The House Across The Street: A suspenseful thriller with a twist you'll never see coming by Boris Bacic

Author:Boris Bacic [Bacic, Boris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-12-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

“How are things moving along with her?” Christine asks.

Nick is sitting on the couch watching TV while Christine reads a book from the sofa. She’s not looking at him when she asks that question, so it’s difficult to gauge what she’s thinking.

“No new developments,” he says.

“Hm,” she gives a curt response.

“What?”

“Either you’re not as charming as you used to be, or the girl’s a tough nut to crack.”

He can’t tell if Christine is deliberately trying to take a jab at his masculinity again, so he ignores the remark.

“I’m a married man, Christine. Emma knows that,” he says.

“You think she’s just trying to be respectful of your marriage?”

“Yes. That, and she probably doesn’t want to be on bad terms with the neighbors across the street. Have you ever thought about that?”

“Oh, please. All those girls are little sluts. They would jump in bed with the first man that hits on them. They don’t care about the sanctity of marriage, or that they’d be ruining a family.”

“Emma’s not like that. She’s kind. Selfless.”

“Or maybe she just doesn’t like you.” Christine flips to the next page. She still hasn’t looked up from her book.

“Oh, she likes me. I guarantee it. She just hasn’t made any moves because, again, marriage.”

Finally, Christine puts her book down in her lap and looks at Nick. In turn, he stops focusing on the TV.

“You really think that’s the only thing stopping her from hooking up with you?” Christine asks.

“Yeah. Well, that, and her low self-esteem. It’s down under the ground. And I mean, really deep down.”

“Mother?”

“Always is.”

The weight of the actions of the mother is always heavier than that of the father. A mother carries her child in her womb for nine months, lets it leech her nutrients like a parasite. When it’s out, the mother nurtures it, feeds it using her breast milk, and a powerful connection is created.

Even children who never knew a mother’s touch crave it. They look for a compensation. Something that will replace that feeling of emptiness that follows them their entire life, making them bitter and angry.

And then when they grow up, they hate their mother. They hate her with such a fiery passion that they would like her to suffer the most gruesome, painful death.

And still, the emptiness would remain. Nothing would be able to replace it. Not even a partner similar to the mother.

“I think the problem is you were too friendly to her,” Nick says as he changes the channel.

“Excuse me?” Christine asks.

“You heard me. You were too polite to her, and now you need to add that into the equation.” He starts counting by expanding one finger at a time. “One, I’m married. Two, she doesn’t have enough confidence to make the first move. And three, we were both so polite to her that she would rather suppress her emotions than wreck our marriage.”

“Oh, if only she knew the kinky shit we’re into.” Christine smiles. “You know, if you’re too incompetent to get the girl in bed, I can make it easy for you.

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