Otherworldly Redemption [Book 7]

6

I was dumb.

I was dumber than dumb.

How could I let my emotions get the better of me like that? What kind of spell did Marin put on me to have me acting like a jealous boyfriend. I have no claim on her and yet I want to steal her away from that brute of a man who doesn't care about her like she does him.

A knock sounded at the door, interrupting my silent contemplation. Without any answer from me Marin threw the door open, the handle slamming against the wall, stormed in, lips in a thin line as she came to a stop at the side of my bed.

"How dare you!" She seethed.

"It was for your own good." I replied knowing exactly what it was she was speaking about. There was no reason for any false pretense when I had done exactly what I said I was going to do. The nonchalant attitude had surfaced from almost thin air as I stared back into those gorgeous gray orbs.

"Who are you to know what's good for me or not?" She snapped, hands clenched into fists at her side. "A few days ago you didn't even know I existed."

"I was just being helpful but if you don't want my help then-"

"I never asked for it! I was perfectly happy with my life here and with Jelani and in a matter of days you come and just mess that all up!"

"He doesn't treat you with respect."

"We all have our flaws and just because you don't see it doesn't mean he's not working on them. I still love him though, flaws and all." She explained. How naive could she be to not see that he wasn't as invested in her as she was in him. Sure, I may have gone about it the wrong way but I don't regret exposing him like that.

"After all the years you two have been together he hasn't worked out how to respect you?" I scoffed.

"After all the years you've been alive and you haven't learned that everything isn't about you?" She snapped back before sighing and finishing. "Like I said, we all have our flaws."

Without allowing me to reply she stormed back out the way she came leaving me with my mouth wide open in shock. I hadn't expected for her to be so aggressive about her and Jelani's relationship. Sure I expected her to defend him, as usual, but not to this extent. She was adamant that he was a good guy and I just wasn't seeing it.

Her harsh words bounced around in my mind and my chest and caused me to think back over the years. My actions could have been misinterpreted as selfish but all that I did, I did for the good of others. They were simply reluctant to see that.

Night fall here was hard to judge but thankfully I was still allowed a clock in this tasteless prison of mine. It blared nine forty-six at me and I groaned but dragged myself out of the bed and went back to the kitchen. Hopefully by now they had finished their dinner as well and I could clean up in peace. 

The halls were silent, even as I passed by Jelani and Marin's room and I prayed that didn't mean that they were still out in the dining room. The only sound that echoed were the steps of Baako and I. He had become my own personal prison guard but I welcomed his company. Cautiously I stepped into the dining room, almost peaking around the corner before I did. 

No one.

There was no one in here but the table was nicely reset so that could only mean that they had already eaten and were probably in their room getting ready for bed. With a sigh I walked into the kitchen, preparing for a small mountain of dishes from lunch and dinner but was greeted with the sight of a covered bowl and a note.

Horus,

I apologize for the words I so carelessly tossed out earlier. They were unkind and unfair to you. Just as you do not know Marin and I very well we don't know you very well at all and to assume that your apology was not genuine was not right. Hopefully we can start again, this time on a better page. I've cooked up some more of that soup that you liked and I hope you can enjoy it, even more so outside my presence.