Relativity by R S Penney

Relativity by R S Penney

Author:R S Penney [Penney, R S]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Creativia
Published: 2017-02-20T18:30:00+00:00


Harry pushed open the front door to his house to find Melissa standing over the stove in their narrow kitchen, cooking something that looked like a quesadilla in a frying pan. The girl had a sour expression, and she seemed consumed with her task.

Harry shut the door behind himself, hunching over with a sigh. He touched three fingers to his forehead. “You're back,” he muttered. “Did you have a nice time with your mother?”

Melissa looked over her shoulder, her face hardening when she saw him. “Yeah,” she said softly. “I did. And I'm sorry if things got a little tense between us. It's just really important to me that I follow this-”

“I understand.”

She froze.

Harry stepped into the open doorway that separated the foyer from the kitchen, leaning his shoulder against the frame. A deep breath exploded from his lungs, and he suddenly became aware of fatigue in his muscles. “I saved a kid's life today,” he went on. “At least I think I did.”

The whole time, his daughter watched him with a guarded expression, wariness shining in those dark eyes of hers. “I was in Tennessee,” Harry explained. “A bunch of cops were about to shoot this poor boy. I wasn't going to let that happen; so, I put myself in front of them, knowing they might shoot me.”

Guilt crept into his heart, and he had to struggle to resist the urge to shrink away from his daughter's gaze. What exactly had he been thinking? He had a responsibility to these kids; he couldn't just throw himself into dangerous situations without thinking. He was a father!

That didn't change the fact that he'd do it again if he were forced into that situation. A man had two choices when he found himself face to face with injustice. He could either shrink away, or he could take a stand. Harry chose the latter. Every time.

Melissa's smile was infectious, but she covered it with two fingers. “And that's my dad,” she said. “Always putting himself on the line for other people. Seems like you had a good day.”

Closing his eyes, Harry turned his face up to the ceiling. He paused for a second to collect his thoughts. “You really want to be a Justice Keeper?” he said. “You really want to dedicate your life to that?”

“I know it's dangerous.”

Harry strode into the kitchen with his arms crossed, hanging his head as he tried to ignore the anxiety in his chest. “Dangerous isn't really the point, is it?” he mumbled. “I've had a bit of an epiphany.”

Melissa stood over the stove with her back turned, seemingly transfixed by the contents of her frying pan. “What kind of epiphany?” she asked in a voice so quiet you might have thought you imagined it.

“I was willing to die for what I believed in today,” he whispered. “I've got all these responsibilities, and yet I was willing to do it anyway.”

He leaned against the cupboards opposite Melissa, clamping both hands onto the counter. “If I'm willing to do that myself,” he began.



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