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The specter: dont kill yourself. Become a hero!

Mr. Terrific year one #4:

But Toidr was not okay. When they came home he just wanted to sleep.  He was nauseated and dizzy. For three days his parents watched over him, but then he quietly just stopped breathing. No one expected it, they were in total shock.

The whole family was heartbroken, but Noor took it particularly hard. She felt responsible.

- But sis, it was not your fault! How could it be?

- I made him climb higher than he should have. I pushed him!

Hdajk and Rusa were devastated, but kept on with their daily tasks. Hdajk’s belly was growing, but she felt no anticipation about her pregnancy. There was an indifference about her, and she hardly ever smiled anymore.

Rusa tried to comfort Hdajk, but felt that he was falling short. She was inconsolable.

So he started to spend most of his time away from the camp. The sadness was like a heavy carpet over the family, and it seemed like nothing could ever make them happy again.

Not even the birth of Mtyo put a smile on Hdajk’s face.

- I’m happy you are out of my belly, my sweetest, but your mama’s heart is filled with tears. How can I bring you anything but sorrow? Will I lose you too?

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- Dear spirits, please Mrs Moon, please Mr Sun, help me to provide for the babies!. Please let me have an easy birth and plenty of milk, so they will be strong and healthy. That’s all I’m asking for!

- You will be a great mom for the new babies, Rusa said softly, like you are for the other kids and always have been.

One who was not as excited was Mtyo. He didn’t understand exactly what was going on, but he did understand that he didn’t want to share his mother with any new baby.

- You my mother, Nono? He asked.

Noor was puzzled at first, how could Mtyo confuse her with his mother? True, she had grown a lot lately, but still.

- I’m not your mother, but I love you very much monkeyface! Come give me a big monkeykiss!

- Noooooo!! No kiss! No kiss Nono!

Noor had to laugh, but she set him down.

Later that night Noor told her mother about it.

- I don’t know how he could confuse me with you, mother! We are not like twins or anything!

- Haha! That’s so funny! That little rascal! But the truth is, you and your sister have been taking a lot of responsibility for him. It will be better from now on. I will still need your help, but I want you to go out with your friends and have fun too, like young people do. Too much responsibility at a young age is not good. I know that from personal experience.

- Well, I don’t mind that much. I do love him you know. But I do want to go to the full moon dance next week, to be honest. And I must say, it’s wonderful to hear you laugh, mother! I’m so glad you are feeling better.

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