Dianthe Rising by J.B. Miller

Author:J.B. Miller [Miller, J.B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00HYQ9ZYK
Barnesnoble: B00HYQ9ZYK
Goodreads: 18686190
Publisher: JK Publishing
Published: 2013-09-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

It wasn’t easy but I convinced Robin to leave. Whether he left or not, I did not know or care. My body and mind was past exhaustion. I didn’t see him, that was good enough for me. I called Daniel for a while and explained everything to him. It sounded even more strange and impossible talking about it over the phone. He took it amazingly, considering that our lives were playing out like a modern day Faery tale with a twist.

I was just waiting for the wicked witch to jump out and cackle ‘I’ve got you now my pretty and your little Faery too.’

I chatted to Daniel for over an hour and was able to fit in some normal stuff. He told me the communion went off without a hitch and his mum forgave him for running late. He convinced Annie to keep our relationship a secret until we were ready to tell people.

“Gahh, you would believe we were announcing our upcoming marriage.”

“It being Annie,” he laughed, “She’s probably in the process of planning it.”

After I hung up, I made my way to my bathroom and took the longest shower of my life. I’d had one earlier but I just needed to stand under steaming hot water and refrain from processing anything for a while. When the water finally soothed the tension from my shoulders and I had said a small prayer of “Thank God or gods or whoever at this stage for electric showers.”

I made my way back to my bed. Wearily, I tore the sheets off and put new ones on. The dirty ones went as far as the floor. I climbed into my bed and tried to forget everything until Monday.

*****

The alarm woke me and with reluctance, I rolled out of bed. Today was the first day since I began to work for Mr. Davies that I dreaded it. Not only would I be seeing Robin but also I’m sure he said something about Mr. Davies yesterday in his ramblings that I just was not able to remember. If my mentor and boss were part of all this, I might pack it in and go home. Everything I have ever assumed about my life ended up turned inside out.

By this time, I knew what Alice went through down the rabbit hole. I took my time getting dressed and fixing my hair solely because I was dragging my feet. In the end the clock was ticking away the minutes. I had never been late for work and I was not going to start.

Reluctantly pulling up my big girl pants, I mentally shored up my courage and made my way out the door and to the tube station. At least I would be too busy avoiding death via trampling during rush hour to worry about recent events.

When I made it to the university, all I bothered about was getting to my office. None of the work I had taken home over the weekend had been done and I was ready to start.

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