No one saw Erik for a couple of days. When he did come home, he was tired looking. I could see the bags under his eyes. His clothes were filthy and reeked of alcohol and smoke. I could see the track marks on his arms. It was obvious he wasn't just drinking while he was away.
When I opened the door, I hardly recognized him. He looked older, so much older. He wasn't the same Erik I met at the bowling alley. He wasn't even Erik anymore. Far from it. I didn't know this person.
"Let me in," he ordered. I gripped the door.
"Can't you even muster up a please," I snapped back. Erik stepped towards me and shoved me out of the way into the wall.
"Jackass!" I yelled after him. He flipped me off and continued to his room downstairs.
I didn't see Erik again until he came back upstairs with his bag packed. He brushed past me and out the door without a word. No goodbye. No nothing. Just the sound of the door slamming shut behind him, hopefully hitting him as it did so.
Nobody heard from Erik for a few months after that.
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Ring of Fire (Completed) Book 1 Vanelzing Series
Ficción GeneralAlexis McCulluman didn't know what to expect when the Vanelzing's moved in. She thought they would be just another family in her small little town. Little did she know her life was about to be turned upside down. Follow Alexis as she journeys on a r...
