Don't Eat the Pie by Monique Asher
Author:Monique Asher [Monique Asher]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rising Action
Published: 2024-07-04T00:00:00+00:00
Sorry, GinnyâSam
July 19
Ginny invited us over to play cards, and I couldnât say no again. I didnât want to say no again. I want out of the damn house for a few hours.
The orange, hazy sky peeks over her back fence. The fan on her back patio offers little respite from the stagnant, sticky air surrounding us all. Ginny was kind enough to offer me lemon water, a welcome change from Nadineâs constant teas, tinctures, and smoothies.
âSheâs seeing Dr. Drear,â Nadine says.
Ginnyâs smeared lipstick catches my attention, as itâs the slightest bit off-kilter, swimming in the wrinkle thatâs carved down to her chin.
âLook at the girl, Nadine. She doesnât look herself,â Ginny says, a tiny bit of spit hanging on her lower lip. âIâm sorry, Sam.â She does look sorry. Ginny was the one who said I shouldnât trust the men here, and anyway, sheâs right. Excluding the bulbous profusion beneath my shirt, I look like a fucking walking skeleton, which I canât quite wrap my head around; it all seems to be happening so fast. Am I completely losing track of time?
The fetus moves inside me like it knows Iâm thinking about it.
âI want her to see someone in the city,â Becca says, sipping her gin cocktail.
âWasnât Richard at that fancy hospital you took her to, anyway?â Nadine doesnât let Becca answer. âHe was, because heâs the best.â
âIâm just saying that a second opinion wouldnât hurt. You donât know what she went through the first time.â
I suck water up through the straw, and the cold liquid hits my stomach but wonât go any further. It never feels like it goes any further. Iâm always too full or too empty in there. Does the baby stop it and use it for itselfânever letting me have any of it?
âWasnât he the doctor to that poor girl who ended up miscarrying? Who ended upââ
âThatâs enough!â Nadine shouts, rage flaring in her eyes.
âBecca is her sister,â Ginny interrupts. âSomething isnât right. Look at her. You can see her insides.â
Theyâre talking about me like Iâm some sick dog. Itâs like theyâre a struggling couple debating whether itâs acceptable to take it to yet another vet and rack up the bills when they only live so long, anyway. Maybe they shouldnât take me to another doctor. Maybe whateverâs wrong with me isnât curable. Maybe it will take the thing growing inside me before it takes me and let me get back to my life.
âIâm only sayingâheâs won awards, and heâs in all the medical journals, ask anyone! He is the best in the stateâin the country!â Nadine boasts.
Ginny rolls her eyes.
I wish I had a big glass of wine, like the ones Ben ordered me in Italy, to take the edge off, and make things a little more tolerable. I keep smiling when he rubs my stomach, but I bet he can tell that I donât want it.
âThat might be true, but even the best donât always see everything,â Becca says. âIâm a nurse. I know what Iâm talking about.
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