I always work alone (Eustass Kid x OC)

Chapter 33 : The lost girl

On an island in the New World, very calm, an old woman was walking on the beach. A small broken boat caught her attention. When she arrived, she saw a young woman unconscious.She managed to carry her to her house, who was in some fields out of the town of the island. There, she healed her as she could.

Lanniya regained consciousness in the house of an old woman. She was not especially smily. She was feeling weak and nauseous. She only remembered to have ran out of food and to think that she would die before reaching any habitable island.

- Finally, she simply said.

She handed her some water.

- You are a very strange woman. What were you doing in that small boat, alone ?

- I-I... cannot say it.

Lanniya was afraid that she might hate her because of her past as a pirate. She allowed Lanniya to stay for a while. She always let her alone, but Lanniya was vomiting every morning and she started to be suspicious about her state. Not in a bad way though. She was just intrigued.

- Young woman, tell me what happened, she finally told her calmly after another morning of throwing up.

Lanniya didn't talk at first. But she had been kind to her, and was slowly stroking her back. And anyway, Lanniya had no one else to trust. She couldn't be that worse, otherwise, she would've let her die alone.  

- What happened to you ? she asked again, softly.

- I am pregnant, she finally said.

- I guessed that, but what are you doing here ?

- Can I really tell you everything ?

She raised her shoulders.

- Nobody's black or white. I'm not the one who is entitled to judge you, whatever decisions you've made.

Lanniya told her everything. Kid, her relationship, her past, the pregnancy. She listened carefully. When Lanniya finished, she stood up to boil water.

- I sew bags and sell them in town. If you can help with those tasks, I'll let you stay here until you're ready to leave.

Lanniya didn't know what to say. It was so kind. It was saving her.

- Why would you do that ?

- Because you need it. The father of your child is not gonna help you, so you need someone else.

She looked nostalgic for a moment. Only her knew what memories were coming through her mind. Anyway, she was ready to help Lanniya.

For the first months of her pregnancy, Lanniya helped her to sell the bags in town. She gave her clothes that would make her look like a normal villager. But for the two last months, it was too hard to stay all day long in the sun, so Lanniya was sewing the bags. Oma, her host, was really nice although she was not the tender type. She never talked about her past, but Lanniya suspected her to have some experiences in piracy. Anyway, she never made any comments about her.  

Finally, the day came where Lanniya's baby was ready to pop out. Oma was the only one with her when it happened. The pain was horrible, but she made it through, thinking about the little bean that needed to come to life. When Oma finally put her baby on her chest, she noticed that it was a beautiful boy with small red hair. It immediately made her cry. Lanniya had tried to forget Kid so hard, but her child just reminded her how much she always loved him. But it was her boy, her son. Her little one, that she would protect at any cost. She named him Kodai.