March 20th, 2013 Part II

  I was woken up around 7am by the most intense pain I'd ever heard before; her hand grabbed my arm so incredibly tight.  The previous night and day but amplified ten times. She couldn't get up and could barely move.  It was so different this time that she finally let me call an ambulance.
  "I need an ambulance.  My girlfriend is having intense abdominal pains and she can't move." The responder then asked, what I hadn't considered in many months, what was so ridiculously obvious, what we had been so sure was NOT possible,"How long has she been pregnant?"
  She had taken four pregnancy tests in the last seven months, all negative.  She hadn't gained any weight, she had gotten compliments on her figure back home in December.  And of course there are other 'requirements' for being pregnant that were, unfulfilled.  Or so, two reasonably smart, responsible young adults, thought.  Knew.  It was impossible.  Several biology classes had told me so.  I don't feel comfortable (and it's truly not my place) elaborating any further, but you'll have to trust me here.
  When the EMTs arrived they were understandably confused at our assertions that she was not pregnant.  They began to search for other answers.  The females quickly discussed the crisis while I gathered a few things and we were quickly on our way.  The sudden speculation was an ectopic pregnancy, something I'd never heard of before.  We were still certain it was something else.  There was a history of ovarian problems in her family, so a tumor maybe?  Certainly she couldn't be pregnant. She had been normal and cleared four pregnancy tests!
  We got to the ER and were placed in the waiting area; that is until she screamed and cried and couldn't stop.  They brought her immediately into the 'super' emergency room, which also doubled as an office.  So there I sat. There I listened.  They gave me paperwork to distract me but I don't remember touching it.  A half dozen nurses and several doctors accumulated.  She asserted that she wasn't pregnant but a sonogram was brought in.  I heard the doctor say something about a heartbeat and say,"I see a head." She exclaimed in distress and confusion,"I'm pregnant?!?" The response was stern, succinct and I'll never forget it,"You're pregnant," he said,"and you're giving birth right now."