Family matters

Posted on 08 Nov 2014 @ 9:43pm by Lieutenant Tuula Voutilainen M.D.

345 words; about a 2 minute read

Computer, begin personal log.

Well, this is it. On the plus side, the whole thing with the command staff seems to have blown over. I haven't been threatened with a phaser recently, and that psycho Scarlet hasn't come down to scream at me for anything or question my medical judgement, so I can only assume that I'm not getting court martialed.

Even better, Zuwtt seems to have left me alone for the past few days, and all I had to do was threaten him with a knife. Had I known it would have been that easy, I'd have done it long ago.

There is a catch though. Jaana hasn't talked to me since she found out about... well, about Zuwtt and the abortion. I knew she would react badly, I guess it's why I never told her about it until now.

She just doesn't get it. She has no idea what I went through with Zuwtt. And the decisions I made... I didn't make them lightly.

I know, I know, I'm supposed to be ashamed of my choices. Good girls aren't supposed to have unplanned pregnancies, and they definitely don't get abortions. Well, it happens every day in this galaxy.

It's 2391. We should be passed these narrow-minded Victorian era ideals by now. I'm not ashamed and I shouldn't have to be. It was the right thing to do in my situation. The only thing I regret is ever meeting Zuwtt in the first place.

I'm a doctor. If a woman comes to me in the same situation as I was six years ago, I perform the procedure. And I do it without question and without judgement, as it should be done.

I only wish Jaana would see things my way. She's been spending a lot of time at work lately, and when she does come home she doesn't say much. She's avoiding me, like she can't even bear to look me in the eye and talk to me.

At least you understand me, Gilbert, don't you? Gilbert?

I want my sister back.

Computer, end log.

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