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Authors: Devyn Dawson
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but enough to keep the Dark Ones away I hope.
The kitchen light is on and I fully expect to see grandma up to no good, eating cookies or something. Before I have a chance to react, I’m grabbed from behind. The gloved hand across my mouth prevents me from biting the person and scream for help. I hear the assailant whisper in my ear, “Jessie, don’t scream. It’s dad.”
Did I hear that right? My dad isn’t in New Bern, North Carolina. My dad is in Greece being a starving artist. My dad that never technically married my mom because he didn’t believe you need a piece of paper to belong to someone else. My dad wouldn’t ever appear and not call me to let me know he is in town. Suck is not the word I’m thinking, screaming at the top of my lungs feels right.
I struggle against him, my arm about to elbow him in the gut. It sounds like my dad, but it can’t be. Why is he sneaking into the house?
“Jessie, stop, it’s your dad. Stop struggling and I’ll let you go. I don’t want you to wake your mom or Gayle. Understand?” He whispers in my ear.
I shake my head up and down and he lets me go. “Daddy, why are you sneaking around in middle of the night?” My eyes surely deceive me, it looks and sounds like my dad, but is it?
“Thank God you’re okay. I’ve been worried sick about you. I’m sure Gayle has told you what you are. She has right?”
I shake my head up and down in agreement. I throw my arms around him. I’ve missed him so much, but he will freak out that I’m dating.
“Jess, I don’t have a lot of time. Listen to me, I need to meet with you. The library isn’t far from here, tomorrow at lunch time I can be there. You can see if Gayle will drop you off. I have to warn you Jessie, you need to be careful. Yes, you are a Light Tamer but you’re not just any tamer, you come from a royal line. I can’t tell you everything right now, and no matter what you do you have to have light with you. That boy, the one that saved you when you almost drowned. I don’t remember his name, but he is someone you need to be with. You need to find him, he is your salvation,” dad said.
“His name is Caleb. Why are you being all secret spy man, sneaking in the house?” I step away from him to look and see if he is drunk. He doesn’t look like it and I didn’t smell it on him when he grabbed me. “Daddy, you’re acting strange, what is wrong?”
“Jessie, baby, trust me, I’m your dad. I want you to be safe and I’m doing it in the only way I know how.”
“I’m not meeting you anywhere unless you tell me why we have to do it in secret,” I demand.
“I’m a Dark One, when I started drinking, I escaped the fear. The girl that I bonded to was killed in an accident when we were eighteen. The alcohol eased that void, now I’m clean. I went to Greece to a special clinic to get me off the booze and to come to terms with her death. You’re an Original, and as soon as word gets out that you’ve become unprotected, they will hunt you. I have some ideas, come to the library, please,” he begged. My 6’2” dad looks small and scared. His color is back though, he doesn’t have the dark circles under his eyes and he seems okay.
“You’re the reason I’m unprotected, you left. Don’t make it sound as if I did this to myself.” I stop suddenly, hearing my mom’s voice coming down the hall.
“Jessie, is that you in there?” My mom whispers as she comes into the kitchen.
“Hide,” I whisper. I push him to the refrigerator and he hides like a child playing hide and seek.
Mom walks in, eyes droopy from lack of sleep. Seeing me, she walks over, and pulls me in for a hug.
“You should be sleeping sweetie. Why are you in the kitchen?” She asked with concern dripping from every word.
“Sorry, I was up thinking about a book I want to get from the library. I came in here for a glass of milk hoping it would help me
The kitchen light is on and I fully expect to see grandma up to no good, eating cookies or something. Before I have a chance to react, I’m grabbed from behind. The gloved hand across my mouth prevents me from biting the person and scream for help. I hear the assailant whisper in my ear, “Jessie, don’t scream. It’s dad.”
Did I hear that right? My dad isn’t in New Bern, North Carolina. My dad is in Greece being a starving artist. My dad that never technically married my mom because he didn’t believe you need a piece of paper to belong to someone else. My dad wouldn’t ever appear and not call me to let me know he is in town. Suck is not the word I’m thinking, screaming at the top of my lungs feels right.
I struggle against him, my arm about to elbow him in the gut. It sounds like my dad, but it can’t be. Why is he sneaking into the house?
“Jessie, stop, it’s your dad. Stop struggling and I’ll let you go. I don’t want you to wake your mom or Gayle. Understand?” He whispers in my ear.
I shake my head up and down and he lets me go. “Daddy, why are you sneaking around in middle of the night?” My eyes surely deceive me, it looks and sounds like my dad, but is it?
“Thank God you’re okay. I’ve been worried sick about you. I’m sure Gayle has told you what you are. She has right?”
I shake my head up and down in agreement. I throw my arms around him. I’ve missed him so much, but he will freak out that I’m dating.
“Jess, I don’t have a lot of time. Listen to me, I need to meet with you. The library isn’t far from here, tomorrow at lunch time I can be there. You can see if Gayle will drop you off. I have to warn you Jessie, you need to be careful. Yes, you are a Light Tamer but you’re not just any tamer, you come from a royal line. I can’t tell you everything right now, and no matter what you do you have to have light with you. That boy, the one that saved you when you almost drowned. I don’t remember his name, but he is someone you need to be with. You need to find him, he is your salvation,” dad said.
“His name is Caleb. Why are you being all secret spy man, sneaking in the house?” I step away from him to look and see if he is drunk. He doesn’t look like it and I didn’t smell it on him when he grabbed me. “Daddy, you’re acting strange, what is wrong?”
“Jessie, baby, trust me, I’m your dad. I want you to be safe and I’m doing it in the only way I know how.”
“I’m not meeting you anywhere unless you tell me why we have to do it in secret,” I demand.
“I’m a Dark One, when I started drinking, I escaped the fear. The girl that I bonded to was killed in an accident when we were eighteen. The alcohol eased that void, now I’m clean. I went to Greece to a special clinic to get me off the booze and to come to terms with her death. You’re an Original, and as soon as word gets out that you’ve become unprotected, they will hunt you. I have some ideas, come to the library, please,” he begged. My 6’2” dad looks small and scared. His color is back though, he doesn’t have the dark circles under his eyes and he seems okay.
“You’re the reason I’m unprotected, you left. Don’t make it sound as if I did this to myself.” I stop suddenly, hearing my mom’s voice coming down the hall.
“Jessie, is that you in there?” My mom whispers as she comes into the kitchen.
“Hide,” I whisper. I push him to the refrigerator and he hides like a child playing hide and seek.
Mom walks in, eyes droopy from lack of sleep. Seeing me, she walks over, and pulls me in for a hug.
“You should be sleeping sweetie. Why are you in the kitchen?” She asked with concern dripping from every word.
“Sorry, I was up thinking about a book I want to get from the library. I came in here for a glass of milk hoping it would help me
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