Spring of Fools by Harvey T S

Author:Harvey, T S [Harvey, T S]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: T S Harvey
Published: 2015-04-27T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-one – Shifting the Blame

Erik

I laid on my bed all night just staring up at the ceiling. I’d gotten off lightly and I knew it. There was no point trying to appeal to Mr Trent’s better nature, trying to get him to reverse his decision. What he’d done was clever. Very clever.

I’d told him I’d do anything to protect Sarah and I meant it. I also told him that I’d do exactly the same thing again if put in that position. By not curbing my powers, just limiting their effectiveness, we both won. What I should really have done was let fate take its course. I should have broken my promise to Sarah, Influenced her and then just made her forget I was there. Simple. Well, it sounds simple when I look at it like that. In fact, it was anything but.

The following day, Jared asked me again about Emma. Did I want to find out exactly what had happened, had she been Influenced by Reuben? I didn’t actually care. I was, however, a little curious, so when he offered to come with me and ‘meet’ with her, I agreed quite readily.

When we arrived at school I was a bit pissed that we ran into Sarah. I really could have done without explaining to her what was going on. I hoped like hell that she would want to continue ignoring me and storm off into school. Unfortunately, she did just the opposite and it didn’t take a Warlock to know she was following us. It was a curious feeling. It didn’t feel the way it had previously, but I put that down to what her father had done with my powers. It made me feel quite irritable, like I resented her somehow. When we passed by her, I did my best to ignore her. I kind of smiled, but kept on walking. She’d dumped me for what I’d done and I didn’t blame her for that, but I wasn’t about to become a punch bag for her anger.

When I looked back over the time we’d had together, I’d been the one who made sacrifices. Or, at least, that’s how it seemed. Everything I’d done, rightly or wrongly, had been for her. To keep her safe. Even the meeting in Canada. We’d never have been there if it hadn’t been for her. Jared would never have been ‘kidnapped’, his life wouldn’t have been put in danger and I would never have been wound up so much by Reuben that I cheated on her with Emma. She was more responsible for my infidelity than I was. I really should have smacked myself a bit when I thought that but unfortunately it was at that moment that she chose to make herself known; to demand Jared stop what he was doing. I pulled her away from him as carefully as I could. I still had my some of my strength, my increased speed, but I couldn’t Influence her; at least, not unless her life was threatened.

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