Prologue
Nakia POV
This can't be happening...
I look down at my stomach and how much I threw up in the toilet.
It's too soon.
I sat there panicking and thinking over and over.
Who should I go to about this...? Romanda? Shuri? Tchaka....?
No. That'll only make matters worse. I'll go to Shuri. She's the only one I can count on right now.
Shuri's lab
I walk in still dizzy from this morning and saw her working on some shoes.
"Shuri...I need help.", I whispered.
"What is it now? Did you break something?", she asked not looking at me.
"Not yet....", I whispered to myself.
"No. I just....I'm scared.", I said.
She finally turned around.
"Whoa, what happened to you?", she asked.
"That's what I wanna know.", I said sitting in a chair.
She stared at me for a while.
"You're pregnant, aren't you?", she asked.
I shushed her.
"Not so loud!", I whispered-yelled.
She gasped.
"So you are.", she said.
"I guess so. I didn't pay no mind to it until now.", I said looking down.
"I'm gonna be an aunt.", she said smiling.
I looked away with my face heating up.
"Will you please check...?", I asked.
I felt so humiliated...ashamed and embarrassed.
I didn't expect this...
Shuri prepared her nanos as a bed and I laid on them.
"This might tickle.", she said.
"I'm not worried about tickles.", I said looking at my stomach.
She hooked up a IV on me and made me do some urine test and wait.
"Yup. You came to me right on time.", she said.
I frowned.
It's not that I don't want to have this baby. It's just....it's gonna be so hard on Tchalla....
He's gonna be King soon....
"If you're worried about Tchalla, there's nothing to be worried about. Geez, you two always act like I don't have time on my hands. I'm here to help both of you.", Shuri said.
I smiled sadly.
"Thank you.", I said.
"Shuri, where is my suit??", I heard Tchalla's voice.
"Oh no...I don't want him to find out now. Put it away! Put it away!", I whispered hearing his footsteps.
Shuri hurried with everything and got out his suit.
"It's here, brother. Ready to fight in.", she said.
He took it from her.
"Thanks. Good morning, my love.", he said coming over to me and kissed me on my forehead and left.
I sighed in relief.
"That was close.", I said.
"Too close.", she agreed. "So how long are you planning on keeping it from him....?", she asked.
"For as long as I can. I don't want to stress him out as much as he is now.", I said.
She nodded.
This is gonna be a long ride....