"I forgot to mention this. Most girls forget it, anyway, but it ispossible that if you are not pregnant now, you will be within the nextseveral hours....That was why I gave you that particular test, because ifyou weren't pregnant right then, we could give you some options."This left Piccolo-chan totally blank. What was she talking about?"Chi-Chi, if you were pregnant then, would not, under any circumstance,let you get rid of the child. There is still time now, if you want to,to get an abortion.. He gawked up incredulously at Lucia's face. She had to be k**ding. This couldn't be for real. "Noo-oo," he said, struggling against the pressure of her foot to get the simple syllable out. Then he winced in agony, croaking pitifully as she bore down brutally on his throat. Faith ran toward them, screaming, "Lucia! For God's sake, stop it! You're hurting him! Stop it, Lucia! Stop it!!!" But she got nowhere. Dirk grabbed her from behind and dragged her back before she took three steps. He twisted. The freshly put out cig was on the floor next to a pile of magazines that she must had brought with her to pass the time."What are you doing in here?" I said to her trying to act surprised. I could see she was shocked that I had caught her there by the way her face flushed red and the fact that she didn’t answer me. This was strange as normally Emma was quite a mouthy and loud girl when she was with her mates."Should you not be at school today?" I asked."Should you not be at work?" she replied.. I wore my usual green scrubs, a long white smock and just a little makeup, a touch of lipstick and that was it. I had my stethoscope stuffed in one pocket, my clipboard in my hand, a beeper, and three different pens in my pocket. My long golden hair was pulled back in a ponytail between my shoulders and I'd been making rounds like a good student should. After a little more than a year of medical school, I was already finishing my third year of the curriculum, and so I'd become the eyes and ears.