Rosemary
29 Mar 2019Today’s prompt: “Describe your favorite part of a woman’s body using only verbs.” [Similar self-imposed rules to yesterday’s post.]
The ultrasound had … abnormalities.
She went forward with it anyway. She had a wild, haunted, protective look in her eyes.
You scrubbed in.
Push. Push. Push.
For hours. For so much longer than it should have taken.
Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.
The smell on her breath – what is that? It’s like she’s been drinking some foul substance for months.
Push. Push. Arch. Breathe. Breathe. Groan. Push. Push. Squat. Breathe. Breathe. Wail.
At last, a rush of amniotic fluid, and the baby crowns.
It. Has. Horns. And red, red skin, redder than any newborn you’ve ever seen.
“What,” you say. “What is that?”
“That will be all, doctor, thank you,” a voice speaks behind you. And suddenly a knife enters your heart.