Mind: Immortal Imbalance Book 1

Why do I have the sensation of being unable to smile ever again?

Aaaaaaand I'm back Baby! Did you miss me? Or did you not even notice I was gone? Either is fine with me, because I miss you, and I'm obsessed with you. (Insert an award blink since I cannot wink.) To my fellow Americans, I hope you had a great, safe 4th, and for the rest of the world I hope you had a nice week! Let us not waste anymore time; Lets get down to business, to defeat the huns! (Sorry I was at Disneyland for my first time!)

As always; I love all of you, all through my veins, my muscles, my heart and brain. Thank you for reading, thank you for sticking with me, and thank you for being so darn cute!

Please, if you want to, vote and comment, it really does help, and gives me the confidence to keep writing.

Now, for the playlist: 

Yesterday by the Beatles

Hurt by Johnny Cash

My Own worst Enemy by Lit

No Surprises by Radiohead  

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After finishing up the backyard, we decide to enjoy a movie while we fill goodie bags. Mrs. Burke offers to get a blanket for Abe to sit on, but he opts to sit on the floor.

They all fall asleep midway through the movie, even though it's barely five in the afternoon. Harper has her head on the armrest, Charlie is on my shoulder, and Abe's head lulled against my knee at one point, I keep filling the bags.

"Thea, can you help me put some groceries away?" Mrs. Burke asks from the kitchen.

I rise, allowing Charlie and Abe to lean on the couch, then make my way to the kitchen. Bags clutter the kitchen, I approach one on the table, beginning to empty it.

"Thank you, sweetie," she smiles. "Did you know my sister and I had lunch with your mom this weekend?"

I shake my head. "No, but she does like to meet my friends' parents." I glance back at Charlie's and Harper's sleeping forms.

"She told me you disappear on Saturdays, and she thought it was with our kids. I know that some nights you guys do hang out, but not normally in the day." She is moving around the kitchen, putting things away, and pointing out locations to me. "I don't really know what you and that boy do, but I want to warn you against the Woodman's."

"Oh, no, I'm with Nya Raka. I go up to their house, and we hang out there. I only really hang out with Abe at school, and well now."

"Oh." She looks taken aback by this. "Oh, that's excellent, then. That makes me feel a little better than. Would you like to stay for dinner? I can take you to the class tonight."

"Oh, no thank you, I told Nya my mom was going to drive us, and you have your hands full with this." I gesture to the bags. "But I would gladly take a rain check, if that's okay."

"Of course. Next week perhaps."

"I'll wake the others, and we can help with the groceries."

She agrees, and I go over to the couch. The second I got around it, Abe looks up at me, his eyes sad. I open my mouth to say something, but he gets up.

"Abe, wait." I reach out to him, but he dodges me and leaves the house. "Abe." I go after him, but when I get outside, he's gone, probably going through the woods to his home. Quickly, I try to call him, but it goes straight to voicemail, which informs me it's full.