Follow the Ashes: Book 1 of the Executioner Trilogy by Sowder Kindra

Author:Sowder, Kindra [Sowder, Kindra]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
Publisher: Burning Willow Press, LLC
Published: 2015-01-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17: A Visit from Darkness

I woke up when darkness was still over Los Angeles to find my father sitting uncomfortably in my bedside chair. It was the same color that had taken over my jasmine sanctuary. He had fallen asleep with a book in his hands and it was about to hit the floor. I didn’t want to remove it for fear I would wake him from his deep slumber. I wasn’t sure when he had come to sit beside me and watch to make sure I was safe. I glanced at my alarm clock to see those green neon numbers. It was almost three in the morning. I sighed with irritation.

Rolling over, I realized Gordon wasn’t in bed. He had pulled a comfortable chair from the living room up the stairs and had also fallen asleep in it. Book in hand as well, but it was firmly in his grasp. He was slouched in a position that seemed to be very uncomfortable, but I wouldn’t dare move him. It looked like he had been up for a while and waking him up to ask him to get into bed would’ve been a mistake. He had also changed his shirt, and was now wearing what I could assume was a navy blue V-neck t-shirt. It was so dark, it was like all of the color besides the numbers on my clock had been drained.

I was startled by my father’s sudden snoring and had to try very hard to calm my heart. It was beating like I had run a marathon and was in no way prepared for it. I was able to slow it down with the help of a few deep and calming breaths. I slowly and quietly got out of bed, and made my way to the kitchen. Some chamomile tea would surely calm my nerves.

They were completely on edge and my mind would continue to race unless I tried to find a way to calm its incessant noise of thoughts that were all jumbling together. I ran my fingers over the smooth marble of the countertop as I made my way through. It was so cool I could’ve climbed up onto it and laid there for a while, letting it drain away all of my tension.

I opened the cabinet right above the stove and pulled down the tea kettle and the box of chamomile tea. I was trying to make sure I didn’t make too much noise. I didn’t want the evil stares once they all realized I had woken them up. It had been a long night and the next few were bound to be just as long, if not longer. Plenty of rest would be essential. As I filled the tea kettle with water I couldn’t help but think about the closeness that I and my father had gained in the last twenty four hours.

This was a completely alien feeling since I had never had a close relationship with the man. I had to admit I was completely unprepared for it.

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