Chapter 4
"What's wrong?" She didn't answer just stared ahead. "Rose, tell me." She still didn't say anything. He sat down and took her hand. "I can't fix it if you don't tell me."
She looked at him. "I ruined everything." She whispered.
"I'm sure you didn't."
"You don't even know what I did."
"Then maybe you should tell me."
"I'm… I'm pregnant." She whimpered.
He smiled. "That's fantastic!"
"Wait, you're happy about this?"
"Why wouldn't I be? It's great!"
"But… I can't do any resistance work."
"So? You need a break."
She smiled. "So you're fine with it?" He stood up and helped her up too.
"I'm more than fine with it! It's amazing!" He hugged her and spun her around. She laughed, feeling all her fears and stress disappear. "I love you." He whispered softly as soon as he put her down.
"I love you too." She kissed him then pulled back, resting where their foreheads touched. Just staring at each other, smiling in a land of perfect bliss.
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She sat down on her bed with the paper in her lap. She picked up the paper and began to read.
When I was little I lived with my momma and my papa in a different land. It was beautiful. It was bright and colorful and everybody was always happy. My papa and my momma loved each other more than anyone else ever did. My momma was the most beautiful person that ever lived and my papa was the smartest person ever! Everything was perfect until we had to leave and everything changed. My momma stayed while my papa and I moved into a new home. But it wasn't the same. I missed my momma but I knew that one-day my momma and my papa and I would be together forever. She promised.
After finishing the story she got a funny feeling in her stomach and chills ran down her spine. She pulled out her phone and dialed Mary Margret's number.
"Hello?" Mary Margaret answered, her voice tired.
"I know it's late and I'm sorry but what was the prompt for these stories?"
"It's fine. The prompt was to write a fictional story about a different life."
"A different life?"
"Like if they had lived in a different world."
"Thanks." Charlotte said. "Goodnight."
"Mm hmm…" Mary Margaret said, already falling asleep. Charlotte hung up the phone and placed it on her bedside table. Why was that story so compelling to her?
"What's up?" Ruby said, coming into her room and sitting on her bed.
"Nothing much just…" She handed her the story. "Read this." Ruby took the story and after giving her a strange look began reading.
"What is it?" She asked.
"It's the story from earlier."
"Why did I just read it?"
"Did you get chills and a funny feeling when you read it?"
"Not really. Did you?"
"A little bit. I'm just… I'm going to go to bed."
"Okay… Are you sure you're okay?"
She nodded. "I just… I think I need some sleep."
"Okay. Well… goodnight."
"Goodnight."