“Mummy. I think she is not feeling well. She hasn’t eaten the whole day and keeps groaning. Maybe she has a stomach ache.” Kui’s daughter announced as soon as the mother walked into the house.
Kui looked at her and smiled softly, just to be sure she was not showing emotions on her face.
She felt for her forehead. The temperature was in between high and low. She did not have a thermometer to confirm the degrees, but she was a bit concerned.
She looked into her mouth and tried to scan the eyes like doctors do.
She had barely felt for the heart beat when Waitherero collapsed on the ground, groaning and writhing in pain.
It was clear now that Waitherero needed to see a doctor.
Almost in panic, as she kept an eye on her, Kui quickly reached out for her phone and called her personal paediatrician.
“Doctor! You need to see Waitherero right away. She seems to be getting fits and a lot of other things that I haven’t seen before. I really can’t explain what is going on with her.” She said as she tried to swallow saliva to wet her dry throat.
“Kui!!! Unfortunately, I am out of town for work. I need you to first calm down and then give me details that would help me help you. Okay?” the doctor responded.
After listening to the details, the doctor sighed and responded to Kui. “You don’t have to worry. Your cat is on heat.”
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Rose Wangari Kinyanjui is a trained teacher in the Kenyan curriculum and the Waldorf system of education, with a wealth of experience in the teaching industry in both public and private schools of local and international acclaim. She has a heart for individuals on the autism spectrum, and she founded ZION HOUSE THERAPIES, an inclusive institution that uses music, storytelling, and movement to impact individuals living with disabilities. The institution also offers learning support for those with learning difficulties.
Rose is a coach and mentor at the DREAM BELIEVE REPEAT, an organisation that seeks to transform and give hope to young schoolgirls exposed to GBV and ‘sex for fish’ around the Great Lake Victoria region. She supports needy children in other CBOs around the country.
Her publication, released in 2019, MY FATHER MY HERO, is a girl’s celebration of her father, who lives with disabilities. Her second publication is at the printing stage.
An active member of Writer’s Space Africa, she serves in the central admin, is a member of the academy board and the monthly publication review team, and is the Kenya chapter coordinator. Away from writing and teaching, she makes a delightful MC.
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Read – The Whispering Cage – A Flash Fiction by Immanuel Mwendwa Kiilu – Kenya
