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Weekly Contest #348
Note: This story contains content that might be sensitive to some readers (the loss of a child). Thump-thump. Thump-thump. Thump-thump. A simple sound, replaying in my head. I couldn't understand it the way I expected, the way mothers do. A real life just floating inside me, and a heartbeat that fills my head like something impossible, but really rather ordinary. "He's strong, right on track." The midwife told me, smiling and watching the glowing monitor. I laughed, and almost cried a little. Stared at the screen and for the first time re...
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