The Fine Line Between Love and Hate: Part One (Mistik Ridge #1) by Ashley Erin

Author:Ashley Erin [Erin, Ashley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B01JQ0TDHK
Goodreads: 31559430
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

The hospital smell hits me, immediately making me uneasy. My father is my idol, and there is no lack of guilt on my part in the fact I haven’t seen him as often as I should, but the fact that he is mostly bed ridden and can hardly speak hurts me. Seeing him as less than the man I grew up with saddens me.

I am well aware that as he gets older he’s going to change, and I will need to accept that, but having it occur this suddenly has been tough.

When I walk into his room and see him standing there, with a smile on his face, my heart starts racing. I know Mom said he was doing better, that he was more mobile, but I never expected this.

“Charlie.” His voice is still slurred, but it’s clear his mobility isn’t the only thing that’s improved. He walks up to me, the effort of every step apparent in the focused look on his face. Hugging me, he pulls back and smacks me upside the head. The force is nothing compared to what it should be, but his point gets across. “This is hard on all of us. I need you to be here for me.”

The words come slowly, his voice different than it used to be, but the effect is no different than when I was a child.

“I’m sorry.” The words don’t mean enough, but only my future actions can show how truly sorry I am.

He simply nods, gesturing to the chair next to Mom before he lays back down on the bed. It’s obvious the effort to walk and talk as normally as possible is exhausting. My father never gives up, though, which is why he’s made such immense progress from the last time I saw him.

Mom fills me in on what’s been happening, lighting up when she tells me he gets to come home in a week.

Dad cuts her off as she starts getting technical. “Let’s not discuss this medical shit. I live it too much. How are you, son?”

“Overall, things are good. Sebastian is good, I just took him to the vet the other day and she said he’s healthy. The guys are good, up to the usual. Work is wrapping up for another year. I’m planning out my summer right now.” Shrugging, I trail off. My life is pretty much the same all the time. Exactly how I prefer it. Except this year I feel like sticking close to home.

Usually, I take Sebastian to Mom and Dad’s so the guys and I can go on a road trip. One that I carefully plan and schedule in advance.

My thoughts stray back to Evie. I can’t even deny that she’s part of the reason I want to stay home.

“Your mother tells me you have a tenant in the rental house. First one. How’s that going?” They exchange a look. It’s one of those parental looks that as a child you have no clue how to decipher it, but as an adult you know exactly what they’re saying to each other.

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