Rumplestiltskin
Chloe looked at herself longingly in the mirror
Silently, she prayed that beauty would envelop her
A noise revealed that a short, decrepit man stood behind, watching
The creature claimed to have powers that could change her forever
Chloe begged for the man to make her a beauty
But the man wanted something in return
From Chloe, the man wanted the first son that she would one day birth
Chloe was unwilling to agree to this until the man invented a loophole
If she could guess the man’s name before her son was born,
she would not have to give him up
Chloe unwillingly agreed and the man disappeared into the air
Instantly Chloe’s body began to change
Her lips felt fuller
Her breasts ballooned
Her buttocks turned tighter
She had turned into the beautiful woman she had always wanted to be
One month later, Chloe would conceive her first and last child
As the noise from the football game dimmed
Noise from the backseat of the head quarterback’s Camaro slowly increased
Two teenagers screamed out in pleasure as they both reached climax
The next morning, Chloe was alone
Again, the small man appeared out of nowhere
He informed the young girl that a child was growing inside her
Her first born son
The man told Chloe that she had three chances to guess his name correctly
Or else he would take the child
Chloe panicked and guessed simple names like John and David
The man shook his head and told Chloe to think it over
He disappeared again without a trace
A visit to the doctor revealed that the man was not lying
Chloe inquired about ways to delay, or even terminate the pregnancy
The doctor said she would need parental consent
This was not an option for Chloe
Chloe walked somberly through the park
She watched as a boy ran to his mom and dad
They smiled together in perfect trinity
Chloe banged her head against the wall
She could not unravel the name of this mysterious man
She searched the internet far and wide in order to find a possible solution
One article reminded the girl of the story of Rumpelstiltskin
Chloe felt foolish for not remembering it sooner
Again she looked into her mirror
She spoke the words” I know your name”
The small man appeared expecting her to solve the riddle
“I’ve figured it out, your name is Rumpelstiltskin”
A wicked, dirty smile grew on the little man’s face
“I’m sorry dear, that is not my name.
I’ll be back in a few months to collect my prize.”
With that. the man disappeared
Chloe screamed out in horror
For the next few weeks, Chloe was a mess
She skipped school, showering, and sleeping
She tried to decipher a way to escape this dilemma
She refused to let this man take her child
She had been incubating this thing for three months now
If she couldn’t keep the child, no one else could have him either
Chloe returned home and looked to her closest
A dress slid onto the floor as she found the tool she had been searching for
After a quick internet search on anatomy, Chloe was ready to end the suffering
The parents found Chloe bleeding out on the floor
With the mirror cracked and soaked in her blood
Later on, an autopsy proved to the parents that Chloe had been pregnant
However, there was no sign of the fetus’ corpse
Inside her body or out
Something must’ve happened to the baby
It couldn’t of just
disappeared
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