The Deal (The One-Hundred #5.5)

By K. Weikel

Sometimes betting your life is worth it. And for her, it will always be worth it.

A One-Hundred Novella

• Language: English
• Publisher: K. Weikel Publishing
• Release date: May 9, 2019
• ISBN: 9781370662456

K. Weikel

K. Weikel uses her three-dimensional characters to tell stories of life and adventure and magic."The One-Hundred" won the Wattys Award in 2015 and has reached over two million reads. Weikel has also won the 2017 Writers Awards for Building Monsters. She has written 60 books, including her first manga, "Katharsis". To learn more, visit her website: http://www.kweikel.comSERIES:Underdogs (4)Replay (13)Katharsis (1)The One-Hundred (6 Books, 1 Short Story, 1 Novella)The Haunted Mansion (4)The Blood Room [3 Alternate Endings]TRILOGIES:Dead MenMaskless TrilogyTrapped TrilogyCOMING SOON (1)DUOLOGIES:The Unnamed DuologyStop; GoSTAND-ALONES:WaterloggedThrough the Dimension of NightmaresWhen the Sky EatsCreatures of the BelowNord and the BordSamenessBuilding MonstersDollhouseThe Vampire's CarnivalKrystal's WorldLabyrinthFiguresMatchCagedList X

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The Deal

A One-Hundred Series Novella

By K. Weikel

For my mom and dad.

Thank you for everything

And all the encouragement along the way.

For Donnie,

Who talks me through things

And whom I thank for supporting and understanding my dreams.

For my cousin

Whose obsession with mermaids

Is something we will always share, even as we grow older.

For my Nana,

Whom I miss so much

And who had taught me so much about so many different things.

And for my Papa,

For all you’ve told me,

And for helping strengthen my faith at such a young age.

Thank you for who I am today.

The Deal

K. Weikel

Published by K. Weikel at Smashwords

Copyright © 2018 by K. Weikel

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Chapter 1

‘There’s a high percentage your baby will not survive birth. If you’d like, we can remove the fetus—’

‘No, that’s fine. If there’s a chance it will live, then I’ll believe the odds are in her favor.’

‘But there’s no reason to—’ 

‘I said leave it alone. If you knew she was going to live, would killing it be as easy for you?’

‘We do it all the time, ma’am.’ 

A chill runs down my spine as I recall the encounter with the doctor. I had nothing more to say to him, but what was I going to tell my husband? He didn’t want her in the first place; he even tried talking me into getting rid of it. She wasn’t planned. 

I touch the expanded area of my stomach, feeling my little girl move around inside. We’ve yet to find a name for her. I’ve yet to find a name for her. Kaerius acts like he just doesn’t care. I wonder if it’s because she was a girl. 

Actually, it’s probably because she’ll be born a human. 

‘She still has to form the rest of the way, dear. She might become a mermaid. Give it time.’ 

‘There’s barely any time left for that to happen. And who’s to say that if she’s born a human, she’ll be spared?’ 

I rub the stretched skin, a pit of despair swallowing my chest. Everyone tells me that it’s just one life, that it is insignificant. People die every day. That this child