Fledgling (The Shapeshifter Chronicles Book 1) by Natasha Brown

Author:Natasha Brown [Brown, Natasha]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Children's Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Fantasy, Coming of Age, Paranormal & Urban, Teen & Young Adult, Children's eBooks, Science Fiction; Fantasy & Scary Stories, Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
Amazon: B006XM426C
Published: 2013-11-29T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

At nearly eleven o’clock, Ana emerged from behind the door at the end of the hallway. She wandered slowly, reminiscent of a zombie, to the bathroom. The sterile odor from the clinic lingered on her skin. She stumbled into a hot shower to rinse the aroma from her body, satisfied only when the shampoo’s fragrance remained.

Ana came downstairs refreshed and heard Melissa announce, as soon as her foot touched the bottom stair, “Chance called checking up on you—maybe you should let him know you’re okay.”

She walked through the kitchen and gave her mother a peck on the cheek. Melissa wore yellow rubber gloves and was busy cleaning the cupboards. All the dishes and glasses were piled along the counters while they awaited their spotless resting places. Ana arched her eyebrow, shocked at her mother’s cleaning madness.

“Well, I haven’t given them a good scrub since we moved in. I don’t want all those years of dust on our things.” Melissa wiped her forehead with the back her glove.

Ana knew her mom hated cleaning and she only scrubbed cabinets when she was stressed. Ana pat her mom’s shoulder before she went out onto the back deck to call Chance.

He picked up after the first ring and answered with a casual tone Ana thought sounded a little put on.

“Hey. Mom said you called. I’m fine—just sleeping off the anesthesia from yesterday.” She paused to yawn and asked, “What’ve you been doing?”

She extended her arms above her, careful to avoid a head rush.

“Oh, uh—I’m just out taking a walk with my grandfather.”

“That sounds nice. Well, I heard you called earlier checking up on me and wanted to let you know I feel fine today. Much better than yesterday.”

“Good. Wanted to make sure you were okay. Say, why don’t I call you later when Grandfather and I wrap things up. You rest, maybe hang out with Eva a little and I’ll see you later today.”

Ana had the distinct feeling she was being told to sit down and stay put. She didn’t mind it coming from Chance, although he was the exception. She didn’t like anyone else telling her to rest; she resented it.

“Alright. I should hang with Eva anyway, it’s been a while. Have fun and I’ll talk to you later.”

Ana closed her eyes and let the sunlight warm her face. She took a deep inhalation of the brisk fir scent before returning inside to sit beside her sister. The two snuggled on the couch beneath a blanket and watched their favorite animated movie while they ate popcorn.

Afterwards, Ana decided to go upstairs when Melissa pulled out the broom and began to dust the ceiling. She sat at her computer and remembered the images she had saved to her desktop weeks ago. With the drama of her doctor’s appointments, she had entirely forgotten about the photographs. Maybe she had purposefully forgotten them.

She inspected them again and assumed her memory had been off. After all, at the time she’d had a lot on her mind and probably mistook what she thought she saw.

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