Hollow (Heaven Hill Generations Book 4) by Laramie Briscoe

Author:Laramie Briscoe [Briscoe, Laramie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Laramie Briscoe Books
Published: 2020-09-24T18:30:00+00:00

The three of us have been staring at each other for almost an hour. I was hoping if I refused to speak they’d let me go. Doesn’t look like that option is on the table right now.

Doc Jones finally decides to say something. “Walker, why don’t you tell me why you’re so angry?”

“I’m not angry,” I retort, even though my hands are fisted where they rest in my lap.

“Everything about you reads angry, Walker. Do you want your dad to leave? That way just the two of us can talk, or do you want to let it all out with him here? I can promise you there’ll be no repercussions. What’s said here will be done once you leave that door.” She points to the entrance of her room. “Now why are you so angry?”

My mouth has a mind of its own as it opens and things start spilling out. “I don’t know why he’s decided to act like a father now, instead of when I needed him before. I was with Mom because I didn’t want her to die alone.” My voice starts to break in and out. “I was so scared she’d do something to herself while I was at school, and it would’ve been my fault.”

“None of this is your fault,” my dad’s deep voice says from where he sits over to the side. “God.” He sounds wrecked. “This shit just doesn’t end, Doc. When does everybody stop hurting?”

She looks at me, then at him. “When we stop lying to ourselves, when we face the issues head on, only then can we start to heal. So Walker, tell your dad everything you want to tell him. Hold nothing back, and don’t worry about his feelings. This is about you.”

I close my eyes, knowing this will be hard. But unlike all the other times when people asked me what was happening and I refused to talk. – This time I talk

I don’t stop talking until my throat is raw, I’m crying, and I can’t speak anymore. Glancing out the window, I see that it’s dark. How long have we been here?

“Is that everything you’ve got, Walker?” she asks softly.

Exhausted I nod.

“Good, now we can work on it. For however long it takes. You and I, we have a standing meeting here every Friday. Sound good?”

“Yeah,” I manage to speak through my tight throat and dry lips.

“Dalton, I want him here. He needs it, and I think it needs to be without you or Mandy, at least for now.”

“Whatever it’s going to take, we’ll do it.”

We get up slowly, walking out like we’ve fought the biggest fight of our lives, but before we get to the elevators, Dad reaches in, turning me around, and hugs me tightly.

“I love you, Walker, and I’m sorry.”

“I know, and I love you too.”

Now, now I finally feel like I can forgive.

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