CHOSEN (ON HOLD)

CHAPTER 11

Adam's P.O.V

       "I'm so sorry, I didn't know you... "

"You didn't know? You did this on purpose!"

The noise from Dad's room woke me. Dad and Mom must be having their little quarrels. Dad is short tempered. Mom has accepted the burden ever since he got ill but still all he does is to quarrel with her or send her errands.
I ran into Dad's room to see what the cause of this time's commotion is.

Oh no. Mom was trying to give him his coffee and she ended up spilling the hot liquid on him. That must really have been painful for him.

"I couldn't have done it purposely. I'm sorry"

Mom kept pleading as she frantically tried to gently mop the coffee off his body.

I skipped the stairs as I ran to the kitchen to get Dad's injection. That was our only option anytime Dad becomes like this.

"She didn't do it on purpose! Stop yelling at her. You are causing her more pain."

Dad was being a brat. A spoilt one.

"Here"

I passed the syringe and liquids to mom. Only she knows how to inject him. Rather, he allows only her inject him.
I watched as mom fought to steady her hands as she drew the liquid into the syringe. She managed to inject him. He froze as the liquid went through his veins.

"Bring her, Adam. To silence my pains." He whispered and fell back on the bed.

"I will wash him up and change his clothes."

"Mom, the other day in the kitchen ... "

"It's nothing, I was excited" She cut me off.

"Mom ... "

"You can go ahead now. I'll take care of him"

She began tugging at his clothes. There was something wrong with her. She was so uneasy. Something's up.

"Oh. Okay" I won't push her. It might be the stress.

"Adam" She called me before I left the room

"Yeah?"

"Be careful" She's scared. Well, I am too. The chosen ones are powerful.

"Sure"

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I changed my clothes and left the house. Dad's last words before he passed out kept ringing in my head. 'Bring her, Adam. To silence my pains'.

I have to find every possible way to make her heal Dad. Not just to end his pains but to lift his burden off Mom and hopefully return our family to normal.

I'm on a new Mission - to get the Chosen girl to save my father.

I went into the woods. To the rock she claimed was hers.

I sat on the rock and waited. I checked my watch. It was almost closing time. Then, I pulled her with enough force. No resisting this time around.

I waited for something that seemed like ages and kept pulling her with all my strength. Beads of perspiration were already popping out of my forehead when I heard the rustling of dried leaves.

She was there, staring at me...