MIFFED: Kalonie's Kalon (Mum's The Word Series Book 4) by Laikyn Meng

Author:Laikyn Meng [Meng, Laikyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Orange 9 Publishing Company
Published: 2020-09-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

KALONIE

“Next week I’m going to be gone, I have a conference in Vegas.” We haven’t made concrete plans to go to Utah or Oklahoma. I don’t remind him of his promise, because I’m nervous.

“Okay.”

“They are going to fly me over, it’s a bitch to drive that far.”

“I’ve been there once.”

“The hotel I’m staying at is this really fancy-ass place, called the Chicago Leo. They have this aquarium by the ballroom.” I’ve heard of the place.

“What is the color theme?”

“Black and gold.”

“Ritzy.”

“Yeah, there is an option of you coming with me.” It doesn’t have a question mark on the end, but he wants there to be one.

“Are you asking?”

“No.”

“Telling me?”

“Allowing you to decide.” It’s hard to decipher what Benson’s true desires really are. He rarely expresses himself in any type of vulnerability.

“When do we leave?”

“After we go to Utah.” Awe, there we go, the man never forgets his promise.

~

“We’re here, mom!” Benson opens the door that looks like it could blend in well with my childhood neighborhood.

“Benson! We’ve missed you so much!” His mother does look like she is happy to see him, I can’t tell if it’s her Botox or a genuine smile.

“Oh! Benjamin comes in here, Benson brought a woman home with him.” She doesn’t sound surprised, but Benson avoids my eyes as he takes in the familiar home.

I try to remain calm, my hands wobble a bit, but Benson doesn’t console them. Keeping a distance of a few feet from me. I shake them out, trying to make them comfortable. I fold them. Maybe I shouldn’t feel so insecure. This is his reunion.

“Benny, boy! We’ve missed you!” Two older guys, his brothers from the pictures he has shown me. Come closer to hug him.

I stand there awkward by the door, trying to see if I should escape. Benson is probably second-guessing he brought me along.

It confirms my suspicions as one of the brothers asks if I’m his girlfriend, he spits out too quickly that we are going to the same event in Vegas and we’re just flying together.

Two hours into the visit, I have yet to say two words. And no one has looked at me other than to tell me which direction the bathroom was.

In Benson’s childhood bedroom, I see a corkboard with a smiling face of the man I share a bed. But the smile isn’t the same. He doesn’t show me this one.

This one is special, sacred even, for the blonde girl next to him. A girl who looks every bit of American perfection; Addison, I bet.

Homecoming King and Queen, their titles iconic. Every picture is a grin so vast; I must convince myself they are two different people. The Benson in the pictures and the one I have now no longer live in the same body.

My finger drags across their memories, looks of love shine in their eyes. Pictures I’ve only ever seen in Rebecca and Knox. The other was when I went snooping through Olallie’s stuff and stole one of Luna and Asher.

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