My Alien Baby by Rena Marks

Author:Rena Marks
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rena Marks
Published: 2021-03-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

IIK:

The back door to the kitchen opens with a bang, letting in a gust of wind.

“Iik! Look at who I found wandering the woods. He says he is a friend of yours come to visit.”

My head shoots up as Pa’ma enters the back door. My friend, Igor, walks toward me with a grin on his face. He’s dressed in a full uniform, probably to let my parents know he is in the military.

“Oh!” Da’ma says, frozen in place. A smile is plastered to his face. He barely moves his lips as he hisses to my father out of the side of his mouth. “He’s rather tiny, isn’t he?”

Pa’ma shuts him up with an elbow to the ribs.

“Igor! Come sit and visit. You met my father, Havak? This is my mother, my da’ma. Urmor. And this little one”—now it is my turn to wink at Ivy—“is their yun.”

My parents look back and forth between Igor and Ivy. I can tell if I hadn’t told them, neither of them would have realized they were of the same species. Of course, Igor is more than a foot taller than Ivy and male. His features are harder, sharper. Because he is on space stations more times than not, his coloring is much different than Ivy’s tanned skin from the Raza sun. He’s dressed in military gear while Ivy is dressed...well, like a baby.

I glance between Igor and Ivy, watching both their eyes go wide. I suppose for Ivy to see another of her kind after so long would be a shock to her system.

“Hello, Pa’ma, Da’ma, and yun Ivy,” Igor says returning the greeting to everyone with a slight bow, well trained in the Raza traditions. It makes Igor a definite people person, to care about other traditions. No wonder he has been sent.

Ivy babbles to herself. “Air yew hyoomin? Am I dreeming? I musbee dreeming.”

“How long will you be staying with us?” I ask as I walk over to clap his shoulder.

“I’m due at the military base tomorrow. I just thought I’d have a brief visit with you on the way there.”

“It’s good to see you.” I give him a nod for my parents’ sake, because both Igor and I know his visit was mandated.

His gaze is on Ivy, who stares back with as much curiosity.

“Hello, Ivy,” Igor says walking over to her and holding out his hand like she’s a pet. She reaches for his fingers. For some reason, the two clasping hands irritates me. I don’t trust Ivy. I do trust Igor, but something inside of me thumps and I’m ready to push Igor away from her. I force myself to relax my clenched jaw, confused as to why I am feeling this way.

“Ivy, can you understand me?” Igor asks.

Ivy stares at Igor who gives her a charming smile, making my chest tighten. She blinks and then offers Igor a sweet smile back.

“She does not understand me,” Igor says, holding his hands palms up.

“That is because Ivy is but a yun.

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