"Congratulations! Your wife is pregnant." The doctor said.

After hearing the awesome news, Daniel went crazy with happiness.

"Thank you doctor! Thank you so much. Can I see her?" He said.

"Sure." The doctor agreed and opened the door for Daniel.

Daniel walked in and saw his wife laying down on the hospital bed. She had a warm smile on her face as she saw her husband walking towards her.

Daniel held her hands tightly as tears of joy ran down his face.

"I'm so happy. This is the biggest gift ever." He said and took a long breath.

He noticed tears in his wife's eyes.

"Brenda. I swear, as from now itself, I will never be harsh to you. I will quit alcohol. I will never get drunk and beat you again. I know, I've been a bad husband. I have always mistreated you. But as from now, I will treat you like a queen." Daniel said as he rubbed the hands of his wife, Brenda.

Brenda didn't reply. She only smiled at Daniel as tears rolled down her cheeks.

The couple had been married for two years and their married life had been a disaster. Brenda loved Daniel a lot.
However, Daniel was not good to her. He always chose his friends over her wife. He would hang out till late at night with his friends, not considering about his wife.
Most of the time Daniel would get drunk and return home. When Brenda tried to talk to him about the issue, he would beat her out of anger.
However, with the arrival of the new baby, Daniel decided to change.

The young couple was very happy.
They had started to prepare for the baby's arrival. Daniel bought everything that Brenda asked. He pampered his wife a lot.

Alas, happiness turned out to be only a short termed guest for the couple.

One day, while Daniel was not at home, something bizarre happened to Brenda.
The latter was cutting fruits in the kitchen when suddenly her phone started to ring.
She walked into the living room where her phone was.

As soon as she picked up the call, she heard a baby crying.

"Hello?" She talked.

"Who is this?" She asked.

The voice was very loud. She was worried but then she hung up. However, even after she had hung up the phone, she could still hear the cries of the baby. She listened attentively and she felt a chill down her spine. The sound was coming from her womb. She placed her hands on her belly and she felt weird vibrations.

Out of fear, Brenda started to breathe heavily. The cries of the baby had intensified. She sat down on the couch and blocked her ears. She closed her eyes in terror.

After a few seconds, the cries stopped. Brenda opened her eyes slowly. The room was silent. Out of a sudden, she felt someone breathing next to her.

She turned to her right and what she saw next made her heart shiver. A woman was sitting next to her. The woman had short brown hair, her nose was very pointy and her eyes were small. As Brenda observed her, she noticed that the lady had a baby on her lap and her dress was full of blood. Even the baby was covered in blood.

"Who....are...y..you?" Brenda asked.

"Shhhhh. You will disturb the baby." The woman whispered.

"But, what are you doing inside my house?" Brenda asked.

The woman looked at her sternly and then gave her a smile.

"How are you feeling now?" She asked Brenda.

"What? What are you talking? Get out of my house!" Brenda was now angry and she shouted at the woman.

"Shhhhh.... the baby will start crying again." The woman said.

"What? Please. Take your baby and leave. Otherwise I will call the security." Brenda warned her as she stood in front of her.

"Take the baby and leave? What do you mean? That's your baby." The woman replied.

"What?" Brenda asked out of shock.

"Yes. It was crying in your womb, so..." the woman said and stopped.

"Sss..so?" Brenda asked as fear took control of her body.

The woman smiled at her.

"So I took it out." She replied, still smiling.

Brenda was scared. She held her womb.

"No. This cannot be possible. Go away!" She screamed as she knelt down.

She started to cry endlessly. She was so freaked out that she didn't dare to lift her head up. She hid her face with her hands.

Suddenly she heard the door opening.

"Brenda? What happened?" She heard Daniel's voice.

Daniel had returned home with his friend Harry.

Daniel rushed to Brenda who was in tears. Brenda was shivering.

"Daniel. She took my child." Brenda said.

She looked traumatised.

"What? Who? Get up." Daniel said.

She helped Brenda to get up from the floor and made her sit on the couch.

"Harry. Please bring her some water." Daniel requested his friend.

Harry walked towards the kitchen which was next to the living room.

"Stop. Calm yourself." Daniel tried to comfort his wife.

"Tell me. What happened?" Daniel asked after wiping her tears.

"There was a woman here a while ago. She had blood covered on her dress. She said that she took my baby from my womb. I am so scared." Brenda explained.

"What? Brenda, there is no one here. You must have had a nightmare." Daniel said.

"No!" Brenda exclaimed.

"She was here! Right next to me! She held a baby in her arms. She took my child!" Brenda screamed.

In the meantime, Harry was already in the living room with a glass of water in her hands.

Daniel took the glass from him.

"Thanks." He said.

"Dude. I think your wife is crazy." Harry said.

He looked at Brenda and led out a sigh. He then walked out of the house.

"Are you happy now? You've shamed me in front of my friend. He must be thinking that I live with a crazy woman now." Daniel vented out in rage.

"I am not crazy! I saw her" Brenda replied.

Out of anger, Daniel slapped her with all his force.

Brenda fell on the couch.

Out of nowhere, they heard a baby crying. Daniel was shocked.

"Who is this?" Daniel shouted.

The cries of the baby were now louder.

Brenda started to tremble with fear.

"Please. Whoever you are, stop bothering us." Brenda requested as she started to cry.

"Why are you doing this?" Brenda asked, still in tears.

Suddenly, the cries stopped. They couldn't hear it anymore. Daniel looked at Brenda with his eyes widely opened. He was sweating out of terror.

"Help me. I lost my mother." They heard a voice.

The voice sounded like a child's.

They were panic-stricken.

"Who are you?" Brenda asked.

"I don't know. I was killed before I was born. I was separated from my mother. I want my mother!" The child said and again, they heard the voice of a baby crying.

Daniel was now irritated.

"Stop! Stop all these cries! What do you want from us? You want us to find your mother? Fine! We will. Just stop bothering me and my wife!" Daniel busted out.

"My mother's name is stacy." The child said.

"Stacy?" Daniel murmured.

There were no further response from the child.

"Do you know her?" Brenda asked.

"Uh? Who?" Daniel asked.

"Stacy! Do you know her?" Brenda asked again.

"No! Are you mad? How would I know her?" Daniel answered, looking irritated.

As soon as Daniel finished talking, he heard the cries of the baby again. This time it sounded like there were several babies crying together.

You do not know stacy?" They heard the child's voice again. This time it sounded grumpy.

The sound of the cries was unbearable. Glasses and mirror started to break in the house.

"Daniel! What's happening?" Brenda shouted.

"I don't know." Daniel asked as his eyes watered. He was freaked out and he was shivering.

"Tell her who is stacy!" The child warned him.

"What are you hiding from me?" Brenda asked.

She had to cover her ears since the cries were getting unbearable. Blood started to flow out of their ears.

"Fine! I will tell you everything! Stop these cries!" Daniel exclaimed in terror.

The cries stopped and finally the atmosphere was calmed again.

Daniel wiped his forehead and sat on the couch. Brenda looked at him with confusion, waiting for an explanation.

"Brenda, before you there was another girl in my life, stacy. We had been dating for two years. But then, I met you. I was attracted towards you and wanted to get to know you. When we met I never mentioned about stacy. I ignored her for you, till one day she told me that she was pregnant. I was so upset and didn't want her in my life anymore. I told her to abort the baby but she refused. She loved me a lot. When I told her about you she was heartbroken. She tried to change my mind saying that it was just a mere crush but I didn't listen to her. I didn't want her in my life anymore as I had feelings only for you. Out of anger she warned me that she will tell you everything about me and our relationship. She took the car and was heading towards your house. I was so scared and angry because of her attitude that I followed her in my van and ended up crashing her car with my van. She was badly injured. I took her out of her car. She was still breathing, but...." Daniel paused.

"But?" Brenda asked.

"I buried her alive." Daniel completed.

Brenda looked at her husband with shock and despair.
Her eyes were teary.

"I lied about the accident. I said that it was stacy's fault. She crashed my van and ran away. I bribed my lawyer so that he would make my lie appear genuine in the courtroom which worked. The police are still searching for Stacy, thinking that she is alive and hiding." Daniel talked.

Brenda stared at him without saying a word.

"I am sorry..." Daniel said in regret.

"You are a monster." Brenda said.

She wiped her tears, took her phone and dialed a number.

"Hello.." She talked as she walked out of the living room.

Daniel kept on sitting there, devastated.
He heard footsteps. He saw a woman carrying a baby walking in front of him. Her dress was covered in blood. Her head was injured. She didn't harm Daniel. She just passed in front of him. It was no one else but Stacy.

After a few minutes, the police surrounded their house. Brenda watched her husband leaving with handcuffs around his wrists.

The End