An unique item is discovered

Ever since I've given away Wyfi, there've been no more blackouts.

Things have honestly been really calm and great now. I'm officially not mad at my parents anymore. Though I miss those plants with all my heart, I've come to terms with it.

About the blackouts, the scientists didn't really have an explanation for it. They just said that the connection malfunctioned and got severed, but now they fixed it. And while most people seemed to buy it, and others had random conspiracies about the event, only I knew the truth.

Well, me and Wyfi.

I was upstairs reading an old book about plants and how to care for them. Downstairs, Mom was cleaning the house while Dad was on the screens. Probably watching the news or something.

"Xeni, come down here," I heard Dad call my name, only after 5 seconds I came up here. "This seems like something you should watch."

I groaned from upstairs. There was no point in arguing. Even if I yelled back "I'm not interested", they wouldn't have heard.

Still upset, I took my time in putting my phone away, climbing down the bed, and going downstairs. When I came down to the living room, my parents were sitting on the couch, intently watching the news.

I sat down in between both of them and watched as well.

"Over here, we've made the discovery of the hour. This is all happening right now, coming to you live, as we speak," the news reporter started.

"Oh my gosh, just get to the point women," Dad muttered under his breath. Then to us. "She's been here for fifteen minutes now, yet won't tell us what the discovery is."

"Shhh Brain. Listen," Mom shushed Dad, staring intently at the screen.

"-who is right at the scene as we speak," the news reporter said, before passing it on.

"Hello everyone. Thank you so much for tuning in. Right now I'm right behind the alleyway, with a group of experts, as we dive deep into this story," a new lady appeared on screen.

"It seems worse than we thought," a scientist said, returning from the dark alley. "It's already been grown and tended."

What's been grown and tended? I wanted to ask. But I kept my mouth shut, not wanting to miss any answers or clues given.

"There you have it folks. This flower has already been grown and tended by a person. Which means this person has illegally acquired a seed and decided to grow the plant, knowing or not knowing what it was," the lady reported.

"A plant?!" Mom and Dad yelled both at the same time, in disbelief.

I meanwhile, felt the insides of my stomach flipping. Everything was starting to come together. The alleyway. The flower. A flower that was properly grown and cared for.

"What a unique item found in an alleyway indeed. Is it safe for us to check it out and put it on camera?" the reporter asked the scientist.

The scientist nodded, and led the reporter and the crew inside the dark alleyway.

Mom and Dad stared intently at the screen. Their heads pushed forward, hands gripping on the armrests.

As the camera was pointed downward, toward the flower, my suspicions were confirmed. My stomach twisted and flipped. Shown directly by the camera was a potted plant wrapped in a pink blanket.

It was Wyfi.