The Night Keepers||Book 1

06||The Tale of Two

The tale of two

Salem felt his thumb run across her cheek. She closed her eyes softly leaning into his touch. She let a weak smile form on her lips then shook her head moving away from him "it's not beautiful. It's hideous and I hate it." She said looking at him then walked to the other side of her room and started cleaning off her bed. "My father gave it to me when I was a baby. You know what they say. Babies never know when to be quiet. So since I wasn't quiet after he just got off work... he did this with his work knife." She said pulling the hair from across her face.

Tyler looked at her leaning against the wall. "It's not hideous. It's beautiful. It's unique actually. I know a thing or two about scars." He said raising his sleeves up. He was covered in tattoos but the scars showed up within the tattoos. Tyler pointed to his right arm " if anything my scars are hideous. Don't hide your scars." He said looking into her eyes softly then cleared his throat "I should get going before I'm late for dinner." Tyler reached his hand out to the doorknob twisting it then turned back looking at her "I didn't catch your name."

Salem looked up at him seeing him walk away going to the door then asking what her name was "it's on the door if you would read it. You probably don't do that anyways." She said picking out her outfit for her classes in the morning. Salem watched as he walked out of her dorm closing the door behind him letting a smile come onto her face softly then shook it off saying to herself "you can't like him. You barely know him."

Tyler walked into the house hearing the sounds of moaning coming from upstairs and groaned softly to himself slamming the front door shut walking into the kitchen. He looked seeing a note on the kitchen counter from his mom reading it 'coming home late. There's some money on the counter for whatever you guys want. Don't spend it all in one night' - Mom.

Tyler went on DoorDash ordering some Chinese food then walked upstairs to his room hearing the bed creaking from the other side of the door. This made his blood boil even though he wasn't seeing anyone. There was no reason for him to be mad. He reached his hand out touching the doorknob twisting it walking into his room. Tyler walked into the room softly seeing his older brother Matthew having sex with his ex girlfriend "DUDE WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK!" He yelled throwing his backpack at them. "Your sleeping with your own brother's ex girlfriend! What the hell man?!"

You could hear the sounds of punches landing repeatedly. Elijah walked into the house seeing Tyler's ex girlfriend Rachel running down the stairs. He looked at her dropping his backpack onto the floor "what did you Rach?" He said running up the stairs. Elijah stopped in the doorway seeing his brothers fighting he groaned rolling his sleeves up punching Tyler across the face. "Stop fighting god! Matt what did you do?!" He yelled putting Tyler against the door "you stay." He pointed at Tyler.