What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger

"This is Adam, leave a message." Adam's voice mail answered. Sighing, I repeated the message that I have been repeating for the last thirty minutes.

"Hey Adam, this is Leah. I'm uh, at the doctor's office for my two month check up and I know that you've expressed to me that you wanted to be here so...ya. Um, I guess I'll try calling you later then. Bye." And then I hung up.

"Baby daddy not showing up?" The black lady who was sitting next to me asked. I looked over towards her and saw that she was at least seven months pregnant.

"Doesn't look like it." I say somberly. She reaches out and touches my hand.

"It'll be okay darling. This will be my third kid and as of now I am without a man." She tells me. I look at her oddly and ask,

"What happened?"

"He didn't want no more than two kids. So, when he found out that I was pregnant with a third, he left." She informed me. My heart went out for her as I said,

I"m really so sorry."

"I'm Crystal by the way. Crystal Powers." Chrystal said as she held out her hand for me to shake. I did as I introduced myself,

"Leah Collins."

"So, how far along are you?" Chrystal asked.

"About two months. How about you?"

"Believe it or not, five." Chrystal said with a laugh. My eyes widened as I stuttered,

"But you look so much farther along."

"I know. I'm starting to think that there is maybe more than one baby in here." I smiled and opened my mouth to say something, but a person calling "Chrystal Powers" cut me off. Chrystal got up and said goodbye to me before she got up to meet with her doctor.

"Bye, nice meeting you." I said. Crystal said the same before she disappeared behind the revolving doors. As I sat there all alone, I pulled out my phone again to call Adam. And sure enough, I got his voice mail again. Not even bothering to leave a message, I just hung up and bit back the tears that were threatening to fall. I thought that he said that he cared, that he WANTED to be in his child's life? That he wanted to come to all of the appointments that he could make it to? That even though we weren't together he would still be there for me? That-

"Leah Collins? Dr. Bane is ready to see you now." A voice interrupted my thoughts. Slowly, I got up to see my doctor.

"Well, everything appears to be looking good. Your baby seems to be developing nicely and I can not detect any problems." Dr. Bane said once I was lying on the observation table all gelled up. My smile couldn't have gotten any bigger as I asked,

"So does that mean that the chances of something going wrong are slim?"

"Not quite. But, as long as you don't over exert yourself and stay healthy, the odds will be in your favor." Was my answer. I nodded.

"Alright, I'll see you in a month for your next appointment." Dr. Bane said as she wrote something down on a piece of paper.

"Okay." I said. Together, we set up a date and a time and then she left as I put my clothes back on. Walking into the main lobby, I let myself get my hopes up that Adam would be there. Quickly scanning around the room, I could not pick out a man with a curly haired mullet. However, I did see one terrified face that I thought I would never see. Stalking over as mad as can be, I walked up to the person and practically screamed,

"Sega, what the fuck are you doing here!?! Oh my God, did Adam send you!?! Beause if he did, Imma fucking castrate the man!" I did notice a few people sending angry glares at me but I ignored them and kept my icy look on Tyler Seguin.

"No, I'm uh..here for my own reasons that do not involve you or Adam. And I thought that he was here? That's where he said he was going when the guys invited him to go out." The young player informed me.

"Well, he's not here. And please tell me that you're here because you knocked a girl up."

"No, I didn't knock anyone up. My uh...it's my sister. But don't tell anyone, she doesn't want anybody to know yet." He told me. I just nodded and said,

"Don't worry I won't. Anyway, I got to go and get ready to work the night shift at the hospital. Bye Segs." And then, I just left, checking my phone as I did.

31 missed calls. It read. They were all from Adam. Getting a feeling that something was wrong, I listened to the first message.

"Leah, you gotta come to my place quick, Avery...oh my God...just get here please. I really need you...something bad as happened and God...please just get here. There's so much blood and I ugh! I don't know what to do. Please come quickly!" Adam's voice cried.