Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-37967823-20190305065519

April 7th, 2019 Today, I brought new life into the world. We had just arrived at her house. We received a 911 call from Lois Vince, a single woman who lived outside of town. She was rather well-known due to the fact that she was assaulted and got pregnant. No one knew who the father was, either. She was, however, Pro-Life and refused to abort the baby. Anyhow, she usually had her parents in the house with her, but they had gone to the city to visit friends. So, naturally, when her water broke and the contractions began she figured she couldn't drive to the hospital. Stewart helped me get her on to a stretcher as fast as possible and into the back of the ambulance. We were the only ambulance drivers in town, and we knew our stuff. As soon as she was secured, I climbed into the driver's seat. Stewart usually drives, but it was raining and he doesn't do well on slippery roads. He stayed in the back with Lois to try and calm her down. We still had about 15 minutes to the hospital when I made a sharp right onto a gravel road. “What the fuck are you doing, Melvin? The hospital is the other way and Lois is in labour!” I heard Stewart shout from the back. “I know.” I replied quietly, even though he couldn't hear me through the thick metal separating us. I sped down the bumpy gravel, towards the shack near the end. It was old, and had walls made of mud and rotting wood. It was sheltered from rain by the trees. Part of it collapsed, but that was fine. When I reached the end, I slammed on the brakes, grabbed my handgun, and hopped out. I went around the back, swung the doors open, and pointed my gun right at Stewart. He didn't have time to protest before I made a hole in his head. Blood sprayed on the walls, and Lois screamed. I wasn't sure if it was the contractions of the fact that she was covered in blood. I stepped into the back and stood next to her. “Keep screaming and you get it.” I said. She clenched her teeth and nodded, tears streaming down her face. I unloaded the stretcher and moved carefully towards the shack, making sure not to slip on the wet grass. Soon, we were under the trees and approaching the shack. She was making an odd noise now, different from before, and something was rising up in her stomach. Ah, yes. The baby. I set the stretcher in the corner of the shack and retrieved my bag of tools from the opposite side. They were hidden under the section of the roof that caved in. I turned towards Lois as I unpacked my things. “You can ask me what's going on now, but if you scream I'll make this worse for you.” Her face, still wet from tears and blood, glistened in the soft moonlight that shined through the branches and roof. “Why… Why does it feel like the baby is gnawing on the inside...?” She asked. She was still in pain, and it looked like it was difficult for her to speak. I grinned as I replied. “That's because it is. Thank god I got you when I did, otherwise it might've escaped! Imagine if the poor thing never got to meet it's dear old dad.” Her eyes widened as it dawned on her. I nodded, to confirm her discovery, and brandished my knife. “I'd hate to mess up this emergency C-Section, so stay still while I remove our child, alright? Or else I'll let it gnaw through.” Soon, Lois was still, covered in blood, and stitched back up. The operation was a success, and I cradled my beautiful child. “Do you see this, Lois? It's a boy.” I whispered softly. I knew she couldn't hear me. She served her purpose, and it was time for her to rest. I held him up to get a better look at him in the light of the rising sun. He was a bit bloody, but otherwise he looked just like my true self. His body was tumorous and fleshy, with veins bulging everywhere. His eyes were just like mine, yellow and bloodshot, and sunken deep into his face. He had my smile, filled with rows of sharp, grey teeth. His tail, much like that of a slug's, wrapped around my arms as his clawed hands reached up to my face. Finally, I reverted back to my true form, and I felt more and more like he was going to be just like me. “Welcome to Earth, my son.” I whispered to him as I cradled him and slithered into the woods.  