Ascension Watchers by Amy Proebstel

Author:Amy Proebstel
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Cavaliers Publishing
Published: 2020-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

AFTER BEING PETTED, hugged, and scolded for over ten minutes, Sofia was finally released from her mother’s possessive embrace. “Don’t you dare scare us like that again!” Yoshida scolded even as she pulled Sofia in for another tight hug. “Sit and tell us where you were.”

Sofia did not have much choice as her mother’s hands on her shoulders pushed her down onto the couch. She kept her gaze firmly on her mother, who seemed happy to see her, unlike her father who remained standing, glaring down at her disapprovingly. Knowing she could at least be partially truthful without divulging anything, she said, “Jon kept telling me about this place where he grew up. He wouldn’t take me there because…well, he wouldn’t take me there. I found out some other friends of mine were going, and I snuck a ride with them so I could look around for myself.

“Everything would have been fine except I didn’t realize when my ride left, and I was stranded. I spent the night on the beach until some other friends came to pick me up and bring me home. So, you see Mom, I was perfectly fine.”

“We called all of your friends, and they said they didn’t know where you were. Were they lying to cover for you?”

“No, Dad. I told you my friends didn’t know I’d snuck into their vehicle. Nobody lied, I promise.”

“Where did you go that you couldn’t call us to come and pick you up?”

“Oh, you wouldn’t know about it.”

“Sofia!” he growled, rapidly running out of patience.

“Fine, it’s a place called Tuala.” She could see her mother had clearly never heard of it, and she looked up at her father, expecting to see the same expression. “Dad? What is it?”

“What was the name of the town, Sofia?”

“Roanoke. Dad, what’s wrong?”

“You said Jon is from Tuala?”

“Yes. Why?”

“So then the whole Wilson family is from there?”

“No, just Behn, Jon, and Valentina. I don’t understand why you’re so upset, Dad. Have you heard of Tuala?” Thinking it would have been impossible, she hardly expected his next response.

“Yes.” His legs seemed no longer able to support him. He felt himself fall into the chair across from his wife and daughter.

“Dad, are you okay?”

“Give me a minute.” He held his hand up to his chest, feeling it beating rapidly beneath his fingertips.

“Dad, you’re scaring me. Are you having a heart attack?”

“No, I just never expected to hear the name Tuala ever again.”

“Meaning you’ve heard of it before?”

“Yes. I was born there.”

The only sound to penetrate the silence was Sofia’s dramatic intake of breath.

“Finnian, what are you saying? You’re from Colombia, we grew up together,” Yoshida turned to her husband, confused by his statement.

“No, Mamacita, that’s only what your familia told you. They were so grateful to have you back, they were willing to tell you whatever I asked.”

“Have me back? I never went anywhere until we came here to America,” she denied, shaking her head to emphasize her words.

Sofia looked back and forth between her parents, starting to get an idea of what her father was saying.

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