Jasmine was stunned. She never expected it at all.
Jasmine started to look forward to Elaine’s suggestion, but at the same time, she felt like it was impossible. Jasmine went to see a doctor, but the doctor didn’t ask her anything about being pregnant.
Plus, she took medicines for her nausea.
Jasmine became a little panicked when she thought of the medicine she took. What if she was really pregnant?
Jasmine lost her appetite even more.
Elaine helped Jasmine to finish her food. She insisted on not wasting food.
Jasmine was still feeling woozy after the meal. They walked out of the restaurant, and Elaine went back to the hostel at school. Jasmine stood by the roadside and grabbed a cab.
Jasmine didn’t even realize when the cab stopped in front of the gate of her apartment. The driver reminded Jasmine, “Hi Miss, we’ve arrived.”
Jasmine then only recovered from the overwhelmed feeling. She paid for the cab and got off the car.
Jasmine walked into the lobby and got to the level of her unit. She realized the door was unlocked when she was about to take out her key to open the door. Jasmine remembered that she had locked the door before she went out. Why was it unlocked?
Jasmine opened the door, and she saw Boyce’s luggage at the entrance. Her first reaction was to confirm if Boyce was back.
Jasmine quickly walked into the house. She saw Boyce was talking to somebody over the phone on the balcony. Boyce answered the person over the phone, “Sure. I’ll be there on time tomorrow.”
The person on the other side of the phone said something again. Boyce agreed with it. Then, he hung up the phone and placed the phone on the side table. After that, Boyce hung the last piece of cloth on the drying rack. Those were the clothes Boyce wore when he was at the outstation. Boyce didn’t wash it until he came home. So, he hung the clothes on the drying rack after washing them in the washing machine.
“You’re back,” Jasmine stood behind him and asked with a hoarse voice.
Boyce turned around and saw Jasmine stood behind him with a pair of red eyes. He walked over and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Jasmine hugged him, “You didn’t tell me that you’re coming back.”
Boyce came back out of a sudden. It wasn’t the initial date Boyce said he was coming back, and he didn’t inform Jasmine that he was going to come back early.
“My job’s done there. So, I came back early,” said Boyce.
“Do you still need to leave?” Jasmine placed her cheek on Boyce’s chest.
“No,” Boyce patted Jasmine’s back and asked, “What’s wrong? You didn’t seem to be happy.”
“No, I’m happy. It’s the internship. I’m feeling a little exhausted at work,” Jasmine didn’t dare to tell Boyce that she might be pregnant. She hadn’t gone to the hospital for a check-up. She wasn’t sure if she was pregnant.
Jasmine planned to take leave tomorrow to go to the hospital to avoid any misunderstanding.
“It’ll get better,” Boyce consoled Jasmine, but she didn’t feel related.
Jasmine let go of Boyce, “I feel tired. I’m going to bed.”
“Have you eaten? Let’s go and grab a bite.”
“I’ve had dinner,” Jasmine put down her purse and walked into the room.
Boyce had a strange feeling that something wasn’t right with Jasmine, but Jasmine told him that it was because of the internship that just started. So, he didn’t dig into it.
Boyce poured a glass of water and walked into the room after a while. Jasmine was already lying on the bed. Boyce sat beside the bed and put the glass of water on the side table. He told Jasmine, “Quit the job if you’re feeling exhausted. I’ll take care of you.”
Jasmine turned over and looked at Boyce. Boyce stroked her face and said, “You don’t look good.”
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