The Fate of an Egg Cell
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This is a highly fictionalized account of the fate of an egg cell. I did this for my Biology homework a long, long time ago.
“Dios te salve, María, llena eres de gracia, el Señor es contigo. Bendita tú eres todas las mujeres,y bandito es el fruto de tu vientre, Jesús. Santa María, Madre de Dios, ruega por nosotros pecadores, ahora y en hora de nuestra muerte. May the Almighty Father grant that she may rest in peace. Amén.” The mature egg cell in an all-black outfit, holding her white handkerchief to her nose, ends up the prayer and stands quietly. The whole community of Eierstock*, headed by the mother in black, grieves for the loss of a beloved member, Ei Zelle** (pronounced as Ei Ze-le). She was such a promising egg cell but she chose another path. A path less trodden by. Witness her tragic story through this letter that she wrote.
September 21, 1995
Dearest Mommy,
Our life deemed unfair as I lament in the overwhelming tide of sorrow. Love, when not to be, crushes thy soul. I dare not tell the pain inside for I might swell with anger aside. I have proven those very lines to be true, Mom. I will show to you how I found out about all this.
When you bore me to this world, I was called as oocyte and was left to the care of a follicle. I had many playmates─ there was Mary, Giselle, Vanessa─ but they grew up quickly and chose to no longer play with me. Out of the blue, they deserted me one by one. I was very depressed but my follicle nurse comforted me by saying that everyone leaves Eierstock when they grow up. That way, you can get married or you will meet an unfortunate fate. I can either end up very happy but I can also spend the rest of my lifetime feeling miserable. I happily anticipated for my dream guy to come along. I daydreamed about my future constantly that I soon forgot about my playmates’ departure. The nurse you have left me with nourished me with the hormone estrogen. By and by, I noticed that she was moving me towards the way out of Eierstock. Then, she just released me without warning and she informed me that my release was called ovulation. “It is the right time for you to go out and see the world,” she remarked. She was right.
Fingerlike projections at one end of the Fallopian tube or Oviduct greeted me and motioned me to come forward. Not knowing where to go, I entered their territory. The cilia inside pushed me gently into my destination─ the upper two-thirds of the oviduct─ to wait for my Prince Charming.
When I got there, it just so happens that sexual intercourse happened between a married couple so there was an influx of sperm cells coming from the vagina, traveling to the cervix, until reaching the uterus to penetrate me. Three million of them entered the birth canal, swimming inside the uterus using their flagellum or tail to propel themselves, but only one can fertilize me. I patiently waited for that cell while silently hoping that he is very bit as dashing as I imagine him. Because of the acidic nature of the womb, many of them died on their way up. Many courted me and attached themselves on my cell membrane but I was able to narrow down my choice to one. His name was Albert.
At first, he was very sweet and wooed me the traditional way. I decided that he must wait for a while so I can make sure that his intentions are clear. But after 48 hours, his mitochondria could not purvey any energy left for him to penetrate me.
Again, I experienced another bout of depression. This phase is the make-it or break-it stage─ and I failed to make the cut. Now, I had to live alone desolately. Since my emotional side won over, I am writing this letter to you, my cherished mother, so I can reveal to you my plan─ I intend to end my life and nobody can stop me. Albert has failed me. I no longer have a purpose. I might as well perish. Good-bye, cruel world!
Terribly distressed,
Ei Zelle
Since Ei Zelle had decided to commit suicide, she disintegrated, along with the other sperm cells. She came out of the vagina, coinciding with blood flowing from the uterus that was supposedly for the nourishment of a fertilized egg. This explains the monthly menstrual cycles of a woman once an egg is not fertilized. So goes the tale of Ei Zelle.
-The End-
*Eierstock-German term for ovary
**Ei Zelle- German word for egg cell
