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Chapter 11

Mississippi

February 1994

Oh my god I'm gonna be sick… I mean I already was sick… but I think I'm gonna be sick again… THIS. IS. NOT. HAPPENING! These were Raven's thoughts as she stared dumbfounded at the pink little plus sign before her. It mocked her, that damn pink plus sign, adding insult to injury, saying "hey I know you messed up buuuuut here is a permanent reminder".

Raven threw the pregnancy test across the bathroom and watched it clink harmlessly off the wall. She sank down onto the cold linoleum and for the first time in a long time managed to let a tear slip out.

How could I let this happen?

An hour later there was a small rapping on the door, interrupting Raven's self loathing.

" Hey mama are you ok?" Anna asked through the door.

Raven lifted her head from the floor, wiped the tears from her face and coughed to try to even out her voice, "Yes Anna I'm fine, what do you need?"

"Ah really have to pee".

"Damnit Anna cant it wait a minute?"

"Nooooo Ah really have to go, Ah'm doin the dance" Anna whined from behind the door.

Raven stood up angrily and whipped the door open, "For god sakes Anna! Here come in and go"!

Anna cautiously entered the bathroom and looked up at her frazzled mother, "Sorry Ah could just go somewhere else" she said nervously.

Raven gave her a quizzical look, "Like Where"?

"I don't know…. The river" Anna gave a sheepish smile.

"That's disgusting"!

Raven was about to leave the room when Anna asked "Hey what's this"?

Raven sighed slapping her palm to her face, "That is a pregnancy test".

"Whoa really… your havin a baby"?

"Yes Anna"

"Have you told Auntie Irene yet"?

"I…. no I haven't, although I'm sure she already knew" Raven replied bitterly.

"This is so cool mama Ah always wanted a lil brother or sister" Anna exclaimed excitedly, a huge smile plastered on her face.

"Well I'm glad someone is happy, I'm going to go talk to your aunt… and would you PLEASE throw that thing away and wash your hands" Raven yelled before she left the room slamming the door behind her.

Anna tossed the plastic test into the trash and pumped her fist in the air with a loud excited "Yes"!

Raven threw her bedroom door open, "Irene why didn't you tell me"!

Irene didn't even look up from her spot on the desk, "I thought it would be a nice surprise for you darling" she replied with an edge in her voice.

"This isn't a joke Irene, how could you not have told me about this"!

"How could I? I don't think your in any position to interrogate me".

"This is no time to be petty, you do realize this changes everything, all our plans, everything we've been working for" Raven retorted in a somber tone.

Irene finally looked up from her work on the desk and turned to face Raven, "I know darling" she said with a sad smile.

Raven fell onto their bed dramatically and gave a loud sigh, "So what's going to happen now"?

"Many new things, I've been having visions almost every night for the past few weeks".

"Like what"?

"You know I'm not going to tell you, these visions are just like every other, some good and some bad. If I were to tell you what's going to happen with this child I know that you would do everything in your power to stop it".

"Well if something bad were to happen shouldn't it be my job as a mother to stop it"?

"No it's not, these fates can not be changed, you trying anything will lead to the exact same result, that's how this works, no matter what you do these events, good or bad, are going to happen".

"So then why not just tell me, if I can't do anything about it then why does it matter".

"Because if I told you the fate of this child… it just… you just shouldn't worry about it, let things just fall into place without having to be in control for once will you". With that Irene turned back to her work.

"Those are your journals aren't they" Raven asked from her spot on the bed.

"Yes they are, and don't you dare go snooping around for them later"!

"Don't know why you lecture me about such things when you know it's going to happen anyway".

"Well I know for a fact you wont find them anytime soon, either way you're still a stubborn woman who needs extra warning when you need to back off".

"Ok got it, I wont go looking for them ANYTIME SOOOOOOOON" Raven replied sarcastically.

Irene sighed, "So does Creed know yet"?

Raven rolled her eyes, "No, he left a few days ago, said he had to pay a visit to an old friend, or some cryptic shit like that".

"Are you going to tell him"?

"I don't know, he's not exactly the fatherly type, I highly doubt he would care, but then again I wouldn't mind if he just never came back".

"Yes, well life is never that easy".

"I guess that's your way of telling me I'm not getting off easy on this one".

"Well you know me darling; I'm just looking out for you".

"Mhhmm, such a caring and understanding woman I have here, how did I get so lucky" Raven said with another sarcastic eye roll.

"Just count your blessing dear, they are few and far between" Irene said sadly, going back to her never ending task of recounting her prophesies in her journal.

Anna was out back making one of her famous mud castles, each one bigger and messier then the last. She had been super excited ever since she learned of Raven's pregnancy, finally another kid to keep her company at the house.

This is gonna be so cool, Ah can teach him everything Ah know, how to make tree forts, and how to catch frogs and me and him can just spend all day playin out side, or if it's a girl that could be cool too, just as long as she isn't a girly girl who wants to play with dolls all the time though, YUCK, Ah'll teach her to be just like me if it is a girl.

Anna's thoughts about her soon to be brother or sister were rudely interrupted by a big sticky mud pie thrown into her face, followed by the maniacal laughter of her best friend Cody.

"You are so dead!" she screamed, scraping the mud off her face.

"Ya gotta catch me first!" Cody yelled back, and then took off at a fast sprint.

"Coward", Anna said to herself, today was not the day to chase silly little boys around, there was too much to plan.

Mud balls, will definitely have to teach him how to throw mud balls…

I suck, I suck, I suck, wow this only took over a year to update :( Ended up getting pregnant myself and guess what I named my darling daughter…. REMIE! Poor poor thing….