Chapter 2
Julia runs over to show off the baby and how miraculously she got rid most of the stretch marks. She lifts her shirt up over her bellybutton to expose her perfectly defined stomach.
All the other women look astonished and compliment her from left and right.
My stomach erupts; I fall to my knees hunched over in pain.
"Ughhh!"
"Connor! Oh my god! Jean, call an ambulance!"
Blur. That's all I can see. I'm dieing. I'm dieing? I can still hear voices and footsteps running around me are cannons firing. Everything is dark it feels warm-
"Connor! Please stay awake, the ambulance is on its way sweetie."
Julia's hand passes over my forehead and caresses my face. My voice feels dry and I can't say a word. I just lay there in agony as Julia caressing my face with false comfort. I know I'm going to die. This time it's different. I close my eyes tightly tears floating down, Julia stroking my cheek….
The pain suddenly stops.
I wake up from the cold floor my eyes open sharply.
"Julia?" I ask out loud
The town looks like soap scum. Strangely enough there is no sun light, instead there's a thick fog that has descended. I can't see anything that isn't a few feet away. I don't hear anyone, the fair is completely gone. I know this sounds stupid, but I call out for anyone who can hear me.
"Hello! Is there anybody here? Hello?"
I walk over to the nearest booth. There's an old dart board with moldy stuffed bears, hanging from the roof of the booth. I walk over to the next booth where they were selling food. I look inside and there's rotting food spread all over the floor, maggots crawl over old plates of hamburgers and hot dogs. The smell is overwhelming and I throw up. I gasp for air and stop vomiting. I hear foot steps coming from behind me. I turn around, they don't sound like any shoes walking against concrete. The figure slowly emerges from the fog.
"What in god's name?" I say to myself. It looks like a naked woman with straight dark hair. "The Woman" has no facial features except for her mouth which is smiling. No nipples, no pubic hair just rough, yellowish, hardened skin, like wood. Her arms are long, her body thin and straight except for her huge bulging stomach. She looks pregnant!
I freeze up. "She has no eyes," I say to myself, "she can't see me." Her head jerks and points dead at me. Her mouth is opening and closing slowly like a fish out of water.
My heart starts beating faster and faster. I slowly reach over the counter and pull an old dart from the dart board. It looks strange the needle is longer then a usual playing dart. It looks more like a thin dagger with a small handle. "The Woman" is looking at me, I know it, I can feel her look. She starts speeding up from her weak pace. Her fists open up to reveal long, sharp finger nails.
Shit! What should I do?
Choose Well…
A, Stand my ground and prepare to fight?
B. Hide?
C. Run away?