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

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

Eira"Welcome to my humble abode," the woman said and smiled.I nodded because really, I didn't even know what to say and secondly, I was beyond tired. This journey had weighed me down and I knew that for as long as I lived, I would forever remember this incident and this woman who seemed to be my guardian angel.She took the load from me and I could tell that she had already sensed that I was beyond tired. There were so many things I wanted to do but I knew that I needed to get answers first before I did any of that."Thank you." I smiled."Please, hold on. Let me get you some water," she said.She rushed inside the dim cottage and after she did that, I heard some sounds coming from within and I knew that she was preparing to bring the water to me. Before long, she was out and in her hands was a plastic cup filled with water. She offered the cup to me, and the took it promptly with a word to thanks to her. The first sip I took almost made me feel like I was in heaven. Surprisingly, t

EiraA few days later, as I sat down with the old woman I had been living with since that day, my heart warmed at the sight of her wrinkled but caring face. The old woman began to speak. Her voice was filled with wisdom and love, and it was in that particular moment that I realized that I didn't even know her name. So I made a mental note at the back of my mind to ask her what it was later on."Eira, my dear, I want you to know that I care deeply for you and the little life growing inside of you," she began. "And I want you to know that there are a few dos and don'ts that I believe will help to ensure that you have a healthy and joyful pregnancy."I nodded as my eyes shone with gratitude for the old woman's guidance. "Please, tell me about it," I said with a warm smile.The old woman leaned in closer, and her voice was gentle yet firm as she said, "First and foremost, you have to take good care of yourself, my dear. Rest when you need to, eat nutritious meals and stay hydrated. Your w

EiraI got back inside the cottage and on getting there, I realized that she was back. I didn't know how or when she walked past me because the kitchen gave me a fairly decent view of anyone coming in or going out of the cottage. There was a small smile on her face and whatever it was, I had a feeling that she had done something great."I didn't know you were back," I said."Yes, I am. I saw you staring at the wood. You wanted to cook something?" she asked.I explained everything that had happened to me to her again and as I spoke, a sense of dejavu hit me all over again because this was the same thing we had done the previous day, and I had no idea if this was going to be something that would be reoccurring every day. I really didn't want it to be like that because I didn't want to give her unnecessary stress. As it stood, she was old and giving her an extra burden because of my weird cravings was something that didn't quite sit well with me and I didn't like it at all."All these t