[The next day - Fleur’s POV]
One last checkup and I could go home. I had undergone this examination a couple of times during my stay here at the revalidation center, but today it felt very different to me. Today I remembered everything about my life so far. “Hi Fleur! I’m just going to examine you to see if your internal wounds have healed fully by now. You know the procedure,” the gynecologist named Dr. Alonso smiled. I liked her, because she was warm and friendly, but today I cringed just by looking at her. As I was about to get on the examination table my body started to shake, because it brought back painful memories of that day at the abortion clinic. “What’s wrong Fleur?” “Please, don’t do this,” I begged as my eyes started to water.
“What happened?” my mother gasped as Dr. Alonso led me outside the examination room. My father took me in his arms and I sobbed against his chest like a baby. “She is not ready for this. We will do it another time,” I heard the doctor whisper to my mother.
After my tears had stopped, I felt a little better. “You go ahead and pack your things. Your father and I will go speak to the doctor and take care of the paper work for your release,” my mother said and stroked my hair.
After I was done packing, I waited for them. I wondered why they were taking so long. I walked out of my room and went looking for them. I knew my way around the revalidation center by now so I headed straight to the doctor’s office. I was about to knock when I heard voices coming from the other side. I recognized my father’s agitated voice. Why would he be angry? I didn’t want to eavesdrop, but my curiosity got the better of me so I put my ear to the door. “I’m sorry Mr. and Mrs. Islas.” “How can you come to this conclusion? The gynecologist couldn’t do the examination today,” my mother’s voice sounded like she was crying. “The report of the hysterosalpingography which Fleur underwent at the hospital last week came in today. It confirms that she will not be able to conceive again.”
▶She will never have a baby again