The Last Piece of Us by Eve Morton

Author:Eve Morton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: LGBTQIA+, bisexual, trans, ghosts, hurt/comfort, road trips, road trip, psychic abilities, psychic/medium, Mythology, Mythical creatures, Dark, Magic, Criminals, Hurt/Comfort, Folklore, Action/Adventure
Publisher: NineStar Press, LLC
Published: 2022-09-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Ethan shook his head. The sound of steel drums mixed with gunfire filled his mind as if it were an empty cave. His eyes shot open. He wasn’t asleep, but his body felt rigid as if he was dreaming. Not pain, not anything felt—but a sense memory startled him. All he could think of was a bruise. His mind had become a bruise.

Jacob and Tessa looked him over expectantly.

“Barry?” Tessa said, stepping forward. “Barry, if you’re here, Ethan wants to know if you don’t mind Jacob, his partner, coming with him on the drive. Does that matter?”

The music dimmed in Ethan’s mind. His body became soft, pliable, and normal. Nothing else happened for quite some time. Ethan was about to open his mouth to say he’d suck it up and go alone, but nothing came out. His face twisted as he thought of his father again, tears spilling over his eyes.

“Oh, shit,” Jacob said. “You okay, Ethan?”

Ethan folded his body into a ball. He rocked back and forth, back and forth. Gunfire. Music. Then tears, tears, and tears.

“Sorry,” a voice inside Ethan’s head stated. Deep voice, thick accent. The vowels trilled in a different way Ethan was not used to, but it sounded beautiful. Tears rolled back into his eyes, like a film going backward. “Sorry, my man. I get a little emotional anytime I see the world like this again. It’s all different colours where I am. A whole other frequency. How you doin’? Sorry to make you tear up.”

“I’m fine,” Ethan said. His voice was hoarse, but back. “Better than fine now.”

Tessa and Jacob stepped away, giving Ethan space as he stood up. It took Ethan a moment to realize they couldn’t hear Barry. It was just him, his mind a soundstage of strange noises.

“I’m fine. We’re fine,” Ethan repeated. Barry nodded along, echoing.

“Thank you again, man. I needed to get out of this place. I don’t like the States as much as I remember.”

“Me either.” Ethan laughed. “I will drive you, not a problem. But do you mind if my friend comes? Jacob?”

Jacob raised his hand and glanced up, as if Barry were hovering above them. Ethan took his hand and made Jacob stare into his eyes.

“Him. This is Jacob. Can he come with us?”

“Sure, man. The more the merrier. As long as I get where I’m going, I like having many people along the way. Maybe I can tell you some stories. Maybe I can share some other stuff too. Yeah? My memory is not what it used to be, so I’d like to relive as much as I can.”

“Sure, Barry. Sounds good.” Ethan nodded to Tessa and Jacob. “We’re good to go. And Jacob, change of plans. You’re driving. I think I want to pay attention as much as I can.”

*

Ethan lay on the back seat of the car. The distance from the Victorian house at the Crown compound to the Mazda 3 had been a small journey. It felt as if Ethan was

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