The Cursed Omega

Chapter 8 - Powdered Blue

~IVORY~

"Do you know what this means at all?" I heard my mother ask my father with tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Hey dear, don't cry, I promise I'll come back alive" my father said in a bid to pacify her.

"You're the only one we've got, honey. I can't be a widow at this age. Please think of your child, this war doesn't look easy", she pleaded with him once again.

"I'll try to stay safe, I promise, and when I come back, I promise to cook your favorite food for one week, won't you like that dear?" He said with his signature smile.

"Well, I guess you've made up your mind. I pray you come back alive in good health " she reluctantly said as she gave him a hug.

"Be good for me dear, I'll be back, I promise, I love you" he said lovingly to her.

"And I love you too, Thompson, bye."

"Please don't forget to give Ivory my birthday gift to her because she stayed up late with me in the woods last night. I would have woken her up but she looks at peace in her sleep" he said.

"I will deliver your message" mom said with a smile.

"Alright dear, I'll take my leave now, take care" my father said as he exited the living room.

Tears rolled down my face as I awoke from dreaming of what happened on my seventh birthday.

I felt so tired that it felt as though my limbs weren't working. I closed my eyes as I tried remembering what happened last and how I was in bed. Jemima's worried face was what came to my mind.

"Is her fever down a bit now?" I heard Jemima quietly ask someone.

"I think so, but I have yet to administer the herbs the doctor brought" a male voice answered.

"And why is that babe?" She asked him.

"The pack doctor said to be sure she was not pregnant before letting her use it" he replied.

"You know she isn't, it's not like she's been having s*x before now" she replied.

"Well, the last time we conversed, I think I heard her say something about having s*x, remember?" The voice which I presumed to be Jason's said.

"That only happened once, babe." She countered.

"And some pregnancies take only once to happen, baby" he replied.

"Hmm, I'm just worried babe, it's been two days. She has fainted now and occasionally wakes up to throw up,then sleeps right back. I don't know who did that.I've never seen this happen" she said, as worry was evident in her voice, so, I decided to make my consciousness known.

"Jemi-" I tried saying with my now rusty voice-box.

"Oh my, let me get you some water" Jemima said as she hurriedly opened a water bottle, emptied its contents into a cup, then helped me drink.

"How do you feel, Ivory?" Jason asked me.

"A bit rusty, thanks, what happened?" I asked her.

"Well, you fainted and you only woke up to throw up before falling back into a deep sleep again. I was so scared" she said.

"I guess as long as I live, I'll keep on stressing you" I soberly said.

"And I'm not complaining, Ivory, we're bestfriends after-all" she replied.

"Yeah,we are, I guess I over drank this time around, I'm sorry for stressing you, J" I weakly said.

"It's really fine, I just want you to be up and well in time" she said as she lovingly squeezed my hand.

"So, there is this medicine that'll help regain your strength. It was recommended by the pack doctor, since it's not advisable to use the black seed serum until after two weeks." she said, bringing a bottle that contains a greenish liquid.

"Oh, let's have it" I said, and she put it into a cup.

"But it's highly advisable to be sure you are not pregnant, because it could cause severe damage", Jason chipped in.

"Babe, I've told you she's not pregnant" Jemima said as she frowned at him.

"Well, she had a one-night stand the other day" he countered.

"And it was my first time" I said to him.

"Are you two really kidding right now? I mean pregnancy occurs after s*x happens, it doesn't matter the number of times, it just has to hit it once" he said frustratingly.

"Okay mister, can you just allow her to have this in peace?" Jemima said with an eye-roll.

"If she isn't pregnant, miss" he replied with an eye-roll, making me laugh at both of them.

"Alright, it's even good I bought a pregnancy test earlier so she can just use it" she said as she entered and opened a drawer. It was then I realized I wasn't in my room but Jemima's.

After ransacking her drawers, she heaved a sigh of relief and she took out a transparent nylon containing powdered blue substance.

"This is it, you're going to drink enough water now, and when you feel like urinating, you tell me, so, I'll go and mix this with water, then you pee on it. The original color is blue. If you are pregnant, it turns pink, but if you're not, which I hopefully think, it won't change color, so let's do this, have some water" she said, and I sat up.

"Is this really necessary though?" I asked.

"Well, it is for your safety", Jason said as he handed me some water, which I drank immediately.

"That won't be enough, have more" Jemima said as she handed me another glass and I felt pressed after some minutes.

"Have more" She said as she handed me another glass.

"Oh no, I'm okay, I think I feel pressed now" I said, stopping her attempt to make me drink more.

"Okay, let me go and mix this" she said as she dashed towards the bathroom.

"I really hope I'm not pregnant" I muttered to no one in particular.

"You can come in now!" Jemima yelled from the bathroom, then I tried walking but failed and staggered backwards.

"I think I should excuse you guys, she seems really weak from staying in bed", Jason suggested, as Jemima came out of the bathroom with a bucket and Jason excused us.

She brought the bucket to where I was sitting and I urinated on it.

As she took the bucket to the bathroom, I wore back my under-garments, and asked Jason who was waiting outside to come in.

He came in at the same time, Jemima came out of the bathroom.

She looked at me worriedly and said "I think you're pregnant".