The Slave

Chapter 14- My Happy Ending

The next day, I was subjected to a surgical intervention to remove the tube that had been introduced in my stomach and I was translated to another room in the recovery area. Ironically the same nurse that had tried to end up with my life was assigned to take care of me now. When she entered in the room again, she was scared stiff.

"Good day," she told me timidly looking at the floor

"Good morning," I replied naturally

"Here is your medicine," she said, leaving a pair of pills over the bureau next to my bed. She revised the room to see if everything was in order, while I followed her with my look.

"I'm going," she commented nervously, "if you need something you can call me pressing this button," she continued, as if wanting to find out if I knew what had happened.

"Thank you, that's kind!" I replied faking everything was okay

She went towards the exit and when she was about to cross the door I asked her:

"Speaking of which… what happened with the woman that needed the kidneys?"

Her face became pale and opened her eyed as if she had seen a ghost. It was obvious she realized I knew everything.

"The…. The… woman. She's okay, she found a donor she same day you awakened" she said stuttering and notably nervous

She didn't comment anything else and closed the door. After that I found out she and the doctor that had planned to sell my organs, abandoned their job that day, surely fearing I would reveal them.

I remember very well the day my father and siblings visited me, Iggy was so excited that he entered the room running and hugged me tightly, took my face in his hands and filled me with kisses

"Little brother! It's a miracle! What a joy to see you fine again!" he told me crying without stopping to kiss my face

"Iggy, what desire I had to hug you! I love you very much," I answered him and placed my hand around his shoulders as my face filled with tears.

Dad observed trying to hide the tears that began to come out of his eyes.

"Come here, dad, you don't have anything to hide anymore. I know you feel too, I know you love me as much as I do," I told him as I extended my arm towards him

He came closer to my bed and we three spent a good time hugged without any of us being able to contain the tears of joy. Next the rest of my siblings came. All the presents amazed I had been conscious the whole time. Bowsy was very happy when I told him that he had helped me to wake up, he moved a lot and took my hand, proud. The last in entering was Carla; she had our daughter in her arms. All the presents decided to retire and leave us alone.

"Hi, love, how are you?" she asked me in low voice

"I'm alive dear… thanks to you and the baby you have in your arms

"Thanks to us?"

"Yes, my love, it was for you that I gripped so much to life. It was 250 the desire I had to meet our daughter, that filled me with strength. Speaking of which, how will we call her?"

"Wonder."

"Wonder?"

"Yes, because she was born when this wonder happened"

"Wonder… it's a cute name…"

"Well, here she is," she said as she got the baby closer to me. I took her in my arms very carefully and held her against my chest. I kept staring at her and observing hos she closed and opened her mouth.

"She looks a lot like you," Carla smiled with sweetness as she caressed Wonder's light blue hair. She got closer to me and kissed me in the mouth.

We spent some time together and then Carla retired to rest, as she was still recovering from childbirth. That evening I felt as the most fortunate Koopa. I had been reborn and now had the chance to restart my life, to start a family and apply everything I had learned in the lat nine months. I thanked my luck to the Star Spirits, to life, to nature and to all the universe. Bow I had no doubt that I was part of everything that exists.

I closed my eyes and thought in my Guide. I called him in my mind and in high voice…

"Guide, friend. I want to speak with you," I pleaded various times with no answer

I felt very sad when I thought he would be with me no more, that I would not learn anything else from him.

That night, just before falling asleep, I heard the voice of my Guide and from afar he told me

"I can't go anywhere because I'm part of you. I will be here when yo need to listen to me…