Conflicted (Battlescars III) by Monroe Sophie

Author:Monroe, Sophie [Monroe, Sophie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Sophie Monroe
Published: 2013-09-13T14:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES TURN INTO GUILTY ONES…

Joss

Since arriving back in Arizona, I’d been doing my best to move forward. I’d finally devised a plan and today, I was going to put it into motion. I wasn’t sure if it was going to work or not, but I had to at least try. The band would be here soon and I had a lot to get in order before then.

My mom was flitting around the kitchen like a woman on a mission in preparation. You would think she was cooking for a small army. Well, she sort of was, but still. I said a quick goodbye and made my way to the other side of the city where barbed wire walls lined the perimeter and the residents were all sorts of dangerous.

After checking in with security and being buzzed through the gate, I made my way to the parking lot and found the closest spot I could. Looking in the rearview mirror, I made sure I was wearing my most determined look before making my way inside. This meeting wasn’t for me. I, Joss Victoria Potter, was acting completely selflessly on this mission with only one purpose in mind, and I wasn’t leaving until I got the result that I wanted. Call me the human pit bull; I was going to latch on and stay there even if he tried to kick me off.

Walking through the bleach-scented entry, I was searched before being led down to the community room where the meeting would be taking place. Taking a deep breath, I watched the guarded door with a glass window closely. When he approached on the other side, it was like seeing Derek twenty years from now. After searching him, they led him over to the table with shackled hands and handcuffs still in place. He didn’t look like an evil monster; it boosted my self-confidence that hopefully he wasn’t a complete bastard. I smoothed my pale pink blouse before opening my mouth to introduce myself.

“Hi, Derek,” I said, looking him square in the eye. “I’m Joss, Blake’s sister, and a good friend of your son’s. You’re probably wondering why I’m here.”

“Nice to meet you, Joss. And yes, I’m curious. Did he send you?” He sounded hopeful.

“No, actually he has no idea that I’m here.”

“Well, then why are you here?” he asked, giving me a once over.

“I’m here because your son is still struggling with what happened. You’re the cause of it, and if I have it my way, he’ll be coming here to speak with you to try and get some closure. I want to make sure he gets it,” I stated firmly.

“I appreciate what you’re trying to do here, sweetheart, but it’s not going to work. He’s a younger version of me, and when he left for LA, that was it for us. He’s not coming, so don’t bother wasting any more of your time. I’m here in Hell where I belong, and it’s where I’m going to stay.” There was a grim look on his gaunt face.

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