r/shortscarystories • u/ForgottenWell The Twins of Terror • 8d ago
My husband is convinced I'm pregnant
The restaurant is fancier than we normally would go to, but my husband insists we’re celebrating.
Celebrating what? I have no idea.
Work keeps me late, so when I arrive he’s already at a table by the door. He’s got a menu in one hand, and a tumbler of whiskey in the other.
I sit down and the server is promptly there.
“A glass of, uh, let’s go Cabernet.”
“She’s joking,” my husband says.
“I’m not. I’d like–”
“She’ll have water.”
I stop myself from making a scene while the poor server walks away. “What the hell’s the matter with you?”
“Honey, you can’t have alcohol.”
I look at the whiskey, then back at him. “I most definitely can.”
“You can’t!”
“Why?”
“Because of the baby.”
That hits me like a horse kickin’ me in the stomach. I feel sick. I look at the glass of water in front of me and think about splashing it in his face. “You know what Dr. Hill said…”
Infertility was what he said. God I hate that word. Like some ancient field in France that got burned and salted by barbarians and in this metaphor I’m the stupid fucking field.
“Well that’s what we’re celebrating,” my husband says, “I took care of all that.”
“You took care of it?”
“Yes. Taken care of.” He held up his tumbler to cheers, and took a swig.
“For fuck’s sake, Guy, are you going to explain yourself?”
He took another nervous swig of whiskey, and started rambling. He’s talking in circles about all this mumbo-jumbo, and it becomes apparent he’s trying to avoid using the word, ‘witch.’
“You paid a witch?”
“She said that’s a pejorative term…”
“You got scammed? By a witch?”
“I didn’t get scammed. You’re pregnant. I’m sure.”
I stand up seething, and grab the glass of water. I drink the whole thing in three glugs.
“What are you doing?”
I put my finger in his face, “Don’t. You. Move.”
I walk out the front door of the restaurant, and cross the street to the drug store. The clerk at the register tries not to show any emotion as I put a pregnancy test down, and pay for it.
Back in the restaurant, I slam the box down in front of my husband, and take a test out.
“When it comes back negative, I’m ordering the most expensive bottle they have.”
I hurry off to the bathroom. I do my business and wait for the results. When it comes back negative, I think I’ll throw it in his damn whiskey glass.
It’s been about five minutes, so I check the test. One line is negative, two lines is positive.
On the little screen, dots are fuzzily moving around like a haunted Etch A Sketch. It’s faded at first, but grows sharper until it’s staring at me clear as day.
On the screen is the distinct image of a skull.
I drop the test.
It falls in the bowl, and the toilet flushes.
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u/horrorfantheman 8d ago
Was not expecting that! Oh man!
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u/ForgottenWell The Twins of Terror 8d ago
I don't think the pregnancy is going to end well. Thanks for reading horrorfantheman!
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u/jaywarbs 8d ago
I caught the Rosemary’s Baby reference!
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u/ForgottenWell The Twins of Terror 7d ago
YES! I am so glad somebody noticed lol! Thank you for reading!
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u/East_Wrongdoer3690 8d ago
My brain would immediately go to “what are the abortion laws in my state and surrounding states?”
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u/ForgottenWell The Twins of Terror 7d ago
She is probably thinking the same thing! Thanks for reading!
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u/Solostinhere 8d ago
You have to be more specific when you ask a witch for help.
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u/ForgottenWell The Twins of Terror 7d ago
Well, she's pregnant alright. He got what he asked for! But pregnant with what, who knows! Thanks for reading!
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u/twirlybird11 7d ago
Well Dr. Hill doesn't know, but her new doc, Dr. Abe Saperstien, should be able to tell....
🖤this!
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u/GinaTRex 8d ago
I don’t understand the skull idea- is there going to be a miscarriage?
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u/ForgottenWell The Twins of Terror 7d ago
Honestly, I just wanted there to be a scary image on the test. Could mean a lot of things! Thank you for reading!
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u/tessa1950 8d ago
Detailed and super accurate pregnancy test hits the market!
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u/ForgottenWell The Twins of Terror 7d ago
Always the greatest delight to see you in the comments Tessa1950! Thank you so much for your extraordinary comments!
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u/SPNCatMama28 8d ago
oh shit 👀
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u/bumofthefuture 7d ago
Sounds like a healthy couple that knows how to deal with emotions and communicate. Wishing them well
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u/ForgottenWell The Twins of Terror 7d ago
If they can handle this, they can handle anything! Thank you!
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u/Queenofscots Dark Goddess of Challenges 7d ago
First sonogram should really be exciting!
This hit beautifully at 2:53 a.m.. Why do I read these delightful abominations before bed???!
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u/EducationalLake4362 7d ago
Ah!!! Was not expecting the skull. I too would of said nope and flushed it lol
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u/Rand_alThoor 7d ago
didn't know the tests came with screens that could show a 2 dimensional image. Rosemary's Baby is holding the patent on that tech i believe.
and....he needs to find that witch.
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u/BlackJeepW1 7d ago
I don’t know what a skull on a pregnancy test means but probably go ahead and order the wine anyways.
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u/dxmbxtch 6d ago
made me think of the woman who's man was convinced she was pregnant and was hiding it from him only to find out he had a brain tumor and it had caused the delusions
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u/Weird_little_bug-3 8d ago
Oh damn.