Devil in the Womb

The day I found out I was pregnant with my second child, the impossible happened: the baby in my womb spoke.

"Stupid sister, are you even listening? Mom said that as soon as you graduate, she's selling you off. That money is for my future wedding!"

My daughter went still. She didn't say a word, didn't confront me, didn't even cry. She just quietly applied to study abroad. And from that day on, I never heard from her again.

My husband, seeing how devastated I was, moved to comfort me. But the baby's voice cut through the silence once more.