The Disquieting Couple

… Two days ago I found myself pregnant. He’d nailed it before we got married that she’d never have kids, so there was only one way to keep them: divorce. “Ha. Ha.” The seemingly never-ending act was over. I hadn’t even felt the afterglow, he left. It wasn’t the first time he’d done that, but today, my eyes glazed over. I never let go of a subject I hold more passionately than anyone. I turned onto my side at the sound of his footsteps and curled into a tight ball. She placed her palm on her stomach. She couldn’t feel anything, but she knew she and her child were inside. “Yes, Brother” She looked up at the man on the other end of the line, his voice sounding uncharacteristically affection...