The Bazaar Of H.A.S (Koli)

Chapter 11

When Kellin hears a knock at the door he runs immediately and grabs the hundle. Just before the boy pulls the door open he realises that Oli probably has keys. He drops his hand and makes a step back. Kellin speaks up loudly but hesitant as well.

"Who is this?"

When he recognises Helena's sweet and kind voice he smiles and rushes to open the door.

"Kellin! So good to see you. Have you been eating? I brought you some stuff. You need to gain weight!!"

Helena steps in and closes the door behind her. The two walk in the kitchen together where the woman places the bag she has been holding. Kellin helps her.

"It's good to see you again Miss Helena."

"Oh Kellin, Helena is just fine. " She says and ruffles the boy's hair.

"Where's Oliver?"

Kellin's head falls.

"He is gone. He hasn't been home for a couple of days."

The older woman looks skeptical. When she askes why, Kellin goes on and explains everything to her. The fight, the yelling, him walking away and not coming back, the days after. He makes sure though not to say anything about sex slaves and auctions, the woman might know that Oli is a demon, half demon anyway, but still she looks just human to Kellin. At this point Kellin's eyes are tearing and he wipes them with his sleeve.

The woman just nods and rubs his shoulder. She passes him a tissue and takes a seat while waiting for Kellin to calm down and sit down with her.

"Listen, Oli is.....a special case. He is older than both of us together but..He has seen a lot. His family life wasn't the best. He has done things. Of cource we are in no place to judge, noone is. And yes it was his fault for not controlling his anger. You though don't worry. He'll be back at some point. Probably any day now. And when he does I'm going to give his ass a nice lecture. You just have to be patient with him."

"You don't have to.." Kellin tries to speak up but she cuts him of.

"Oh, I do. You just don't worry your head over it. Oli can take it. To be honest I'm a little afraid of how much that boy can really take."

She signs at her last sentence but quickly wipes the worry out of her face and smiles at Kellin again. Kellin gives a shy smile back and take a deep breath before hinding the carage to ask.

"How did you like, met Oli, you know so much but then you are human right?"

"Yes. Indeed, I'm human. I understand your questions about me Kellin. I don't know everything about Oli that's the truth. I just know him long enough though to be able to say some things about him. To answer your question I already knew about some parts of this world when I actually met him. My daugher knew him. She was a....special case too."

"Your daughter was a paranormal being?"

"Well, she wasn't my biological daughter. But I rised and took care of her, loved her. Not less than my other kids. She is my child. I meet Oli through her and the rest is history. Long story for another time."

She smiled but her smile now is a sad one. Kellin just stands there speachless.

"Oli's not the only hybrid?" he askes.

"I'm afraid I can't answer that. She was something else yeah, but not a hybrid. At least I think she wasn't." The woman takes a deep breath and stands up.

"Let's not talk about stuff like that any more. You just need to relax and stop worring about the little arguement between you two." She says the smile never leaving her face.