Decision Of A Lifetime

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Elizabeth sat in the waiting room of the doctor’s office anxiously awaiting her name to be called, when after what seemed like days, her name was finally called followed by, “the doctor will see you now.” Slowly she rose from her chair and followed the nurse into an examination room. Once in the room, she was told to remove her clothes and to put on the gown that the nurse had handed her. Shortly thereafter, the nurse left and Elizabeth was left alone to think about what had put her into this position “How could I have been so stupid, I knew better than to believe that he loved me,” she kept repeating to herself. She had let herself fall victim to a man who had just wanted to have sex with her, one who split the day that he found out that she might be pregnant. She had known David for only 10 weeks and quickly fell for his boyish charm and sincerity act. She feared that she may have been pregnant shortly after they had slept together for the first time, and quickly broke the news to David by uttering the two words that would make any man shudder, “I’m late.” David left shortly thereafter saying that he wasn’t mature enough to handle this responsibility at this point in his life, that she should do what she felt was best.
That episode occurred 3 weeks ago and today is where Elizabeth would find out the real answer to her question (as if she wasn’t sure of it already). The doctor entered the room and greeted Elizabeth warmly, asking what was the reason for this visit and Elizabeth explained her situation and the doctor’s eyes widened and she said to Elizabeth, “Well. Then, lets find out what’s going on, shall we.” With that, the examination began, after about 10 minutes, the doctor told Elizabeth to get dressed and to meet her in her office.
Elizabeth complied and paused outside the doctor’s office for a moment, taking time to gather her thoughts, all the while thinking “If it was good news she woul...