I looked down and delightedly saw that I was pregnant.
I mustn't have realised so it was a surprise. Anyway my belly was wide rather than the typical pointed outlook of pregnant women. I just shrugged and assumed it was because I had put on so much weight.
The father was a guy I know and this was fine by him and by me.
My brother in law walked me down to a strange shoreline where there was a narrow length of sand with tides ebbing and flowing on both sides. He let go of my hand and I walked barefoot with growing trepidation, for the tide was rushing in faster and rougher.
I wanted to go home. I went back and my best friend was with me. I was confused about her demeanour because she seemed indifferent to my pregnancy and presence.
This happened with my sister too and I wondered if they cared.
I was delighted with my belly though and could feel the quite big and healthy baby inside me. Sometimes I would place my hand on my lower stomach as the baby coughed. I could hear it cough and feel it with my hand. I wasn't worried at all for I knew it was healthy and fine. I put other people's hands on it to feel it too.
Dream edited for easier reading - JT, 2005
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