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Rachel was 20 years old. She had blue eyes and brown hair with several strands of pink. She was a well-known young streamer girl, doing videos of fake pregnancy or fake labor, now that she was pregnant for real. She was currently overdue and her belly was big and round. Her viewers were betting about the size of the baby. Rachel promised her viewers that she would stream the whole active labor and birth. Today was the day. After being pregnant for 40 weeks and 8 days now, she felt her first contraction during dinner, around 8 PM, on a Friday evening. It wasn’t painful yet but Rachel knew it was time. She took her phone, took a selfie and posted it on her Facebook page and on her Instagram. The description of the picture was: “Felt my first contraction tonight! Ready to go into labor and have this baby. Stream will start soon!” After reading some comments and answering them, she prepared herself to go to bed, before putting the phone away at 10 PM. Rachel woke up around 10 AM and just

The house was quiet except for the rhythmic ticking of the clock on the wall. Amelia sat on the edge of the couch, her hands cradling her immense nine-month belly. It was beautifully rounded and taut, the skin smooth and glowing, with a faint linea nigra running from her navel to her pelvis. The baby had dropped significantly in the past week, leaving her belly hanging low, almost as if it were resting just above her hips. This lower position brought her a mix of relief and discomfort, the extra pressure making every step a careful act of balance. For a week now, Braxton Hicks contractions had teased her body, tightening her belly and stealing her breath. She’d learned to recognize the pattern—the sudden tightening that built into a firm, unyielding pressure before slowly fading away. She had hoped they’d turn into the real thing by now, but instead, they only seemed to grow more intense. Sitting alone in the house, Amelia winced as another contraction began. The tightening sensation