A Little Danger Never Hurts

Chapter Twenty: The Cold Hearted Witch

A/N: Welp, this update is late. Massive sorry! Hope you enjoy! Famke Janssen is on the side, she's casted as Rowan and Eric's mother!

The ride home was completely silent. Most of the yelling had occurred when they barged into Dennis' home. Dennis tried calming everyone down but that ended up having the opposite effect on my brother and Chad. Eric had to hold Chad back from punching Dennis whilst my dad stood there shouting at me. Thankfully, after about thirty seconds, he saw some sense and lowered his voice. Honestly, I wasn't surprised how they acted. I knew they were going to be pissed, but I didn't care.

Scratch that, I still don't care.

Before I knew it, we were pulling into the driveway of my dad's house. It seemed like it had been much longer than just a few days since I'd been there. Everything felt off, as if I didn't belong there.

Even now, as I sit in my room, and ponder over what my father is talking about with the bitch right down the stairs from me. Apparently, my mother had decided to call my father about what happened and actually showed some interest when she heard I had gone M.I.A. The fact that he is letting her in the house is bullshit. She doesn't deserve a second of his time.

A soft knock shakes me from my thoughts, I look over as the door opens and watch as Eric walks in with a tray of food. He lays the plate on my bedside table and tries to make eye contact with me but I quickly ignore him.

"Val wanted me to make sure you had something to eat. You look like you need something to eat. It's pasta and some slices of bread. It's really good."

I stay silent, not wanting to even look at him. After we left Dennis', I made sure he and Chad knew that I am not talking to them. I may have said some hurtful things but I honestly don't give two shits about it.

He sits on my bed and I turn my back to him and stare at the wall. I hear him heave a long sigh. Tears well up in my eyes. I hate fighting with him, but I hate what he did so much more. He should have told me about my mother being in town. I understand that he wants to protect me but he can't always do that. I don't always need a protector.

"Rowan, I'm sorry. I really am. I was going to tell you, I just didn't know how. I was so worried you'd break knowing that she was here and didn't even tell us," he tries explaining to me for the fifth time today.

"Josie tried getting me to tell you. Don't be mad at her. She was stuck between the two of us, she was in a tough position. Be mad at me. Just, lay off Josie. She feels terrible. She was sobbing the whole time you were gone pretty much," Eric softly whispers the last part but it doesn't effect me.

After everything I've been through, after all the pain that I have felt in my life, I finally feel nothing. Complete numbness. I don't know if I like it or if it scares me or a mix of both. I don't have it as worse as some people but there gets to be times when so many things happen and something is the match to light the bomb, my mother happened to be just that.

"Chad...Chad was loosing his mind too. He was going all over the city, in the middle of the night, in the dead of morning. He never stopped. He was so worried. He...he really cares about you, Ro. You need to give him a chance to explain everything, work it out," Eric continues on, trying to get an emotion out of me but receiving nothing.

"I was worried too, Ro. I...I handled things wrong. I know I do things that upset you but I only do it to protect you. I'm your brother. It's my job. I know you can protect yourself but I...I just get worried something will happen and you'll get hurt. Guess I kind of fucked that one up didn't I?" He softly laughs, hoping I will say something, anything that will give him a glimmer of hope that I will forgive him.