I didn’t worry about the “bonus material” suggested in the challenge, but focused more on the basic rules.

1. There is a contraction in every sentence. The specific type of contraction wasn’t defined in the rules.

2. The characters speak in a Cockney accent. (Granted, I’m from the USA, so it might be a poorly executed Cockney accent.)

3. The story obviously takes place in the UK, even though it doesn’t specifically say so. They don’t talk like that anywhere else (in my experience).

4. No Irishmen in the story, unless you count the late father (not the priest), but he wasn’t present during the events of the story. And he’s dead. Pretty negative, yes?

I didn’t bother with a bowler or crazy eyes, though I’d imagined them on the priest and mother (respectively). Didn’t have enough space in the story for such trivialities.

Hope you enjoyed this. I did.

Good challenge, Spageti!

Missed a sentence for a contraction, m’dear… “Pain shot through her abdomen, and she cried out in anguish.” Otherwise, well done you!

Er, wait… a labor contraction… ha ha. I get it.

hahaha, contractions! do priests wear bowlers? crazy eyes indeed, a woman in her predicament surely has those!

Yes, I intentionally bent the rules with that sentence. Because I’m oh-so-clever.

Wow, that was actually really well done :D

You are oh-so-clever. Love the way you crafted the rules into the fabric of the story.

Oh, the agony . . . . oh, the ecstacy.

I cringed at the contractions, in both senses. But that was a good thing! Nice. :-)

I bow to your superior story sir. What I wanna know is: What killed him?

Eagle: Maybe you should write the sequel and let me know?

Ha. You pulled off the cockney accent well.

Dear EM,

Duly prequeled per your request. Great idea!