The Trials Trilogy by Tara Benham

Author:Tara Benham [Benham, Tara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: dystopian, Young Adult, thriller, suspense, ya, Fantasy, mystery, Tara Benham, The Black Trials
Published: 2020-12-08T06:00:00+00:00

Eight

Around midnight, something woke me from a deep sleep. I rolled over, sat up, and rubbed my eyes, waiting to see if my vision would clear. To the left of me, I noted that my mother was asleep on the lounge beside my bed. I checked again, to make sure I wasn’t dreaming. I got up, walked over to her, and touched her cheek. She was real, or at least at this moment to me she was real. She stirred with my touch and blinked a few times.

“Hi,” I whispered. “I didn’t mean to wake up, just didn’t expect you to be here.”

She sat up. “Baba came and got me after you went to sleep. She gave me a long speech. She’s protective, that one, but you are my daughter, and anyone who is trying to keep you safe is good by me.”

“Speech?” I shook my head, my cheeks raised. I was glad someone was on my side completely.

“About how you are here to do a job, and she will ensure that you do it the way you deem fit, and no one, not even your mother will be allowed to try to persuade you differently.” She smirked. “I told her I agreed one hundred percent.”

“Can I ask why you weren’t supportive when I first returned?” Tears clouded my vision.

She dropped her gaze and frowned as she wrung her hands together, then she swallowed a few times before speaking. When she lifted her gaze to mine, her pain was obvious, and tears pooled in her eyes. She patted the area beside her, indicating for me to sit.

“Fanya . . . when you were born you were my only girl. I never wanted anything more for you than to survive, get married, and have a family of your own. You didn’t need a big-time job, just a happy life. I knew the stress you would have to face with a high-profile job. Instead of that being your life, I was told you would be the leader of a department. My anger wasn’t at you for surviving, it was because you had figured out more than you should have and were telling people who could do something it. It took Tierney talking to me about how this could be to our advantage before the anger passed. You see, for years, there has been a group of us trying to shut down the trials . . . not because the basic idea isn’t good, but because they are using it to build a community of followers. Those of us who aren’t what they consider true followers are in danger daily, and you were openly questioning these things. There is still a lot you don’t know or understand. I’m still afraid for your life daily and now the reasons for why you were chosen for this position. But I am not, and never was, mad at you.” She placed her hands on either side of my cheeks, bringing our faces forehead to forehead.

I broke down.

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