A RACE TO MY HEART (FAN FICTION) (CHAPTER 20)

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CHAPTER 20                

“Congratulations,” the doctor happily uttered.              

Fate looked at the doctor, quite puzzled. “Congratulations on what … doctor?” she asked curiously.              

“You know you should take better care of yourself, especially now . . . that you’re carrying a child,” the doctor said again.              

“What? Can you please repeat that again,” Michael who was sitting beside Fate’s bed suddenly said in complete disbelief.              

The doctor smiled. “I said congratulations… Fate’s two weeks pregnant.”              
Fate was instantly stunned. Somehow she couldn’t believe what she just heard. She looked at Michael, then at the doctor again. “I . . . I’m pregnant?” she asked with a quivering voice.              

The doctor laughed. “Yes, don’t worry about the baby. We already made a thorough examination on you. Both you and the baby are quite fine . . . But the continuous lack of sleep and rest because of your job may become very unhealthy for the child you’re carrying. So I suggest that you stop racing for a while . . . Not permanently of course, but until you give birth . . .”              

Fate felt like she was floating in thin air. She couldn’t explain what she was feeling. It was like she couldn’t really determine whether she was conscious or not. All the things she heard had totally shaken her up.              

Michael noticed the blank expression on Fate’s face. “Fate, are you all right?              
The doctor stared at Fate with a confused look on his face. Somehow he was puzzled why Fate was quite shocked with her pregnancy.              

“I’ll be leaving now. I think the two of you need to talk. Michael, please make sure she takes the medicine I gave before she goes to bed,” the doctor said softly.              

Michael just nodded his head. “Thank you doctor.”              

Minutes passed . . . Fate and Michael were finally alone in the room.               “Fate,” Michael uttered again with concern.              

“Michael, what should am I going to do now?” Fate asked in total confusion.              
“First, you’ve got to talk to Max. You’ve got to tell him about the child,” Michael answered immediately. 
            
“No,” Fate uttered. “We already broke up. Why should I tell him about the baby?”              

Michael lightly shook his head. “So what if the two of you broke up? This isn’t about just the two of you anymore . . . this already involves another living being . . . a being the two of you created . . . together. So he has a right to know Fate.”              
Fate looked at Michael with a pitiful look on her face. “But I’m scared. What now? I thought my life would somehow return to normal . . . But now I guess . . . it will never be the same again.”
              
Michael quickly sat down beside Fate and gently drew her closer.            

“Don’t worry. No matter what happens. I will always be by your side. I will help you to get through this,” he lovingly uttered.              

“I . . . I don’t know what to do Michael. How can I be pregnant? We just spent one night together. . . just one night. And now . . . I’m pregnant? How can that be?” Fate asked while tears were already falling.              

Michael sighed. Fate was still so innocent. Somehow she didn’t understand the seriousness of sleeping with someone.              

“Sometimes . . . just one night is enough Fate. You don’t have to be surprised about it. You’re already old enough to have thought about the consequences that may arise from your actions,” Michael said seriously.              

Fate continued to cry. She knew quite well. . . She knew and she still listened to her heart and not to her mind.              

------Days passed….              

Micky and Xiah were in the living of their apartment watching a movie. It was their day off. Luckily they suddenly had a whole day without any scheduled activities. They were actually supposed to have an interview that day but it was cancelled a day before. So they were finally free . . . to do anything they wanted.              
“I have been dreaming of a day off for such a very long time now. Now… it is finally here,” Xiah said with laughter as he happily moved up his legs on the couch.              

Micky laughed. He was sitting in another chair near where Xiah was. “Well we all have been waiting for a vacation for a long time now. A day without any work can’t still be considered a vacation … But I guess, better to have this than nothing at all.”              

It was then that Jaejoong suddenly appeared. “Move,” he uttered to Xiah.              
Xiah looked at Jaejoong, somehow puzzled with the strange look on Jaejoong’s face.              

“What’s wrong?” Xiah asked Jaejoong.              

Jaejoong suddenly pouted. “Better ask Max that question. I have been totally patient with him for the passed few days . . . But now a whole day with him is totally ruining my mood.”              

Micky exchanged glances with Xiah. “Why? What did he do now?”              

“He just threw out a magazine I was reading . . . all because Fate was on the cover,” Jaejoong said with irritation.              

“Uhmm . . . Fate again? Speaking about Fate . . . do you guys have any news regarding about her condition? I sure hope that she’s already discharged from the hospital,” Micky said softly as if afraid the Max would hear what he was saying.              

Jaejoong and Xiah both shook their heads.  

“Nope, sorry no news about her. I was kind of looking for some news online about her. But it’s like after she won the race . . . everything about her was suddenly forgotten. Not even a single report about her was made on TV ever since,” Xiah uttered.  

“Weird . . .” Micky uttered.  

“Yeah, totally weird… That’s the total description for Max,” Jaejoong said again.

He was still furious about what Max did.   “I am really curious as to what happened to Fate. I hope she’s fine now,” Micky uttered again.  

“Max should have at least sent a get well card or something. I really wanted to visit her in the hospital. But I was more concerned about Max’s feelings. So I just decided to send her a bouquet of flowers,” Jaejoong said.  

Micky somehow smiled bitterly. “You can’t expect Max to just show up in the hospital . . . when he already broke up with her. And sending a card is not really a good idea either. All of us should just accept everything  . . . as it is.”  

Jaejoong sighed. “He’s a fool to have let her go. He will never find another girl like her. I still think he made a mistake. It’s obvious that he’s still hurting because of her. If I were him . . . I would just set aside my pride and just forget everything and just start over.”  

“Easy for you to say . . . because you’re not in his place. You can tell me that again . . . when you are already in the same situation,” Micky said with a serious tone.  

“Oohhh…. I am so irritated with him. Imagine I just bought that magazine yesterday,” Jaejoong couldn’t help but utter.  

Xiah suddenly laughed. “Don’t worry about that magazine. I will just buy you a new one. And this time . . . make sure that Max doesn’t see it.”  

“See what?” U-Know suddenly asked. He immediately sat down between Jaejoong and Xiah.  

Xiah laughed lightly. “Jaejoong is mad with Max because Max threw out his magazine. I said that I would just buy him another one. He just needs to make sure that Max won’t see it again.”  

“Oh . . . so where is Max . . . by the way? I haven’t seen him since breakfast,” U-Know asked.  

“He’s in his room again. . . . Trying to make him self busy with the computer again,” Jaejoong answered.  

“No, I’m not. I am already here,” a voice suddenly uttered.  

Xiah, Micky, Jaejoong and U-Know suddenly looked at where the voice came from. Max was already standing in front of them with a smile on his face.  

“Wipe that grin off your face. You look a devil,” Jaejoong uttered with irritation.  

“Sorry hyung,” Max pleaded. “Look I know I was wrong. I’ll just buy you a new one. But can you just pick another magazine?”  

Jaejoong looked at Max, but quickly looked in another direction. He was still angry, no matter what he said.  

Suddenly all of them heard the door bell ringing….  

“I’ll get it,” Max said with a smile.  

And as soon as he opened the door, a familiar face quickly came into view.  

“Fate,” Max uttered as soon as he saw her. “What are you doing here?” he asked with anger in his voice.  

“Please we need to talk,” she uttered with determination.  

“I don’t want to talk to you anymore,” Max said as he was about to close the door again.  

But Fate immediately pushed the door open and quickly went inside the apartment. She then went straight to the living room.  

Xiah, Micky, Jaejoong and U-Know were all shocked after seeing Fate enter the room.  

“Fate . . . how? Why?” Jaejoong uttered in confusion.  

“Fate . . . I want you to leave,” Max shouted.  

“No. I came here for a reason. And I am not leaving until you hear me out,” she said bravely.  

Max looked at Fate. He knew that there wasn’t any way he could easily make her leave. He then sighed.  

“Fine. What do you want? Just say what you’re going to say . . . then leave,” Max said arrogantly.  

“Max . . . Max . . . take me back . . . please,” Fate uttered in a low voice. Somehow she felt so degraded and small just by saying those words.  

Max was shocked. “What?”  

But Fate was determined. It wasn’t about her dignity or pride anymore, it was about a baby’s future.  

“Take me back. I am willing to do anything. Just take me back,” Fate repeated as she slowly went down on her knees in front of Max.  

Max couldn’t believe what he just heard and saw. Somehow he could never imagine that Fate could do something so pitiful as to beg someone.   Max looked away. Somehow his heart was aching.  

“Fate, don’t do this. Come on . . . Stand up,” Jaejoong uttered as he tried to make Fate stand up.  

Fate shook her head. “I won’t stand until Max agrees with what I want. Look, I don’t care if you already have a new girlfriend. I am willing to be just your second choice. I don’t care if you treat me like dirt, just as long as I’m near you. I can’t live without you. I am willing to do anything just to prove to you how much I love you. . . Even if it means pushing myself to the lowest level,” she said softly with her head bent down. Somehow she wanted to cry. She felt like the whole world had just started laughing at her.   Max looked at Fate again. A sharp pain quickly crossed his heart.  

“Fine, I’ll take you back . . . on one condition,” he quickly uttered.  

Fate looked up at Max. “What . . . what is your condition?” she asked curiously.  
“I want you to make a formal announcement that you will be quitting the racing world  . . . for good,” he said with the most evil smile.  

Fate smiled bitterly. “If that is what you want . . . I will arrange it as soon as possible. If I do it . . . are you sure . . . you will take me back? I want you to promise.”  

“I promise . . . just make sure you do exactly what I want,” Max answered.   Fate nodded. Then slowly stood up.

She then slowly bowed down her head in front of the other DBSK boys. “I’m sorry if I caused any trouble. Please forgive me,” she uttered.  

Jaejoong couldn’t stand the site of Fate being so degraded. “Stop it, Fate. Give yourself some dignity,” he uttered with irritation.  

Fate bit her lower lip to stop herself from crying. Somehow what Jaejoong said made a sharp pain in her heart.   She knew this was the start of a more painful path. But she needed to take it . . . for her baby’s sake.

She needed Max beside her. And she wanted him to take her back, on his own without any pressure regarding the baby. So she decided to keep it a secret until he fully forgives and accepts her again.  

Fate closed her eyes . . . she knew more pain was coming . . .