The game

Jenna's eyes opened slowly, disturbed by the bright sun ray, she hissed as she tossed to the other side of the bed. She suddenly sat up, remembering something.

"It's remaining forty days to the fulfillment of the prophecy, I have to start prepare. This time, there would be no mistake and I'll have my sweet revenge" she twisted her tongue.

She got out of bed, intended to go to the kitchen, her eyes fell on her phone and she decided to call to see if Amber has gotten the phone. She dialed the number and she picked almost immediately.

"Hello, mom!" Amber's voice was vibrant and sounded happy.

"Yes, sweetie. It's me, your real mom" she said with a smile but Amber sighed heavily.

"You should really clear that off your mind. You only wombed me, Maya is my mother" She snapped.

"Well, very soon. You're going to have me, only me as the mother figure in your life, then you'll be left with no other choice to accept me as your mother, you ungrateful being" She said and hanged up.

"I won't have you ruin my mood this morning. I'll make sure Maya pays for everything she stole from me. Just 39 days left, then you'll see what I mean." She was talking to the phone as if it was Amber.

She went to the kitchen, made a sandwich and toasted bread for breakfast. She was at the dining, enjoying her meal when her phone rang and she hissed in anger. She went back to the room to get the phone, it was a strange number but the grin on Jenna's face showed that she wasn't strange to the number.

"Hello, what's the latest?"

"There will be a meeting this afternoon with the elder of the pack and the witches, to give the full prophecy."

"I have been expecting your call. I'm be sure to be there, bye"

She went back to her meal and after eating, she took her car keys and drove out of the house.

"Off to see a long lost friend" She mumbled as she turned up the volume of the music while driving.

*

Maya walked slowly out of her room, sat on the rugged chair and switched on the television. Her eyes were tired but she managed to stare at the television even when she is not concentrated on it. Her phone rang, tracing the voice, she found it under the bed and it was Yana calling.

"Hey, babe. How are you doing this morning?"

"I think yesterday was better. I feel like I've lost all hope, Yana." Her voice was low and without strength.

"You can't! Amber needs you, you have to stay alive if you truly love and want to protect her." She declared.

"I know and you know how much I love her but she had even shut me off and my baby I thought was dead, someone said she's alive but she wants to kill me, what do you expect from me?" She said as she buried her head in one of her hand and the other holding the phone tight to her ear.

"This isn't the Maya I know. I expect fight! Fight back with all your strength, we have limited days. I'd advice you dress up and begin the search. I'll call Mr. Fred to give you two months leave so you can concentrate"

"Opps! What can I do without you? Thanks a bunch. I'll going to do as you say. At least, now I have two babies to protect." She let out a sigh of relief and her soul was grateful for what Yana had said to her.

"That's the spirit! Bye" she said and hanged up.

She dropped the phone on the chair, stood up to go dress but the phone rang again and she rolled her eyes.

"Yana with calls!" She cussed but was surprised to see a different number.

She was reluctant but answered the call. She waited for some seconds till the person on the other end spoke.

"Mom? Are you there?" Amber's voice sounded clear from the speaker.

"Amber? Is that you? Sweetie, I'm sorry for what happened........" Amber cut in.

"I should be the one apologizing. You have always shown me love so for whatever reason you kept that from me, I know it's for the best so I'm sorry for the way I acted yesterday." Her voice was sweet and soothing, Maya let out a sigh of relief as she rested her full weight against the chair.

"It's fine, sweetie. Is this the phone your mom gave you?"

"Yes" Her response was short and quick as she was was expecting the question.

"Okay, I'll save it now but I have to go. I'll talk to you later about what you saw yesterday" her voice was shaky, though she tried her best to hide it.

"What's wrong, mom? Is there anything you're hiding?"

"No........" Amber cut in, snapping at Maya.

"Don't lie again, mom. I'm the only one you have left, you think I'm still that five year old girl you adopted? I'm eighteen now" she growled.

"Still some few days to be fully eighteen" She teased with a smile, tears still rolling down her cheeks.

"So can you tell me now?" Her voice now back to it's normal level.

"My baby is alive"

"Wow! That's great news, that means I have a sibling" she screamed over the phone

"Yes but I don't know where or who she is and for me to find out, I need to die and I have........" Amber wasn't fast enough to process the words and the smile on her face disappeared as she heard die.

"Wait, mom! You have to die? What for?" She managed to say something.

"You saw the note, didn't you? I have thirty nine days to find the person before he finds me. If I don't, I'm going to die on the first of the half year." She said as the tears she had been fighting back freely rolled down her cheeks.

"No, mom. That's not going to happen, you can't leave me. You promised to be my mom till the end of the world, remember?" Amber said, her voice now shaky as she sniffed it back.

"Yes, baby and I will. I'm going to fight with all my strength, I can't picture being away from you. And promise me, you're going to make me proud on that first day of the half year because I'll be there to see you. I have to go now"

"Okay, mom. Please, come see me before the event. Love ya." She said and hanged up.

Maya wiped her tears away with the back of her palm, sniffed and looked up to restrain the tears from dropping. She went to her room, changed into a pair of pants and crop top. She opened the door and saw a familiar car driving into her compound.

"Not this time" She cussed under her breath.

"You should call me luck, you know" Jenna said with an evil grin as she stepped out of the car and approached Maya.

"What is it this time?" She stood akimbo as Jenna walked closer.

"I just came to see you, my friend" She scoffed, nuzzling her neck and hair as she gyrated her.

"Satisfied? I have to go now"

"Okay, Maya!" She yelled, waving at the retreating figure.

"Enjoy it while it last" She mumbled, got in the car and drove off.

*

Amber sat on the ground, her back leaning against the bed. She wiped off the few drops of tears that had messed her up and wore her glasses back. She dropped the phone on the bed without looking, she had an evil grin on her face.

"This is how you want to play the game? Let's see how it goes." She laughed out mischievously.