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Submitted to Contest #56
MUM Pregnant. I had been waiting for that moment as long as I could remember. My vocation was to become a mother, and I have always known that. From the age of three, I had begun to practice for this arduous task. My first doll was called Julia and with her I had learned how to change nappies, put on onesies and respect certain times for bedtime. Then I had my younger sisters, then the little cousins I had always taken care of. I had worked for years as a babysitter and au pair, and eventually became the aunt of four lovely children. In ...
Submitted to Contest #55
Can you keep a secret? The little girl stared at me with wide eyes full of sincere expectation. Looking at her she was a few years younger than me, she was thin and slender, and the dress full of lace almost made her sink. My mother had just been hired as the official seamstress of that noble house, and I, still too young to be useful as an errand boy, had been assigned as a playmate to the Duke's niece. According to the rumors, she had been in an orphanage for some years, since her parents had both died of an epidemic and her only living re...
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