A young couple are sitting outside the lab waiting for an ultrasound scan to be done to establish the pregnancy. They're handsome, intelligent-looking people, very cheerful and chatty, the sort you would always wish to see as parents.
The door is flung open, the woman disappears behind a white sheet which is hung up for a screen. Indiscernable noises from inside, shuffling and creaking, machine noises and people noises. The father to be is widgeting on the chair with a proudish smile on his face. They basically know... It's just a check.
The wife emerges with tears in her eyes, kind of grievous, kind of angry.
- What's the problem? Are we not...? - asks the man agitatedly. Everyone is staring at them with curious compassion.
- I'm pregnant... there is a baby -she goes sobbing.
- What's the matter then?
- You know, I've always wanted twins... but there's only one...
And everyone is staring at them with a curious compassion.
The door is flung open, the woman disappears behind a white sheet which is hung up for a screen. Indiscernable noises from inside, shuffling and creaking, machine noises and people noises. The father to be is widgeting on the chair with a proudish smile on his face. They basically know... It's just a check.
The wife emerges with tears in her eyes, kind of grievous, kind of angry.
- What's the problem? Are we not...? - asks the man agitatedly. Everyone is staring at them with curious compassion.
- I'm pregnant... there is a baby -she goes sobbing.
- What's the matter then?
- You know, I've always wanted twins... but there's only one...
And everyone is staring at them with a curious compassion.
