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The DNA test episode 3&4

Created by Valentine Valentine in The DNA TEST 1 Aug 2020
? *The DNA Test*

Episode 3 & 4

There's a popular saying that bad company corrupts good manners. When you linger too long in the presence of negative influence, it's just a matter of time before you get negatively influenced. Just so you know, conducting a DNA Test to determine the paternity of your child with your spouse isn't bad at all; especially when there's nothing for either of you to hide, but the problem is that these kind of tests are usually conducted secretly by one party of the union and the motive for doing the test is most often tied to lack of trust for the other party. Now, do you know how sad it is for your spouse to doubt the paternity of his child with you? How sad it is for your spouse to go behind your back to conduct a test that screams "I don't trust you"? I know majority might find nothing wrong for one party of a marriage union to conduct a DNA Test and it's perfectly OK to think such way, but one question remains unanswered in cases such as this and that question is no other than "Why marry someone you don't trust?".

This question has remained unanswered for so many decades now. Why go down the road of 'Forever' with someone you can't trust the paternity of your children to? There were so many chances to detect dishonesty in that person while you were still courting; that was the perfect time to evaluate your partner's character or attitude to know if they were worth your commitment and love. Why marry the person you don't trust only to stress yourself after getting married by conducting a DNA Test after every birth of your child? The thought of how stressful and emotional draining such practices bring is devastating to imagine. Too bad Belinda was caught up in such triangle.

One sad thing about this test is that it is usually conducted by one party of the union and not both parties. What happened to having an open conversation with your spouse about conducting the test so the both of you can partake in it? If there's any skeleton in anyone's cupboard, it will definitely get exposed after the test but if there isn't any shady thing to hide, then both parties will be vindicated evenly. If things were done this way, then I guess the hurt and pain of the presence of distrust will be on a minimal level, than if one party conducted the test in secret.

Moving on, things weren't looking too beautiful again in the marriage union of the once loving couple. Ace had started nurturing a secret intention of conducting a DNA Test on his child to confirm if his son 'Junior' was truly his. He was immediately linked to a doctor in another town that did such test. The doctor was contacted and an appointment was booked for the following week.

Ace was instructed by the doctor to get some hair samples of his son for the test. The test cost a lot of money but that wasn't going to stop the desperate man from getting some answers.

At this point, we could call it fate because God might have orchestrated everything to happen the way it did so the hidden revelation about the switched babies would come to light. It's been over 6 years since Belinda had been nurturing someone else's child while hers was far away in an unfortunate state and condition. Despite the fact that things might not go in favour of either of them once the DNA result comes out, but at least it would come to Belinda's knowledge that something was wrong somewhere and hopefully, they would find out what went wrong.

After a long day at work that evening, Ace returned home and was welcomed by his lovely wife and son. "Welcome babe, how was work today?" Belinda asked, "It was stressful, I'm just tired" he replied as he gently rubbed his son's head. "How was school today?" Ace inquired, "Fine daddy!" Junior hurriedly replied as they made their way inside the house.

If only Belinda knew the thoughts that ran through her husband's mind as he starred at her and Junior that fateful evening, her heart would have shattered. Belinda had no clue that while she slept that very night, Ace made his way to their son's room to cut a small portion of the little boy's already low hair-cut.

The sight of Ace creeping and tiptoeing into Junior's room that night was enough to bring tears to the eyes of any faithful wife. It might look or feel like nothing to some people and might feel like the height of betrayal to others. Not everyone is unfaithful and there's nothing as devastating as being perceived as something you are far from. Poor Belinda!

Days slowly passed by as Ace waited for his doctor's appointment. Those few days were the most traumatising days of his life and it gave him goose-bumps and intense tension. He couldn't just wait to get everything over with and know the truth once and for all. After waiting for few days, the D-day finally came for the DNA Test to be conducted.

Before Ace went out of town that very day, Belinda woke up early and made him the best breakfast he have had in a while. Everything he was about to do felt very wrong but his mind was already made up and also, God's will had to be done regardless. It was time for the hidden truth about the switched babies to come to light for the first time in 6 years. Things might not go smoothly or well, but there is always light at the end of the tunnel.

"Good day sir" the nurse at the hospital reception greeted, "Good afternoon, my name is Ace and I have an appointment with Doctor Mark" he said. The nurse immediately processed the information and told him to wait a little. After waiting for about 20 minutes, he was called into the Doctor's office.

It was a swift visit; the hair samples were collected and the test fee was paid after a brief counselling. Ace was informed on when the results will be out. He thanked the doctor for being of good service and took his leave.

As problem and crisis drew nearer to the couple's marriage, Belinda started having strange nightmares about things that weren't clear to her understanding. She started sensing the danger ahead and her peace of mind gradually diminished. On the other hand, Ace pretended as though he was up to nothing and went about his normal life, with his fingers crossed as he anticipated the DNA Test result.

On the fateful day that broke the camel's back, Belinda woke up that morning with cold feets. She didn't know why she was so scared and worried. The first place she went to that morning was her son's room. The sight of Junior sleeping peacefully was to die for. They love struck mother couldn't get her eyes off her handsome son; she was smitten. If only she knew what was ahead of her that fateful day. Sad!

Later that morning, Belinda made breakfast and everyone came downstairs to eat as a family. It was a quick breakfast because Junior had to go to school afterwards and both parents also needed to head out to their various businesses.

As everyone ate happily, Ace phone rang. He looked to see the caller and it was his doctor from the DNA test venture. In order not to expose his little secret, he refused to pick up the call. Belinda noticed what happened but waived it off as nothing significant. Few minutes later, everyone ate finish and headed to their various destination.

Immediately Ace drove far away from his house, he parked the car at the side walk of the road and dialed the doctor's number. The phone rang briefly before he picked up. "Hello doctor, trust you slept well? I was busy when you called" Ace said, Good morning, It's fine; I wanted to call yesterday evening but was busy too. I just want to inform you that the result is out" the doctor said.

That piece of information sent chills down Ace's spine. He was now close to finding out the truth that had tortured him for quite a long time. "Do I need to come to the hospital? or you can tell me now what the result says and I will appreciate it" he said, "You want to know right now? Through the phone?" the doctor inquired and he replied 'Yes please!".

The moment of truth had finally come. The reply that would make or break Belinda's marriage was about to be let loose. Ace heart raced and his palms suddenly became sweaty as he desperately anticipated the doctor's reply.

After a moment of silence, the doctor finally said; "The paternity result came out Negative; You are the Father of your Son".

Episode 4

Puzzles are quite difficult to crack and that was the present situation of Ace's life. Finally, the DNA Test results were out and had been communicated to the desperate man that hadn't slept well in a couple of days as he anticipated the results. However, the only awkward thing about the whole report was the confusion in what the doctor communicated.

"Sir I'm sorry, I didn't get you well. You said the test results were Negative so how come your last sentence?" Ace nervously inquired. It was then that it dawned on the doctor that there was a slip of tongue so he immediately corrected himself. "Oh, slip of tongue please; I meant to say that the result came out Positive so congratulations, the child is truly yours, no reason to panic" the doctor said.

Oh what a thing of joy! At last, Ace could finally breath in and out properly. "Oh thank God" he gently whispered to himself with a faint smile on his face. At that moment, it felt as though a huge burden had been lifted from his body. Finally, he was assured that his wife 'Belinda' had been faithful all along and never cheated. However, at this point there were so many unanswered questions as to why that DNA Test came out Positive and not actually Negative.

Wait a minute, isn't Junior a switched child that was mistakenly exchanged at birth with Belinda's true son 'David'? Is it just me or is something extremely fishy and confusing about the whole situation? How on earth did the DNA result come out Positive expect Ace was truly the father to Junior? How can he be the father to junior when the little boy isn't the true son of Belinda? Oh My! At this point there were so many unsolved puzzle that definitely needed to be cracked.

After speaking to the doctor for a while, Ace was however asked to come to the hospital for a final check up and to also see the results with his own eyes; just to be totally sure of the report the doctor told him. They ended the call shortly afterwards and Ace first made a quick stop at the office before heading to the hospital to see the doctor.

At around passed 3pm, Ace arrived at the hospital and went straight to the doctor's office. "Good day doc" he politely greeted as he took his seat. They exchanged pleasantries before finally settling down.

It was a short visit to the hospital because Ace didn't waste much time there. He did the necessary test and collected the hard copy of the DNA result before heading out. As he drove back home that evening, smiles filled his face but also, he felt as though he had betrayed Belinda.

The thought of Belinda ever finding out what had happened sent chills down Ace's spine. He knew for sure that it would bring so much drama and misunderstanding in his home so he had to dispose the hard copy results, but due to the fact that it was already getting late, he couldn't park the car to dispose it on the road side so he squeezed the paper and put it into his trouser front pocket; with the hopes of disposing it immediately he gets home.

If only Ace could sense the problems ahead due to that single action of conducting a DNA Test, then he wouldn't have done it at all. How funny, yet unfortunate that he used his own hands to expose himself of a dirty secret he had been hiding from his wife for several years. It was apparent that he had awoken a sleeping dog. Karma they say 'never misses it's target' and at this point, all we can do is concur to that fact. It was clear that there were so many skeletons inside his cupboard. Everything that has been hidden was about to come to full blown light. All we can do is keep our fingers crossed and see how things play out.

That day, Ace arrived home very late due to traffic. Immediately his car drove in, his son ran towards him. "Daddy daddy, come and see what mummy bought for me" Junior said. The excited little boy held his dad's hand and gently dragged him inside the house. Due to that unexpected distraction, Ace wasn't able to carry on with his initial plan of disposing the test result, so it was still in his pocket.

Junior was super hyped that evening and kept showing his dad one thing or the other. After over 30 minutes of being distracted by the little boy, Ace finally regained his freedom but Belinda was now in his space. "Baby your food will soon get cold, sit and eat" she calmly said as she dished out the food into their plates in the dinning table. Without having any option, he tiredly sat down and they all ate together as one family.

As they ate, Belinda talked about one thing or the other till she successfully got Ace engrossed into the conversation. They talked for over an hour before he went to take a shower.

It was a stressful day for Ace and all he needed to do at that moment was to dive into the bed and sleep off. He removed his clothes and took his bath but forgot to remove the squeezed paper from his pocket. After bathing, he sluggishly kept the clothes inside the wardrobe and changed into a clean one, then climbed the bed afterwards.

As Ace slept like a tired man that just returned from war, the dress that contained details that was capable of destroying his marriage was carelessly lying inside the wardrobe. It came to his consciousness once in a while that the DNA Test result was still inside his trouser but he was too tired to do anything about it. At that moment, he felt there was no way his wife would search his trouser at that time of the day. The fact that it was late at night made him a bit assured that his secret was safe where it was for that night. It's quite unfortunate that Ace wasn't prepared for what was about to hit him.

It turns out that Belinda joined her husband in bed and they slept peacefully beside each other. The next morning, she woke up early because she had to go to the office earlier than usual that day. As Belinda tried out different outfits to wear, she immediately spotted the cloth her husband wore the previous day in their closet. "Ewwww babe, how many times am I going to tell you this, no dirty clothes inside the wardrobe" she tiredly said as she lifted the dress up.

At the time this was happening, Ace was still fast asleep and wasn't conscious of what was happening. With no response from him, Belinda folded the dress and wanted to put them into the dirty clothes basket when she felt a paper like texture inside the clothes. "Money?" she puzzled as she excitedly searched to see what she was feeling with her hands. After about a minute later of searching, she removed her hand from the pocket and it was a piece of paper.

On seeing the paper instead of money, Belinda was slightly disappointed. She reluctantly unwrapped it to see if it was an important information that didn't need to be disposed. Immediately she unwrapped the paper and took one glance at it, her heart dropped drastically.

Have you ever wanted to believe a lie just to feel a bit better because you were scared of accepting the Truth? Do you know what heart break truly means and how it feels like? If you do then you might be able to understand how Belinda was feeling at that moment as she shockingly read through every word that was written on the DNA Test result she was holding.

As Belinda stood there looking devastated, Ace sluggishly turned towards her direction from the bed. Immediately he set his eyes oh his wife holding a piece of paper, he almost collapsed. The fact that she looked shocked, confirmed his fears that the paper that was in her hands were the DNA Test result. "I am Finished!" he gently muttered.

Before Ace could utter a word to his shocked wife, few tears dropped from her eyes. She looked towards him and he could see the disappointment and betrayal she was feeling. It was beaming in her eyes and countenance.

There was pin drop silence as both parties looked dumbfounded. After about 5 minutes of looking lost, Belinda looked at Ace with teary eyes and soberly asked; "Why? Why did you do this? Is this what you have reduced me to? A DNA Test? What for? Oh Wow!"
As tension filled the atmosphere, Ace took a deep breath and shamefully said; "It's not what you think babe, I swear I can explain".

Belinda gave him a piercing look and said; "There's nothing to explain, I must do my own test and you will pay for it since there's enough money to spend. Save your breath!"

TBC

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