Chapter twenty four

CAMILA SILVA

"Camila, you can go in, the doctor is already waiting for you."--- The receptionist speaks and I nod my head.

I stand up holding my purse, grabbing the result of the blood test. I have had it for a few minutes, but I couldn't open it. I confess to being scared to death of this result, it makes me a little more nauseous just thinking that the result could be positive.

I've been feeling sick for so long, with all the apparent symptoms of pregnancy. For a long time I tried to ignore it, telling myself that it was due to so much time at sea that it was not doing me any good, due to the rocking of the cruise.

But yesterday, talking to my sister, she convinced me to get tested. We have been in Maldives for about four days now, but the symptoms are still there, and now a little worse. To add to my suspicion, my period is late, and it has always come on the right day.

Giving in, I agreed to do what is best for me. I talked to Ethan, told him that I needed to see a gynecologist,