hours were touch and go but he finally managed to stop the hemorrhaging. She was taken to recovery.
    “Nurse, how is my baby? Is he okay?”
    The nurse called the doctor.
    “Ms. Avery, please calm down. You’re in recovery. I’m the doctor who performed your surgery.”
    “My baby, doctor, how is my baby?”
    “I’m sorry; there was nothing we could do. The baby’s gone.”
    Carol became hysterical; she was devastated. The baby