Ruby
I looked at my face and body in the mirror. I simply could not believe that I was even considering becoming a surrogate mother. Last evening, after the coffee with Mia, I had called the surrogacy agency and they had given me an appointment. It is not going to hurt to just talk. Right?
I was all ready and took one last look at my slim body and walked out of the house. I locked the door and hailed for a cab.
After a few minutes of the nervous ride, I got off in front of the agency. I walked inside nervously wondering if I even made a proper choice of coming to this place. Throughout the ride, my mind kept having irrelevant thoughts which I tried my best to ignore.
The front desk executive looked at the door as soon as it opened. She gave a bright smile to me, "Welcome, ma'am. How can I help you?" she asked.
I swallowed the saliva that was secreted in my throat, "Hi, I am Ruby. I had called yesterday."
"Right, you had called and was given an appointment if I am not wrong. Please be seated and I will get the manager to talk to you soon," she pointed at the waiting area. I nodded my head and took a seat. My heart was beating rapidly and for a split second, I considered running away from here. But to my vain, the receptionist came out and directed me to the manager's office.
"Good morning, Miss Ruby. I am Lily and I will be your manager for the work," the manager greeted me. I wondered why everyone looked and behaved so brightly. Was it fun for them to get people pregnant? I thought.
I took a seat opposite Lily, "So, Ruby, I have got to know about your details and credentials. We have to run a quick check up on you to ensure you are healthy enough to carry a baby. We have a doctor for ourselves and later if the examination goes through, then you will be chosen by a couple and they will take to you to the doctor we have connections with for the insemination process."
I nodded my head nervously and soon after a few minutes, I found myself naked in front of a female doctor, who was busy examining my intimate parts to know that I did not have any infection in my private parts.
I was sent back to the manager's office after the examination. And I was instructed to wait for the doctor and Lily to come to me. The wait anguishing and I felt anxious for no reason.
The door opened after 15 minutes and the doctor and Lily made their way inside. I looked at them nervously. But Lily gave me a smile which meant don't worry.
"Ruby, I am very happy to say that you are healthy and have a perfect body to carry a baby. So would you mind if I ring up one of the couples who are on the edge to find a surrogate?" Lily asked.
I don't know what was running in my mind at that instant, I simply nodded my head without giving it much thought. I have come this far and even passed the examination, I might as well get pregnant and carry the baby.
"Very well, then," Lily made a phone call to the couple and I was informed that the couple were on their way and will soon arrive at the hospital. The couple seemed to have a lot of trust in the agency and Lily that they asked Lily to come directly to the hospital rather than the agency and then the hospital.
I and Lily left for the hospital along with a draft of the contract that we were supposed to sign. We were to sign it before heading inside the hospital.
The couple was already waiting for us at the hospital.
"Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Hudson. Congratulations on finding a surrogate. So she is Ruby, the surrogate mother," Lily did the introduction very smoothly.
The Hudson couple smiled at me. The looks on their faces said a rather sad story. Anybody could say that the couple were overwhelmed and could not wait to have a baby soon.
I smiled at them, "Hello. I am Ruby."
"Thank you so much for doing this for us. We will give you anything you ask for," Mrs. Hudson said with tears brimming in her eyes. I could only smile at them sympathetically.
Lily finalized the contract that read I would be getting a sum of $40000 at the child's birth and $1000 every month for my expenses and the medical bills would be separately taken care of by the Hudson couple. And I would be staying at their place until the baby is born. They would take care of my new accommodation and I should manage my old residence. I could not believe my ears. The couple was ready to give me more if I wanted. But I did not have the heart to ask for more. This was more than I could think of earning in a decade.
The Hudson couple, Lily and I went inside the hospital. The hospital was pretty crowded at this hour. But with the connections Lily had here, we were able to go through the doctor, and then they were sent to the ward where I would be getting inseminated by Mr. Hudson's semen.
I went inside the ward while the others waited outside. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson was equally nervous as I was. Only for different reasons. A nurse came into the ward and she did not spare a single second. She filled the syringe and directly injected it into my uterus swiftly. She left the room immediately.
After a few minutes, I went out of the ward and gave a warm smile to Mr. and Mrs. Hudson. Later while leaving, Lily informed me that I will have to come to the hospital after 2 weeks to get a pregnancy test. I agreed to it and we all parted in our own ways.
I was walking to my house from the bus stop. And I began to think about all the things that happened from yesterday evening. One moment, Mia had come up with the agency's ad and the next moment now, I had already signed a contract to be a surrogate mother and even got inseminated. There was no going back now. I was going to become a mother in two weeks, a surrogate mother. My life had already changed significantly and was going to change vastly after the pregnancy test.