Revelation

Even though they arrived together, the man and the woman sat down at opposite ends of the waiting room. Both picked up one of the many magazines that lay scattered and started paging.

Neither actually read a word.

The man glanced at the woman, hurt and even hate etched in his face. The woman seemed distant, as if she no longer cared. Only when he was called into the doctors consulting rooms, and the door had closed behind his back, emotion started to show on her face. Fear, panic and desperation, most of all the fear, fear for her future, fear for her child, fear for her life.

Too many thoughts were trying to push their way into her head. She did not want to think right now. "Just wait, wait and see, be patient, don't think before u really know." She was talking to herself now, trying to calm herself, trying, desperately not to panic.

What had she thought, when she accepted the cooks offer? "NO!" She was nearly screaming the words and the doctors assistant stared at her, bewildered. "No, not now, enough time for that later, if there is a later…" Again her thoughts started in their frantic circles.

Just then the door, leading into the doctors rooms opened. She waited, hands clasped tightly and stared. She could see the man walking towards the waiting room. Was she seeing right, were there tears running down his face? As he came closer she could see that he was shaking, sobbing. His eyes were red, a tissue clutched between his fingers. He did not come over to her, he just headed straight for the door. "And ?" She was close to tears now. "What did he say?" her voice was trembling.

But the man just headed for the door…