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Somewhere behind her a door opened and closed. Celeste didn't bother turning to see who had entered her bedroom; she never took her eyes and hand off her swollen stomach. The person standing behind I also knew from my time in the vortex. She too looked the same with her wise eyes and long white hair in a single braid. Hildegarde smiled sadly behind Celeste
"She's due any day now" The old crone commented. My mother met her eyes through the mirror and nodded.
"I know" She mumbled "I wish I could keep her in here longer just to have her close to me" Celeste rubbed her belly once more
"There is still time. We could try other ways to stop him…" Hildegarde pleaded but my mother's hand up stopped her short. By this point I knew it was me that they were talking about. I was the ba
