Lila reclined in the observation deck, her attention split between the serene view of the cosmos and the unsettling sensation within her. Her hand rested gently on her belly, which seemed to defy the very laws of nature with its relentless growth.
"I can't be the only one who's noticing this," she murmured, her voice echoing softly in the metallic chamber.
Lila scoured through the ship's logs, hoping to find answers hidden within the reams of information. The isolation of space only heightened her anxiety, each moment stretching into eternity as her belly grew larger.
"What have they done to me?" she wondered aloud, her thoughts a whirl of confusion and fear.
Lila hesitated at the threshold, her instincts screaming to turn back, yet an undeniable pull urged her forward. With a deep breath, she stepped into the room, her eyes drawn to a console that seemed out of place amidst the outdated technology.
"This must be it," she whispered, her fingers dancing over the controls as she accessed a series of encrypted files.
Lila's heart pounded as she watched, the truth dawning with a sickening clarity. The colony had been conducting unauthorized experiments, manipulating genetics in a bid to engineer the next stage of human evolution.
"This was never meant to be," she realized, her voice a tremor of anger and disbelief.
Lila raced through the narrow passageways, her mind a blur of strategies and survival instincts. The growing weight of her belly slowed her movements, yet her determination pushed her onward.
"I won't let them take this from me," she vowed, her resolve hardening with each step.
Lila gazed at the stars, their distant light a source of comfort in the vast unknown. Her belly, impossibly large, was now a symbol of both fear and hope—a testament to her courage and the secrets she had uncovered.
"I'll see this through," she promised herself, knowing that the journey ahead would be fraught with challenges, but also with the potential for a brighter future.
