[Tonya]
"Congratulation!! You're pregnant." Those were the words that I heard the doctor explain to us and now were sealed inside my head permanently. Sami looked at me with sadness in her eyes.
She was scared.
I glance down at her hands to see that she was tightly cuffing the two prescription papers that she received from the doctor. I grabbed her hand, holding it tight to reassure that I was here for her.
Once the doctor had left the room turned to Sami, "spill."
She stared at me for the longest, ready to tell me what happened but was stopped when one of the nurses came in with her discharge papers.
"Alrighty, sweetheart, I need for you to sign these papers, and tomorrow you will be all set to leave on a clean bill," she says, bringing over the roll tray for Sami to use to sign the papers for her release. Once she was done the next left the room leaving us alone to talk.
I poke her shoulder to grab her attention once more and she turned to look at me with a small smile on her face. "I think it would be best to tell you everything once I am discharged since the medical team will be in and out checking on me," she says before sliding down on the bed, turned her body away from me, and pretty soon she fell fast asleep.
Moments later, the nurse came back in the room with the patient copies that she stated that she will bring back for Sami.
The nurse noticed Sami was sleeping and tiptoe into the room. She signaled me that she placing the papers on the stand next to Sami and in which I nodded to acknowledge. She then tiptoed out of the room slowly closing the door behind her.
Later, Sami woke up from her nap to see me getting up to leave from out of her room. "Where are you going?" She asked.
I place my scarf around my neck, tucking it into my coat before slinging my purse over my shoulder. "My Uber should be here soon, so I'm going to head down t the front. Remember, I came along with you in the EMS yesterday so, my car is still at the cafe."
She hummed in response before she slips out from the bed to head to the bathroom.
I tell her goodbye as I close the door behind me but letting her that we weren't finished discussing you-know-what.
Once the Uber driver drops me off at the cafe, I head to my car and hop inside to drive over to Sami's place to pick up an outfit for her to wear when she's discharged.
As I am driving to her place, I start to remember meeting Sami a couple of years ago when we were in high school. She had just moved into our neighborhood and was staying with her aunt.
Sami was a very quiet person, always keeping to herself. When she introduced herself in class, we all found out why she moved so late in the year.
Her parents had recently died in a car accident and the only family that she had was her mother's aunt. So she had no choice but to move in with her. She was told to sit in the only empty seat that was in the class which was next to me.
"Hi I'm Tonya," I said to her. She turned to me and smiled before pulling out her notebook to take notes.
As the school year progressed, we became good friends, more like sisters since I neither one of us had any. She was the one that would try to stop me from doing something stupid and I would try to open her up.
I was the shoulder to cry on when she had her first boyfriend, first experience, and last first breakup. Now I am going to be there for her first pregnancy as well.
I walked into her room and grabbed her carry bag and started to some clothes inside the bag and her personal hygiene as well. I tossed the bag over my shoulder and walked downstairs to head back to the hospital.
*****
Once I arrive back at the hospital's parking lot, I reached over and grabbed the bag, and head out of the car to go inside. I was greeted by the front desk clerk before heading over to the elevator. Pressing the button that would take me to the floor that led to Sami's room.
I walked out of the elevator and headed over to Sami's room. I turned the handle to her door and walked into the room. She looked up and giving me a warm smile.
"I see that someone is feeling better," I said to her as I handed over her bag of clothes. She took it from me and looked inside to see what I brought in for her.
"Yeah, I am feeling a little bit better but still feel kind of drain but I'll manage." She told me as she took the bag into the bathroom to wash up.
A couple of minutes later, she came out of the bathroom with the clothes that I picked out for her. It was starting to get cooler now, so I made sure that she was wearing something comfortable to tolerate the change of the weather.
"Help me with my hair, please." As she came over to the bed. Normally she would have her hair straighten out but since she was not able to do that is now all over the place. I grabbed the brush that she had in her hand and started to brush her hair until I was able to catch everything included her baby hair into one large ponytail.
"You should allow your hair to rest. It looked pretty in its normal state." She got up from the bed and give me a long mean stare. In which I started to laugh.
"We have been through this a million times, Tonya." She snarled at me. The more I laughed the more upset she got.
"I know but you should embrace it," I explained to her. She grabbed the brush out of my hair and tossed it in the bag. I just sat back and rolled my eyes.
Stubborn
Just then the nurse came into the room with a wheelchair to take Sami out of the hospital.
"Medical policy," she said as Sami started to sit down in the chair. I grabbed her bag and other belongings before leaving the room.
Once we got down to the main level, I ran into the parking lot into my car and drive it around so that Sami could get inside.
The nurse opened the door and helped Sami inside the vehicle. She looked at both of us, "see you in a couple of months." Before closing the door the rest of the way and walking back inside the hospital.
Both Sami and I looked confused at the statement from the nurse but then remember that Sami was pregnant and of course we will be back to this hospital for the delivery. I placed the car in drive and headed towards Sami's place.
******
"Sami....you got some explaining to do."
A/N: I hope everyone is liking my story so far.
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edited 02.26.18