The Wrath Of The Shadow Wolf novel Chapter 2

“No I don’t have any ticket with me” Sandra replied.

Riona walks up to her and hands her ticket over to Sandra

“You can have mine Sandra, I will go get another for myself” Riona offered.

Sandra beamed with a smile as Riona gladly granted her request. She happily collected the ticket from Riona “Thank you Rio” She exclaimed.

As Riona goes for another ticket, Sandra ran and took Evolette’s hand and drags her into the merry-go-round.

It was the very selfie that she took with her mum in front of the merry-go-round horse that she saw and remembered the event that happened on that day.

Riona got up from her bed and wiped the tears that had formed on her eyes. She went for her wardrobe and when she got to it, she opened it. She wanted to go through each and every one of her clothes as she wanted to have more memories of her mum.

She began to pick out her dresses one after the other. With each of the clothes that she brings out of her wardrobe, she wore a smile as she reminiscence on how each of them reminds her of her late mum. However, when she brings out any clothes that have an exceptional memory of her late mum, she would chuckle. But she was completely indifferent to a few of the clothes. She drops any cloth that she was done with on the floor and goes for another.

As she continues in her search, she got to a pink blouse and stops. She sniffed the blouse, smiled, and goes to sit on a chair.

“Mum,” she said.

She held out the blouse and looked at it once again and she chuckled at the memory that it brings.

“I will forever remember and love you mum, I will cherish your memory forever,” she said.

She held the blouse close to her bosom and a tear dropped from her eyes.

The sight of the blouse took her down memory lane and she began to remember the whole activity surrounding the blouse.

FLASHBACK

It was over a year ago, on a Monday morning. Riona runs down the staircase of their house. She was putting on a singlet and little shorts and she was holding a brown short flare skirt in one hand.

Wright and Evolette were already having breakfast when Riona ran downstairs. And as Wright saw what she was putting on, he was surprised that she was not dressed for school yet.

“What happened, Rio, you ought to be ready for school already. Why aren’t you ready yet?” Wright asked.

Riona did not respond to her dad. Rather she rushed to her mum and hands the brown skirt that she was holding to her.

Evolette collected the brown skirt from Riona but she did not know what to do with it so she held the skirt and stared inquisitively at Riona.

“Mum, that is the skirt I want to wear to school this morning,” Riona said.

“Okay,” Evolette replied.

She still wasn’t sure why Riona could not wear the skirt as she was supposed to. And she does not know what Riona wants her to do with the brown skirt that she had handed over to her or even what she was supposed to say to Riona.

“I said I would be wearing this skirt this morning” Riona repeated.

Riona was already becoming impatient. She does not understand why her mum would just respond okay to her without more.

“Of course Riona, you are allowed to wear it. This isn’t the first time you would be wearing this skirt to school honey, you will look just perfect in it” Evolette said.

She looked at Wright to know what he thinks of the response that she had given Riona. The look from him shows that she has given Riona just the right response and she was cool. But this wasn’t the same for Riona, whose countenance shows that she was not having any of her mum’s responses.

Seeing the confusion on Evolette, Wright decided to step in and see if he can clarify things with Riona.

“Is there a problem with the skirt Rio?” Wright asked.

“Not with the skirt dad” Riona responded.

“So what is the problem about honey?” He requested.

Riona did not understand her parents at all. Why was it difficult for them to see her predicament? But it’s already obvious that she would have to spell it all out to them if she intends to be in time for school today.

She heaved, placed her hands at akimbo, and said to them

“I already have the skirt, but I would need a top to go with it”

Evolette was taken by surprise by Riona’s request, but she decides not to show it. Wright heaved a sigh of relief and continued with his meal.

“Don’t worry dear, mummy got this all under control”

She smiled at Riona, who in turn, smiled back at her.

“Wait for me, I will be back in a jiffy,” she said.

After assuring Riona that she’s got everything under control, she hands the skirt back to her and she went up the stairs.

In a few minutes, she resurfaces holding a cloth in her hands and she went and sat back on the dining table.

Riona who did not know what her mum was holding and was already anxious to know what her mum was up to, went and sat beside her.

“You can take this, Rio,” she said.

She hands what she was holding over to Riona, who opened it to discover a pretty pink sleeveless blouse.

Riona could not contain her excitement. This blouse is just so beautiful, and pink is her best color. It would just be perfect for her flare brown skirt.

Evolette intentionally cleared her throat before speaking.

“You see Rio, this blouse was passed on to me by my mother”. She began.

Riona rolled her eyes. She was aware that her mum was about to fill her in with some long family history, but for the love of the blouse, she was ready to take the pain and hear it all.

Riona looked at the blouse once again. She had gone to school on the blouse on that fateful day and just everyone loved the blouse. They all admired it and could not seem to take their eyes away from it.

According to her mum’s story, the gown had been worn by her great grandmother, to her grandmother, to her mother, and now to her.

Riona has since taken extra care of the blouse. And even though she has not really thought about having kids, she hoped that one day her own daughter would wear it too.

This is more than a mere blouse to Riona. The blouse connects her to something strong, her root. Standing up, Riona decided to put on the blouse.