Life of A Married Couple

(Avery’s Thoughts)

“Babe, did it come out now?” Jeff yells behind the door. While I am damn nervous to even peek at it.

“It is only a minute, it needs another minute, babe. Please, don’t stress me out,” I yell back at him.

“I’m sorry. I just feel so excited about the news. I can’t wait to tell mom and dad about our baby!” he says exhilaratingly.

“Don’t jinx it!” I scream angrily.

“Okay, okay, I’ll wait here patiently,” answers Jeff.

I am here sitting on the bathroom floor, waiting for the result to come out from the pregnancy test kit. It has been almost three years since we got married and there was never a time that we didn’t try having a baby.

But until now, there’s still nothing. I hug my knees and start crying silently, “What if it fails again? Am I infertile?” I ask myself.

The kit finally ticks and now I have to face the truth. God knows we’ve been trying so hard that’s why I even ask Kendra to take full charge of the business for now.

I stop all my physical activities