from the start

chapter 22: Kai

I drove to the nearest gas station. I needed to think, what was so bad about Skye that even my parents wanted me to stay away from her? My parents who never cared what I did growing up suddenly wanted me away from Skye.
Victoria.
I picked up my phone and called her. I told her to find out what she could about Skye and she was not one to slack on the job.
"Hello?"
"Did you miss me?"she asked jokingly.
I ignore her
"Skye." She knew what I was asking
"Oh okay, gimme a sec" she was leaving the room she was in, now I heard her flipping through papers.
"Okay get a pen and paper coz this is juicy" she says then coughs for emphasis.
"Skye is a 49 year old female, former corporate lawyer who served a 9 years prison sentence for faking evidence against our company, like who does that" she was now derailing from the point.
"Go back to the point" I call her back to reality.
"Yeah sorry. Where was I? Okay she also spent 10 years in jail again for killing her own child out of rage. She has 2 living children both of which she attempted to kill as well. her husband also almost served a prison sentence for abuse but was later proved innocent. That's it" she slammed the papers on the table
"One more question"
"Shot"she says ready to answer any question I ask
"Why did we take Autumn and Jake in?"I hated that I had to asked that.
"Dad grew up with Autumn's father so he felt that he own him that I guess"
I sigh and ended the call.
Someone else was calling but I couldn't get myself to check who it was talk less of answering the call.
I need a drink.
...
"Autumn said she called but you did not answer" Jake's said as I walked into the Airbnb, so it was Autumn who called.
Did she hear Victoria?
I poured myself a drink and did not answer Jake.
"Kai?" He turned away from the TV to face me.
This was not how the vacation was meant to go.
Frustrated I took my bottle of liquor and shut the door to my room.
"Bro what's up with you?"Jake said knocking on my door.
I don't reply. I had to much in my head now.
My phone rings. It was Autumn, I don't pick up.
"I know it Autumn calling, if you wouldn't answer me at least answer your fucking girlfriend, Kai. You said you would not do anything to hurt her. She is worried about you." he sounded less sympathetic and more angry.
"I am trying not to hurt her by not answering her fucking calls"I trip on air and land next to her door.
I hear Jake sit on the floor his back on the door.
Silence.
Then he speaks
"I know you did not go pick up something when you left"
"Yeah" I laugh at how funny the situation was.
I came to comfort the person who was currently comforting me, my phone was ringing nonstop and i was downing the same drink i swore i wouldn't touch again after it almost killed me.
"When you are done drinking your self silly, call her back" Jake says after realizing they I would not add to my last reply.
"Mhm"I take another gulp.
I had every intention of drinking till I was knocked out but none to call Autumn.
I left Autumn in the same place as that freak show of a mother.
Would I have gotten this serious with Autumn if I knew?
What the hell did I get myself into?