ZRyleigh+Evers

Faceless Baby

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They had been waiting to have a baby for years. The couple had it all, a beautiful house, each other, and a high standing in the community. Dinner parties for the neighbors twice a month filled with decadent foods and classically elegant music. To most it would seem the couple had a fulfilling life together. However, the one thing Charlene wanted more than anything was a beautiful baby. Finally it seemed their prayers were answered, Charlene became pregnant in July and they were both thrilled. A few odd things began to happen around the town mid summer especially the local clinic. Even the strange happenings involving the clinic where her prenatal appointments were couldn't take the shine off their happiness about her new pregnancy. Every time Charlene had a prenatal check up she was put unconscious, which worried her husband David. Being new parents they didn't question this too heavily because they were so happy, but still the suspicious feelings continued, especially for David. Why for a simple check up must his wife be put under, and why wasn't he allowed in the room? Closer to the baby's arrival these fears were set aside and replaced by the fears of parenthood. The big day came and David rushed Charlene to the clinic. That day something awful happened. The baby was born, but beautiful was not the word anyone would use to describe her appearance. She looked very strange and quite disturbing. The little baby girl's face was very disfigured. Her eyes were sunken in to barely visible, showing only black. Her nose was totally flat with only nostrils, her mouth had no lips, only a thing line. Charlene and David were horrified, and they didn't know what to do. Unfortunately later that day Charlene died suddenly and with no explanation from the doctors. David was devastated and he didn't know if he could keep his daughter, or if he should just move away. After months of excitement these tragedies were almost too much for David to bare. The poor little baby had done no wrong but some odd medicine given to her mother caused her ailments. When David decided to take her home they both hid away, and rarely went out of the big house. The Faceless baby quickly became a legend believed to be false, but David and the baby were two of few thought to have made it through the elusive "Event."\=====