Living With The McCallen Boys

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

He's back. Christian's back.

Carters words stung into my head. My legs lifted me up and I turned to walk out of the room, bumping shoulders with who ever just decided to stand there and not help. I started to move faster till i broke out into a run to my room with my hand covering my mouth to keep the cry in. When I reached my destination, I fell to my knees and balled my eyes. Realizing I never shut my door, I got up slowly and slammed the door now feeling the urge of anger rush through me. Anger at my life. Anger at myself. Anger at my..my mom. I breathed heavily and fast.

My anger got the best of me and I got hold of one of my moms CDs and through it at the wall watching it shatter right before my eyes. There wasn't a hint of regret that rushed through me. She cheated on my dad. I through another CD. She never came to help me when I needed her the most! Another CD flew across the room and was collected with the rest of the pieces of CDs. She was never there for me, I barely saw her. She never wanted to be around me. The last two CDs flew one after another making a louder sound. Anger rose and I laid eyes on a vase that my mom made. It also went flying at the wall and the vase put a dent in the wall.

I placed my hand on the dent, brought my hand back and punch a hole. I pulled my hand out and screamed. I had so many emotions that I didn't pay any attention to what I was saying. More tears came running down my face, fighting for first place. The full moon changed the color of my eyes to match the same grayness. The wind brushed through my hair and I fell to my knees looking out of the balcony but I was on the edge of my room and the balcony. It smelt fresh outside but hearing wise. Everything before me was going in slow motion, my hearing was shut out and I felt paralyzed. I didn't move a muscle.

Everything came back to normal pace when I heard a click of a lock and footsteps coming towards me. Never once did I look back even though it could of been Christian but at this point, I think that it would be better for this family if I was gone. A weight of my chest lifted when Talen kneeled in front of me. His eyes tore threw me, wanting me to look at him but my eyes refused. They stayed focused in the distance. The trees swaying slowly while the wind gave them messages on how to move.

My thighs gave and I fell waiting to feel the impact on the floor. I squeezed my eyes but I didn't feel anything. Talen caught me and held me. His right arm went under neath my neck and his left arm went over my bent knees and pulled them closer to me. I froze at his touch and he soon realized. His heart sank but he never let me go. A drop of water hit my cheek bone. My eyes in froze and I saw Talen's eyes filled with water. I pulled myself closer to Talen and cried the tears that have been stuck in me for 17 years.

We stayed like that for hours, talking very little but looking out in the woods, searching for a way out of this trap. I think Jacqueline is planning to home-school me so there's no way of Christian kid napping me from school when I'm alone. I don't know when i would be alone but..all well I guess.

"Kora..you should get some sleep." Talen said while putting left arm under neath my bent legs and lifting me up, placing me in bed. He turned to walk out but I grabbed his hand.

My head shook violently and he saw the fear in my eyes. His eyes traced to the open balcony. I let go of his hand while he went to shut and lock the doors. I thought he was gonna come next to me but he lifted me up and out of my room and into his. I felt my self drift off on the way there even though it's just across the hall.

"Are you gonna be okay in here?" Talen asked. Concern and fear filled his tone.

"I don't know." I felt my self traumatized by the sound of feeling okay or safe. "I'm scared Talen. I've never been this scared before. I thought Christian was dead. Talen.." He sat down on the bed and pulled me into his chest and sighed.