Choosing Faith {Book 1}

Secrets Revealed

Chapter Eight

This came down on me like a ton of bricks; she was trying to kill herself? I was still not adjusting to what I just heard, why was she even thinking of doing such a thing?

“Why?” I asked trying to sound confident but it came out as a mere whisper.

“Robert I was not happy, knowing that my kids would be turned into what I was scared me, how would I be able to raise four kids who at any moment could just snap and kill an entire state? So the day after a lot of thinking I dropped you and Angel off at the doorstep of an orphanage and Mackenzie and Blake off at a day-care. When I got home I turned on the gas in the stove to fill the entire house, I sat on the bed in your room and held your favourite stuffed lion as soon as I could smell the gas enter your room I pulled out the lighter. Just as I pressed the trigger and the lighter Blake and Mackenzie came running into the bedroom.” Carmen said while wiping a few tears from her eyes and she continued, “The explosion did nothing to me, when I awoke out of the unconsciousness Dylan was standing over me, I told him what happened and he understood. We tried to looks for Blake and Mackenzie’s body but we never found them so we just moved and tried to start a new a new life but we realized we were incomplete. That’s when we came back for you and Angel.” Carmen said trying to fight a smile on her face.

I immediately ran and hugged my mother, “I’m so sorry mum I never knew you were hurt that badly. I do apologize for my behaviour and I love you no matter what decisions you had to make over the years.” I rambled and kissed her on the check. “It’s okay hunny I knew how stressed you were and I forgive you, but next time you have an episode like that you are under punishment!” Carmen said but I knew she was serious, “Yes Mom.” I said I an angelic kids voice. “Also Dad,” I said with a smile on my face, “I’m happy to have this life and be what I am because you and mum gave me this and I do apologize to you for what I said, I should have never blamed you for what happened to Elizabeth.” I said as I gave him a hug, a pat on the back and I exited the room. My mission was to kill Drew if I saw him anywhere near me; he needed to pay for what he has done to me and my family. “How did it go?” Elizabeth asked as soon as I walked into the bedroom, “well I’ll tell you how it went.” I said as I ran and smashed my lips onto hers, “That great huh?” she managed to get out as she sounded out of breath. No matter how much I wanted to take her in my arms and never let her go, I knew deep down that she was not mines to have. Drew was right Elizabeth was with him and I just forced her into a relationship with me, maybe what we have it’s not really love and it’s just lust?

“Elizabeth…. That night with Angel, if I never came do you think you would have still been with Drew to this day?” I asked trying to get some closure.

“Robert, you knew ever since I was with Drew I always had a crush on you and to come to think of it, I was never happy in our relationship so it would have ended if you never came around or not.” She said confidently as she kissed my cheek and went back to lie on the bed.

As the night went on it was midnight when Elizabeth finally drifted back off to sleep, I definitely was not leaving her side now no matter what. I then realised that I was sitting here for two hours not and I was bored out of my mind, while deep into my thoughts I heard Nicholas talking to himself, “Maybe I’m just not used to the time difference so my body’s not tired, or maybe how I was killed and I came back to life I’m not tired?” *Really how stupid was this dude?” I thought to myself. I then reluctantly got up and walked over to the bedroom he was staying in, I did not even knock I just opened the door and walked right in, “Um, Nick you know we don’t well I should say can’t sleep. It depends on how the change affected our body only if you are still connected with your human life you still have some of the abilities. Such as to eat or sleep.” I explained to a confused Nicholas. “Dude I knew you were stupid but you did not have to show it so much, I knew mum gave birth to you ass-backwards but at least try to act like you have a brain!” Evan said with a smile on his face, “At least I did not come into this world by a broken rubber!” Nick snapped back, automatically in my mind I was like *ooooooooooo BURN* “Really Evan we’re twins! We both came into this world by a broken rubber.” Evan said while rolling he eyes. This was a classic, I live in a house with comedians as brothers, “Come on guys you’re brothers, don’t talk to each other like that you’re both sixteen act mature!” I said trying to stop the oncoming fight. “Nicholas, Evan, Robert. GO TO YOUR ROOMS AND GET TO BED NOW! DON’T MAKE ME GET MY BELT!” Carmen shouted from her room. Then room then erupted in laughter and I doubled over in pain. “She’s joking right?” Evan asked while trying to catch his breath. My laughing came to an immediate stop when I heard Carmen walking to exit her bedroom, “No she’s not!” I said and everyone disappeared to their respective rooms in less than a second and we locked our door. It was now 5 am, I groaned softly making sure not to wake Elizabeth, I had no idea of what to do now. It’s going to be an extra five hours again before she woke up, maybe I should go hunt, I’ve always wanted to track a human but i won’t be able to control myself around Elizabeth. Leaving Elizabeth would definitely be a bad idea, it would at least take me six to seven to hunt and get back. I was already starting to feel uneasy and that was my body telling me I needed to feed. I went and request Nick and Evan to tag along, they both accepted the offer and I told Dylan to keep a close eye on Elizabeth. This little trip should be interesting, the first hunt with my brothers, wow I never thought I would get that chance to do such a thing. Drew better be nowhere close by because I’m not in the mood. Quickly I placed a kiss on Elizabeth’s forehead and jumped out the window not knowing what faith had in store for us on this trip.