In a hushed prison infirmary, midwife Helena prepared to assist Inmate 1462, a pregnant woman due soon. Known for silence and avoiding eye contact, the inmate seemed unusually composed. During the exam, Helena spotted a strange symbol on her foot, not a scar or tattoo but a mark she recognized from a church altar that mysteriously burned years ago. When questioned, the woman withdrew, her cold, knowing gaze chilling Helena.
Feeling an unexplainable dread, Helena told Nurse Claudia to summon the doctor and chaplain, bypassing medical explanations. The symbol’s reappearance in this silent prison cell hinted at something unsettling about the impending birth, leaving Helena to wonder if some things were never meant to be born.
