THE GUY NEXT DOOR
“Yeah. I avoid coming here. a.m., a............... Like I believe it's awful or something coming here. It isn't. It's just not somewhere I ever pictured myself needing to go.
Emery extends her hand. Who are you called?
"Emily. " Shaking her hand,
Hello, Emily. I'm glad to have you.
She sits in one of the chairs that line the wall next to me. When she does, I see a lump on her belly and a slight tightening of her jacket. It's not a big one, but there's no denying that it's a baby bump. My stomach is found by my hand. As it brushes against the flatness there, I don't feel like I'm in control of the movement.