Jovita's POV
I woke up to find myself in a strange place. It looked unreal. I wondered where I was.
It was a beautiful forest filled with lush, green grasses and trees, one that any werewolf would kill to have. The golden sun highlighted the beauty of the forest, giving the flowers a gorgeous look.
I made my way towards a clearing in the forest and sighted a delightful spring. I had never seen anywhere looking so magical.
Was I dead? I thought, suddenly scared. From what I remember last, I was being strangled by a vampire, and now I was touring an amazing-looking forest. What was this? The after-life?
The forest was quiet except for the occasional chirping of beds, and a little noises here and there from animals I couldn't see.
I was tempted to scream to know if anyone was here with me, but I ignored the urge. I barely knew what or who inhabited this forest, I didn't want to present myself as a sumptuous meal for someone's supper. Who knows how delicious I would look on a stake, roasting in a warm fire?
I chuckled a little though I knew the reality of that was quite impossible. And from the look of things, I was meant to be dead. I was certain this wasn't reality, and I'm certain a ghost doesn't make a delicious meal.
Was this heaven? I thought. Maybe it was, but where were God and his angels? I thought I was meant to be welcomed at the gate, not left to wander about aimlessly.
Or could it be hell? That would make sense about the no-welcome thing, the devil was known to be mean after all.
But I couldn't be in hell, I was sure I hadn't been that evil. Okay except occasionally, I mean that one time when I stuck chewing gum in a she-wolf's fur, she had forced my hands anyways, and I had only repaid a favour due.
"What about the pranks you occasionally carry out on innocent students?" My inner mind asked.
I cursed silently. Yeah, I had carried out one or two evilish pranks on students, but that did not steal justify my place in hell.
"What of the times you stole my money from my purse, and the times you made me shout my old throat out?" My Mimoh's voice asked in my head.
"Arggggghhhh, not now Mimoh, you're meant to be defending me, not bringing more evidence for me to be sent to hell". Have I not been a good granddaughter to you? I know once in a blue moon, but at least I try, being a good granddaughter is not an easy task", I asked aloud.
"I guess once in a blue moon should be better specified as twice in your little life", Mimoh's voice retorted.
"What? Mimoh, are you saying that I have been a good granddaughter only twice in my entire eighteen years on Earth?", I'm not that bad, I mumbled.
"Oh, you are!" My Mimoh's sweet, old voice shouted back.
"Can I get a break Mimoh? Why in the world would you be scolding me in hell or heaven? Whatever this place is?"
"Judging from your actions on Earth, it's probably hell!" My Mimoh's voice said.
I pouted. I wasn't that bad, if my Mimoh was going to be all judgy, then maybe I could taunt my horn a little.
"I see you're having an inner conflict, Jovita".
I screamed, startled to suddenly have company, from the last I recall, I was the one here.
I stared in the direction the voice had come, and my eyes landed on a stunning woman. I was probably face-to-face with the goddess of beauty.
I had thought Betty and Maddie were stunning creatures, but compared to this woman their beauty was quite ordinary.
"Hi", I said both scared and nervous.
I was relieved for two reasons; the first being that the beautiful lady here proved that I wasn't in hell, there were no beautiful creatures in hell. And secondly, I wasn't alone as I had thought earlier.
But it still made me curious, as I knew angels were meant to have wings. There were no wings on this lady. For a moment I imagined her with large, white wings, she looked lovely. I chuckled, complimenting myself for having good imagination skills.
"I see you have a wild imagination, Jovita".
I paused for a while, what was that she just said? Jovita? She knew my name. How?
Besides, from the last I remember, I was having thoughts not talking aloud. The whole wings thing happened inside my head. So how did she know?
Could she hear my thoughts too? Okay now I'm in heaven or wherever this is, but I'm not even granted thoughts privacy either. What the heck!
I gasped as an idea popped up in my head. What if this woman was my guardian angel? It would make sense. I'm in a strange place, and my guardian angel comes to guard or much better, rescue me. I had better asked her what she came to do, to make things clearer.
She smiled at me.
"I'm not your guardian angel, and this is not heaven or hell, you're not dead yet". This is simply my home".
"Your home? What am I doing in your home?" I asked, perplexed.
"It's a very long story Jovita, one that you probably deserve to hear, but I'm afraid not now?"
"What do you mean?"
"I can't give you the details until the time is right, but I can tell you why you're here".
"Why?"
"You used your powers for the first time, and you're probably over-exhausted". Your mate is currently trying his best to save you in the physical world. He would succeed this time, but you have to be careful, with your great powers comes great consequences".
Great powers? What was she talking about? I was a powerless wimp who was easily strangled by a bloodsucker, I would have defended myself if I had a so-called great power.
"You defended yourself Jovita, probably at the expense of your health". I erased those memories to reduce the trauma", the lady said.
"You erased my memories? How?"
Who exactly was this woman? I thought, she could erase memories, and from the look of things she knew every detail of my life, what exactly was she? And what more could she do?"
"I can do many more things than you can ever imagine, and as time goes on, you'll know who I am". For now, you have to return to the physical world, it's almost daybreak, and both your mate and parents are worried sick about you", she said turning to leave.
My head was spinning right now. She knew Jayden, she knew what was going on in the physical world, and she knew who my parents were. What was this woman?
"Just know I'm deeply sorry and I care about you Jovita, this is not the life I would have wanted for you", she said quietly, and if I was not wrong, I saw a glister of tears in her turquoise eyes.
What was she saying? And why did she have that caring look on her face? What exactly was happening here?
She regarded me with warm gentle eyes for a while.
"I'm your mother, Jovita, now go".
My what? What did she just say? All my life I believed my mother was dead, and here she was in this lovely place, while I was left alone to wallow in loneliness and self-pity.
"I'm sorry my child, I meant only the best for you", she said, and vanished before my eyes.
I stared at the spot she had been in disbelief, still trying to digest what she had just told me.
Suddenly I felt a force drawing me. I gasped opening my eyes in the real world.
Jayden was looming over me, tears in his hazel eyes.
"Are you okay, my sweet?" He asked.
Did he just call me his sweet? I thought with a smile.