Chapter 3: Listening with curiosity

Chapter 3: Listening with curiosity

When was the last time you listened to someone? Listened, without thinking about what you were going to say in reply? Or waiting for your turn to talk?

Unfortunately, that is all I can do at the moment.

What’s worse I can’t even understand what they are saying. I’m literally listening to her heart and to her guts, as well as mine. But literally and figuratively I’m still in the dark. The only one I can actually understand, listen to and talk to is myself.

I’m continuing to count, continuing to listen and those are the only things that I can do at the moment. This morning, I thought I could hear my mother’s voice.

I’m not sure at what point the cochlear develops in the womb but words and sounds seem to be becoming clearer. I guess maybe I’ve been feeling her heartbeat more than hearing it but now I can hear my mother’s voice and she is singing.This chapter was first shared on the Ñøv€lß1n platform.

Singing to me maybe.

Does she even know that I’m here? Will she have noticed? How long does it take for a baby to be aware? And long does it take a woman to be aware of a baby? I mean premature babies can survive, but from what age can they survive, and at what point does consciousness begin?

Maybe it is simply because my listening skill has levelled that I can hear her. Sound being fairly muffled in here, easily half as loud as it would be outside.

Also, interestingly enough, my endurance, strength and dexterity all gained 1 stat overnight.

I’m growing and my stats seem to be growing with me.

I wonder when they will stop or if they ever stop. Will adding in my free points support or stunt my growth. There are just so many things I don’t know so best to leave it to nature for now. Anyway, back to the singing or humming, not a hundred percent sure which it is, what with my ears under water and still under development.

That said, I think it sounds beautiful.

Level: 3 Experience: 0/800 Age: 3 days

Health: 30/30 Stamina: 17/17 Mana: 20/20

Vitality: 3

Endurance: 1

Strength: 1

Dexterity: 1

Senses: 3

Mind: 48

Clarity: 2

Magic: 2

Free Points: 30

Skills: Time sense (LV 3) Listening (LV 2) Meditation (LV 1)