Evil Hearts - A Listen To Your Heart Book

Forgiveness

Jane had been staring up at the sky for who nows how long. After her talk with Evie, she couldn't turn off her brain. A million thoughts were running through her head and giving her a headache. Yet she couldn't shake them from her mind.

Flashback

Jane scoffed. She snatched her dress if the bed and made a beeline for the door. "And what were you trying to do? Protect me too? I'm not a little girl anymore. I don't need protecting."

"It's about your father!" Evie blurted out before she could stop herself.

"What?"

Evil had her hand over her mouth. She couldn't believe she just said that.

"Evie please answer me," Jane pleaded.

Evie took a deep breath. "Ok, ok. You deserve the truth. What your mother didn't want you to know is that when you were two your home caught fire and unfortunately your father didn't make it."

"I understand that my father passed," Jane said. "What I don't understand is why it was supposed to be kept secret, unless - unless I had something to do with it. Evie did I start the fire?"

Evie shook her head. "No."

"Then why is this some big secret?"

"Jane," Evie sighed. "Your father escaped. But he went back inside for you."

"What?" Jane said, tears welling in her eyes. "No. No! That can't be!"

"Jane-."

"No!" Jane cried. "I need to get away from here. Far, far away."

End of flashback

Jane had ran and ran until she finally couldn't run anymore. She had collapsed in the Cove. She was so exhausted, she just stayed looking up at the sky.

And so she had remained in that position for the past hour, just staring at nothing but thinking about everything. She had tried looking at clouds, but her mind kept asking a million questions she couldn't answer.

She couldn't even cry. She tried. But she couldn't get more than a few tears. What was wrong with her? She wasn't herself. She hadn't been like herself in a while. She hadn't been okay I a while.

She jumped at the sound of rustling leaves, signifying that someone was approaching. Only two people new of her spot, Ben and Carlos. Unfortunately, it was neither of them.

"There you are!" Her mother exclaimed, running to hug her. Jane dodged her and started walking briskly away.

Fairy Godmother had had enough. "Jane! Stop this instant!"

"You can't tell me what to do!"

"I'm your mother!"

"Well then act like it!" Jane cried.

Fairy Godmother gasped. "Jane! What has gotten into you? Such behavior will not be tolerated or-."

"Or what?" Jane challenged.