3 times a charm

DID YOU KNOW?!

(Waima POV)

I was pacing the empty classroom Mrs Clipso had brought me too. My friends and siblings, along with their mates, were watching me closely

I wanted children, don't get me wrong, but I wasn't ready for them Just yet. I wanted to wait until after the change. If I didn't wake up, I would never get to meet them, watch them grow or hear them call me Mum. Hold them when they wanted to be held, hear their laughter and feel there love

This wasn't fair

They took the choice away from me, a choice that should've been made by my mates and I, not our parents

Mrs Clipso 2, thankfully, gave us all slips to Miss any classes for the day. I was not in the mood to learn while my life took such a turn

There was one thing nagging at me though....Did my mates know this was happening? Were they in on this from the start? Is this why they've been ghosting me?

"Waima? Do you want to go home?" Tui asked gently

"No!" I snapped at her "Mum is the reason for this and she's the last person I want to see right now"

"What about your mates?"

"They probably knew all along" I scoff

"You don't know that" Jeffery states "High Priestess Lilith would of never betrayed you"

"Clearly she did" I growled "Everybody knows about that life potion shit! How could She not have known?!"

"Because unless they've been told by their parents, which isn't allowed, they only know what it looks like and what it can do. Everything else like it's affects on the body, taste, consistency is taught in school only" He adds

"Really?" Jay-Jay gasps "Why?"

"The potion is a very strong aphrodisiac" He informs us "Parents don't want their children to use it as it's like a date rape drug or something. Also, unwanted pregnancies would be inevitable if they did use it"

"See Waima, you weren't the only one duped" Tui sighs

"Then why haven't they been talking to me?" I retort

"Maybe they're scared as much as you are"

"I'm not scared" I scoff

"I know you sis, you get angry when you're scared" She shrugs

"Well I'm not scared" I tell her "I'm pissed!"

"No hun" Jenny smiles sadly "You're very scared, all of us can see it. You're masking it through anger but it's there"

I ended up breaking, they were right....I'm petrified "I'm too young" I sob uncontrollably "I don't know how to take care of a baby, fuck! I've got 3 coming! What if they have multiples? What if I end up like my parents? Oh god! What if I'm worse than my parents?!" I'm starting to panic, I can feel myself struggling to breath

"Waima!" Tui and Jenny pull me close to them as I wheeze and gasp

"Breathe babe" Tui whisper softly to me "It's going to be okay"