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Feray Yilmaz

I am 27 years old, I am the manager of one of the Louis Vuitton stores in Center Zorlu, one of the shopping centers with the most luxury stores in Istanbul, I have been working with them for 5 years and I have earned my position.

My boyfriend's name is Khan Demir, we have been together for 4 years, I met him in the store when he went to buy a wallet for his mother, I fell in love at first sight, I have not had the opportunity to meet his family, he told me that they have lived in the United States for many years, and because of my work I have not been able to travel with Khan, my parents do not like him very much, since they have told me that he should have proposed marriage a long time ago, for my culture, this is very important, but I do not mind waiting, he is everything to me.

Khan Demir

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"Lately, I've been noticing you acting strange, are you okay?-" nothing escapes Yasemin, she is like the sister I never had, we have known each other since we were little and she is my best friend, she knows everything about me.

Yasemin Ozturk

"I don't know, lately my breasts have been hurting too much, I even fainted in the store a few days ago""she put her hands to her mouth and opened her eyes""what's wrong?-" I asked seeing her reaction.

"Your period-" she managed to say, but I raised my shoulders slightly without understanding "" when was your last menstruation girl?, wake up, you may be... Pregnant "" she said in a whisper, we were in my room and my parents could hear us.

I got up and took my calendar, I counted with my fingers, one, two, three times, and the accounts did not add up, Yasemin lost patience and took the calendar from my hands.

"You haven't marked your period for two months? Please tell me you forgot, please, you can't be pregnant, not by that idiot""she implored me, she doesn't like Khan either."

"With so much work I've had, I haven't been paying attention to my menstruation""I said and lowered my head""can we buy a test?-" I was very ashamed, I had not been taking care of myself, I even remember that our anniversary was a little over two months ago and that day we did not use protection, my heart was beating strongly.

"Let me go and buy it, you stay here and act normal""she left my house as soon as she said those words, I remained silent sitting on my bed, hugging my legs."

She returned 20 minutes later, entered my room and locked the door, pulled up her blouse and took out a bag with 3 pregnancy tests, I looked at her confused.

"They are from different brands, we have to make sure of the result""she said and I nodded, she handed them to me."

"I'll wait for you here""she said and I went to the bathroom, took the samples out of the boxes and read the instructions, did what it said and left them on the counter, then went out to the room to wait for the result."

I sat next to Yasemin, she took my hand and caressed it gently, the minutes became eternal, my mind wandered until my friend brought me out of the trance.

"It's time, do you want me to come with you?-"

"Yes, please""my insides shrank with nerves, we entered and I was not able to look."

"Behave, if you dare to sleep with someone, you know what you may face, besides you are already 27, I love you, but don't make me angry-" my friend sentenced.

I turned my face towards the counter, clearly two lines were drawn on each sample, I couldn't be more pregnant, my tears fell down my cheeks, Yasemin took me by the shoulders and hugged me.

"Calm down, everything is going to be okay, I'm going to be with you, besides Khan will have no choice and will finally marry you-" I looked at her with some hope, but with all my emotions overflowing, I wasn't sure if that was going to happen.

"Let's not get ahead of ourselves, one step at a time, I don't want to pressure him and make him angry as always""I replied and she smiled bitterly."

"I hope I'm wrong, but that bastard doesn't give me a good feeling, even so, I want you to know that I'm on your side, you're always going to count on me, for now you need to go to the doctor, you have to know how your baby is, then you look at how to tell the dear father of your baby, and we'll see how we tell the uncles-" she said referring to my parents, I nodded.

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Today was the day of the appointment, I managed to get a spot two days after having taken the home test, I went to the office of the Obstetrician Sarcoglu, I arrived 20 minutes early, I registered and waited a few minutes until they called me on the intercom, I got up and went to the designated office.

"Excuse me""I said opening the door, I was attended by a beautiful woman, with very delicate features and a friendly smile."

"Come in please, I am the Obstetrician Irem Sarcoglu, I will be attending you today-" she said.

Irem Sarcoglu

"Thank you very much for seeing me""she smiled, I sat in the chair in front of her desk."

"You are... Feray Yilmaz?""I nodded""How old are you?""she inquired."

"27""I replied."

"Date of your last period"

"February 12""I said according to the information on my calendar, she stopped typing on her computer and checked the dates."

"Today is April 30, we would be talking about a month and two weeks late, did you bring the results of the pregnancy test?""I took the paper with the result out of my bag."

When I requested the appointment, they indicated that I should have a quantitative HCG blood test, so the day before I went to a laboratory and the results were given to me in 15 minutes, giving the same result as the home tests.

"Perfect, then let's go to the back, I'll do an ultrasound to define your weeks of gestation""I stood up, I had not noticed that the obstetrician was also pregnant, but she looked about 6 months along, her belly was much more noticeable."

She pointed to the examination table, indicated where I should lie down, then told me to lift my blouse a little and loosen the buttons of my pants, as she asked, I did so, then applied the gel and began to move the transducer until she found my baby.

"Do you see it?""I nodded""It's starting to form, although it's still very small, and according to the measurements, it's seven and a half weeks, maybe you got pregnant a week after your last period""she said, then moved the transducer a little more until I started hearing very faint heartbeats""that's the heartbeat and this other one""she moved it a little more""those are the heartbeats of the umbilical cord, you have to keep in mind the difference between these two heartbeats, but everything is perfect""she commented and I smiled""she passed me a paper towel to clean the gel from my belly."

"Thank you very much""I said to her and she smiled."

"Don't thank me, it's my job, besides it makes me happy to see the happiness of other mothers, I'm also expecting my first baby, and although my profession is obstetrician, I don't have experience in this important and beautiful profession, which is being a mother, I hope to do well""commented the doctor."

"Everything will be fine, I imagine your husband must be very happy""I said looking at the ring on her finger, she smiled."

"Yes, he is too excited, we have been trying for many years, and after 7 long years the miracle happened to us""she commented""I'm sorry, I don't want to overwhelm you with my story, but I felt confident with you"

"Thank you for sharing it with me, it doesn't bother me"

"Thank you, then I'll wait for you at the desk, when you're clean, come by to finalize the appointment and give you some orders for the next appointments and some exams you should have, in addition to the supplements you should start consuming""I nodded and continued cleaning the gel."

As I left, I turned my face towards her desk, a pang settled in my chest, she had a picture frame with a photo... It was her...with her husband, and her husband was none other than my boyfriend, Khan, my world crumbled at that moment, my legs faltered and I almost fell to the ground on my knees, Irem's quick reaction prevented that from happening.

"Are you okay? Do you need me to call your husband?""she said and I looked at her terrified."

"No, no, I'm fine""I said, she doesn't deserve me doing this to her, not in her state."

She helped me sit down, gave me some water, I drank it all in one gulp, I managed to recover and finally the appointment concluded, I left her office with trembling hands and full of those medical orders.

I was distracted and without realizing it I crashed into someone, that person apologized as he did not see me, he gave me the documents that were scattered on the floor, I thanked him and left, I did not have time to detail his face, my mind was wandering, and every time more time increased my brain was waking up, but my heart was hurting more and more.

My friend called me to find out how the appointment had gone, I asked her to meet us in a coffee shop, I knew she was going to give me a sermon, but still I prefer to tell her everything personally, I needed someone to listen to me and who better than her.

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I arrived at the agreed coffee shop, she was already there waiting for me, upon seeing me she stood up and went to me, I don't know what my condition was or what my appearance was like, but I saw the concern on her face, she took me by the arm and led me to the table, there she helped me sit down.

"Feray""she said but there was no response from me""Feray!""she insisted, I looked at her and reacted""are you okay? Is there something wrong with your baby?""I denied."

"No""I finally said""my baby is fine, what's wrong is her father""she looked at me confused."

"Explain yourself because I'm not understanding anything""I lowered my head and began to cry inconsolably, Yasemin approached me and hugged me""That damn guy is married""I blurted out without more, she moved away from my hug and lifted my face between her hands."

"Repeat what you said"

"Khan is married""her eyes turned red with courage."

"How did you find out?""just remembering it made me feel guilty, although I knew that the only guilty one here was him."

"The obstetrician who attended me today...""I made a brief pause""is his wife, and not only that, she is also pregnant, but she is approximately 6 months pregnant, I feel guilty""I said putting my hand on my chest trying to appease the pain."

"No, no and no, you are not guilty, that damn bastard is the only one guilty, and I'm not going to tell you"I told you so"because it wasn't in this way that I believed that that wretch was not for you""she hugged me again, she caressed my head, while I cried."

We stayed in the cafeteria for a long time, until I finally returned home, my parents weren't there, I thanked Allah for that, I didn't want them to see me like that, my eyes were very swollen from crying so much, Yasemin went to the kitchen and prepared me a tea, I drank it and went to my room, she accompanied me, there we fell asleep until the sound of my cell phone woke me up, it was Khan, he was calling me, although I didn't want to, I took my cell phone and answered.

📱- Hello my love -- he said through the line.

📱- Hello, how have you been?-- I asked trying to sound natural.

📱- Fine, I've had a lot of work, but I have some time to see you, I'm dying for a kiss from you right now -- I had to close my eyes and control the urge to scream at him until he dies.

📱- I miss you too -- I felt like I had licked a cactus, it seemed like my tongue was full of thorns when I said those words.

📱- Then I'll pick you up in an hour, put on something nice -- he said.

📱- Okay, but I'll wait for you in the park, I don't want to have problems with my parents --

📱- Okay, I'll see you in a little while, goodbye, precious -- he said and ended the call.

Yasemin was waking up from the noise of the conversation -- who was it?-- she asked me.

"Khan, he wants to see me""she sat up and looked me straight in the eyes."

"are you going to see him?-" I nodded.

"Yes, I've made a decision""my friend looked at me confused."

"explain, what do you plan to do?-"

"today I'm going to tell him that I'm pregnant, I'll show him the ultrasound, he has to pay for what he did, not only to me, but to his wife too, she seems like a good woman, and we women have to support each other, he didn't have a drop of empathy towards us, and if he didn't care about doing what he did, he won't care if I make him pay dearly for his lack of manhood""I was forceful."

"I support you, but be very careful, remember that you are not alone anymore, you have someone growing in your womb and what happens to you can harm him, never do anything that puts you at risk""Yasemin recommended."

"I will, friend, don't worry, he""I said stroking my belly""will be the only good thing that idiot has given me""my friend nodded."

She helped me get ready, I put on a dress and gathered my hair in a high ponytail, letting the length of my neck be appreciated, one of my greatest physical attributes, finally I put on a little makeup, more than usual, although I don't like to overload my skin so much, even so I put some color on it, I had lost it these last days because of the nausea.

I took my trench coat and my purse with everything I was going to need to give the father of the year the big news, I headed to the door, but it opened before I took the knob, my parents came in and saw me from head to toe.

"Feray.. Where are you going so dressed up?-" my mother asked.

"Where do you think, I bet she's going to see her good-for-nothing boyfriend""my father stated, I wanted to agree with him referring to him that way, but it wasn't the time for them to question me yet."

"Dad, please, his name is Khan""then I turned to my mother""yes mom, I'm going to see my boyfriend, I promise I won't be long""I said, I kissed each of them and left."

"Uncle, Aunt, it's nice to see you, may Allah bless you""Yasemin greeted my parents and left with me."

"I'll call you when I finish my date with Khan-"

"If you don't call me in an hour, I'll call the police to where you told me you were going to be with him, so don't even think about making me wait, if not, you know""she warned me and I smiled."

"I won't forget, I know it won't take me long""I assured her and she nodded."

Each one took different directions, when I arrived Khan was already waiting for me, I forced a smile as soon as he saw me.

"You look beautiful""was the first thing he said when he saw me, then he wrapped his arms around my neck and brought his lips close to mine."

A day ago, his kisses gave me the best feeling, but today, I feel disgust and a lot of disappointment, one doesn't stop loving from one day to the next, but when reality hits you that feeling goes to the background, I loved him, but I love myself more, thanks to the people around me, I'm clear about that.

"I missed you""he spoke again, I realized that I hadn't said anything."

"Me too""I said dryly""shall we go? I'm hungry""he opened the door for me and I got in, I fastened my seatbelt, while he got in."

He started the car, meanwhile we held hands, every now and then he looked at me and smiled, I don't know how he can come to see me and be so calm, doesn't his conscience weigh on him? How long could he have been deceiving me if I hadn't discovered it? How stupid do I look in his eyes? So many questions crossed my mind, I controlled my intrusive thoughts before I burst into tears, thinking about my baby and the father I gave him, it hurts my heart.

We arrived at the restaurant, he parked the car and we went in, as always they took us to a private module, there I noticed more details that I didn't see before, I used to think that he liked to offer me the best and the most luxurious, but from another perspective, it is obvious that he was looking for this privacy so that they wouldn't discover him.

He pulled out the chair and invited me to sit down, I settled in and waited for him to do the same.