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-Mommy, I'm tired of seeing you suffer. A shadow comforted me and offered me a deal: give him my soul for a while to bring us together. Then I would come back,’ Clarissa's letter said.
Terrified, I felt movements in my belly. The ultrasound revealed twins.
Who else would Clarissa bring?
On the day of the birth, I screamed my heart out. Two misshapen creatures emerged, followed by a black shadow with icy hands.
-I'm back, Mommy,’ whispered a spectral voice as the creatures clung to me with sharp claws.
In my delirium, I saw Clarissa plunge into the shadows, leaving me with her demon spawn.
The price for her return had been paid in spades.