The Lost Wolf

Resting At Home On A Sunday.

The day dawned as quickly as i had expected it. There was some rainfall during the night which went a long way to make my sleep more enjoyable. The rain was still falling as i could hear it’s sound pelting on roofs and other objects the house. At this time of the year, it rains quite a lot in this city. I pushed the covers backwards, fished out my phone from under my pillow to look at the time. Alas! It was only 5:30 AM. Today is a Sunday. I’m not going to work, so there was no point rising up and getting out of bed at this time. Though this is the time i usually get out of bed every day because of the nature of my work, weekends should be out of it. I pulled my cloth cover over myself again and relaxed once more on the bed to continue my sleep. Within a few minutes, i was fast asleep. I must have continued my sleep for the next two hours or thereabout because when i finally woke up, it was a few minutes to eight.

I was still on the bed stretching my arms and legs, trying to decide whether to come down immediately or not when my phone rang. I picked it up, quickly looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Aunty Debbie. I answered her call. “Hello, Aunty,” I greeted. “Hello, my Dear, How have thing been going with you?” she asked. “Fine, Aunty. Everything is going on just fine,” i replied. She fell silent for a few seconds, and then she spoke again. “Okay, i want to ask, have you been able to see Richard, to tell him what you need to tell him?” She asked. “Yes, Aunty, i met Richard yesterday and told him that our relationship is over. I opened up to him that I’m a wolf, that I’ve been hiding it from him all these while. I even went as far as telling him my background, how i was born a wolf, also about my parents,” i told her. “What was his reaction when you told him the truth?” She probed further. I cleared my throat. “He was very shocked, to say the least. He was virtually short of words. I had to tell him that the relationship had no future and we should end it. He was very sad but i made him realize that he had no option but to accept.” She chuckled and I could hear it on the phone. “Now you are free, Naomi. You are free to focus on the activities of the Pack without any distractions,” She said. “yep Aunty,” i responded. “Which reminds me, Naomi? Have you registered for the Martial Arts Training Classes?” She asked. “Yes, Aunty, i have registered. I started my training yesterday.” I told her. “Oh, that’s very good. I’m very happy to hear that. You know as well as i do that the training would prepare you very well for the task ahead. What about the issue of your impending transfer to Tacoma? Have you discussed it with your boss?” She demanded. I swallowed hard. I know she would not be pleased with my response to this question. It’s been a week today since i left Tacoma and I’m expected to have broached the subject with my boss, no matter what his response would be. “No Aunty, i have not yet discussed the matter with him. I want to give him enough time. Maybe i would discuss it with him this week when we are expected to have another sales force meeting,” I answered. “Oh, that’s not good enough, my dear. Things like this are said early enough, i mean it’s been since you returned to Seattle,” She protested. “I’m sorry, Aunty, i apologize. I must admit that i was too lukewarm as far as the issue is concerned. But i want to assure you that i would discuss it with him this week.” I assured. “It’s Ok dear, just being sure to tell him this week.” She concluded. With that, she ended the call.

As soon as the talk with Auntie Debbie was over, i lifted my body out of bed and immediately headed to the bathroom to ease myself. When i finished, i took my brush, applied some paste and proceeded to brush my teeth. Within a few minutes, i was done. I moved over to the mirror to scrutinize my face. Every other area looked ok except for my hair which looked disheveled. Truly, it had been a while since i last visited a salon to do my hair. I would surely visit my hairdresser today. I was to do that yesterday, Saturday, after leaving the Martial Arts Gym, but i was too tired to go there in view of the grueling training session we had. I took a brush and brushed my hair backwards, then used my hands to pull back some loose strands of hair to their proper place at the back of my ear. The next thing i would now would be to clean my bedroom. I couldn’t’ work on my bedroom yesterday when i cleaned the entire house, the volume of work would be too much. Now i had the opportunity to do that before going to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

I set about cleaning my bedroom as soon as i came back inside. My bedroom was in a total mess. It looked as if it had not been lived in for months. Yet, i had travelled for only three days. The first thing i did was to remove all clothes that i had carelessly placed on the bed and on my chairs. I removed all of them and hung them back in the closet. Then, my books and other vanity clutter such as lipsticks, make ups and brushes which were scattered all over the room were tidied and placed into a drawer. Next, i took a broom and applied it upwards to remove spider webs that formed on the walls and the ceiling. While flushing out the cobwebs, I used the opportunity of being up there to clean my light fixtures, door frames and vents. I then placed a damp piece of cloth over the broom and applied it to the same surfaces again to have a more effective clean-up. The idea was to clean from up to down. So I used a dry cloth to clean the walls first, then I applied a wet cloth to clean the same surfaces.

Coming down to the floor, i took out my rug and beat it thoroughly to remove dust, and then i used my vacuum cleaner to vacuum it thoroughly. I left my rug outside for a while to clean the floor before bringing it back inside, For the floor cleaning, i decide to vacuum the floor rather than sweeping and mopping. I took my vacuum cleaner and vacuumed the entire floor, paying particular attention to edges and under the bed and other items of furniture. After the vacuuming, i brought back my rug into the bedroom and spread it again properly. My bed was the last to receive attention as i i removed the covers and had it well prepared, putting the pillows in their normal places.

After I had finished, i stood back and admired my hard work. I was impressed by the sight before me. My bedroom was now very orderly and clean. It was wearing a new look I plopped on my newly made bed to rest for a few minutes before I hit the kitchen to prepare breakfast. I took a deep breath as i lay on my back with my two hands folded behind my back to take in as much as possible of the new atmosphere.

 About five minutes later after resting when i was done with the bedroom cleaning, i got down from the bed and headed for the kitchen to see to the preparation of breakfast once in the kitchen, i opened my refrigerator and brought out the ingredients. I still had some roasted chicken left. So it would come in handy for this preparation. I put on my stove and placed a pan on it, and then dry-fried the bacon until it became crisp. Then i took my white bread and toasted them. After that, i took my knife and slashed the roasted chicken breast and tomato. Soon after i applied butter to one slice of toast, i topped it with an Emmental Cheese slice, a tomato slice and lettuce leaf. Then i spread Top Mayo on the next slice of toast and cut the Sandwich into quarters, securing each quarter with a tooth pick. In about 10 minutes or thereabout, the breakfast was ready.

I served the food, put it into a tray and headed to my bedroom where i had decided to eat my breakfast today. For a change, i would rather be in my bedroom munching away. After entering my bedroom, i placed the food on a low stool and went back to the kitchen to fetch the drinks. I had elected to drink Soda this morning so I took two cans of Soda from my refrigerator and headed back into my bedroom to consume the meal. As i attacked the Sandwich, i found it very tasty and delicious. I opened one of the Soda cans and started to drink directly from the can. It went well with the Sandwich. After about twenty minutes or thereabout, I had finished the food and gulped down the two cans of Soda. I was not surprised at my consumption capacity. It was well established that Wolves can consume as much as twice the quantity of food that humans consume. Also, wolves have tha ability to eat as much as five times per day. But most of the time, i try to put this particular eating capacity in check. I cleared my mess and took them into the kitchen sink to be washed later. I belched twice as i made my way from the kitchen to the living room to rest on the Sofa for a few minutes before going to the bathroom for a shower.

Since i was not particularly in a hurry to to go to the bathroom for a shower, i decided to get myself in a proper relaxation mood. I moved over to my TV/Entertainment center and put on the television to check for interesting programs that i could watch. I flipped through the channels and i stumbled on a channel showing a Martial Arts Program. I became interested partly because i had just enrolled in a Martial Arts class and anything i could learn on that subject would become very beneficial not only for me, but for the entire Shiny Ivory Pack as a whole. So i watched very intently and listened with rapt attention at every scene and every single word. It was actually a Martial Arts Series. After about one hour showing that particular episode came to an end. I enjoyed it so much that i actually wished it had not ended so soon. I actually bookmarked the channel so i could tune to it more often so that i would not miss the remaining episodes in the series. Since it appeared that there ware no more interesting programs, i put off the TV and made my towards my bedroom to remove my clothes and get into a towel and move to the bathroom for a shower.