The Spirit's Lament

Chapter seven ==> Nowhere to be found

   As we approach Molly's house Aidan steps in front of the car.
  „The heck Aidan!" Isaac yells „What are you doing?" Molly asks as she opens the car door:
  - Anna is nowhere to be found, Aidan says and points at the front door, she also left the door open.

We're running to the house leaving the car in the middle of the street:
  - Where are you mum? Molly yells.
  - Did you checked the garden? I ask Aidan.
  - Yes, every inch of it, she's literally gone...

I felt a shiver down my spine, i knew something was off, she left before we arrived, how did she know that we were coming?
Aidan grabs me by the hand and says:
  - We need to find her, she's dangerous.
  - You knew all this and didn't tell us? Molly asks.
  - Let's not get lost in the details, Isaac says and enter the house, i will go first in case she's hiding somewhere ready to attack.

The house was empty and dirty, with blood stains all over the walls and the chairs placed in the middle of the room „What the..." i whispered looking at Molly.
It's so cold inside and all the windows are opened and the carpets were wet from the rain that got inside.
I felt uneasy looking at the tv that was still on:
  - This place is a mess...Aidan says.
  - Do you guys have any ideas where she can be? Isaac asks.
  I nod my head as i'm looking at Molly, she was worried, her hands were in her pockets and her legs were shaking.

We're all sitting at the dinner table looking at the clock, the time passes slowly and i feel like i'm losing my mind. I scan everyone in the room, Molly was looking at the main entrance lost in her thoughts, Isaac was slamming the table with his finger and Aidan was drinking wine looking at me:
  - Who you really are? I ask Aidan.
He smiles and with a blink of an eye says:
  - I'm just a random guy you met at the cemetery.
Molly turns her head at him and says on a annoyed tone:
  - Enough with the secrets! She stands up and rush to grab his neck, who the heck are you??

The silence absorbed the room and Isaac was looking at me:
  - What's your secret?! A random man from a cemetery can't be good news, Molly says and looks him in the eye as her hands left marks on his neck.
  - Easy now Molly, you want to know? i will tell you, just let go of me, Aidan says pushing her away.
  - Ok, go ahead, i say standing up.
Aidan massages his neck and looks at me:
  - Do you really want to know?
  - Yes! I say fixing him with my eyes.
  - I'm Harold's son...

Molly looks at him then at me, and with a very quiet tone she says:
  - You're...my brother?

I can't believe! Aidan is Molly's brother? am i dreaming? They don't even look alike not to mention that they are two different people...
  - You're lying! Molly screams.
  - No i'm not, Aidan says.
  - My dad died when Cassie's house burned down, Molly says pointing at me, he tried to save Layla from the fire and he died along with her!

Molly starts to cry collapsing on the floor:
  -  Molly, Aidan says sitting on the floor next to her, it's true, your dad had an affair when Anna was pregnant with you, after i was born my dad raised me because my mum decided to leave with someone else.
  - Karma, i say and grab Molly by the hand.
Molly looks at me and wipes her tears on her coat:
  - How come i never knew about your existence?
  - I lived in Vexon all my life, and Anna didn't wanted to hear about me, she agreed to give him another chance if he will break any contact with me...which he did.

Molly stands up „We need to find mum" she whispers, „but right now i need to be alone...".

I'm all alone stuck with Isaac and Aidan looking at me:
- Do you think i did the right thing telling her? Aidan asks while sipping the wine he had left on the table:
- She wanted answers, you did good, just give her time to get used with this...i say and sit down at the dinner table.
Aidan looks at me and forced a smile:
- I hope she can forgive me...
- She definitely will, i think she just misses Harold.
- I do too, Aidan says.

As the silence covers over the room, i feel my head heavy with thoughts.
The time is twelve a.m, the wind blows through the house walls while the rain falls down the roof, i can feel myself falling asleep as i'm trying to pour coffee into my cup:
- Where's Isaac? I ask Aidan.
- He went upstairs, he said he's taking some pills that help him sleep, listen Cassie, Aidan continues, i'm sorry if i gave you the wrong impression, i'm not the bad guy.

Aidan gets closer to me and grabs me by the hands his fingers intertwining with mine. He looks into my eyes and the world around us fades away.
„Cassie.." he whispers, his voice low and sincere. I feel a rush of warmth as he leans closer, the air thick with unspoken words. In that moment, it's just us, two hearts beating in sync and i was ready to embrace whatever comes next.
As Aidan's lips meets mine, a spark ignites between us. The kiss is soft, and i just melt into his lips.
"Cassie, you are so beautiful" Aidan murmurs placing his right hand in my hair and the left one underneath my dress.

The moment was ruined by Isaac going down the stairs with his jacket on his shoulder:
- It's getting late, you should guy sleep cause we will start looking for Anna first thing in the morning.
- Shall we call the police? I ask fixing my dress.
- No, only after twenty-four hours, until there, we're on our own.

I look back at Aidan as i walk up the stairs, he's so handsome...but it wasn't the right time ... „What am i doing? I need to help my friend not to hook up with her brand new brother" I said to myself.