15/07/2024
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Dear self, for the sake of your unborn babies you need to find peace with the current situation. This was Max talking to herself as she prepared herself for the morning. Today she was going to be visited by a nurse who was going to check up on her and her current situation. No matter what the situation was, she had to live this chapter and make sure that in the end her babies would be safe. Her mind was racing and she had made up her mind that she was going to do what ever it takes to get out of this place alive. At the present moment, she had not figured out how, as the security was too tight. Maybe, when ever she was going for a scan, she could escape. But where would she go , because surely by now she had lost her job and her place to stay. She couldn't go back to her aunt now and she wouldnt dare go to her step mum. It was almost a dead end.
The next best option was to beg Mr Black to consider releasing her, with an allowance till she found a job. He had to consider her point of view, because surely, her being pregnant definitely wouldnt have been part of his plan.
"God, please go into this man's heart, soften him. Deep down, there must be some ounce of humanity in his heart", she prayed.
She was disturbed from her thoughts by the sound of the door opening, a lady in a nurse's uniform came in.
"She must have been in her late 30s, if not younger.
She greeted and asked Max to take off her clothes for the examinations. She did the necessary tests after which she expressed her concerns as her blood pressure was too high for a person in their 1st trimester.
Vitamins were also prescribed and she advised that she needs to go for a scan and further tests which could only be done by a specialist.
Bingo. Could this be a sign. Was this God's answer to her way out. But the question was, where would she go. She had absolutely no one. Except for a friend or 2 who also wouldnt be in a position to take her in. She didn't want to burden any one.
Mr Black later entered the room and the nurse gave him feedback. "Wouldnt it be better to call in a GP first?" He enquired. The nurse stated that in any case, a GP wouldnt be capable to offer a scan.
The nurse was escorted out and Mr Black came to sit next to her on the couch.
" What am I going to do with you Max?". He asked. Max didnt respond to him, she just took a pillow and hugged it. She was a little bit shaken by what the nurse said. She by all means wanted the babies to be healthy.
I thought I had it all figured out" he sighed
"Mr Black, please let me go. For the sake of these babies , let me go and find a job somewhere to provide for them. This isn't working. Not for you, and especially not for me.
She begged him.
"That is out of the question, I will ask Dr Paul to recommend someone I can take you to. Dont worry about anything else. Dont forget, these are my kids. Mine. I want to be there for them. Regardless of the situation. I'll find a way.
Without saying another word he stood up and left.