Unwanted Child! Part I
Coming around again, loud noises in the OB/GYN ward spilled into Doctor Aun’s ears. Although the doctor didn't know how he got here, he only knew that he felt dizzy and feverish, like he would have a cold. The young man rose from the chair in front of the examination room and went straight to the station. However, he was taken aback when he saw Nurse Pia standing up to greet him.
“Hello... Petch and Traithip, right? Professor Kawee is waiting for you now. Please come in.” Then the young nurse led them to the professor’s examination room. Turning to look behind his back, Doctor Aun saw a woman named Petch and her husband named Traithip following Nurse Pia. Then the doctor knew right away that the young ghost wanted to tell him her past story again. So, he chased the three to the examination room, where he might as well find out how the killed victims were involved in the ghost's death.
Professor Kawee was sitting at his desk reading some documents when there was a knock on the door. So, he folded and put the paper down to let people behind the door enter his room.
“Come in.”
"Excuse me, Professor Kawee... Mrs. Petch and Mr. Traithip are here." After speaking, Nurse Pia opened the door for the patients who the professor had scheduled to enter. Then the nurse excused herself to proceed with her task.
“Sit first, bro… and Petch.” Professor Kawee stood up and invited his friend to sit down. After being seated, Traithip stumbled out to ask about the results of the check-up.
“So how was it, Kawee?... How were the results? Petch and I are fine, right?”
“Petch’s is fine. But yours has a bit of a problem.” Professor Kawee stammered to tell his friend's semen test results.
“Problem… what’s the problem?”
“The result of your semen test turned out to be Azoospermia (1), also known as a condition in which semen does not contain sperm, or you basically are barren.” Professor Kawee didn't address much in detail because he knew that his friend would be too shocked to process anything at this time.
“You’re saying that… I can’t have children in my entire life, right?” Traithip's tone was disappointed. He turned to look at his wife, who had an utterly shocked expression on her face as well.
“It wasn't that bad. In the medical field, there are many other ways in which you can have children. But you might need to further check-up and it might take time. So, I don't want you to proceed now because your mental state also affects your body. I want you to take it easy first. Then you can come to test the chromosomes to find out the spermatogenesis of the testicles. Let's just say you go home and relax for now. When you're ready, you come back for the test again.” Professor Kawee suggested, which Traithip nodded as if he understood what the professor said. But inside, he still felt disappointed… disappointed with himself for his inability to have children… disappointed and afraid that his wife would regret knowing that he was barren. The words 'perfect family' were drifting away further and further from him.
After that day, the couple unconsciously created an invisible wall between themselves. Traithip became depressed and down in the dumps. His physical health deteriorated steadily as he drank to drown his sorrow. On the other hand, Petch always tried to cheer him up by saying that there was still a medical way to allow them to have children together. Or if there were no other ways, an orphan was still their choice. However, it was not what her husband wanted at all. A child who was not his bloodline... No matter how much one loved the child, it was impossible to love someone else’s child wholeheartedly. Most importantly...if any man knew that he was impotent to have an heir, none would be able to put a smile on their faces... Traithip thought so.
Petch was sitting in front of the house waiting for her husband. It was almost midnight now, and he had not returned yet. In the past few weeks, practically every day, the husband came home right before dawn in a drunken and almost unconscious state. Even though she tried to comfort him, he would complain about his inability to have children. Her words seemed to be aborted. People like Traithip had always believed in their thoughts. So, it was difficult for anyone to convince him otherwise.
As the sound of the engine accelerating approached the house, Petch immediately rose. The husband's beautiful sedan was parked in place. Before Traithip stumbled out with a drunken expression again, as usual, his wife hurriedly rushed to support him. However, she was flung off by her husband until she collapsed on the cement floor.
“Get off… I’m worthless. I’m a living embarrassment.”
“That’s enough, Trai. I’ve never regretted not having children. But what I’m regretting now is that you’ve changed.” Petch reduced into tears. Hearing that, Traithip stopped dead in his tracks. He turned to look at his wife and grinned.
"Liar! I saw you cried, you were regretting this, and one day you will leave me. Because I’m not worth it. Because I can't have children for you, Petch!"
“Stop this bullshit!” Petch got up and slapped him so hard that it turned his face. “The reason I cried is because you are acting like this! If you won’t change, I will file for divorce!” The wife wiped away her tears after finishing her sentence. While she was storming into the house, Traithip was left standing stunned at what he had heard.
Was it over?... The happy family he had dreamed of...
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Petch ran into the bedroom crying. As she was about to lay down on the bed, she felt unbearably nauseous. The wife rushed to the bathroom to vomit. She thought she must have been very stressed, so nausea symptoms appeared. But this nausea was not the same as before; it was so severe that her world was spinning. Most importantly, her period didn’t come ...or did it?
Impossible...how could she get pregnant...when Traithip was barren!
To make sure, Petch went to buy a pregnancy kit from a drugstore in front of the alley to check on the next day. She almost lost her mind after seeing the result.
The result came out that...she was pregnant!
Was she really pregnant? It was not true... there must be some mistake. So, she went to the clinic for a thorough examination again to be sure. And the result was...
“Congratulations! You are two months pregnant.”
It was as if her whole world collapsed. What on earth... She had never slept with any man besides her husband. Or it was that day...
The day that she would remember until the day she died...
Petch felt uneasy at her husband's attitude after finding out the results of the test last month. The young woman decided to call Professor Kawee to make an appointment for a consultation. The professor accepted, and he asked the young woman to meet him at his condo one evening...
In fact, Petch did not want to meet the doctor alone. That was because they had a 'skeleton in the cupboard' from when the doctor was only a medical student, and Petch was a junior at the same institution. She secretly fell head over heels for Kawee. Everything was a secret until she met Traithip, a senior and Kawee’s friend in the club for community development. Traithip declared his love for her and kept courting her. Even though she didn’t initially accept his feeling, she agreed to be with him to use Traithip as a bridge to Kawee.
On the night of Traithip's graduation party, Petch took an opportunity when Traithip was drunk to be alone with Kawee privately and confessed her love for him. However, the answer she got from the senior had disappointed the young woman. It was not that Kawee denied her confession. However, he responded that he wanted 'something more.’
“I have known all along that you have a crush on me. Your friend was the one who told me.” He smiled slightly as he drank up the intoxicating drink. Petch's face turned red, and she felt an irresistible hot flash on her face.
“I just wanted to tell you, that's all. I don't want anything in return.”
“But I want…"
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(1) Azoospermia is a condition of semen without sperm, mainly caused by the testicles to produce sperm but clogged inside and unable to come out or caused by lost sperm production.