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“Oh, and also you’ll meet all of our sons!“, Shirley “Oh, and also you’ll meet all of our sons!“, Shirley
apped her hands excitedly. “Our second son, Nick, is away until November, he’s doing some training course with a pack in Canada, when he comes back, hi’s going to become a Gamma, who is the head warrior!“, she was beaming with pride and looked absolutely adorable, so I gave her a wide smile.
“This is awesome, Shirley!“, I congratulated her.
“Thank you dear!“, she then continued telling me about her other kids. The three other sons are away for college, but will be back soon, since the summer brake is very close now. The third son is going to become a lawyer and will graduate next year already, he will be helping the “mayor” with the communications with the outside world. The fourth and the fifth sons are twins and are studying engineering, but they are only through with the first year, so there’s still a long way until graduation.
All in all the talk went ok, I think. My mind was burning from the amount of the information I received, but I was pretty excited. A bit worried, because apparently they were all strong and healthy and I was a weak human and a bit disabled, so I could become the black sheep, but Jonathan reassured me, that it was totally fine and I would not complicate their life’s in any way.
One more hour later I started feeling the weight of the day catching up on me and couldn’t hold back a huge yawn, which made all the others laugh out loud. I was red as a tomato, but smiling non the less, they have become my family after all, so no need to be embarrassed. I would have to get used to Lena though, but she gave off a good vibe, so it wouldn’t take long, I thought.
“Oh, dear, you mus be exhausted! And it’s not good for the baby! Let’s get you to bed!“, Shirley cooed and helped me up from my chair. As soon as I stood up, I realized how tired my injured leg was – the muscles were stiff, and the scar was throbbing, sending waves of pain. My face shriveled and I tried to hold the whimper inside, but it slipped through my clenched teeth. I swayed a little and grabbed the cane firmly and took a deep breath.
“Shit, sorry“, I hissed out, feeling uncomfortable, when Shirley and Jonathan both hopped on their feet and held me steady under my
elbows.
“Don’t worry, sweetheart, let’s just get you to bed.“, Jonathan said sadly and picked be up, one hand under my knees, another on my back. Shirley grabbed my cane and followed Jonathan, as he carried me to my room. He then gently lowered me on my bed, said “Good night!” and left.
“Let me help you get undressed“, said Shirley, and I was too tired to argue, when she first took off my shoes and then started pulling off my pants. Her eyes stopped on the huge and disgusting scar on my thigh and I saw the look of shock on her face.
“I know, it’s disgusting…“, I said, lowering my eyes to the ground.
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“You poor child…“, she said and stroke my hair in a motherly way. “Will you tell me what happened?“, she sat next to me on the bed and took my hand in her.
“Maybe someday, not now, ok?“, I replied, and the look on my face said it all. She clearly got the idea, that I didn’t want to relive the events that lead to me receiving this eternal source of pain.
“Ok, honey, whenever you want to.“, she stroke my hair again. “Your muscles look really tense, let me massage them, and you just sleep, ok?“, she said quietly. I was already falling asleep, so I just nodded, and closed my eyes. She started massaging my thigh gently, not touching the scar, and I felt my leg relax. It wasn’t even a minute later, that darkness consumed me.
