Slice Of Heaven

A cooing sound filtered into Reyona’s consciousness.

She turned her head ever so slightly and winced as light stabbed through her slitted eyes.

She quickly closed her eyes and tried to figure out why it was so painful to open her eyes.

That was when she realised it wasn’t just her eyes that felt assaulted; even her head was throbbing.

Beyond the pulsing in her head, the cooing sound was still there.

It was coming from her right.

Despite the pain she knew she might feel again, Reyona was tempted to find out the source of that soothing sound.

She carefully opened her eyes again and finally saw it.

The playpen was some distance away and she could see a baby inside it.

“Who left a baby unattended?” was the first thought that came to Reyona’s mind.

The baby seemed to be having a good time, though, as the cooing sounds only changed in variation.

Reyona smiled and winced as the muscles in her head seemed to protest the sudden movement.