From Dark Treats

Copyright 2024 Ray Gregory

 

Miracle Mom

“Ouch!” Beth flinched at the sting to her gut. She hugged her belly, collapsed to one knee. Then just as suddenly, before she could pray about it even, the pain was gone. She felt perfectly normal again.

What was that? It wasn’t her time of the month. Besides, she’d never felt anything like that from her period before. Gas maybe? Something she ate? She stood back up, straightened her spine, swayed her hips. She even gyrated her belly before she froze, glanced around, hoping no one had noticed her. All the closest protesters were busy chatting and unpacking their signs.

She shrugged. Whatever it was, she seemed fine now. She bent over the trunk of her little Toyota, hoisted out her Abortion is Murder sign, then strode toward the clinic....