The Beautiful

Jack stared out of his office window. He was at home, enjoying the day off of work. He looked outside, watching nature at its finest. The birds flying by. The trees blowing in the warm summer breeze. He enjoyed the peace and quiet, until-

"Jack!" Jack heard the voice of his beautiful wife from behind him. He turned to find her standing three feet away from him. She had a wide grin on her face. "Guess what?"

"What, my darling?" Jack asked his wife, Scarlet.

"I-I'm pregnant!" Jack, just comprehending what his wife had said, smiled. He ran up to Scarlet, embracing her in a big hug.

"That's awesome!" Jack exclaimed. "I'm going to be a father!" Jack smiled wider than he ever has before.

"Yeah," Scarlet said, "you are! Our child will be the most adorable, cutest kid of them all. If it's a boy, it will inherit your handsomeness. Your black hair, your soft skin, your dark brown eyes, and your kind smile."

"And if she is a girl," Jack started, "she will have your long brown hair, your green eyes, and your perfect teeth that look so perfect in your perfect mouth." Jack leaned in to kiss his wife.

"I'm so excited!" Scarlet exclaimed. "I can't wait to see our beautiful daughter." Scarlet smiled.

"No, no, no. I don't think so. I think you mean our 'handsome son'?" Jack laughed. Scarlet did, too, punching her husband's shoulder.

"No matter what, they will be beautiful." Jack nodded, hugging his wife again.

    9 months later.

Scarlet lay on her comfortable hospital bed, her husband sitting on a chair next to her, holding her hand. Scarlet couldn't stop smiling at the thought of being a mother. Both Scarlet and Jack stared at the door, waiting for the doctor to arrive with their baby.

A knock was heard from behind the door. "Come in," Jack and Scarlet said at the exact same time. The door opened, revealing the doctor. She had a blue blanket in her arms. She walked over to the hospital bed, looking a bit worried.

"H-Here's your son, Mrs. and Mr. Falee." The doctor held out the blanket and Scarlet grabbed it carefully.

"What is that? This is not our son! This-This is some sick joke!" Scarlet yelled. "Give us our real son!"

Jack, confused, looked over at the baby in Scarlet's arms. "W-what? Why? What happened?" Jack looked up at the doctor.

The doctor shook her head. "This, this is no joke. This is your son. We tried to find something wrong with him, but he is perfectly healthy."

"There is no way! Check again!" Scarlet said, furious. "Try another test to-to make sure everything is fine."

"We already did. We took three tests. Everything is fine, Mrs. Falee. We can't do anything. Sorry. There is a possibility that he will change over the years."

Scarlet looked down at her son, examining his face. His eyes were strangely far apart. His nose was way too low. His mouth was long, and non-human looking.

"I sure hope that he will change."

         3 years later.