The sound of the car horn she heard for the umpteenth time made her abandon what she was looking for and rush toward the outside, almost running. She found him sitting in the car, staring fixedly at the gate leading out of the compound, his body tense as though he might explode. When she looked at his face again, she saw how tightly he was holding in his anger, like the gathering of a violent storm in the month of August.
She quickly opened the passenger door and got in, still stealing glances at him.
“I’m sorry, honey. It’s my phone—I’ve been looking for it since morning and I don’t even know where I dropped it, that’s why I took so long,” Ameera said as she adjusted herself in the seat.
He didn’t even look at her. He started the car, the gatekeeper opened the gate for them, and they drove off. All the way to the main hospital, neither of them said a word. For the first time since she entered the car, he looked at her and said, “Go inside and come back out. I’ll be waiting here. If you go and start searching for your phone, don’t come out too early.” He said this while turning his face away from her, noticing how she was staring at him with pleading eyes.
She looked at him and saw that his face was still tight with anger over what had happened earlier.
“Please, what is all this anger for? I’ve already apologized to you. Please, let’s go in together. Honestly, I’m shy to go in alone. Please, honey,” she said, holding her fiancé’s hand in a soft, coaxing voice.
He looked at her and noticed how much thinner she had become, how clearly her slimness showed on her body. He had been observing her closely for the past two days and had noticed how much she had changed. That was why he insisted they come to the hospital—her condition worried him. He loved his wife deeply, just as he knew she loved him too. But he sensed that her dislike for coming to the hospital was the reason she was trying to upset him. If he hadn’t insisted on coming, she wouldn’t have agreed to enter at all. And he knew that if he let her go alone, she wouldn’t go in.
“Come on, let’s go,” was all he said as he removed her hand from his body and stepped out of the car. She followed him, and together they walked into the hospital.
Since the doctor was his friend, he had already called and informed him of their arrival before they even got there. When they met the doctor and exchanged greetings, Adam explained why they had come.
“She’s become unusually stubborn, she’s losing weight, and whenever I ask her, she says she’s fine. What surprises me the most is that even with the smallest thing now, she starts complaining and gets irritated, unlike her usual self. I’ve been telling her for a while that we should come to the hospital, but she kept refusing. I finally managed to convince her today. I want her to be examined, even if it means she’ll be admitted.”
The doctor laughed and said there would be no need for admission, God willing—it was good news. When the doctor asked her to provide a urine sample to test for pregnancy—something he had already suspected the moment he looked at her—Ameera stood up and went to the toilet inside the office.
The first test showed that she was pregnant. Out of pure joy, Adam didn’t even realize when he hugged the doctor. The news also came as a surprise to Ameera, as she had never been pregnant before. Her happiness showed clearly on her face as she looked at Adam like someone overwhelmed by joy. Right there in front of the doctor, he held her and began praying for her, gently rubbing her stomach as though he had found the treasure of his life.
He was extremely happy—anyone who looked at him could tell. He held her hand and they left after the doctor finished explaining how to take care of the pregnancy for the first month, also reminding Adam that the pregnancy was still in its delicate early stage and that he needed to be patient. Adam, however, felt that whether it was a fragile stage or not, he was ready to endure anything for the sake of this pregnancy.
The sound of the car horn she heard for the umpteenth time made her abandon what she was looking for and rush toward the outside, almost running. She found him sitting in the car, staring fixedly at the gate leading out of the compound, his body tense as though he might explode. When she looked at his face again, she saw how tightly he was holding in his anger, like the gathering of a violent storm in the month of August.
She quickly opened the passenger door and got in, still stealing glances at him.
“I’m sorry, honey. It’s my phone—I’ve been looking for it since morning and I don’t even know where I dropped it, that’s why I took so long,” Ameera said as she adjusted herself in the seat.
He didn’t even look at her. He started the car, the gatekeeper opened the gate for them, and they drove off. All the way to the main hospital, neither of them said a word. For the first time since she entered the car, he looked at her and said, “Go inside and come back out. I’ll be waiting here. If you go and start searching for your phone, don’t come out too early.” He said this while turning his face away from her, noticing how she was staring at him with pleading eyes.
She looked at him and saw that his face was still tight with anger over what had happened earlier.
“Please, what is all this anger for? I’ve already apologized to you. Please, let’s go in together. Honestly, I’m shy to go in alone. Please, honey,” she said, holding her fiancé’s hand in a soft, coaxing voice.
He looked at her and noticed how much thinner she had become, how clearly her slimness showed on her body. He had been observing her closely for the past two days and had noticed how much she had changed. That was why he insisted they come to the hospital—her condition worried him. He loved his wife deeply, just as he knew she loved him too. But he sensed that her dislike for coming to the hospital was the reason she was trying to upset him. If he hadn’t insisted on coming, she wouldn’t have agreed to enter at all. And he knew that if he let her go alone, she wouldn’t go in.
“Come on, let’s go,” was all he said as he removed her hand from his body and stepped out of the car. She followed him, and together they walked into the hospital.
Since the doctor was his friend, he had already called and informed him of their arrival before they even got there. When they met the doctor and exchanged greetings, Adam explained why they had come.
“She’s become unusually stubborn, she’s losing weight, and whenever I ask her, she says she’s fine. What surprises me the most is that even with the smallest thing now, she starts complaining and gets irritated, unlike her usual self. I’ve been telling her for a while that we should come to the hospital, but she kept refusing. I finally managed to convince her today. I want her to be examined, even if it means she’ll be admitted.”
The doctor laughed and said there would be no need for admission, God willing—it was good news. When the doctor asked her to provide a urine sample to test for pregnancy—something he had already suspected the moment he looked at her—Ameera stood up and went to the toilet inside the office.
The first test showed that she was pregnant. Out of pure joy, Adam didn’t even realize when he hugged the doctor. The news also came as a surprise to Ameera, as she had never been pregnant before. Her happiness showed clearly on her face as she looked at Adam like someone overwhelmed by joy. Right there in front of the doctor, he held her and began praying for her, gently rubbing her stomach as though he had found the treasure of his life.
He was extremely happy—anyone who looked at him could tell. He held her hand and they left after the doctor finished explaining how to take care of the pregnancy for the first month, also reminding Adam that the pregnancy was still in its delicate early stage and that he needed to be patient. Adam, however, felt that whether it was a fragile stage or not, he was ready to endure anything for the sake of this pregnancy.