The True Monster

I have never felt fear like I feel right now. It’s not fear for myself. It’s fear for my unborn son.

They have kept me strapped here, on this bed, for days, weeks, months. I have no idea. There are no windows in this place. I have no idea what time of day it is, if a day has passed, or if the time is moving more slowly than I realize.

Vance’s chief laboratory technician comes in several times a da