Maya sank onto the bed, a grin breaking through her exhausted, puffy face. “Apparently. It’s called pregnancy rhinitis. Your body increases blood flow to all the mucous membranes. Everything swells up. Even your nose.”
She inhaled the smell of antiseptic, fresh blankets, and new baby. Then she started to cry.
It started on a Tuesday, three days before she was even late. She was sitting at her desk, proofreading a client’s quarterly report, when she realized she had just inhaled through her mouth. A sharp, conscious sniff confirmed it: her left nostril was completely, utterly sealed.
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Maya sank onto the bed, a grin breaking through her exhausted, puffy face. “Apparently. It’s called pregnancy rhinitis. Your body increases blood flow to all the mucous membranes. Everything swells up. Even your nose.”
She inhaled the smell of antiseptic, fresh blankets, and new baby. Then she started to cry.
It started on a Tuesday, three days before she was even late. She was sitting at her desk, proofreading a client’s quarterly report, when she realized she had just inhaled through her mouth. A sharp, conscious sniff confirmed it: her left nostril was completely, utterly sealed.
