This chapter is just a dedication to people who read this book and make themselves known. I love you like a rachet hoe loves her jacked weave.
BREAKING NEWS: NEW CHAPTER UNDERNEATH!
Chapter 9: My Mate Will Love Me, My Mate Will Love Me Not
Shanté's POV
"Bye auntie!" I screamed into the florist shop. I had to make my way home from the florists that my auntie owned. She couldn't drop me off.
"Take care Shanté! Oh and before I forget," Auntie Doreen said" This is for you." She handed me a bouquet of a variation of flowers. Roses, carnations, tulips, lilies...you name it.
"Thanks Auntie." I said before taking a red rose (with the thorns off) and tucked it behind my aunt's ear.
She smiled warmly at me. I loved her so much. Then she looked behind me and, in seconds, the smile was wiped off clean.
She turned her attention to me and said, "Remember, call me when you get home."
"Yes Auntie." I said before kissing her cheek and turned around to begin my way home. The walk to my home was almost 2 minutes away if I took the shortcut by bridge. I wasn't going to take long.
I went to the bridge that went over the river. It was so crystal clear and it had swans swimming around. But what caught my attention was two swans in particular. They were opposite each other, like forehead to forehead. Because of their necks, it looked like a heart.
Love.
I remember the day Mama told me that I was a werewolf and I was going to have a mate. My chosen prince.
I can't wait for the day that I meet him. I bet he is going to be so handsome and sweet and kind and funny and...
Imperfect. In a perfect way.
I then found one of the red roses in the mixed bouquet and picked one petal off.
"My mate will love me, my mate will love me not." I chanted, doing this for the whole walk. My braids bounced on my shoulders as I recited the game.
Turning the corner to my street, I was on the last petal happy with my result.
My mate will love me.
He will love me. I can't wait to tell Mama.
And that's when I saw the pandemonia.
The smoke bellowed. Fire burned. The neighbors screamed. The firetruck wailed. My parents screamed. Ambulances arriving.
And me?
I just stood there as a spectator to all the madness that was taking place.
When I regained myself, I ran towards the house, with confusion to what emotion to feel. I screamed when I saw my parents at the window with no way to escape from the hold of the strong fire.
"WE LOVE YOU!" Dad and Mom both said at the same time, "ALL THREE OF US!"
What?
Three?
From the light of the fire, I saw my Mom and Dad's wet cheeks. They looked at each other. They are my swans.
They embraced each other, Mama crying hysterically while Dad kissed her all over; the same thing he would do when he saw her crying.
The love was just there, in there eyes as they looked at each other. I am actually glad they could die together. It must be painful to see someone die before you.
Be happy - I was mindlinked by my parents. I closed my eyes to ignore everything else.
It was that moment that my house collapsed, with my parents still inside.
I took out a flower from my bouquet; white chrysanthemums; meaning sorrow. I laid it on the ground near the house.
If only my auntie had a flower for me that meant the detached pain that made me burn with numbness.
If only.
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Hi guys! This was a FLASHBACK into Shanté's past when she was a child, explaining how she knew the meaning behind Carter's flowers and what happened to her family. This flashblack is actually what playing in her head now ( as in the last chapter she passed out ). This flashback is IMPORTANT. It will be used throughout this book so remember it well.
It was really sad to write that scene with her parents. I wanted them to die together but not to die in pain, but together. I kinda got the idea from Titanic when the old couple are in bed together as the water comes in there room. So sad.
I didn't want to make their death clichè by them being killed by rouges of whatever, because that is overused so many times in Wattpad books.
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I forgot to ask, what do you think of the new book cover? I think its sexy like you guys. It took me a long time but it was worth it.
I will be leaving South Africa on the 10th of August and then getting my GSCE results after so no proper updates people! But I will still be working on chapters. I am ALWAYS working on chapters. I have no social life outside Wattpad and family.
And I am also going to be working on another book because this book is developing nicely. The Story of ZoelleCookie WILL still be written, I just don't know how to write it.
And in reply to ForeverCurlyx3's comment, I DO NOT have Snapchat. It is boring as fuck. Got the app for 10 mins and deleted it. Sorry!
I can't reply to comments on Wattpad and it's annoying even thought I've verified my email so WTF Wattpad!?
Anyways I'm going to go and enjoy the rest of my holiday ( and see buff african boi's) ☺
Bye Guys!
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This is ZoelleCookie, over and out.