Burn (Drift Book 3) by Michael Dean

Author:Michael Dean [Michael Dean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Limitless Publishing LLC
Published: 2014-07-07T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

PROOF

I looked at the parents, who were all staring at me in amazement, except for Anne. She smiled at me as if she knew it the whole time.

“This isn’t possible.” The Sheriff approached me from behind and looked me over.

“How can this be?” he asked as he ran his hand across the top of my wings where they connected to my back. “This has to be some Hollywood makeup job or something. No way is this real,” he added.

“It is…It just is…and no, it isn’t,” I answered his questions in sequence.

“Mom…Dad…meet my best friend, Leo ‘The Demon’ Cutler.” Scruffy stood up and announced me to his stunned parents like I was entering a boxing contest. They only stared at me, slack-jawed.

While the Sheriff continued to march around me, investigating, I addressed the very worried parents of my friends.

“Look, I know this is hard to digest, but this is who I truly am. I don’t have a home. I don’t have a mother or father, brother or sisters. Up until the past couple years, I never had a friend until I met these three. I don’t know who I once was, or how I became this way. I just am…this. I promise you I have, and will, do everything I can to make sure no harm will ever come to your children. I know that sounds odd coming from something like me, but my intentions are of good will. I mean, I know what happened to Shade, but I’ll do everything in my power to prevent anything like that from happening again. Just please, let me be allowed to keep them as my friends…and girlfriend…please. It’s all I have.”

Richard stood up, never taking his eyes off me. “I think I speak for all of us, Leo. We need…we all need, time to process what we’ve seen and heard here today. While I believe you when you say you mean no harm to us or our children, we still have to do what’s best for them as their guardians. We must take into consideration how much danger they’ve already been in and the potential for more just by being associated with you. Right now, I think the best thing to do is for us to go home, think things through thoroughly, and see where we go from there. I’m sorry, Leo, but at this time, I’d like to ask you to give Shade some space…please.”

All the parents nodded in agreement and got up from their chairs. I agreed to the terms that Mr. Lewis expressed because it was the right thing to do and I really had no other choice. Although I was bummed out about not being able to see my girlfriend and friends, I completely understood. If I was never able to be with them again, at least as much as I had been, it would be something I’d have to deal with, for their greater good. I knew we’d find some ways to hang out, but I’d have to be prepared for it to be without the consent of the parents.

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