Chapter #3From the Sisterhood to Motherhood by: BeeJay   Marianne's alarm woke her up on the morning of June 17. After shutting it off, she looked across the room, where her habit was hanging, waiting for her. "Good morning, Sister Marianne," she said to herself with a smile. She then threw off the covers and pushed herself into a sitting position.
"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph."
Her nightgown fit her much differently than it had last night. Her breasts were a full cup size larger than before. But what really caught her attention was the way her belly pushed out the front. Lifting it, she confirmed that her belly really had grown that much while she slept. With a tentative finger, she touched her belly; instead of yielding the way fat did, her belly was as hard as it was round. "It can't be," she said to herself, "it must be something - "
Her thought was cut off by a sharp blow from inside her.
"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!" Although she had certainly never experienced it before, she knew there was no mistaking a baby kicking in the womb.
There was a knock on her bedroom door. "Marianne?" asked the voice of Sister Madeline. "Are you alright?"
"You'd better get the Mother Superior," Marianne replied, letting her nightgown fall back into place.
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A few minutes later, there was another knock. "Marianne?" asked the Mother Superior. "Is something wrong? Cold feet?"
"It's more than cold feet, Mother Superior. You'd better come in."
They opened the door and came in, stopping when they saw her. "I suppose you're going to tell me this isn't what it looks like."
"I'm afraid it's exactly what it looks like, Mother Superior. There's definitely a baby in there. But I have no idea how it got there. I've never been with a man; and, even if I had, I certainly wasn't like this yesterday."
"That's certainly unexpected," said the Mother Superior. "We'd best call the doctor, and see if we can talk her into making a house call."
Marianne nodded; after all, it wouldn't do for people to see a novitiate in an advanced state of pregnancy.
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A half hour later, the Mother Superior returned. "The doctor can't come today," she explained. "She's dealing with a great number of women who are in the same situation you are. Including herself."
"I thought it was strange enough when it was just me," Marianne replied.
"The bishop called. He asked your condition, and I told him. He has decided to postpone the matter of your vows until you've seen the doctor. As I mentioned, this phenomenon is wider than just these four walls."
"He knows about this?"
"The Most Reverend does not live by the rules of the convent." Which was as close as the Mother Superior would come to saying that the bishop indulged in many of the earthly pleasures that the sisters denied themselves.   indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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