I wake up to my stomach feeling harder than ever. “Mom?” I call out, carefully moving down the steps.
“Yeah honey?” She asks, looking up from whatever she’s making. I think maybe it’s pancakes.
“My stomach has been so hard since last night and now it’s getting uncomfortable.” I tell her. Saying it out loud makes me feel like everything is way more real and it scares me a bit.
She sets the bowl down immediately and walks over to me to feel my stomach, “Holy…” She trails off, just staring at my stomach for a moment before springing into action. “Cliff!” She screams. I hear Dad’s footsteps running down the hallway.
“What?!” He asks, clearly worried.
“Run upstairs and get Tyson. We’re going to the hospital.” She says, spinning around and touching her pockets, clearly searchi
