EPILOGUE
" Mom?" Jahari nudged his mother awake, " Mom, wake up!"
" Hmm?" Alani opened her eyes sleepily, " Jahari? Where have you been young man? Your father's out looking for you."
" Someone wants to meet you." Jahari said, " Outside."
" Not now Jahari. I'm tired." Her pregnancy was taking its toll on Alani.
" Mom…come on." Jahari urged, " It's important!"
Alani sighed and dragged herself to her feet and plodded outside. A lioness was waiting, her back to her.
" Grandma? Mom's here." Jahari called to the lioness. The lioness turned and her eyes went wide when her eyes fell on her daughter-the familiar scar above her eye and the golden coat. This was her daughter all right-and she was also heavily pregnant.
" Alani." Tamali smiled and her daughter was frowning.
" Mom?"
" Yes, it's me dear."
Alani stood rooted on the spot, " Is that really you Mom?" and her mother nodded. Alani's face lit up and she ran over to her mother. Mother and daughter nuzzled each other.
Jahari smiled, he did this! He reunited his mom with her mom. He felt proud of himself.
" We have a lot to talk about." Tamali told Alani, " But first, when is the little one due?"
" Two months." Alani confirmed, " Now its my turn to ask something. Why did Father exile you?"
Tamali sighed. It was time her daughter learned why and she wasn't going to be happy about it, " It's a long story my dear."
Alani sat down on her hunches, " Well, now is a good time to start Mom."
The following morning, Alani and her pride heard the sad news; Annalina's son Linka was dead.
" I must go see Annalina." Tamali decided, " She needs support."
" Mom no," Alani argued, " She was the reason why Father exiled you. And Annalina might not want support."
" We don't know that Alani." Tamali said, " I want you to come with me. It's time for us to be a family again."
" She's not my family." Alani reminded Tamali, " She tried to kill remember?"
" That was a long time ago Alani. You should learn to forget and to forgive. Annalina has lost someone she loves and we have to be there for her."
Alani scowled and reluctantly got up. The time has come for her to face her demons and she wasn't looking forward to it. She followed her mother out of the Heartlands.
What was going to happen once Alani and Annalina were reconciled? Alani decided no matter what, she'd never forgive her sister…not as long as she lived!
TO BE CONTINUED…
" Mom?" Jahari nudged his mother awake, " Mom, wake up!"
" Hmm?" Alani opened her eyes sleepily, " Jahari? Where have you been young man? Your father's out looking for you."
" Someone wants to meet you." Jahari said, " Outside."
" Not now Jahari. I'm tired." Her pregnancy was taking its toll on Alani.
" Mom…come on." Jahari urged, " It's important!"
Alani sighed and dragged herself to her feet and plodded outside. A lioness was waiting, her back to her.
" Grandma? Mom's here." Jahari called to the lioness. The lioness turned and her eyes went wide when her eyes fell on her daughter-the familiar scar above her eye and the golden coat. This was her daughter all right-and she was also heavily pregnant.
" Alani." Tamali smiled and her daughter was frowning.
" Mom?"
" Yes, it's me dear."
Alani stood rooted on the spot, " Is that really you Mom?" and her mother nodded. Alani's face lit up and she ran over to her mother. Mother and daughter nuzzled each other.
Jahari smiled, he did this! He reunited his mom with her mom. He felt proud of himself.
" We have a lot to talk about." Tamali told Alani, " But first, when is the little one due?"
" Two months." Alani confirmed, " Now its my turn to ask something. Why did Father exile you?"
Tamali sighed. It was time her daughter learned why and she wasn't going to be happy about it, " It's a long story my dear."
Alani sat down on her hunches, " Well, now is a good time to start Mom."
The following morning, Alani and her pride heard the sad news; Annalina's son Linka was dead.
" I must go see Annalina." Tamali decided, " She needs support."
" Mom no," Alani argued, " She was the reason why Father exiled you. And Annalina might not want support."
" We don't know that Alani." Tamali said, " I want you to come with me. It's time for us to be a family again."
" She's not my family." Alani reminded Tamali, " She tried to kill remember?"
" That was a long time ago Alani. You should learn to forget and to forgive. Annalina has lost someone she loves and we have to be there for her."
Alani scowled and reluctantly got up. The time has come for her to face her demons and she wasn't looking forward to it. She followed her mother out of the Heartlands.
What was going to happen once Alani and Annalina were reconciled? Alani decided no matter what, she'd never forgive her sister…not as long as she lived!
TO BE CONTINUED…