The Wrath Of The Shadow Wolf

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.

complaint, but continued to her

few month time

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

I just turned 11 and moreover, you

arrived with the tickets, Evolette brought out her phone

mum. The other kids are already having

resist her, but Evolette was

one, and we would go in”

is and that she would not be able to stop her, she

taken the selfie, she

these memories dear, you will look back and smile. These are

grabs her mum by the hands and the both

“Rio” a child called.

had come with them. Her name is Sandra and

for

girl of six that is always glued to Evolette and Riona whenever there is an opportunity to. And so, Riona did not find

great love, do you have a ticket

don’t have any ticket with

up to her and hands her

can have mine Sandra, I will go

She happily collected the ticket from Riona “Thank you Rio” She

goes for another ticket, Sandra ran and took Evolette’s hand and drags her into

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her mum in front of the merry go round

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

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

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

“Mum” she said.

blouse and looked at it once again and she chuckled at the memory

remember and love you mum,

bossom and a tear dropped

memory lane and she began to remember

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FLASHBACK

morning. Riona runs down the staircase of their house. She was putting on a singlet and little

what she was putting on, he was surprised that

for school already. Why aren’t you ready yet?”

Rather she rushed to her mum and hands the brown skirt that she

the brown skirt from Riona but she did not know what to do with it so she held the

the skirt I want to

“Okay” Evolette replied.

Riona could not wear the skirt as she was supposed to. And she does not know what Riona wants her to do with

would be wearing this skirt this morning”

becoming impatient. She does not understand why her mum would just respond okay to

wear it. This isn’t be the first time you would be wearing this skirt to school honey, you

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

on Evolette, Wright decided to step in and see if he can clarify

with the

skirt

what is the problem about honey?”

for them to see her predicament? But it’s already obvious that she would have

placed her hands at akimbo,

I would need a

Riona’s request, but she decides not to show it. Wright heaved a sigh of relief and continued