Prompt: Dressed in nothing but a necklace of human skulls, Part 2

…Continued from Part 1

Fleece didn’t protect my wrists from the sharp bite of the restraints as I pulled against them. My ears rang and my throat ached. Had I been screaming? I felt familiar hands on my shoulders, heard the nurse’s voice in my ear. “Come on, honey, calm down. Come on, that’s it, deep breaths. Good, good…”

I opened my eyes to see the worry lines on her forehead disappear as she smiled with encouragement and relief. She straightened over me and reached for a cup of water, fitting the straw into my mouth as I sucked greedily. I felt the burning grit from the arena wash down my throat. I glanced down at my left hand and saw a bandage wrapped around, covering the palm.

“How long was I out?” I croaked around the straw.

“About forty minutes this time…”

Something about her voice, and the flicker of her eyes…

“This time?”

“You’ve been in and out – mostly out – for the past three days. It’s the longest we’ve seen. The doctors are throwing everything they can to try to stop it—”

“That’s enough, Nurse. You’ll upset our patient,” said a stern voice from the doorway.

As I leaned up to see who it was, I felt a sudden movement in my side, like a kick. I jerked the covers down and stared at my swollen belly. Tears sprang to my eyes as I dropped my head back on the pillow. “When did I get pregnant?”

To be continued…

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And so, with a loving heart, I offer you

Namaste

I’ve heard many translations. Here’s one I love:
The light of the universe that shines within me recognizes
the light of the universe that shines within you.

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Dogs in House	Houdini, Brindle
Time writing	20 minutes
October word count	1,670