Chapter 19
A month and a half had passed since that eventful day, and things had not changed for Kate.
She was still busy working, and Matt was still busy being his useless self. The only difference was in the status of their relationship. She had blocked Matt from her phone because that bastard kept texting and calling her, he kept asking her not to be a tantrum-throwing bitch, and telling her to return home as soon as possible because her decision to leave was 'unreasonable and childish.'
Kate threw herself on the bed after a long day at work. She was in a constant state of exhaustion these days. She felt that her body had been significantly weakened at the start of the month, at first she thought it was because she was being overworked, but she wasn't really working more than normal. As a matter of fact, she had actually been sleeping more.
"Am I sick?" she asked herself. "I don't usually get sick that easily. But maybe the stress is too much on me these days."
She checked the calendar on her phone and frowned when she realized she hadn't had her period this month. She was over for a week delayed, making her anxious because this had never happened before, her period was always on time.
"Huh, that's weird," She murmured. "I usually always get my period on time, even when I'm stressed or sick. What's wrong with me?"
She tried to recall everything that happened in the past month which might have placed her under too much stress and might have caused her to miss her period.
There was Matt cheating on her with her sister, that placed her under so much stress, but Kate felt that it wasn't enough to make her miss her period. She felt there must be another reason.
She pondered for a while until an idea popped into her head, and her face paled instantly, "Oh no, don't tell me–."
Kate jumped out of bed and rushed to the bathroom. She checked her face in the mirror and leaned in to zoom around her lips. She sighed in relief after finding no strangeness on her face, "Oh god, what if it's Herpes, or even worse, HIV?!"
She might not be able to get pregnant, but that didn't mean she was immune to STDs. She had sex with that mysterious man without protection over a month ago, and based on her limited understanding, unprotected sex could have exposed her to a sexually transmitted disease.
"What if the reason I feel so sluggish these days, and skipped my period, is because I contracted HIV? Shit!" Kate panicked. She began to regret having sex with that mysterious man that night. "You're such an idiot, Kate! Why are you exposing yourself to a man like that? He's so handsome and wild, of course, he must've fucked so many random women. His dick must be riddled with STDs!"
Kate scolded herself for the stupidity he knew she couldn't let this go unchecked for long, "I have to get tested in the hospital. I don't want to die young because of that stupid man!"
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Kate went to the hospital early in the morning after a night of tossing and turning in bed. She was so scared that she might not wake up the next day if she slept.
"I swear to god if I got sick and died because of that man, I'd haunt him for the rest of his life!" Kate cursed.
She kept blaming herself because she actually fell for that man's charm that night and allowed him to do whatever he wished with her body. She even told him to go wild because she liked it, and now she had to pay the price of her wild night.
Kate followed the procedure for the STD test and paid for the express service so she could get her result within a few hours of the test.
She sat inside a doctor's office. Her eyes scanned around, and she saw a few posters of STD warnings, which scared her even more.
"Good morning, Mrs. Woods," the Doctor greeted as he opened the door. He had a document in his hand, which Kate guessed to be her test result.
"Good morning, Doctor," Kate greeted perfunctorily. "How's the test result? Am I alright?" She asked quickly as she felt antsy.
The Doctor sat on the seat facing Kate and then opened the document. He gave it a brief read and frowned at the bottom.
"Mrs. Woods, I see nothing wrong with your body," The Doctor said. "You haven't contracted any sexually transmitted disease."
"Oh thank god…." Kate muttered spontaneously. "I really thought I'd die…."
The Doctor closed the folder and put it on the table. He rested his elbow on the table and cupped his hands, "This might be a little personal, but may I know why you did an STD test, Mrs. Woods? Are there any symptoms that made you come for a test?"
Kate swallowed when she was confronted by that question. She felt a little ashamed because this was the first time she had had sex with a man other than Matt, and she had even done it without protection.
But she knew the Doctor was just doing his job, so she answered him honestly, "I recently had unprotected sex with a man I had just met. This is my first time doing it with someone that isn't my normal partner, so, and I… I'm just worried that I might've contracted a disease from him."