The Mason List by S.D. Hendrickson

Author:S.D. Hendrickson [Hendrickson, S.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Publisher: S.D. Hendrickson
Published: 2015-01-10T00:00:00+00:00

The next morning, I received a bouquet of tulips. Before I opened the card, I knew the orange flowers came from Jess. My heart beat frantic in my chest seeing his handwriting. We needed this summer apart if I was going to continue taking from his parents.

Beautiful flowers for my beautiful girl. Cheesy as hell, right? But I know one day you’ll let me say the real words to you. – Jess

Chapter 28

Today, 2:27 a.m.

My father grips the steering wheel. I sit in the passenger seat of his black Ford F150. We pass only one car on the way out of Arlis at this time of night. I’m still awake as the truck gets on the interstate. I want to be asleep but then again, I want to be awake.

My father looks over in my direction for the hundredth time. “You should try to sleep.”

“I’m not tired,” I mutter the lie. I’m exhausted in both my body and mind. Absently, I rub my fingers over the blue stars inked into my wrist. As the truck whisks down the highway, I seek comfort from the same stars shining through the windows.

“Did I ever tell you about the first time I talked to your mother?”

“What?” I mutter.

“Your mother thought I was crazy,” he chuckles a little to himself. “I saw her on this little bench in the park where I took my lunch breaks. She was beautiful, Alex. I’d never seen anyone like her. She had this long, red hair. It’s what I noticed first, you know. Made her stand out from all the other girls.”

“You liked mom because of her hair?” The knot in my stomach grew tighter.

“Yeah, I did. It had me all crazy. She came to the park the same time I did every day. I watched her for weeks before I got up the nerve to talk to her. And you know what I did? I told her I loved her.”

“The first time you talked to her?”

“I did. Then I spent the next month trying to make her think I wasn’t insane. But it was true, you know. I loved your mother the first time I ever saw her. I loved her even more the first time I ever talked to her. The day we got married, and the day you were born, it just got stronger. I still love her now, Alex. It doesn’t just stop because someone is gone. I want you to know that.”

“What about Caroline?”

“It’s complicated, you know. Your mother was the love of my life. When you feel that connected to another person, I think a part of you is just bound to them, even when they’re gone. And that’s ok. It’s how you know the feelings you had for them were real. But what I feel for Caroline is strong and I do love her. I give her all of what is left.”

“She’s ok with it?”

“Alex…my feelings for Caroline are more complicated than just a simple answer. Maybe we should save that part for another night.

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