The Four Points: Book 1 (The Four Points Saga) by J.J. Melvin

Author:J.J. Melvin [Melvin, J.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-01-17T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

CASTLE LIFE

It was about 5:30pm when Liam and I got back to his home. My teeth were chattering uncontrollably by the time we pulled into the circular driveway. My knees trembled, and my body longed for warmth. All I could think about was the beckoning call of a hot shower.

We were greeted at the gate by Nicholas, Mr. Blithe, Jayson, and Sofia. Mr. Blithe explained that both our condition and impending arrival had been foreshadowed by a call from one of the Oxford University constables letting them know what happened. His eyes gleamed with fatherly concern, a look I had not seen from a man in a very long time.

Nicholas handed Liam a towel and placed one around my shoulders. I was still shivering uncontrollably. In that moment I had never been so happy to see a simple item before, a glorious towel. I wiped my face with the edges, and the size of the enormous cloth blanketed my body.

“Let’s get you inside right away Erika, you are going to catch pneumonia,” Mr. Blithe said as he and Nicholas ushered me in.

“Hey, what about me?” Liam called after us.

“I got you, bro.” Jayson took the towel and wiped Liam’s face gently.

“Very funny, Jayson.” Jayson swayed back from the force of Liam’s push.

I slowly sloshed upstairs and made my way into a hot shower. The little boy today reminded me so much of my brother. I couldn’t figure out why he did; they didn’t look alike, and he was much older than Kai, but as the hot water flowed over me so did a rainfall of realization. I thought of Kai because I felt sorry that he would never have the connection Peter did with his father.

I didn’t know if Kai would ever even meet his father. Kai didn’t remember Jack. He was gone before Kai was even a year old. My eyes filled with tears, the salty liquid falling and mixing with the fresh hot water that washed down my skin. In that moment I cried not only for Kai, but for myself. I didn’t have a relationship like that with my own father. I hadn’t seen my father in years. A relationship like that would never be mine. It was too late.

Only in my solitude, usually within the confines of a shower, would I let my emotions flow. Maybe it was the water that made me feel it was okay to cry. Whatever the reason, this was usually the only place I would. I knew the reason I would never let anyone close to me was my fear of being abandoned again. I just wondered if I would ever be able to leave the past in the past where it belonged, and be able to separate my father from other men.

I missed my brother. I thought about the promise I’d made to him before I left, and I wondered whether Liam had an Xbox or if I would have to buy one. After my shower, I got dressed, making sure my red eyes had returned to their normal hue.

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