My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF



Chapter 0485

Nina

The sterile smell of antiseptic solution filled the air. The hospital lights overhead were blinding, casting everything with a whitish glow.

As I lay there on the hospital bed, shivering in that awful, open-back gown with an IV poking out of my arm, I couldn't shake off the sense of dread that had overcome me since the moment I set foot in this place.

Finally, a young doctor walked in. Her white was coat pristine, and there was a clipboard in her hand. She looked like she hadn't slept in days, but her eyes were filled with sincere compassion.

*First and foremost," she began, her eyes flitting up to me from her clipboard. "Mrs. Rivers, the tests came back positive. You're pregnant."

I felt time stop for a beat. "Pregnant?" I blurted out. "But I took pregnancy tests-"

*False negatives are not uncommon," she interrupted, shooting me an empathetic glance.

There was a heavy pause in the room. Pregnant... All at once, I felt angry, sad, baffled, and so, so alone without Enzo by my side. I felt as though my body had lied to me, thrown me for a loop, and taken me on this gut-wrenching journey without my consent.

"But," she continued, "that's not all. More conclusive tests may be necessary, but I suspect that your pain might be from endometriosis. Have you been diagnosed before, or had any issues with your menstrual cycle?"

a lot about endometriosis from my classes,

was bad when I was younger, so I've been on birth control pretty much since I started getting my period. I never thought

But the pregnancy is exacerbating your symptoms. It's no

feeling my palms

sigh, "it could make for a very difficult pregnancy, especially in the first trimester. Your chances of miscarrying will be naturally higher, especially right now

watched her walk out, the door clicking softly behind her. And then, I was alone again, trapped in the

strength, but I also couldn't bear the idea

clock, I realized it was nearing 4 AM. The perfect time for world-shattering revelations. The night dragged on endlessly. Each tick of the clock on the wall seemed to echo in the dimly lit hospital room, a constant reminder of the gravity of my situation.

news. We're discharging you," the doctor announced as the rays of moming sun began to filter through the window. "We've managed to manage the pain with medication. You'll need to consult

in the back of my mind, her way of

muttered to myself as I changed back into my sweatpants and

stepped outside, the early morning air was refreshingly

I remembered that I had been so out of it

medication on the passenger seat, the rattling of the pills somehow keeping me grounded amidst the storm of emotions whirling around in my head. As I turned the key in

I froze, and found myself slipping my phone out of my pocket, navigating to Enzo's contact page. My finger hovered over the call button as a whole host of conflicting emotions wrestled inside of me. But finally, I pressed it and raised the phone to my

eternity, only to abruptly cut

at the back of my eyes, an

a moment as though my tongue refused to utter what I should have said: the truth. But for some reason, I found myself doing