The Devil and His Sparrow (Sinners Do It Better Book 1) by Sylver Michaela

Author:Sylver Michaela [Michaela, Sylver]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-09-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Iyla

I SCANNED THE LIVING ROOM of my apartment. My stomach sank as I realized that it wasn’t mine. This was going to be the last time I’d walk into this place.

“Where am I gonna go?” I whispered to myself.

I’d sent Zagan to get me some boxes for packing my things. I didn’t own much as far as things my mom hadn’t purchased, but I did have a few items that needed packed—clothes Nahla had given me, photos, a stuffed dragon Gemma gave me one year, and a couple other gifts from friends and family over the years.

I felt like I was moving through molasses as I pulled out all of my belongings. The clothes and furniture that remained were meaningless. I didn’t care that I was losing them. It was what the loss represented.

The loss of my mom.

The loss of the girl I’d been my entire life.

What was I supposed to do now?

With Mom no longer expecting anything of me, it should mean new open doors for me, but I still clung to what I’d always known. Faithfulness. Obedience. Maybe if I stayed on track with my schooling and did as I’d always done, she’d welcome me back.

My stomach soured at the thought. Did I really want her to welcome me back?

I wasn’t sure of anything anymore, and I didn’t think now was the time to figure it out, not with the uprooting of my life being so fresh. My head would be clouded with too many emotions to think clearly right now.

I sat on the floor with my belongings, waiting for Zagan to get back. After almost two hours of looking over the things I was bringing with me, Zagan appeared in a plume of shadows. He held a stack of broken down cardboard boxes.

“Sorry it took me so long,” Zagan apologized, sitting the boxes down. “I had a couple things to take care of while I was out.”

That made me look sideways at him. “You didn’t go … finish off my mom, did you?”

He smirked. “It was a tempting idea, but no. The first thing I did was go get you this.” He held up a phone. “I’m assuming your mom is going to demand yours, so I got you a new one. Hand me your old one. I’ll transfer everything over while you start packing.”

It was true. My phone wasn’t one I had procured myself, which meant it was one of the many items that had to stay behind. I handed Zagan my old phone, and he held each device in a hand, his blue eyes bouncing back and forth between the two.

I grabbed a box and started folding.

Zagan knelt beside me and my things, momentarily glancing up from the phones with a furrowed brow. “Where’s the rest of your stuff?”

I gestured to the small pile of items. “This is it. This is all I have that’s mine.”

I placed the clothes, trinkets, and photos in the box and sat back on my heels. One box. All of my things fit into one box.

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