“Not me!”

Anita’s brain could not, would not take hold of the idea. Dr. Wood took her hand and repeated his words.

The room grew too bright, then immediately dimmed. Anita’s vision narrowed.

“So this is tunnel vision! Whoa! Focus, Anita, focus.”

And she tried to pay attention to the words. After all, she was the one and only – the invincible 42 year old district attorney in an otherwise non-descript town. Nothing could slow her down.

Nothing, except for that thin tell-tale line on a plastic stick.

“There’s nothing wrong with you nine months can’t cure,” laughed the doctor. “Congratulations!”
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This post is in response to Velvet Verbosity’s prompt INVINCIBLE. Why don’t you take a try at the challenge – 100 words – no more and then submit it to VV’s site. Have fun.
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