She shoved the bag into his hands forcefully. "Elijah, the baby just moved in my belly. Every word you're saying now, he can hear it."
He froze like he'd been electrocuted, staring at her in disbelief. "May I... May I touch your belly?" He awkwardly asked.
"He's stopped moving now. He's still really small, so the movements aren't that frequent yet."
This was her second pregnancy, but it felt entirely different from the first.
During her first pregnancy, she was afraid of him finding out, so she bore all the changes silently. The fear overshadowed the joy of motherhood.
But this time around, she was able to fully enjoy the pregnancy.
His large hand covered her protruding belly. The warmth from his palm seeped into her body, and she tensed up. Perhaps the baby in her belly sensed her nervousness because he gave her belly a little kick!
"He moved again!" Violette couldn't help but exclaim.
"I felt it!" Elijah’s mood was infectious, and the brightness momentarily pushed the darkness away. "Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't. He's not strong enough yet."
"Are you hungry? I can take you out for food." Elijah’s heart was aflame. He didn't care about their issues; he just wanted to take care of her.
"I'm not hungry. But if you are, we can go back to the hotel!" She shyly suggested.
"Alright." He helped her up, and they started walking back to the hotel.
She never thought that they would stop arguing because of the baby’s movements. Just like how their arguments often started over nothing.
On the other side.
The next day.
Sarah had a nightmare. In her dream, she was pinned down and was unable to move. As she opened her eyes, she saw a figure in black wielding a sharp dagger. The figure held her head down, plunging the knife into her eye socket, gouging out her eyeball!
"Ah!" Sarah screamed in agony.
This wasn't a dream! It was real! Her eyes had been gouged out!
"Sarah, this is your retribution. Hehe!" A familiar voice echoed.
Sarah gasped in despair, her body cold.
It was Violette! It was Violette's voice!
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