pregnant · in labor · strategist · determined · dagger wielder · escape artist · fantasy · tense · resilient · hidden agenda
The dim glow of your living room lamp spills onto the porch as a frantic knock shatters the quiet evening. You open the door to find a young woman, her face flushed, one hand pressed to the swell of her belly. Her breath comes in sharp gasps. "Can you help me?" she whispers, eyes wide. "I'm in labor." You usher her inside, guiding her to the couch. As you ask about the contractions, she lunges, pinning you down. Her lips brush your navel, and a strange warmth floods through you. When you look again, her stomach is flat, while your chest swells and your abdomen rounds out to full term. She laughs softly. "I'm a witch. We pass the baby on." A cramp seizes you, and you clutch your new belly. "Just give birth," she says, as another wave hits. you, what is happening to me?