Read My Mind by Kelly Haworth

Author:Kelly Haworth [Haworth, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Published: 2017-08-17T04:00:00+00:00

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It could have been a horrible mistake to leave Nick to fend for himself for a few minutes, but I figured the best way to keep him here was to give him a break to mess around on his phone while I prayed.

My words to Natalis had been rehearsed and yet had still been hard to deliver. I had wavered in asking how to help Mom make the right decision. I had struggled to explain how much Mom needed her help without repeating myself. I continued to agonize over our future on the way to Laesth, hating how helpless I felt. For the umpteenth time, I checked my shields, but they were easier to keep up than I would have expected. Maybe Laesth was helping me.

The feline statue of Laesth only had two people left kneeling at it, as everyone flocked to the pews. I settled on my knees by the candles and took several deep breaths, watching the flames and clearing my mind as well I could. I had something completely different to talk about now: Nick.

Hello, Laesth. I finally said when I felt cleared enough. So this is simple. I need confidence. It’s okay to like a guy when my parents’ relationship is falling apart, right? I definitely like him, and I want to express that, but once we get to a certain point together everything in me loops back to which parent is going to move out? Whose house do I go to for solstice? What about summer breaks? Does Kat have to change schools? You know.

I sucked in a breath and released it slowly. Hoped Nick was faring okay in this strange place without me.

I want to like him without this guilt that my family needs me constantly. I want to like him without worrying about them. I want to have fun with him. Like I should be able to. Isn’t that part of what going away to college is about?

I looked up at the purple light and dark shadows that played across the statue’s surface. The orange-lit dome cast highlights on Laesth’s upraised arm, like he was calling on the combined help of all gods.

That’s it, really. Thank you. Together we love.

I climbed to my feet, and scanned the room for Nick. I texted him, as I probably couldn’t think at him and hope he’d be the only one to get it. He waved, and I settled next to him.

“How’d it go?” he asked, a wisp of telekinesis fluttering up my arm. I shuddered, knocking our knees together, and he gave me a smirk.

“Pretty well.”

“Do you, like . . . hear the gods speaking back to you?”

I shrugged, then ran my fingers down the back of his hand. He turned his palm up, and pushed my hand into his telekinetically. Joy tickled my gut to see our hands together, and I realized he deserved a better answer. “I don’t hear voices, though sometimes priestesses will. But I do get a sense of emotion sometimes. My parents do too.

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