In her dream, Marian's belly grows heavy with a child she did not ask for. But despite this, she knows that she will love it. She never asked for her last child, and she loved him. Why could this one not be the same?
Besides, perhaps the child will heal all the things that are broken inside of her. Perhaps it will heal the outside as well.
Perhaps it will bind her to this life she has chosen.
Although now, in this dream - is it a dream? - she can't remember what life is. There's a shadowy face that lingers in her mind, but she can't place it.
Everything is distant.
When she lifts her head, the woman coming towards her seems strange and unknown, and Marian watches her approach without moving.