Chapter 19: Chapter 19

Bliss is a wonderful feeling,

One that makes us sweet-toothed

From how good life tastes

Life is good, and a touch

Of family and love

Makes it much better

- PenaciousShewa

Kayola wakes up feeling very tired, and her bones are really hurting. She wonders what could be wrong and remembers that for the past six days, she has been dashing into the woods at the slightest provocation to shapeshift and howl out her frustration.

It is almost time for school, and it is a good thing that she has no training today. Milos has reduced her training days to four times a week, so she can prepare adequately for her final examinations. Tiredly, she gets off her bed and walks into the bathroom to brush her teeth and bathe. She slowly does these but is ready to go in thirty minutes. She puts on a red skirt and a white blouse, and her footwear is a pair of white sneakers. She braids her long, black hair into a ponytail and applies slight makeup. After one last glance at her mirror, she picks up her school bag and leaves the room.

She knocks on the door to her parents’ room and when she doesn’t hear a “come in,” she gently opens the door and walks in. She hears her mother in the bathroom vomiting, and she immediately runs to see her.

“Mum, are you okay?” Kayola asks, proceeding to hold up Wanda’s hair.

“Don’t worry baby, I will be fine. Just to be sure, I’ll visit the clinic once your father comes back, okay?”

“Mum, are you sure? I could stay with you until he comes. Hell, I could miss school just to be at your side” Kayola states firmly.

“I do not doubt that for a second, baby. However, there is no need for that. Go to school, I promise to give you the details of my visit to the hospital when you get back okay?”

“Okay mummy, please be fine okay? And don’t hesitate to ask a guard to get me if you need me, is that fine by you?” Kayola asks, reluctant to leave her mother.

“Alright baby,” Wanda replies.

Kayola places a wet fat kiss on her mother’s forehead and leaves the room for school. After she leaves, Wanda carefully settles back in bed and tries to imagine what could be making her this sick. Then, it dawns on her that the last time she felt like this was nineteen years ago when she became pregnant with Kayola. Could she be pregnant again? At thirty-eight? After nineteen years?

She calls for Petra and they both get ready to go to the hospital. There, her doubts are confirmed. She is indeed pregnant. Petra, dramatic as ever, practically screams the hospital down in happiness. When they get home, Wanda asks a guard to ask her husband to come home once he is done for the day. Petra promptly bakes a cake and some cookies to go with it, and she also orders some wine from the cellar.

“Hurray, I am having another godchild!” she exclaims and Wanda laughs.

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Although her mother has assured her that everything will be fine, Kayola is still pretty worried about her mother’s health. As she walks to school, with a whole lot of guards behind her, she silently prays to the moon goddess that her mother be fine and in good health by the time she gets home.

After entering the school premises, she dismisses the guards. As she approaches her classroom, one of her classmates, Sebastian, blocks her entrance into the class. Kayola looks up at him, with a frown on her face.

“Move,” she says, slowly.

“I am not going anywhere, Kayola. Not until we talk.”

“I have nothing to say to you, Sebastian. I do not like you and I can never like you, okay?” She pushes him out of her way with so much force that he falls, and the other students laugh at him. Serves him right

As she enters the class, she sees Keevan and she quietly sits beside him.

“Kayola, what was that about?” he asks in a concerned tone.

“That was Sebastian, and I have warned him severally to leave me alone. I have told him that I am not interested in dating him or warming his bed!” Kayola replies, obviously pissed.

“I am sure you handled the situation well. Please don’t be bothered, okay?”

“Alright, thanks babe,” she says just as the teacher enters the classroom.

School goes by really fast and as soon as the bell rings, Kayola leaves school, with Keevan beside her. She tells him about her mother’s illness and Keevan assures her that everything is going to be alright. Soon, Kayola is much better, thanks to him. As usual, they part ways when Kayola reaches the mansion, but not without sharing a beautiful kiss.

Kayola strides into the building and decides to get some water before going to check up on her mother. She is met with Petra’s jokes and her mother’s laughter.

These two are always together.

“Mom! How are you now?” she asks, racing to where Wanda is sitting. “You look much better than you did this morning” she observes happily.

“Yeah, baby, I am fine now. I told you, remember?”

“Errrrr, when you both are done with your mother-daughter reunion, will you come and give Aunt Petty a hug?” Petra demands, with her arms spread wide.

“I am so sorry, Aunt Petty, I was just so excited about the fact that mom is okay now” Kayola apologizes and gives Petra a big, warm hug.

“Well, now that that is out of the way, do you care to know what the doctor said, Kayola?”

“Yes, mom” Kayola replies.

“Well….drum roll, please……I am pregnant!” Wanda exclaims, and Kayola’s eyes lighten up at the news.

“Really? Mom, I am having a baby brother or sister!”

“Yes, baby,” Petra says, “and to celebrate, I made cookies. Here’s your share,” Petra hands a small tray of chocolate and gingerbread cookies to Kayola.

“Kayola?” Petra calls as she prepares a warm glass of milk for Kayola.

“Yes, Aunt”

“Why don’t you tell me about Sugar Lips, and before you feign ignorance, I am talking about Keevan and the kiss you both had before you came in”

Wanda starts to giggle, and poor Kayola groans, covering her face with her hands

“Aunt, I don’t have anything to say” she replies, her face reddening with embarrassment.

“Fine, darling; but let me tell you something, I know that you and Sugar Lips have not had sex, and you both are not having sex anytime soon, but one day, it is going to happen, and you have to be prepared for it. I have worked at both the pleasure house and in the kitchen, and one thing I can say to you is that good food and mind-blowing sex are one of the three ways to a wolf’s heart.”

“Amen, sister!” Wanda interjects.

“What’s the third one, Aunt?” Kayola asks, getting really interested in the conversation. She has gotten over her initial embarrassment.

“Good question, baby. Smart girl. Now, the third is stroking their ego. As wolves like their furs being stroked, that is the same way they enjoy it when their ego is inflated. Make him feel like he is in charge. This way, your wolf will worship the ground on which you walk.”

“But, Aunt Petra, when did you walk at the pleasure house. I have always known you to be here.”

“Baby, that was long before you were born, long before I even met your mother. Don’t worry, Kayola; one day, I’ll tell you all about it” she finishes proudly.

“Wow, Aunt, thank you so much, Aunt. I can’t wait to hear that story.” Kayola says.

The three musketeers spend the rest of their evening in the kitchen, laughing and cooking. Family is indeed beautiful.

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