FOR THE SAKE OF KATHERINE(Book 2)√

~pretty bold tonight

Chapter twenty four

Lavi's POV

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My mom was a nervous wreck when I called her with a strange number and am grateful that she didn't  realize it was Katherine's number because all hell would have come crashing on me and as if that will stop her from asking what has happened to mine and obviously I had to lie. My battery has run down so I couldn't call her back with mine

"So why are you not home yet?" I had to keep the phone away from my ear to save my hearing thanks to her high pitch voice that becomes even higher even she is upset.

"That's because am helping James to clean up a little but I promise to be home before 8pm" Katherine mouthed 'liar' at me before rolling her eyes..

She thought I was joking when I told her I had to slay dragon just to get to her? My mom can be worst when someone goes against her authority.

After a long sigh and a reminder of what happened the last time when I ended up in the hospital. She ended the call with ' make sure you get home by 8pm latest" and I couldn't argue because I knew pushing it further is pointless. I would have been home by now if not for the little pool incident.

"Thanks for letting me use your phone" handing Katherine her phone who seemed to be wearing a thoughtful look across her face.

"So you lie to your parent just to be here?" Her brow raised with her lip coiling into a smile.

I shrugged instead as I sat across her on the bed.

"I didn't mean to lie to them you know? But I had to see you so you do the math and decide what's left to say if not come up with a lie to be here" using her last line to reply her.

"Your mom will be furious if she finds out you know that right?"

"I guess she would but honestly? It won't matter by then" I answered truthfully.

"Your mom loves you a lot Lavi; I can tell she does love you! hence the need to keep you safe and all"

"Yeah am sure she does in her own way even though sometimes she may seem like she doesn't and frustrate the hell out of me. I can't help but feel like running away to someplace far from home and free from her" I chuckled a bit not believing that i just admitted to running away from my mom to Katherine hearing. I wonder what she will think of me now.

"I understand that feeling too Lavi. Sometimes our parent can be so possessive and overbearing but that's just how they are. They tend to worry too much forgetting that we too need to live and grow as well and they can't tell us what to do or how to live our lives forever...they keep going and going until they push us to the very limit" her voice was no longer full of life at this point but was slowly loosing its spark from earlier. I can tell from the tone of her voice that something else was bothering her at this point and it wasn't just the talk about my mom.

"You know? My mom use to love me the same way too. She was so protective of me that I felt suffocated at some point and wanted to be free" she gave a nervous chuckle as she looked up at me.

"..can you believe I wanted to be free of her at such a tender age?"

I'm beginning to have an idea where this conversation was headed because no matter how overbearing my mom get. I can never imagine my life without her and that's also part of the reason I haven't ran away yet plus I will miss my siblings so much if I even dare to leave.