The day dawns cloudy. Helena looks up and is thankful for arriving home before it started to rain; she had taken the night shift at the hotel where she works in downtown SP.

Upon opening the door to her apartment, which she shares with her sister, she smells the strong scent of coffee, which makes her stomach churn with hunger. Helena quickly hurries, throws her things on the floor near the door, and rushes to the kitchen, where she finds her sister Ana preparing food.

"You're back already?" Ana asks!

"Yes, and I'm starving" I say, sitting down at the table and putting food on my plate.

The taste is wonderful; I feel like I'm in paradise. I love the fact that my sister is a great cook! Because if it were up to me, we'd starve.

"What time are you leaving for work?" My sister works at the same hotel as I do; sometimes we take different shifts, or we take the same shift. Our schedule is a mess.

Ana checks the time on her phone before answering me. __ I'm leaving in half an hour!

"Yes! Don't forget you have an appointment with the gynecologist at 3 o'clock, don't forget!" Ana tells me seriously.

"I won't forget! You've been tormenting me about this for a month now! There's no way I can forget." I say angrily! I'm 20 years old, but she treats me like a child! She's only 2 years older than me; if I'm a child, she is too!

"You always forget things and then get angry when I complain. This clinic is expensive, and you need to get these tests done! You're full of illnesses; it's good to prevent future ones."

I make a face and don't answer anymore, because I know she's right!

I have a rare heart condition, and if that weren't enough, now my period is 2 months late, and I don't know why. I'm not pregnant because I've never had sex! So I'm a little worried.

In the afternoon, I start getting ready to go to the clinic. I like to look pretty when I go out, so I dress up nicely, as always! I put on low-waisted denim jogger pants and a blue crop top. I put on earrings with a blue butterfly, and a matching necklace and bracelet.

I look in the mirror. My hair is long, reaching below my waist. It's black, my skin is pale, and my eyes are a striking blue. So, I apply winged eyeliner that enhances my eyes, a light foundation, and a very pink blush on my cheeks and nose. I finish with a light pink lipstick.

I take an Uber and go to the clinic. I wait to be called and go to the consultation room. Upon entering the room, I only see the assistant.

"You can take off your clothes and lie down on the table; the gynecologist will be here shortly." I obey what she says, take off my clothes, and lie on the table.

The assistant helps me position my legs, and I'm completely open. I feel so embarrassed! No matter how many times I do this, I always feel ashamed.

The doctor is taking a long time to arrive, and it's making me restless. I need to get back home soon; I want to watch at least one episode of my series before I have to go to work.

The assistant finds the doctor's delay strange and goes looking for her, leaving me alone in the room. Some time later, the doctor arrives.

She seems very nervous, so I don't say anything and keep to myself, just waiting for this exam to be over soon.

"Let's do this quickly" she says rudely, leaving me with a strange feeling. My legs are already up, so I can't see her face.

She suddenly inserts something into my vagina; it feels like a needle. Soon after, she quickly removes it and rushes out of the room without giving me a chance to say anything or ask any questions! What a strange woman.

And what a quick exam! If this is one of the best clinics, then I wonder what the others are like!

I get dressed, and as I'm leaving the room, the assistant enters. __ I'm sorry! I couldn't find the doctor.

"She was just here a moment ago and already did the exam on me!" I say hurriedly because I want to go home and watch my series.

"She already did the exam?" the assistant asks, finding the situation strange.

"Yes! She just left." I say. "The results arrive in 14 days, right?"

"Yes, but..." I open the door and start leaving the room before she finishes speaking.

"I need to go, I have something important to do." I say, already leaving. I know I was a bit rude, but seriously! I work from Monday to Monday.

I need my time to rest.

I get home, take a shower, and go watch.

It's been 15 days since I had my exam and it still hasn't arrived, I think about calling the clinic but I end up forgetting. Later that same day I receive a very strange call from the clinic, which scares me a lot. They ask me to go to the clinic immediately, making me anxious.

Do I have cancer? Am I going to d!e? I can only think of stupid things at this moment! My sister is going with me to the clinic.

Today at work we both got the night shift, so she can accompany me.

Upon arriving at the clinic, we go to the reception, I give my name and show my documents.

Then they take me and my sister to a room, when I enter the room I come face to face with some people.

A woman immediately comes towards me, with a worried face.

"Good morning! Are you Helena?" the woman asks, I nod yes.

At this moment my heart wants to jump out of my mouth.

"Could you sit down for a bit." she says with a voice so sweet it seems like it will melt.

"Of course!" I answer without thinking too much.

I sit in the chair and look at my sister, I realize she is as scared as I am.

"My name is Maria, I'm a psychologist! I was called to talk to you for a bit." Just from these few words she says, I'm sure I'm going to d!e! I'm already thinking about what my funeral will be like.

"A few days ago you came to this clinic for some exams, right?"

"Yes, you're right!" I feel my hand tremble.

She looks at me attentively, noticing my anxiety. If you're not feeling well we can stop she says worriedly.

"I'm fine! You can continue!" I'm clearly not fine.

"Alright!" she replies and continues to speak. "On that day, the doctor on duty confused you with another patient and performed an artificial insemination on you." She stops and observes my reaction.

But I have none, like?! It takes me a few seconds to process and then I realize this woman is crazy.

Like?! What the f@ck is happening! What kind of sick prank is this.

My sister, who is next to me, unlike me who shows no reaction, reacts explosiv@ly! She's more shocked than I am.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Ana asks, already agitated.

"I know it's confusing! But I'll explain everything to you." the psychologist says, trying to calm my sister down.

But Ana didn't calm down at all, I've never heard her scream so much before. If I wasn't in a state of shock, I would be surprised at how my sensible and calm sister freaked out.

Ever since the psychologist finished speaking, I've been paralyzed in the chair, without reaction, trying to process what is happening.

Ana comes to me and hugs me. Helena, are you okay? she asks, already crying!

I'm the one who's screwed and she's the one crying. I am! I say.

(No! I'm not)

"How did this happen?" I ask.

The psychologist tries to explain it to me, but to summarize: the doctor and her friend stole sperm from the doctor's friend's boyfriend to perform an insemination behind his and the hospital's back. Yes, it's confusing! I didn't quite understand it either.

I was stunned, in disbelief! Is this happening to me? It feels like I'm in a movie!

"So I'm pregnant?" I ask in disbelief!

"We don't know! You need to take a pregnancy test. But there's a low chance of you getting pregnant!" the psychologist tries to explain.

"My God! I can't be pregnant! I've never even had sex. How am I going to give birth to a child?" I say, getting agitated! It seemed like I was finally starting to understand the gravity of the situation.

My breathing becomes heavy and I feel my heart race. Ana I call my sister, crying.

"Calm down! You need to calm down!" the psychologist tries to make me sit back in the chair. "I know this is surreal, but you need to stay calm. The police are here, they want to talk to you! But only if you can talk to them, if you can't, that's okay too."

"No! I can't!" I say, crying a lot. Damn, I can't even breathe, how am I going to talk to police in this situation.

"Are they arrested?" my sister asks. "Are the doctor and her friend arrested?"

"I don't have that information!" the psychologist replies.

"I want to go home" I say, getting up, my whole body trembles and I feel like I'm going to faint.

"You need to do the exams" a doctor tries to stop me. "To confirm the pregnancy."

"No, I'm going home." I rush out of the room, my sister right behind me.

The doctors try to convince me to stay and try to resolve things, but I can't! This is all too much for me.

When I get home, I lie down on the bed, and my sister lies down next to me and watches me. "Are you okay?" she asks, very worried.

"No! I'm not!" I say, staring at her, dazed.

"Ana, this is so surreal it feels like a dream!" I say, still not believing this is happening. Like, it's so surreal it's almost unbelievable.

"I know!" she replies softly.

We stay silent for a while. "What are you going to do if you're pregnant?" she asks me.

"I don't know! Can I even have a baby? I have a rare heart condition!"

"I think you can if you have medical supervision," my sister says, destroying my argument.

"But I've never had sex, Ana! If I get pregnant, will the baby even be able to pass through?"

"It could be a C-section!" she retorts once more.

"Do you want me to have this child? Because you're refuting everything I say!" Is Ana crazy? I'm not emotionally or physically capable of having a baby, why is she trying to convince me otherwise?

"No! I don't want anything! You're the one who has to choose the best option for you, I'm just telling you the options."

"I don't want to be a mother! Not like this!" I say, a sob caught in my throat.

"I know," Ana says, hugging me. "But you know what? The psychologist said the chances are low, you probably aren't even pregnant."

She says, trying to cheer me up. I cry a lot and end up falling asleep.

I wake up a while later with Ana calling me. "What is it?" I ask, sleepy.

"You need to see this!" she says, shoving her phone in my face.

I take the phone and try to read what's written. When I manage to, I jump out of bed.

It's everywhere, all of Brazil knows.

INSTAGRAM POST:

Rafaela, girlfriend of the Dublin bank heir, steals his sperm from the clinic with the help of her doctor friend Bianca! Sperm is mistakenly inseminated into another woman, woman's identity kept confidential from the press.

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Rafaela and Bianca have just left the police station after giving their statements.

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Edgar Dublin's legal team releases a statement.

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The woman who was mistakenly artificially inseminated is a virgin and has a heart condition, information leaked by a clinic nurse.

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Nurse who leaked victim's personal information was arrested a short while ago. Fortunately, victim's identity is still being kept confidential.

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1: virgin and pregnant

2: fanfic

3: Edgar Dublin

4: pregnancy trap

5: DON'T ABORT!

6: Rafaela gold digger.

comments:

..."My God! This looks like the fanfics I read"...

..."If she wants to abort, it's her right"...

..."Do you really think she'll abort? The guy is a billionaire! Of course she won't!"...

..."She must be jumping for joy! She hit the jackpot"...

..."She's a virg1n, how will she give birth? Is that possible?"...

I hand the phone to my sister and get out of bed. "What are you going to do?" Ana asks.

"I'm going to take a shower and go to work," I say.

"Didn't you see what's happening?" Ana asks.

"I saw, Ana! But what can I do? I'm not even pregnant anyway, I need to get on with my life."

"You haven't even taken a pregnancy test! You're in denial!" she yells at me. "You need to resolve this soon, postponing things won't change anything."

"I know! Do you think I don't know that? I just need some time to think. Please Ana, let's just pretend nothing is happening. Just for today? Tomorrow I'll face all of this! But just for today, let's work," I say, holding back tears.

I leave the room and go to the bathroom to take a shower.

Before leaving for work, the police call me asking me to come to the station tomorrow.

At work, I can only think about all this craziness happening in my life, completely distracting me.

Tomorrow I'll go to the police station, give my statement! After leaving the station, I'll go to a pharmacy and buy a pregnancy test. If I'm pregnant, I'll just abort! That's it.

I'm not going to stop my life because of other people's mistakes!

While I'm cleaning the bathroom, my cell phone rings. I take off my gloves and answer the call without checking who's calling.

"Hello?"

"Hi, good evening! Am I speaking with Helena?" a deep, unfamiliar male voice says on the other end of the line, making my anxiety skyrocket.

"Yes, this is she!" I say in a calm and neutral tone.

The person on the other end of the line is silent for a few seconds. "My name is Edgar, I'm the biological father of the baby you're expecting! I wanted to talk to you in person for a bit..."

"I don't know if I'm really pregnant, I haven't taken a pregnancy test yet," I say, interrupting him.

I don't want to have a conversation about a baby that doesn't exist... so, I interrupt him.

He falls silent, I feel my stomach churn with nervousness. "I'm sorry for what you're going through. Even if you're not pregnant, I still want to talk to you in person, would that be possible?"

This time, I'm the one who's silent. I think for a bit before answering. "I don't know! I'm still trying to absorb all of this," I say, trying to maintain my composure. I don't know why I feel like crying.

I've cried more in these last few hours than in the rest of the entire year.

"I'm going to take a pregnancy test, when the result comes out, I'll let you know," I say, distressed.

"Have you thought about what you'll do if you're pregnant?" he asks.

I remain silent, so he continues to speak. "I'll support your decision, but before you do anything, I wanted you to take my opinion into consideration." He pauses for a moment before continuing.

"I had cancer when I was younger and the treatment left me sterile. This was the only sperm sample I had! When my girlfriend and her friend took the sample out of the refrigerator, the sperm became unviable." He lets out a sigh before continuing, "So this would be the only chance I'd have to have biological children."

After he finishes speaking, I answer him honestly. "I'm very sorry for you, I really am! But I need to tell you that I have a rare heart condition. I don't know if I can continue with a pregnancy, I'll need to do a lot of tests to see if it's possible." I leave aside the fact that I don't want to have a baby; before I say what I think, I need to know if I can continue the pregnancy.

He's silent after I finish speaking, but this time the silence is long and sad. It seems like I've taken all his hope away. I feel guilty, even though it's not my fault.

"I need to hang up, I'm working right now! Tomorrow when I take the pregnancy test, I'll call you," I say, breaking the silence.

"Okay!" he replies in a low voice.

After the call ends, I vomit into the toilet I just cleaned!

I'm screwed...