Host: Part 1

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(Note: Read the introduction first!)

Sam awoke slowly the next morning, but she didn't open her eyes. She was afraid of what she might see. She hoped that the events of a few hours ago were just a horrible nightmare...bur she could already feel that she was sore...down there. Her sheets were soaked with sweat and silver fluid. Her body felt invaded, hurt, stretched out, and heavy.

Heavy?
...That's right. The thing...whatever it was...was inside her.

Mustering her courage, Sam opened her eyes.

There was a six-month pregnant belly attached to her.
No...no, it was HER belly now.

Sam sat up in bed, feeling the thing shift around inside her as she moved. It had weight to it, as if she'd swallowed a cantaloupe whole. She gingerly rested a hand on her stomach, which clearly protruded out from underneath her pink top. It felt firm, round, and lumpy, full of whatever she was now carrying.

This was too much.

Sam leaped out of bed and rushed over to her phone. Whatever this was, some doctor would be able to fix it.
She began to dial 9-1-1...

...Suddenly, a sharp pain...!

Sam dropped the phone and gasped. Her hand shot to her belly, and the pain instantly faded. She tried to reach for the phone again, and the pain returned.

 The thing that was within...it knew. It could sense what she was doing, and it didn't like it. When she threatened it, it decided to fight back, as if it stabbed her from the inside with one of its tentacles...

Sam sank back into her bed.
She cried for the next ten minutes.

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The rest of the morning consisted of inspecting herself and more attempted phone calls, only followed by more shots of pain, as if the creature was her shock collar.

How was she going to handle this? She was a new student at college...what would people think of her if they saw her in this condition? She couldn't tell people the truth, or the life she was carrying would hurt her again...

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.

Sam snapped back to reality, and adjusted herself in order to look a little presentable. She fixed her hair and pulled her shirt down to hide the bulge. "Uh...come in!"

The door swung open, revealing a girl the same age as Sam, with jet black hair and a large box in her arms. She spoke softly, "Um, hi...I'm Trudy...I think I'm supposed to be your roommate?"

Sam blinked. "Oh. Oh! Um...yeah. Make yourself at home, I guess?"

Trudy set her box down on the bed across the room. She turned to look at Sam. She seemed a bit taken aback when she saw Sam's belly, but otherwise unfazed. "So, uh...what's your name?"

"I'm Sam," Sam said. She was humiliated about her figure. She tugged her shirt around the mound a little more.

"Good to meet you," Trudy responded with a tentative smile. She began unpacking her things.

Sam could feel the awkward air in the room, and she knew what it was about. "...This?" She pointed to her distended stomach and patted it. "I'm not fat."

Trudy gave a nervous chuckle. "Oh. Then, uh...when are you due?"

"I'm not pregnant either!" Sam blurted. "I'm just...it's...hard to explain. D-don't worry about it."

Trudy gave her a strange look, but continued to unpack.

Eager to escape the awkward room, Sam shuffled out, mumbling that she needed to use the bathroom.

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Once she was safely in a stall, Sam lowered the seat and sat down. She sighed deeply, putting her head in her hands. Already, her new figure was damaging her social life. She knew people were confused, but if anything, she was even more concerned than them. She had no idea what was going on, or why. But she knew she had to deal with it, for however long the creature was inside her. And yet...what if it stayed inside for the rest of her life? What would she do then? She couldn't keep making excuses...

Suddenly, she heard footsteps by the door, and a familiar woman's voice. "Sam? Are you in there?"

"Trudy?" Sam quickly stood up and left the stall. She found her new roommate standing in the middle of the bathroom. "What is it?"

"Just wanted to know if you were okay. You seemed kinda weird back there." Trudy spoke with genuine concern.

"Oh. Yeah, I'm fine." Sam breathed, brushing some blondish hair from her face.

"Good." There was a bit of a pause before Trudy talked again. "Do you...want to get something at the food court?"

"Sure," Sam smiled, and followed her new friend out.

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The two went down and found places in line. The food court was large, but not very crowded. Sam smelled salty fries and juicy burgers, and her mouth suddenly began to water.

Trudy went first. There was a small old lady working there who asked, "What'll ya have?"

"I'll have one burger," Trudy said sweetly. "But skip the fries, please. I'm working on a diet."

"Coming right up, dear." The lady punched in the order to a little register. "Your school account will be charged. Have a great day!"

Trudy smiled and walked over to get her food. Sam came up to the lady next.

"What'll ya have, dear?"

Sam thought on it for a moment. "I'll have...two burgers, and a small--no, no, make it a large--a large serving of fries."

The old lady looked surprised. "Hungry today, are we?" She giggled. She punched the order into her register. "That's $7.00 to your account, darling."

Sam was a little startled by the price, but she smiled anyway. "Thanks!"
She went to pile up a tray with food, then join Trudy at a table.

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When Sam sat down across from Trudy with her tray, her friend's eyes widened. "Wow! Uh...that's a lot of food."

Sam looked down at her tray, as if only seeing it for the first time. "Huh. Yeah, I guess it is."
She gave a small laugh before quickly digging into the meal.

Trudy gave her a funny look, but began to eat her own meal after a minute.

As they ate, they started to make normal small talk. They conversed about their college expectations, their home lives, even things as simple as their favorite colors. As it turned out, Sam and Trudy had a lot in common. They were both nervous about school loans, they'd both never had a partner, and they both loved the color purple. By the end of the conversation, their friendship was practically set in stone.

Since Sam had a lot more food, Trudy was finished first. Once she'd cleared her tray, she stood up and went to bring it to the trash.

Sam leaned back in her chair, staring down the final half-eaten burger on her plate. Although she didn't want to believe it, she believed she knew the reason for her sudden hunger.
The monster inside her.

She sighed and looked down at her midsection. The momentary chat with her new friend had distracted her, but now it was on her mind again. All the food she'd ordered? She could've never eaten all that before. But now, she was eating for two. She put a sweaty palm over the curve of her stomach. She could feel it. The thing was hungry, and it relied on her to keep it full and safe...
Suddenly, Sam gasped. She leaned forward again as she felt a sudden sensation. The creature was moving around inside her, pleased by the incoming nutrients. It wriggled around inside her womb, and she felt all its tentacles rubbing her insides and pressing up against her palm. The feeling made her want to throw up all over the--

"Hey, you all right?"

It was Trudy, coming back to the table. Sam righted herself again, ignoring the squirming alien. "Y-yeah. All set. All good."

Trudy gave Sam a look, suggesting that she didn't believe her. But she sat down anyway, acting like things were normal. "So, are you ready to leave?"

"Uh...sure," Sam said. She lifted up her tray and walked off to the trash. As she was walking, she noticed that there was still half of a burger on her tray. Making sure no one was looking, she shoved the rest into her mouth. She felt like a pig...

...But the being inside her was content.

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Since classes didn't start for another few days, Sam and Trudy were free to hang out in their dorm. Only Sam took the opportunity. Trudy went for a jog around campus to help with her diet, but Sam still wasn't keep on being seen by a lot of other people. Instead, she sat in bed, wrapped in blankets, searching the Internet. She was hoping she could find some answers.

She went to Google and typed in the search bar, "raped by a monster." The results were all fake news stories and weird porn.

She tried again. "Mysterious blue creature invading room." All she saw were screenshots from Monsters Inc.

She was about to give up when one link caught her eye. The title read, "A squid creature came to my room in the middle of the night and went inside m..." Thinking she had finally found someone who could relate to her strange problem, Sam clicked on the link. But that was as far as she got. The website was blocked.

"What the hell?" Sam growled. "Why won't it--"

Suddenly, she felt the familiar burst of pain inside her. 

Her eyes widened and she put a hand on her belly. "Y-you can block websites, too...?"

"Who are you talking to?"

Sam looked up. Trudy was standing in the doorway, panting. She had an empty bottle in her hand. 

"Oh! Nobody..." Sam muttered. "How was your jog?"

"Fine," Trudy sighed, crossing the room to her bed. "I only stopped because I ran out of water. What have you been up to?"

"Just, um...just reading up on classes."

"Don't lie to me." Trudy said.

Sam's heart skipped a few beats. Had Trudy found out? Was that possible? How could she possibly explain...

But Trudy was smirking. "...You were looking up porn, weren't you?"

Sam felt instant relief. "Oh. Oh! Yeah, you got me! Haha..." Somehow, porn was easier to explain than what she'd actually been researching.

Trudy laughed. "Don't worry, we all do it."
After filling up her water bottle, she left to continue her jog.

Quietly, Sam continued to browse to no avail as the creature inside her gently squirmed.