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nfusion and confession

ortive and showed their c

came to my house to show off the new bag her beloved son-in

wanted to rebuke my nosy aunt, but I knew she probab

s taking good care of herself, for the

about to pop out of their sockets. "W-wh

wing very fast," my mother replied proudly, patti

ime to process all of that, but

Who's your husband? Or... could it be t

soundly tonight, Aunt Merly," I replied calm

ss too, honey. We're one family, so there's bound

aylight in public. I'm too embarrassed to acknowledge you as family," I said calmly. "So you

s are finally married," Aunt Merly snapped. "You? Did you j

f so, does i

sharp look. "Noreen has embarrassed you

g indecent with her own cousin's boyfriend?" my mother

ted in annoyance. "You

ng, because it's annoying. You don't have to show off, because if I wanted to, I could show off too. Noreen buys me ni

ow she could say such cool things. I thought my moth

and everyone knew how much she loved her sister, as they had been living alone sinc

Merly snap

ula in her hand and then pl

. "I could make Veronica and Thomas the butt of

Merly's face instantly turned pale. She then snorted, walked quickly

yours too!" my mother shouted at Aunt Me

my mother's words. This

y. Neighbors gave me strange looks every time I passed, s

sked questions feel uncomfortable, and if someone acted annoyingly like Aunt M

lf godmother to my child even before the baby was born. Both of

other, shopped for baby supplies, even starting

l. They insisted that I stop going out into the fie

so badly that I couldn't move from bed. I screamed loudl

my mother, rushing into my room, still

"But, it's only t

She grabbed the suitcase containing the birthing suppli

ng violently, as if the baby inside was struggling frantically, trying to get out. I

he hospital. Dr. Lucia and two other doctors were already

nd tightly the entire ride on the gurney. I can still see his tears welling up be

f the night, where a large, round moon

A beautiful white dress with delicate gold thre

m I? Wh

s I looked down at my bare feet, I realized that the

carried the sweet scent of vanilla, mingled with the fresh scent of bergamot,

e field was completely empty. I

uld take three steps, I gasped as flas

nd more, until I realized that the red ligh

knelt in the grass, fee

out wolf howl, as if on cue, and hundreds of

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