Books 1-4 Boxed Set by Roy Huff

Author:Roy Huff [Huff, Roy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-13T22:00:00+00:00

Owen had taken The Keeper’s advice to take a break, but it wasn’t easy. He had to force himself to relax after his victory in The City of Worms. The events that occurred there were a constant source of mental distraction, but spending time with his mom and the change in scenery helped keep him from thinking about what happened. The holiday, however, was almost over, and Owen found it increasingly difficult to prevent his mind from drifting back to The Second Pillar of Truth and the destruction that he had initiated. Despite the challenge, it was his last weekend home, and he was determined to do absolutely nothing of consequence.

Owen reclined on his comfortable couch wearing an old white t-shirt and a pair of well broken in blue jeans. He flipped through the television channels until he found the movie he was looking for, A Christmas Carol. It was his favorite Christmas movie, and it was just getting to the good part.

“I’ve always loved this movie,” said Owen’s mom, Amelia, as she walked in from the kitchen after hearing the familiar dialogue.

“Yeah, me too,” Owen responded.

Amelia sat down next to Owen and started watching the movie with him, but not before she purposely messed up his light brown hair with her hand after sitting down.

“Hey! Quit that,” Owen said with an irritated expression on his face.

Owen then reached over and did the same thing to her. She chuckled, turning her attention to the television screen.

‘You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of underdone potato. There’s more gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!’

Owen lost himself in the screen, as he often did when watching something he was interested in. He imagined himself as Ebenezer Scrooge looking upon Marley’s ghostly face. Marley’s face morphed into the image of Owen’s father, the same image that was the face of The Second Pillar.

Owen shook it off and got up to go grab some leftover turkey from the refrigerator. He reached in and pulled out a leg and some moist dark meat with a bit of gravy and stuffing. He popped the plate of food into the microwave for a minute and then returned to the comfort of the couch.

Marley’s ghost had returned to normal, and Owen continued to watch the movie with his mom for the next forty-five minutes.

After the movie finished, Amelia turned to Owen and said, “I’m really going to miss you. It’s been lonely here without you. It was nice to have you back, even if it was just for a short time.”

“I’m going to miss you too, but there’s no need to worry. The university isn’t that far away, and I can always come home for the weekend if you’re feeling really lonely. All you need to do is ask.”

“I know, I know, but I need to be strong. You’re a grown man now, and I need to let you live your own life. I want you to know that you’ve always been a great son and I’m really proud of you.

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