Seeking Him

Chapters Two

The drive home took five hours with traffic. I arrived and immediately went to check on my brother. He was confined to a wheelchair after a run in with a succubus. I finally had the incantation to send her to hell if she didn't release him. The only problem was finding her.

He has a number of aides who come and take care of him. They help him get everything done starting when he wakes up until they put him to bed. His favorite is named Ashleigh who is here at the moment.

"Good afternoon Ashleigh. How is Frank doing?" I ask.

"It's good to see you, Camille. Frank is having a bad day but we can turn it around," she says. "I'm sure seeing his sister will cheer him up."

Frank drove over and laughed. He looked so happy to see me. It really warmed my heart. His happiness is something I live for.

"Hey Frank. What's up?" I ask.

He looks up at the ceiling and laughs. Frank is nonverbal but he has a board to help him. I watch as he spells out "the sky". Then he spells "Moon Goddess".

"I don't know why he always says that," Ashleigh says.

"I think you do," I say.

Frank nods his head and spells out "don't lie".

Ashleigh was a wolf but she never talked about it. I could only tell by her smell. I guess Frank can smell her too and remembers what that smell means.

"Anyway, Frank needs to do his exercise," she says.

Frank lights up the "No" on his board. I look at him and give him my best stern expression. I put my hands on my hips and say, "Frank. You need to do your exercises if you want to gain mobility and keep what you already have," I say.

He looks at me then rolls his eyes, then spells out "I will do it for a kiss." He begins to laugh. I peck him on the cheek and he says, "No from Ashleigh."

She bends over and kisses his other cheek. He smiles then says, "ready". Ashleigh goes about setting him up with his weights.

I said my goodbyes then made my way to my mother's room. I could smell the alcohol from the door. I knocked and no one answered.

I opened the door and was greeted with the sight of my mother naked laying across some man who was also naked.

I kicked his foot. "Time to get up." Neither of them moved. I took her cup to the bathroom and filled it with cold water. I threw it on them and got some movement.

"What do you want? I'm sleeping," my mom says, rolling over.

"It's three in the afternoon. Kelsey will be home soon and this guy needs to leave," I say.

"Get out of here girlie. Leave your mother alone," he interrupts.

I know that voice. That means my mom is not just drunk but on heroin too. Arnold always comes with a needle.

The possibility of getting my mom up maybe nil now but I'm still hoping I can get him out of here before Kelsey gets home.

I kick his foot again and he growls. My mom may be human but she sure knows how to attract wolves. This shit affects him less.

"Get the fuck out of my house or I will throw you out," I snarl.

"Are we really doing this again girlie? Your mother wants me here so what's your problem?" He asks.

"You need to be out of here before she gets home and you know that," I say.

I threw his dirty clothes at him and he began to get dressed. He took a swig from a bottle on the nightstand then looked me up and down.