The Lycan Alpha Queen Warrior

The Appointment

I can’t see her in pain. Iv been humming and singing for the past couple of weeks and it’s becoming draining. I need to take her back to the pack house; there I can make sure that the surgeries are done right and I can be in the room with her when it’s being done. I need to call the Doc and call a family meeting as soon as we get to grandma’s.

I can’t take seeing her cry anymore. Iv been here a few weeks and it’s endless pain. I have no idea how she’s done it for the last couple of months. I can’t afford to lose her too. I’m taken out of my thoughts when I hear Lu.

“Ok we are home”

I have no words I just just look at him nodding my head. He gets out opening up my door and then goes to open the door for my grandmother, she can barely walk properly with her cane.

“Hey let me help you.”

“Thank you AJ”

We help grandma into the kitchen and the moment she sees my brothers it’s tears non stop tears. So I mind link my brothers.

Me: Go give her a hug and tell her you love her. Let her know she will be ok. Shes got a lot going on right now so distract her, help her forget her problems even if it’s for a little.

My brothers never question what I tell them to do; I mean how could they I’m the closest thing they have as a parent. All three of my boys wrap up my grandmother in a big hug and I can hear her heart starting to relax.

I need air my mind is raising 20 miles an hour and I need air. I let everyone know I’ll be in the back yard. I sit on lawn chair next to a rose bush and I can remember being little and playing here. I remember the simpler times when I had both my grandparents, when I had my parents, when I had my family close by. As I continue to remember tears start falling down my cheeks, I haven’t cried all day no matter how bad I wanted too I couldn’t; I couldn’t let her see me cry it would just add to the situation.

“Do you want to talk about it”

I turn my head sideways and wipe my tears so Mikey doesn’t see me crying.

“Hey look at me. It’s ok to cry little one. Do you want to talk about it?”

I tilt my head back and shut my eyes.

“The doctor said there’s no cartilage left in both of her knees. He’s giving her medication for her depression, insomnia, and for the knee pain. The doctor wants to do 1 surgery at a time, and the earliest she can get the first surgery is 3 months from now. Ooh and her blood pressure is extremely high.”

“Oh little one what is she going to do?”

“You mean what am I going to do. Well I have 2 more weeks to convince her to come to the pack house so she can get BOTH surgeries. I just need to clarify a couple of things first with our Doc and with my aunts and uncle and we should be good to go.”

“What if they don’t agree to let her come??? Or she chooses not to go get them at the pack house, then what???”

“Well I stay behind until the surgeries are done here and go back home once her physical therapy is done and I feel like she can be on her own”

“But little one what about school. We start in a couple of weeks. You just can’t go to school.”

“I will cross that bridge once I get there but for now that’s my plan. And no your not staying with me. So get that out of your head Mikey.”

With that I get up off the chair give Mikey a kiss on his cheek. I start walking in the house I’m pulled backwards and have arms wrapped around my waist. I hear a small growl come out of Mickey’s mouth as he buries his nose into my neck

“Mmm you smell really good little one. Are sure you will be able to stay here with out me. I mean look at how your body reacts to mine.”

“Mikey you know I love you but I need to make sure she’s healthy. She’s all I have left of my mom.”

“I understand little one.”

He unwrapped his arms giving me a kiss on my cheek leaving me to do what I do best which is figuring things out. I sent a group text message including my uncle Xavier and uncle Lucas:

Me: Hey tias and tios hope everyone is doing good. So I went to the doctor today with grandma and I have a couple of things that I wanted to talk to you guys about. So there will be a family meeting tomorrow at 6. If you can make it to grandmas house then we can do a phone call meeting. Love you guys ❤️

Uncle Lucas: Everything ok princess?

Tia Magda: Hey what’s going on. What did the doctor say at the appointment. I get out of work at 4:30 but I’ll shoot over after work. I’ll have Toni stay with the girls.

Uncle Roger: I can’t make it tomorrow. But keep me informed on what’s going on.

Me: I’m ok but I will explain everything tomorrow to you guys. I’m going to go on a run. Love you guys ❤️.

Coming back from my run I’m drenched in sweat and exhausted. Going into the bathroom I take a cold shower. I close my eyes and I know in my heart that this meeting tomorrow won’t be good. With this thought in my head I head out the shower to change and go to bed.

I wake up to the sound of her CD playing and to the smell of home made Mexican breakfast.

We all sit at my grandma’s table talking and laughing. I go about my day deep in thought and by the time I realize it it’s 4:15 p.m. and everyone is to show up in about an hour and a half.

“Ma where are you?” I hear my Tia Magda yelling as she’s walking into the kitchen.

She greets all of us as we sit around the kitchen table waiting for my Tia Tere to arrive with my uncle Lucas, uncle Xavier and the pack doctor on Zoom. After waiting 10 minutes my Tia Tere walks in already ticked off.

“Hey Tia Tere how are you?”

“Ok let’s get this over with I need to take out Simba for his walk at 7. What’s going on?”

“Ok so as we all know grandma had her doctors appointment and well…”

“Sweetheart what’s wrong” I hear my uncle Lucas say via zoom all worried.

“It’s what I expected she has no cartilage in both her knees. And I umm…”

“Crystal what’s wrong what did you do” my Tia Tere states angrily.

“I didn’t make her her appointment for her surgeries.”

“What do you mean you didn’t make her appointments. You went with her to help her not have her get worse”

“Teresa stop yelling at her she’s done more than enough for my mom. Let her explain”

“Thank you Tia Magda. So the doctor didn’t have anything available until 3 months from now and it would be for 1 knee then I would have to make another appointment for the other knee. It didn’t make sense to me when we have a great doctor at home where I can make sure she gets both surgeries the same day and I’ll be able to help her heal faster. I can have her get the surgeries as soon as the next 2 weeks.”

“NOOO your not taking my mother to that pack house. I won’t let you take her.”

“Teresa, Crystal has a point. Crystal do you think it would be safe since it would be 2 surgeries and because of all the you know um blood?”

“Tia it’s completely safe plus I’ll be there for the whole process. And don’t worry about that, everyone knows better than to touch grandma; there are big consequences to harming her.”

“I said NO. Your not taking my mom over to that house. Your not always there and what about school. Who is going to watch her when your at school?”

After she said that house both Lucas and Mickey gave my Tia Tere the stink eye and the tension of the room grew even bigger.

“Tia Tere please stop yelling your making grandma’s blood pressure rise and it takes a lot to lower it. And as far as school, I’ll still be going to school but no one will hurt her. And that HOUSE is filled with loving people who helped raise me and my brothers. They wouldn’t hurt me or grandma and if they even tried like I said before there are consequences to it!”

By now my tone has changed and I feel Artemis getting agitated and I can’t lose my temper.

“Tia with all due respect I understand your worried but it’s the safest and fastest option right now. Plus at the end of the day it’s grandmas choice not yours.”

“My mom is not going to that house Crystal and that’s final.”

“Teresa stop yelling your making my mom cry. It’s ok mom don’t worry. Are you happy now. Look at what you’ve done Teresa. And she’s right my mom is in non stop in pain. Iv seen her Tere, and ever since the kids have been here Crystal has done her best to help with the pain when she doesn’t have too. Ma do you want to get the surgeries with Crystal or do you want to wait?”

“Don’t baby her Magda my mom is a big girl she’s fine.”

“I don’t know I just don’t want you guys fighting Magda.”

“Look ma no one is fighting and we will be ok with what you want to do.”

With that grandma nods her head but I can tell she’s still upset so I do what I do best. I hug her from behind, give her a kiss on the cheek tell her I love her and hum her sadness away. Grandma wipes what ever tears she has left, looks at my small hands and starts talking about when I was baby and that when she says it “ok I’ll go”. My tia Tere stands from the table screaming and yelling saying how I’ll be taking her daughter’s grandmother from her and saying other nonsense. My boys get so fed up that I hear a growl come out of Lu.

“That is enough. Your done with your nonsense. Crystal is a great leader and your mother took us in to watch us and has been nothing but kind. Our home will always be open to her just like how hers is for us. If you think we would even let someone harm her is ridiculous. Now if you are done with your tantrum I suggest you apologize to your mother and leave with whatever dignity you still have”

We all look at Lu with wide eyes. No one has put my tia in her place like that but he just did. I mouth the words thank you to him and he walks over to give my grandma a big hug and thanks her for everything in the best Spanish he could. So it’s settled grandma is moving in for a couple of months and I’m excited and worried at the same time.