How long has it been?
Diego hesitated.
“About eight months.
The doctor slowly nodded her head.
Then she pointed to the screen.
According to this ultrasound, the pregnancy is about twenty-four weeks.
The silence became absolute.
Diego blinked.
Once.
Then two.
“It’s been six months,” he murmured.
“Yes.
His mind was desperate to follow.
“No… it’s not possible. She told me that…
“She told you she was fourteen weeks pregnant,” the doctor finished.
Allison had a broken breath.
Diego slowly turned to her.
“Is that true?”
She did not answer.
Don’t look at him.
Don’t move.
And that silence…
This silence said everything.
“No, he whispered.”
The doctor continued, now colder, more clinical.
“There is something else.
Diego’s heart began to beat violently.
What do you mean by “something else”?
It enlarges the image on the screen.
“And I want to be perfectly clear,” she said. According to the development of the fetus… the date of conception does not correspond to the chronology you have just given me.
The words fell like a blow of the club.
Diego felt the ground slipping under him.
What are you saying? He asked in a tense voice.
The doctor supported his eyes.
“I say this pregnancy started before your relationship.
The silence.
Heavy.
Total.
Diego’s hands slowly tighten.
He turned to Allison.
And this time…
His voice had changed.
Whose child is this?
Allison finally raised his eyes.
