"Tried to save a place from the cuts and the scratches
Tried to overcome my complications and my catches
Nothing ever grows and the sun doesn't shine all day
Tried to save myself but my self keeps slipping away"Nine Inch Nails – "Into the Void"
The hospital bed was cool and the sheets over Disa made her feel constricted like she was wearing a straightjacket.
Three days.
It took three days for the blood and tissue to pass through her. Emotionally she wasn't well, and Yamilet talked the doctor into keeping her in longer just to make sure she wouldn't be sent home to bleed to death or suffer an infection. She hadn't considered being pregnant at all. Her cycle did not differ from what it had always been, and the last few months had been extra painful to the point of long bed rest and hot water bottles. She couldn't bring weed or edibles on base, so she stuffed painkillers down her throat to cope.
"Hey..."
Yamilet came into her private room with flowers and a candy bar. She sniffed the roses and devoured the chocolate.
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