May. 21st, 2003 05:21 pm
Drabble and loss
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attoliaI wrote this (spoiler for Exodus) for the wednesday100 . I like this one better that the one I did last week and it was cathartic for me to write it because I just found out today that I am in fact capable of conceiving a boy. With two daughters, seven nieces, three sisters, (and one brother), I was sure it would be a girl. As much as I tried to avoid thinking about it, I had found a girl's name I loved.
However, the ultrasound was unambiguous enough that, if the amnio disagrees with it, I will have doubts about the amnio.
I'm adjusting to the news. Reminding myself that I'm much better off than Martha Kent, who doesn't even have her child at home to console her, does help a bit.
ETA: The End of Hope
Martha was sure it was a girl. Jonathan wanted to be surprised, but Martha took Clark aside and asked him to peek. She managed to hide her disappointment when she learned it was a boy, but it took her several weeks to adjust to the loss of her daughter.
Pictures of Clark as a smiling toddler consoled her and she looked forward again to the birth of the son she knew they all would cherish.
Martha sobs in Jonathan's arms. That baby is gone too. She needs to leave, to go home to Clark and hold her only child.
However, the ultrasound was unambiguous enough that, if the amnio disagrees with it, I will have doubts about the amnio.
I'm adjusting to the news. Reminding myself that I'm much better off than Martha Kent, who doesn't even have her child at home to console her, does help a bit.
ETA: The End of Hope
Martha was sure it was a girl. Jonathan wanted to be surprised, but Martha took Clark aside and asked him to peek. She managed to hide her disappointment when she learned it was a boy, but it took her several weeks to adjust to the loss of her daughter.
Pictures of Clark as a smiling toddler consoled her and she looked forward again to the birth of the son she knew they all would cherish.
Martha sobs in Jonathan's arms. That baby is gone too. She needs to leave, to go home to Clark and hold her only child.