Crimson Hollow by Andrea Pearson

Author:Andrea Pearson [Pearson, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy
Publisher: Andrea Pearson
Published: 2018-08-05T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

It was short. That in and of itself was a disappointment, but what really stung was that it didn’t have much information in it. In fact, it had only a little more than his text had contained.

Lizzie,

I’m sorry about everything. I’ll explain once I get the chance. You probably realize I’m trying to find someone. I don’t trust email. I don’t know what I can tell you. I’ll get in touch with you as soon as I can.

Love,

Abel

I knew he was talking about his mom. Who else would he be trying to find? I understood why he couldn’t give more info. His situation was fragile, and he couldn’t afford to have anyone know what he was doing.

What really caught my attention was the way he ended his email. He used the word “love.” Did Abel love me?

That thought made the last week totally worth it. He’d apologized for not being here when I needed him, and he ended his email with “love.” It gave me hope that he would come back to me as soon as he could. I knew he would before, but it was still easy to get discouraged.

And since I knew his history with his family, I realized that finding his mom was much more important than helping me with hounds. Yes, what I was doing affected so many more people, but I could find someone else to help me until he could. His mom wouldn’t likely have anyone else trying to rescue her. Not with her entire family already dead.

I joined Eleanora in the kitchen, feeling lighter than I had in days, and enjoyed a couple of chocolate chip cookies and a glass of milk while she chatted about the two guys who were helping her. Apparently, they were friends of her grandson, who no longer lived in the state. They did, though, and they’d kept in touch with her since childhood. I enjoyed her little anecdotes about the funny things they’d said and done when they were kids, but my attention was still on Abel’s email. She eventually noticed, and figured out why I was so distracted, asking if Abel had responded.

“Yes, he did.”

I relayed the email to her, including how he had ended it. I still couldn’t believe he had said the word “love.” My toes and everything above tingled with warmth at the thought of him saying he loved me. Then I realized he hadn’t actually said he loved me—it was just how he ended his email. And maybe he’d done it by accident.

I shook my head to myself. Abel didn’t do things like that by accident. At least, his personality didn’t lead me to believe so. I held on to that thought like a lifeline.

We next discussed my feelings where finding someone to help were concerned, and we discussed all of the different possibilities. I told Eleanora about the Russells’ offer, expecting her to get a good chuckle out of it, but she surprised me by agreeing with them.

“You can’t judge someone by how they look.

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