Saturday, May 12, 2018

What Next?

The doctor’s visit. The tests. The results. Shelly couldn’t stop smiling, until she stepped off the trolley and saw the look on Derick’s face. The smile—that love-of-his-life look—missing. The meager hug. The embryo snuggled between them briefly. His clumsy apology for falling for someone else. (50 words)