Felicia
Month five brought changes I wasn’t ready for.
I stood in front of the mirror after my shower, water still dripping from my hair. My belly was huge now, round and tight, stretching my skin so much that I could see the difference every single day. That was when I noticed them — visible stretch marks. Silver and pink lines ran across the sides of my belly like little lightning bolts. Some were faint, others more obvious. I ran my fingers over them slowly, feeling the slightly raised texture.
Tears filled my eyes.
I looked… different. Heavy. Marked. My body no longer felt like mine. It belonged to the six babies growing inside me, and they were taking up every inch of space. I turned sideways and stared at my reflection. Who was this woman with the tired eyes and the massive belly
