I am Mrs Rivera now

I sat in my office and glared at the squeezed piece of paper on the table. A tear fell and dropped on my belly and I quickly rubbed it gently.

The turn of events was overwhelming for me. I reminisced on how fast and how slow the week had been.

I was having a peaceful life until he returned to my life. Technically, he wasn't the cause of my current misfortune. I made him do it.

“It’s good news! You're pregnant,” the doctor had told me the previous evening. I opened my eyes in horror and my pupils dilated as the only doctor in the entire street handed me a piece of paper.

“That's impossible!” I thought to myself, my mouth opening slightly.

“Is something wrong?” She had asked me when she saw the unsure look on my face.

“How the fuck was I pregnant?”

If I hadn't known better, I would have said she was bluffing. She has been Bernice's doctor since birth and I've been having pretty funny symptoms lately too.

I shook my head, trying to fake a smile.

I thanked her and walked away. A little hum