EiraThe more I vomited, the more I felt like I was about to throw out my guts. I had never felt this way before, and I hated feeling this way now when I knew that I was usually not like this. Something had gotten into me and I knew it, and I needed to find out what it was before it was too late."Are you alright, babe?" Gianna asked me."Of course she isn't alright, girl, look at her. She has even lost some color," Diana said to her immediately .I knew she was right and if I looked at myself in the mirror, I wouldn't like what I saw. I was getting tired by the minute and I hated feeling this way. Heck! I was a puking mess and I hated to think that there was something I had eaten or drank that was making me feel like this."That's it, we are going to the hospital," Diana pronounced.I rinsed my mouth with the running water from the sink and washed my face and in that moment, I felt better than how I was some minutes ago. I turned to face the girls and I wasn't surprised to see the su
EiraAn hour later, as I walked into the sterile, fluorescent-lit hospital room, my heart was pounding in my chest. Beside me were Gianna and Diana and looking at them, I knew that they had been there for me through thick and thin, and today was no different. Today, we were facing something I had been trying to avoid for hours now but there was possibly no way I could avoid it any longer, because I needed answers as much as they did to what exactly was going on with me.I was in the hot seat and ever since I had been experiencing those unusual symptoms, my mind couldn't help but jump to the worst-case scenario. I had to see a doctor, and my friends insisted on coming with me for support even though I knew that there was nothing I could do to stop them.Dr. Anderson, a middle-aged woman with a pleasant face entered the room, smiling brightly before she spoke. "Hello, Gianna. I see you have brought some friends along. That's wonderful. They can stay if it makes you feel more comfortable
EiraWe finally got home and just seeing the house had me bursting out in tears all over again. I couldn't believe that I was pregnant and I knew who was responsible. At that moment, I felt like a failure and a disappointment and I knew that if my mother could see me right now, she would be really devastated because this wasn't what she expected from me. Even though she was strict and very down to earth, she wouldn't expect me to end up pregnant and with someone I hated. As I slumped on the couch in the living room, I thought about everything that had happened and I knew the genesis of everything.Sebastian was responsible for this and in that moment, I knew I would rather die than to allow him know I was carrying his child. I had made a terrible mistake, and it pained me to know that there was nothing I could do to change the fact that I was pregnant. Aborting the baby was out of it because for one, I was far too gone and secondly, it would affect my wolf and the last thing I wanted
EiraPRESENT DAYThe following day, as the girls bustled around the living room, trying to tidy up and prepare for what was supposed to be a cheerful evening, I couldn't help but feel a storm of emotions raging within me. My unexpected pregnancy with Sebastian had left me in a state of constant turmoil. I sat there on the couch with tears welling up in my eyes, as the weight of the situation pressed down on me.They moved with purpose, rearranging furniture and setting the table, their laughter and chatter a stark contrast to the turmoil in my heart. How could I tell them? How could I explain that I couldn't stay here anymore and that the man who hated me was also the man responsible for the growing bump in my belly? Even though they already knew who was responsible for it, that didn't stop the fact that I was a failure and I had let them down more than anything else and I regretted my actions.As I absentmindedly rubbed my abdomen, feeling the life inside me, I made a decision in my
EiraNo matter how much I tried to keep my tears at bay, I just couldn't. All of my thoughts went to the child I was carrying and in that moment, I knew that I had failed both myself and the child because Sebastian wasn't fit to be called a father. He was stingy, self centered and so full of himself and that was not a person I wanted to introduce my child to. It wasn't fair on the poor child and I hated to think that that was going to be my fate because I was just too stupid to think about the repercussions after what I had done with Sebastian."What have you done, Eira?"My tears fell down in torrents and I knew that there was nothing I could do about it because for as long as I carried the child within me, I would always think about everything I had done. I rose up from my feet and the minute I stood up, my head turned, making me feel very dizzy. I knew it was a result of me crying everytime and the constant thought that raged through my head. I staggered towards the kitchen, wanti
EiraSoon my luggage was fully packed and I knew that it was time to finally leave. The girls had done so much for me and now, I needed to leave to protect them and also myself. I glanced at the letter I had written for them which was sitting peacefully on the table. Even as I stared at it, rivulets of tears streamed down my eyes in torrents and I hated to think that for the rest of my life, I would continue to live in this mess, live in this sadness that was slowly choking me to death.As I stood there, I remembered how the girls had begged me not to leave. They had assured me that everything was going to be alright but I knew that it wouldn't be alright because for as long as I remained here, Sebastian would always find me and hurt me and by extension, the girls which was something I couldn't allow.I was hell bent on leaving and I knew that I was doing it for my own good. I hated that this was the way I was departing from the girls but I had been pushed to the wall and this was wha
EiraAs I continued eating, I knew that the best thing I needed to do in that moment was to avoid the old woman because with the way she was staring at me, one would think that she was a witch who was sent to me to haunt me. As I stared at her eyes, I felt uncomfortable because I had this feeling that she knew more than she was letting on. There was just something about her that told me that she knew more than she was letting on and I hated to think about what it was that she knew.My wolf sensed her subtly and I discovered that she was completely human. She wasn't a paranormal and that was the first thing that put me at ease. I wasn't about to deal with someone of my own kind after everything I had passed through in the hands of my parents and my pack in general. If my wolf confirmed that she was indeed paranormal, I would have no other option than to fight her because there was surely no way that she wouldn't know more than she was letting on.As I continued eating, oblivious to ev
EiraJust before I turned around, I thought about what this could mean for me so I decided to stop at the very last minute because something screamed at me to hold on. For now, I wasn't ready to face whoever or whatever it was that was behind me.My mind went straight to the girls again and I knew that no matter what happened in my life, I would always remember them for doing a lot of good to me. It was one thing to give help to someone but when they impacted your life positively, one would never forget it, and that was the way I was feeling in that moment. They had been more than friends to me, and more than sisters even. They would forever be a part of my life because they had given me hope to my life back when I thought that there was absolutely nothing to live for again. I glanced at my wristwatch and if I was going by the time, I knew that they would have gotten home from work by now. They had both agreed to slash their work days so that one of them would get back home earlier t