Like a Fox by J.M. Sevilla

Author:J.M. Sevilla [Sevilla, J.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-10-10T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

The following day Vic doesn’t come to the café, instead spending time with his sister before she leaves town. He may act like Vikki’s a nuisance, but it’s obvious she matters a great deal to him.

I don’t really have a set day off, so we all take turns leaving early on slow days. Today is one of those days and I end my shift just after lunchtime, excited to get some errands and chores done that I’ve been slacking on since Vic came into my life.

I’m surprised – no, surprised isn’t the right word. Shocked? No. Dumbfounded? Somewhere along those lines – to find Vikki waiting for me as I leave. “We need to talk.”

“Okay,” I answer with hesitation.

“Let’s go for a walk,” she says with a seriousness that has me reluctant to follow her.

“Why not my place?” I suggest, feeling like I’ll have better grounding there.

She waves it off as not an option, “I’m sure my brother has it wired.”

I’m taken back by that response.

Vikki lifts a brow at me, her expression hardly believing that I wasn’t aware, “Oh, please. Are you honestly surprised?”

I shrug, “A little.”

“Well, time to face reality,” She chuckles. “My brother is controlling, set in his ways, and views right and wrong as how it best benefits him.”

I kind of gathered as much.

“He gets it from me,” Vikki adds with a smirk.

I laugh. It was funny.

Vikki smiles at me, the first authentic one since I met her.

We go to the town green, taking a seat at one of the benches around the perimeter. It’s rather small compared to a lot of places, but it’s still a popular hangout, and has a gazebo I’ve always been fond of.

I don’t say a word, waiting for Vikki since this was her idea. After ten minutes of us people watching she finally talks, still observing everyone around us through her dark sunglasses. “We didn’t have a normal childhood. We were raised by a man who viewed us as future weapons instead of children. Our mother was no better. She never stopped him. In my opinion that’s even worse. The only love we ever received was from each other, knowing we were stronger as two than one.” She pauses to watch a toddler chase after a bird. “Vic had it the hardest, our father expecting him to take his place one day.” Vikki’s voice becomes monotone as she recalls the memory, “Vic had no desire to become the man we both loathed. He left home when he was fourteen, determined to make a life for himself outside of our upbringing. I followed. How could I not? I’ve idolized him since the moment he came out after me. We were both driven to bring our father down. Unfortunately, we had different ideas on how to do it. I won’t tell you how it all went down; that’s irrelevant. The point is that we’re better off without him breathing.” She turns her head to look at me through the top of her glasses, “So are you.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.