BITTERSWEET MEMORIES

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

After playing some video games, Derek suggested that we should go out to a party before all hell broke loose. I agreed with him on that. I had to have fun before the results came out determining whether I was going to be a father or not. I lend him some of my clothes so that he would not waste time going back to his house to get changed. I told him to use one of the guest rooms to get ready. In no time we were headed to the party in my Overfinch truck.

We partied and danced around with random girls until late in the night. I was wasted completely but Derek had control his drinking. I guess he knew that I needed that party since it could be my last one in a while. I gave him the keys to the truck and he drove us back to my house. He dragged me to my bedroom and laid me on the bed and I passed out in no time. I woke up the next day with a killer headache. The sun seemed brighter than usual and it made my headache even worse. I grabbed the remote on the night stand and shut the blind making me sigh in relief.

I looked at the time and saw that it was already noon. My stomach was growling asking to be fed. The last time I had eaten was at the diner with Melisa after the hospital visit. Speaking of Melisa, I had not heard from her from yesterday. I ignored that thought and headed to the kitchen to get something to eat. I opened the fridge and saw the food my nanny had made for me yesterday for dinner. I reheated it in the microwave and gobbled it down, then took some aspirin for my headache.

I headed towards the living room and turned the TV on to watch some movies. I knew Derek was still asleep and I did not want to wake him up. He would wake up in his own timing. I did not know when I fell asleep but I was woken up by someone shaking me lightly. I opened my eyes and saw that it was Derek. I sat up and started rubbing my eyes to wake up completely. When I was sure I was completely awake, Derek informed me that my phone was ringing repeatedly. I looked for it on the couch and when I didn't find it I asked Derek where he had heard it ringing.

I found it on the kitchen counter where I was having breakfast and unlocked it to see who was calling. I saw that it was Doctor Adrian and I got more anxious. I called her back and it rang three times with no response. On the fourth ring she picked up and informed me that the test results were back and that they would be mailed back to my house. I also remembered that I was supposed to confront her for telling my parents about the visit. I don't know how she benefited from it but as far as I know, a Doctor was supposed to keep doctor-patient confidentiality which she didn't.

I decided to solve one issue at a time starting with the most life altering one. I asked her whether she could just tell me the results on the phone which she said was possible. She however told me that they would still mail the results to my address and to Melisa's. She continued explaining things which I blocked out and couldn't help but think how talkative she was. She then asked me whether I was ready for the news. She informed me that she was very sorry which made me more anxious on what she was sorry for. She then made the statement the made me sigh in relief but left me in confusion.

The test results were negative and Melisa was not one but two months pregnant, meaning that she was pregnant already at the night of the party. This also explained a few of her weird behaviors like how she was completely sober the night of the party. Melisa was one of those party animals who went wild during parties but on that day she was pretty laid back. I saw her holding plastic cups but I never saw her drinking. She was also pretty sober when we had sex that night.

Melisa was trying to frame me as the father of her baby. I guess she knew that already and that was why she was quiet during the whole hospital visit. She knew that the truth would come out eventually. This made me question on the type of girl she really was. I was ashamed of myself for dating her and entertained her to sleep around with other people when she was my girlfriend. I decided that I was going to pay her a visit later in the day to confront her about the baby.

I went back to the living room and told Derek about the test results. He was as shocked as I was that Melisa would try to pin a pregnancy on me. I was really excited now since I knew that I would be going to college just like I had originally planned. I could now continue packing my bags. I was expecting my parents anytime this week and I could not wait to see the shocked expressions on their faces when they learned that they just wasted their time coming. I had decided I was not going to tell them about the test being negative just so they could come back home as revenge. That reminded me that I needed to call Doctor Adrian and tell her to keep this news confidential.

I took my phone and searched for her number in my contact list. The phone rang a few times before she actually picked up. I asked her if she had called my parents to tell them about my visit to the hospital. I was eighteen so I could make decisions on my own meaning that by telling them, she broke the doctor patient confidentiality. This was one mistake that could ruin a Doctors career so when I threatened her to tell the board she apologized and promised to keep the test results private. I then called my nanny and told her the good news since she was like the only parent I could lean on.