Drowning In Secrets by F.S. Hendricks

Author:F.S. Hendricks [Hendricks, F.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-01-20T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

“And an hour after curfew!” my mom continued her rant.

“But you were not worried at all, right?” I asked her.

“Hush! Don’t say that word. Of course, I wasn’t. I knew you would come back and if not then we would deal with it. Nothing to fret about.”

Maybe Ian was right. Maybe fear was a good thing. How could a mother not be worried about her child when she was missing? My head throbbed from the episode at the dentist and the new deep ocean revelations. I needed to sleep for a few days before I could think about anything.

“Ok, I am sorry, Mom. I really am,” I told her.

“Fine, go head up to bed. I don’t even understand why you were down by the pier in the first place, and then you were not careful and fell in. Unacceptable, young lady,” she dismissed me.

I stayed silent. I went upstairs to my room. I passed Dewy’s room and saw him sitting on the bed in his pj’s. He shot me a curious look. I hurried towards my room.

I couldn’t tell Dewy anything about what I’d learned today. There would be no way for him to hide it. He isn’t good at keeping secrets. I wanted to keep him safe and protected. I didn’t want to get him in trouble or put him on anyone’s radar for ranting about people with superpowers.

But I couldn’t stay here. I think my mind was made up when I first stepped back into my house. I wanted to go back to the U.P. Even if I didn’t try to unlock any powers, I couldn’t stay here. I needed to be with people who understood what I was going through, with people that could help me.

I shimmied out of my wet clothes and showered in scalding hot water. I wanted to tell Ian what I’d learned. Maybe he would come with me. He was obviously just as unhappy here as I was. Before I made any final decisions, I wanted to run it by him and see what he thought. He seemed more enlightened than anyone else I knew. I pictured him being a leader down there, telling people where to be, and what to do. He radiated power and had a certain charm that swayed anyone he talked to.

Although he seemed dangerous to most people at school, he was also intriguing and a mystery. I was sure he had tempted many girls into throwing themselves at him.

I shook my head and stopped myself from thinking about him. Especially his good looks. That was not what I needed. I needed his brain. He needed to understand what my options were. I knew he wouldn’t report me to anyone. I could have reported him several times for the things we talked about. I would ask tomorrow.

I turned off the shower and dried off. But what about Dewy? I decided that I will write him a letter explaining that I will be gone for a while, but I will see him again.

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