{𝟑} 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟-𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 | 𝙻𝚞𝚔𝚎 𝙲.

07.

Ψ 𝐖𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐦 Ψ

𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐬. 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧, she was a beautiful woman and I wanted to help her, I wanted to help her and Luke. She immediately reached over to us and began hugging Sebastian first.

As if she'd known him for so long.

Damien looked over my shoulder as Sebastian panicked slightly patting the women's back. She let go of him and saw Damien and latched onto him next.

"I...ummm..." he muttered staring at me nervously but I gave him a face.

A face to just calm down and let the women do what she was doing...

"Come in! Come in! Food is already prepped on the table!" She giggled out and ran inside and I looked at both boys.

I laid out the plan, "we go in, find out as much as we can and go. But don't try and disturb the women alright?"

They both nodded in agreement as I smiled walking ahead inside with Damien and Sebastian following behind.

Taking our first few steps as Damien shut the door it seemed like the home wasn't as lived in as it could be. There were candles lit up everywhere and it all felt...eerie.

But it also felt heartbreaking, distressing and sad. I gazed over seeing a statue of Hermes on top of the fireplace and then there was photos all scattered around behind it.

I reached for one...I pulled it off...and there he was, Luke at just maybe 7 years old?

Both my hands grasped at the photo as my eyes began to water even thinking of him, design a hand on my shoulder I looked to see Damien rubbing my shoulder.

From behind us Sebastian was picking up an object saying "this doesn't look like the beginning of a horror movie at all."

Pulling back some years I set the photo down and looked at him saying "don't judge it. Now come on."

They both nodded and we found the kitchen seeing her preparing plates of food. At that moment looking into the kitchen...

There were tubs of rotten sandwiches...burnt cookies all around. My breath hitched seeing everything as Sebastian and Damien both stared at me.

Sebastian held me up from possibly fainting as Ms. Castellan said "please! Have a seat!"

She giggled and Damien started pulling up the seats and he and she walked over to him handing him a sandwich.

He smiled and spoke "thank you." As she nodded back.

"Ms. Castellan." I let out as she faced me.

Introducing ourselves I started, "I am Hayley, a friend of Lukes and these are my friends Damien and Sebastian."

She looked at both boys, probably still seeing Luke but she nodded anyways.

"We're here on a special...assignment. For Luke." I explained and she instantly giggled.

"Oh my son. Always being the smartest boy I know him to be. And no need for formalities! Call me May!" She encouraged and I sighed rubbing my arms.

My frown appeared as she held a plate of food again. She handed the plate of food to Sebastian and turned to the photos of Hermes that was hung over her sink and smiled pointing to it.

"That is a good man. He comes to visit me every now and again..." she blushed, and I was confused.

"Did he not-" but I paused myself before going too far. "How did you end up like this Ms. Castellan, who did this to you?" I asked her carefully as she turned to look at me.