Above picture is what I imagine Lila to look like at twelve. I know it's a bit different than the cover, but with a little imagination it works... right?
Also, I understand that in some of these Cordelia and Misty don't have much interaction, and it's been mainly about the kids. I didn't intentionally write it that way. I just know that when there are two children in a family, usually, each child gravitates toward one parent. I do promise that some Foxxay interaction is to come.
Most of the next ones will be of Lila and Daisy unless stated otherwise.
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"Momma?" Daisy said as she walked into the greenhouse.
"Yes, monkey?" Misty asked, not looking up from her work.
"Uh, Lila needs you."
"Where is she?"
"In the bathroom."
Misty looked up, furrowed brows with a questionable look. "Is she okay?"
"She said she got her period."
"Oh..." the Cajun's eyes grew wide. "Did, uh... did ya talk to Mommy about this?"
The girl shook her head. "No, Lila wants you, not Mommy."
"Okay," she sighed.
Misty set down her test tube and stood up. She followed Daisy back into the house, and upstairs.
"Which bathroom?"
"Ours." The girl pointed to the bathroom between her and Lila's bedrooms.
The necromancer walked to the bathroom and knocked on the door. "Baby, it's Momma."
The door unlocked, and Lila let her inside. Her face was red and blotchy with tear stains. Her mother cupped her face, wiping away her tears.
"Why ya cryin'?"
"I ain' ready to have my period!"
"Oh, baby girl." Misty sighed as she brought the girl close to her, running her fingers through the girl's hair. "It'll be okay."
They stood there until Lila calmed down. She pulled away from her mother, looking up at her. "How old were ya when ya got ya're period?"
"I was ten." Misty said as they walked out of the bathroom and into Lila's bedroom.
"Lord," the girl breathed out. "What 'bout Mom?"
"I'm ain' to sure. Ya'd have to ask her." The mother brushed her daughter's soft curls out of her face. "It's okay, honey. All this means is that ya're becomin' a woman."
"I know," she sighed as they sat down on her bed. "I just want to be a kid a lil while longer."
"Sweet-pea, ya still can be. Now, tell me ya got a pad on or somethin'?"
"I do, I made Daisy get me one from Zoe."
"Okay, now, do I need to explain anything to ya?"
"No," Lila laughed softly, shaking her head. "I got it all, anatomy was my science class last year, and I get it... I was just scared."
"Don' be scared. It all part of human nature... now, if ya're like me ya gonna get really, really bad cramps, lower back pains, possible vomitin'. So, just be prepared."
"Oh, Lord no."
"But, ya might be like ya mom, ya'll have a semi-easy period."
"Whatcha mean by semi easy?"
