Macaroni Macaroni 2: It's All in the Pasta Now

Chapter 3

You sat up in your chair so fast you nearly sent yourself and the chair to the ground. You looked around in a panic and found you were in your office. You wiped the drool from your chin and realized you had fallen asleep. You looked at the clock and it read '3:03 am'. You exhaled as you came down from the shock of that nightmare. Maybe you should take a break from this investigation. You didnt even feel hungry anymore. You pushed away from your desk and stood up. It was about time you really went to bed. You turned off the lights and went to your bedroom, sliding under the covers and letting the peaceful night lull you to sleep.

Some time later just as the sun was beginning to rise, you were awoken by an intense discomfort in your stomach. You brought your knees up to your chest and gripped your blanket. You groaned and you pushed yourself out of bed in hopes of making it to your bathroom in time. You forced yourself forward and you got to the bathroom just as the feeling had begun to subside. You knelt in front of the toilet, gasping. You began to rub circles into your belly and that's when you felt it. You pulled yourself to your feet with the help of the sink and looked into the mirror. Your eyes widened. There was a prominent lump in your belly, though it wasnt very big. You cautiously pushed a finger into it, not pushing too far as whatever it was on the other side of your flesh felt fragile. You began to consider what it could possibly be. You hadn't eaten very much in a long time and with your last few doctor's visits, you were reasonably healthy so it couldn't be that you're letting yourself go because of how much you're dumping into the investigation. You felt as if this could be a tumor though you didnt see anything like this the day before so you werent sure how plausible that could be. And the last option that you wouldnt even begin to consider is that you are somehow pregnant. As far as you were aware, you didnt even have the pregnancy organs let alone the ability to become pregnant. And that was if you didnt consider the fact that you hadn't been with anyone for as long as..well, you know. So nope, not possible. Not at all.

You washed your hands and your face.  You could go to the doctor but that would take away from the time you would spend on the investigation. But if this were as serious as it seemed, you may not live long enough to investigate anything. You went back to your room and got dressed, carefully putting on clothes so as to not disturb whatever is in you. You never had to make a same day doctor's visit before but there was a first time for everything. As you made your way to the front door, you passed your office. Despite having made your decision earlier, you couldnt help but think back to what your special someone said in that horrifying nightmare. If you were looking for me, you would have found me. You gulped. And against your better judgement you entered the office yet again. You could have sworn you were onto something last night and it wouldnt take long for you to find a proper lead anyway. You just knew it.