The Wrath Of The Shadow Wolf novel Chapter 4

Riona is all alone in her room and is seated on her bed and going through her laptop. As she scrolled through her pictures on the laptop, she arrived at a picture she had taken with her mum at the city’s fun park. Riona stopped as she arrived at the picture. The picture brought back memories. Memories she would never want to forget, and she wished were not mere memories anymore. Unable to decide what her reaction should be, she only stared at the photo with feelings of love and hopes.

Thereafter, she placed the laptop on the bed beside her as her mind drifted to when she and her mum had taken the picture only but some months ago.

On that day, Riona had casually requested that she and her mum went to the park together with some of the kids that Rennet Aid provides for. But then she never knew that would be the last time that she would ever be there with her mum.

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FLASHBACK

Riona and Evolette were in the city fun park and they were taking selfies with their phones. Unlike Riona, Evolette was eager to capture every fun moment that she has with her daughter.

Cindy was the person in charge of the kids that they had come with and she led them round the parks to have fun.

Evolette kept on leading Riona round and round to different backgrounds at the park to take more selfies amidst subtle protest from Riona who felt that this was unending and wanted them to be rather engaged in other fun activities rather than just waste the whole day on selfies.

However, in response to Riona’s protests Evolette said “Come on Rio, this is going to be the last one I promise”.

She dragged Riona to the front of a roller coaster.

“But mum, you have been saying that the whole day, since we got here, we have done nothing but take selfies” Riona lamented.

“Baby girl, I am serious this time. It’s going to be the last one” Evolette assured her.

Riona reluctantly posed and smiled for the camera as Evolette positioned her phone to take more selfies.

“And to think that we came here specifically on my request and now we are doing only your biddings” Riona complained.

Evolette dragged her to another side in front of the roller coaster and took more pictures. Riona kept lamenting in the course of taking the selfies, but Evolette deliberately ignored her and went on smiling as she engages in her selfie taking task.

“Mum, I had believed today was going to be about me” Riona put up more protest.

Riona was almost in teras as she watched herself been dragged by her mum from one location to another while the kids that they had brought along with them were scattered all over the park having the best fun.

“Okay, we would do what you want just about now. Please pose for the last shot dear. Say cheese” Evolette requested.

“Cheese” they both chorused.

After Evolette was done with the shots, she turned to Riona.

“So what would you like us to do now, would you like a game or some ride?

Riona looked around the park as she contemplated on what to choose. Her eyes settled on the merry go round horse and she smiled.

Evolette noticed what Riona was up to and she could tell the choice that she was about to make. So she quickly put up some protest.

“No, no Rio, not that one” she pleaded.

“Of course not mum, I would be asking that we go for the merry go round over there” Riona replied.

She pointed to exactly where her eyes had been all along, the same ride her mum had protested against.

“Must it be that Rio, you always pick that one” Evolette protested.

“Come on mum, you will enjoy it, I promise” Riona said.

Riona held her mum by the hands and drags her along with her to the merry go round. Evolette had no other option but to give in to Riona’s request after all they have been doing all she wanted since the time they arrived at the park and this time, it was time to allow Riona lead.

“You always say so Rio, but it is just the same every other time. Are you even aware that you are a big girl now Rio?” Evolette asked.

Riona did not mind her mum’s objection. All she knows is that she would pick exactly what she fancies. “You will enjoy it this time mum” Riona replied.

She completely ignored her mum’s complaint, but continued to her destination.

“You will be 12 in just a few month time Rio. Do you even realize that?” Evolette asked.

They stopped in front of the ride for Riona to go get their tickets for the ride. But before Riona left for the tickets, she responded to her mum’s last question.

“It’s going to be in 5 months mum, I just turned 11 and moreover, you know I love merry go round”.

When she arrived with the tickets, Evolette brought out her phone for more selfies.

“Not again mum. The other kids are already having all the fun” Riona protested.

She tried to resist her, but Evolette was having none of it.

“Just this one, and we would go in” Evolette laughed.

Riona looked at her and knowing who her mum is and that she would not be able to stop her, she obliged.

After Evolette had taken the selfie, she said to Riona.

“You never can tell when you would need these memories dear, you will look back and smile. These are treasurable moments to be cherished forever” Evolette said.

Riona inhaled and smiled. She grabs her mum by the hands and the both of them entered inside for the ride.

“Rio” a child called.

Riona turned and saw that it was one of the kids that had come with them. Her name is Sandra and she said “Hey Sandra”

“I want to join you for the merry go round” Sandra said.

Sandra is a pretty little girl of six that is always glued to Evolette and Riona whenever there is an opportunity to. And so, Riona did not find her request unusual but was very ready to grant it.

“That would be great love, do you have a ticket already?” Riona asked.

“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 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.

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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.