
Sterile hospital walls closed in around him, as he paced up and down the long corridor like a palace guard.
His stomach was a rollercoaster, nervous thoughts racing like toy cars around his head.
The theatre room door swung open.
"It's a boy"

This week's entry for the #ZapFicMonday prompt.
You really put the tension into those lines because it's not clear until the end that he's waiting for a baby to arrive. Great story 👏👏!
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