Nicole tells her mom, at least
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 45
by
copier
· original author:
jurto2
The next morning, while getting ready for gymnastics and preparing for a drive to school, Nicole mentally prepared herself for the talk she was going to have to have.
"Okay mom, I'm ready!" she yelled across the house, her mom yelled back, "Okay hon, I'm coming."
The two hopped into the van and took off towards school. The entirety of Nicole's being was focused on running through the words she was about to say to her mother. Debbie looked over during the drive and noticed Nikki's worried expression and asked, "Everything okay, sweetie?" Nicole simply replied with an unconvincing 'mmhmm'.
They pulled up to the front door of the school and Debbie put the van in park. "Okay, there you go sweetie," she said, leaning over tentatively in case there was something Nicole had to tell her. She knew that her usually bubbly, lucky-go-happy kid was struggling with something. Debbie gave Nicole a look as if she was waiting to hear what she had to say, trying to egg her on to spit it out.
"Mom," Nicole started tentatively.
"Yes, Sweetie? You know you can tell me anything, right?" Debbie replied, still trying to get Nicole to spit it out.
"Yeah. About that," Nicole continued slowly.
Debbie thought to herself, "Crap. I knew it." She steeled herself mentally for Nicole to drop a world-ending piece of information.
"Do you remember the twins that went missing," Nicole looked down.
Debbie couldn't forget it. She had imagined losing her own kids to someone's strange invention. She could only nod.
"They... They aren't gone, mom," Nicole offered.
"That's right, honey, they'll always be with you. I know you miss them horribly and maybe even blame yourself for th--" Debbie started consoling Nicole before being interrupted.
"--No, mom, I mean, they're alive," she stated bluntly. Debbie's brain stopped what it was thinking and only flashed a giant red "HUH??" in her mind.
Seeing her mother's brain temporarily out of service, she knew not to expect a reply, so she continued, "They're growing, mom," she said, raising her midriff to expose her belly, "They're growing inside of me."
Debbie sat in the driver's seat for minutes without saying a word. It felt like hours to Nicole. Debbie's internal struggle was torn between the relief that Nicole's friends were still alive and having to deal with a pregnancy in the family. Not only that, but in her youngest daughter??? Her mind was filled with images of police officers, accusations, child protective services... She put her hand over her mouth and started to cry. She tried to be strong for Nicole, to be open for whatever she had to tell her, but this was over her wildest expectations, her wildest contingency plans.
"Mom...", Nicole broke the silence,
"Okay mom, I'm ready!" she yelled across the house, her mom yelled back, "Okay hon, I'm coming."
The two hopped into the van and took off towards school. The entirety of Nicole's being was focused on running through the words she was about to say to her mother. Debbie looked over during the drive and noticed Nikki's worried expression and asked, "Everything okay, sweetie?" Nicole simply replied with an unconvincing 'mmhmm'.
They pulled up to the front door of the school and Debbie put the van in park. "Okay, there you go sweetie," she said, leaning over tentatively in case there was something Nicole had to tell her. She knew that her usually bubbly, lucky-go-happy kid was struggling with something. Debbie gave Nicole a look as if she was waiting to hear what she had to say, trying to egg her on to spit it out.
"Mom," Nicole started tentatively.
"Yes, Sweetie? You know you can tell me anything, right?" Debbie replied, still trying to get Nicole to spit it out.
"Yeah. About that," Nicole continued slowly.
Debbie thought to herself, "Crap. I knew it." She steeled herself mentally for Nicole to drop a world-ending piece of information.
"Do you remember the twins that went missing," Nicole looked down.
Debbie couldn't forget it. She had imagined losing her own kids to someone's strange invention. She could only nod.
"They... They aren't gone, mom," Nicole offered.
"That's right, honey, they'll always be with you. I know you miss them horribly and maybe even blame yourself for th--" Debbie started consoling Nicole before being interrupted.
"--No, mom, I mean, they're alive," she stated bluntly. Debbie's brain stopped what it was thinking and only flashed a giant red "HUH??" in her mind.
Seeing her mother's brain temporarily out of service, she knew not to expect a reply, so she continued, "They're growing, mom," she said, raising her midriff to expose her belly, "They're growing inside of me."
Debbie sat in the driver's seat for minutes without saying a word. It felt like hours to Nicole. Debbie's internal struggle was torn between the relief that Nicole's friends were still alive and having to deal with a pregnancy in the family. Not only that, but in her youngest daughter??? Her mind was filled with images of police officers, accusations, child protective services... She put her hand over her mouth and started to cry. She tried to be strong for Nicole, to be open for whatever she had to tell her, but this was over her wildest expectations, her wildest contingency plans.
"Mom...", Nicole broke the silence,
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