Heart Ripper by K. A. Merikan

Author:K. A. Merikan [Merikan, K. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Acerbi & Villani ltd.
Published: 2016-06-15T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Once Father Peter, the parish priest, dismissed the gathering and the last song started, David got oddly melancholic. Prayer had always been a consolation, and mass a personal meeting with God, but now that the hour of contemplation was over, he was back in the clutches of his overprotective mother. He hadn’t even realized how much she was nagging, or how quiet Father was, before he moved out of their house. It was only Sunday, so he was to stay for another day, and he already felt trapped.

All he could think about was that Raja was in Detroit, and David had to decline meeting up with him because he’d already promised his parents he would stay with them until Monday. He had only nice things to say about his job, but every time he told his mother anecdotes from the Flower Crown, she kept going back to Lindell being gay, so he didn’t want to make things even worse and tell her about his not going to college. The topic would have to wait.

He took a deep breath of holy water-scented air and stood up from the bench. The sermon about the joys of married life wasn’t much to his liking either. It made him feel dirty, and living with Hunter and Asty had him increasingly sure he was not a bad person despite being gay. He just enjoyed—

David needed to stop thinking about Raja’s cum at church. There were limits. And now that he told himself not to think about it, of course that was all he could think of.

“David, stop slouching. You’re gonna be a hunchback by the time you’re forty if you keep doing that,” Mom said and patted David’s cheek as they exited into the sunshine outside.

Father nodded without a word and drifted off with his gaze. David was starting to think that Father wasn’t even mentally there with them half the time.

“I’ll be fine,” David groaned and put on his sunglasses. How was he to stay with them another day? When he left two months ago, he was afraid of being homesick all the time, whereas in fact, he fit right in to having a job and living with his brother.

“Maybe it’s the type of work you do, slouched over the counter as you deal with the flowers.” Mom chewed on her lip. “Are you sure this Lindell person isn’t overworking you?”

David let out a long sigh, but before he could even say anything, she butted in again.

“What’s with that kind of attitude? It’s a reasonable question.”

“No, Mom. He’s not overworking me. I learn new things all the time, and I really enjoy it.”

She would have probably continue with the onslaught of questions if they hadn’t been approached, but when David looked at who was coming their way, his heart started galloping. It was Father Joseph, along with Mrs. Fletcher, who was as deeply involved in the life of the parish as David’s mother.

Mrs. Fletcher touched Mom’s shoulder and smiled at them all. “Sorry to bother you, but could I steal Susan for a few seconds?”

David’s father smiled.

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