Runaway ~ TUA (Book 3)

Chapter 11

Taya sat in the Sparrows living room quietly as she fiddled with her fingers, she sat on the couch opposite Luther and Sloane who were sitting next to each other. She was quiet, not saying a word. Ben walked into the living room, he didn't seem surprised that Taya was here. He told Sloane to leave the living room, she looked at Luther before she reluctantly left the room, leaving Luther and Taya alone with Ben.

"You too, kid." Taya looked at Luther before she followed Sloane out of the living room, sighing quietly as she sat down on the staircase, Sloane joined her.

After a while the two peaked into the living room to see what was going on, Taya gasped when she saw what was happening. Ben was making Luther the Sparrows Number One. The teenager stood there for a moment, pure disbelief crossed her face.

"No way," the teenager said slowly, walking into the room to look at the uniform in the box that Grace had handed Luther was in.

"I'd rather have at least one of you with us than against us," Ben told the teenager. Ben, Sloane and Luther began to have a hushed conversation but Taya couldn't make out what they were saying as she was too far away. But she didn't care, she was too tired and she needed a nap.

After a while she ended up crashing on the couch, she slept peacefully as Sloane quietly placed a blanket over the teen, who was shivering despite the fireplace being lit.

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Hours later Taya was awoken by Luther, who told her that Allison was on her way over there. Taya had a feeling of dread wash over her, something didn't feel right, she didn't know exactly what though.

The teen stood outside with Luther and Sloane, standing in between them. It had just stopped raining and it was humid outside, the sidewalk had puddles here and there and the road was soaking wet. A car pulled up and Taya could see her mom, she felt her heart race as Allison got out of the car and walked over to the trunk, opening it as Ben and Fei looked inside of it. That was when Taya saw what Allison had brought.

It was Harlan's body.

"I think I'm gonna be sick," Taya whispered as her voice began to tremble slightly, she had never seen a body like that before. Or at least she didn't think she had. Sloane noticed Taya's demeanor and slowly led the teenager inside, away from the sight of Harlan's body.

Taya hated what her mother had become over the past few weeks. She missed the kind mother who took her in when she needed her most, the mother who held her tightly when she would have nightmares, the mother who refused to admit she cared for Penny the first few weeks they had her.

Taya just wanted her mom back.

That's all she ever wanted.

But now, she wasn't sure if she would get that.