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Submitted to Contest #299
This is the story of how one woman—unshowered, underslept, and emotionally unstable—nearly committed a felony over a cup of coffee.It all began like most mornings in postpartum life: with a loud scream. Not hers, though hers was absolutely on the way. No, this was her baby daughter—who, from the moment she entered the world, had been less “perfect little angel” and more “siren of the underworld.”The delivering doctor had blinked, half-startled, as her newborn daughter let out a cry that rattled the window panes and said flatly: “Well. She’s ...
Submitted to Contest #264
TW: Feticide The soft hum of the wedding’s reception festivities faded as the bride closed the bathroom door behind her. She closed her eyes in silent relief. It was the most joyous of days, but something-or rather someone-was missing. That is how life always felt, like someone was missing because they were; her unborn sister. Opening her eyes, she dared a glance in the mirror in front of her. The mirror reflected the exterior only; the interior a boiling soup of ambiguity. The mirror reflected her, radiant in her gown, but beneath the beau...
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