science fiction

Click here to return to the beginning of the story. To return to Part 2, click previous. Previous Paragraph: Maxwell was standing, legs apart and shoulders hunched, as the nurse headed toward the bassinet with her needle primed. He marched toward the bassinet until the stage hand blocked his progress. Max stopped, turned his head,

To go back to the beginning of the story, click here.  Last paragraph: The nurse withdrew a syringe and plunged it into the skin on one side of the baby’s pale tender neck; the infant screamed and kicked her pajama-clad feet. Max lifted himself a little from his seat and looked on with horror as