Revived Souls

P A R T S i x

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|S I X |our Secrets
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I didn't know much about his past. I didn't know his whereabouts. Hell, he was practically a stranger. But I had put my trust in him. And I knew he'd be back.

Something terrible must have happened to his sister considering his actions whenever she was mentioned.

It was late evening and about five hours since he stormed out. I didn't have his number and honestly, I was a bit afraid that if he'd never return, then I'd be good as dead. What was a twenty one year old girl who tried to kill herself doing with a six year old?. I could never find myself to ever leave Regen. She had started growing on me and I can't deny it.

I heard a knock on the door along with some hussle. Genie rushed to the door along with me. Genie had been asking of him since his sudden disappearance. She seemed a bit scared but I managed to calm her down.

I gasped when I saw him at the door. I think Genie did too.

Flynn was utterly wasted.

He could not even find himself to stand. His eyes looked dead as they stared at me. He was literally stagerring on his feet. A sad smile made its way to his face. My heart broke at the sight. He looked vulnerable. He looked broken and tired. Tired of living and as if he couldn't wait to taste death. His soul was empty and I could tell that from the look in his eyes. Afterall, eyes were doors to the soul.

I opened the door wide and gave him a helping hand. I wrapped my arms around his shoulder assisting him to walk. Genie stood there watching us as if unable to comprehend what was happening.

A part of me was afraid of the Drunk Flynn. He could hurt me and just that thought gave me shudders. My arms were quivering around his shoulders. It bought me unwanted memories.

It drove me back to the day when Len came home drunk for the first time and I had helped him walk. But he had pushed me away so hard that my head had hit a nearby vase. I still remembered the blood drizzling and him coming to my side as tears collected in my eyes. I thought he was apologizing but what he did was far from that.

He slapped me.

Due to the impact, my lips had even started bleeding.

I didn't realise I was shaking as I took Flynn to the bed. He was drunkenly murmuring something I couldn't quite catch. Genie was right therenext to me and I felt so sad that she had see all of this. She was too young for all this. She was young to know that life wasn't a fairytale. And that childhood was filled with bunch of lies. And that World was cruel and tainted. Everybody had a monster inside of them. But not everybody unleashed it. Some knew how to keep it guarded but then when life became too hard and you become vulnerable, thats when that inner monster takes over you. Normally with help of alcohol, drugs or cigarettes.

"Flora....."

I heard Flynn whisper.

I gulped. Flora must have been his sister.

Genie looked at me confused and asked, "Who is Flora?"

"I don't really know. But hey don't worry, Flynn is a bit sick."

"I know. My mama used to be like that too. She would drink a bottle and go crazy. And then daddy would calm her down. She once was about to throw a chair at me but daddy caught it. I forgave my mommy though. I love her."

To tell I was shocked would be an understatement. Regen's Mom had issues. I was sure of it now.

"Flora.....Flor....please...pleas-s-e....c-come back." Flynn was crying. I had never in my twenty one years of existence seen a man cry. My adoptive dad never cried. Lennox never cried. Last time I saw my adoptive brother cry was when he was seven.