My Soul For You by Morgana Phoenix & Airicka Phoenix

Author:Morgana Phoenix & Airicka Phoenix [Phoenix, Morgana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fire & Ash Publishing
Published: 2014-05-28T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

It was purely intentional on Katie’s part not to think about her parents. It wasn’t that she didn’t miss them, or love them, because she did every day. But thinking about them always opened a hole inside her that felt like it would swallow her whole if she didn’t turn away quickly. It was the same hole that had stolen a year of her life. It was endless, bottomless and booming with so much pain she hadn’t been sure she’d ever survive.

At eight, to have witnessed such horror, such violence, and then left abandoned by people who claimed to be family was a trauma she didn’t wish on anyone. It had been the darkest part of her life. It was a time she swore she would never feel again.

She studied the flyers in her hands. The corners flapped with the vicious wind, but she only tightened her grip. Moving quickly, she stapled the promise of fifty present off to every pole, window and wall she came across. She passed them out to every person that crossed her path. She walked into other stores and offered trades, the promise of cross promoting if she could put her flyers up. She didn’t return home until every flyer had been distributed.

When she kicked snow off her boots and walked into the shop, there were people in the store, their baskets filled with things. No one paid her any mind as she started deeper into the shop.

“Katie!” Her aunt smiled at her from the other side of the counter. “How was your day?”

Unwinding her scarf, Katie shrugged. “Okay.” She glanced at all the people there for the fifty percent off deal. “It’s working, eh?”

Her aunt nodded. “It was a great idea.” She gave Katie a hesitant smile.

Katie gave a slight nod and hurried away.

She wasn’t ready to forgive. Even if she knew her aunt was only doing what she thought was best, there was something almost unforgivable about how easily she was ready to toss away something so special. It felt like a betrayal. Giving up wasn’t in Katie’s blood.

In her room, she kicked the door shut and stalked to her computer. Moving the mouse, she shook away the screen saver and logged into her email.

All the items she’d ordered had been shipped. Their confirmation emails stood out bold across her screen.

Satisfied, she pitched her things onto the bed and turned to leave when something gold caught her eye.

She stopped and twisted her neck to peer around the back of the computer where several of her books had toppled over. From amongst them, she could just see light slicing off the curve of a gold loop.

Curious, she reached for it and drew it out.

It was two cards. The first one was the invitation for the gala. The second one was the thank you card she’d gotten the morning after. She vaguely remembered tossing them onto her desk after the gala was over, no longer seeing a reason for them, but not wanting to throw them away.

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