Page 73 of Divine Obsession

I wanted to promise her I’d figure it all out. But words like that tasted bad in my mouth when I didn’t know if I could keep them.

I reached across the table and stole another fry from her plate.

“Trevor!” She slapped my hand, but the laughter bubbling behind it made me chuckle.

“I thought you were done,” I reasoned, feigning innocence.

“What’s the word forgiant menace?” She challenged, raising a brow.

I smirked. “??.”

She copied me, though she slightly butchered it.

It was around five in the morning when we got the call from Sandra that Kali had woken up. Technically, it was against the rules, but she was long past respecting hospital guidelines when it concerned my family.

I slowly opened the door to Kali’s room, holding it for Natalia as she entered with a package of white roses, she insisted on buying from a flower shop down the street.

A knot formed in my throat when I saw my sister’s face.

Her eyes filled with tears as her hands reached out. “Nat?”

Natalia immediately placed the flowers on the dresser before moving to Kali’s size and hugging her gently.

She reached for Natalia instead of me. It didn’t bother me. It only made me realize how close they really were; the type of bond they shared.

“What happened?” Kali sniffed. “Why am I here?”

Natalia threw me a worried look over the shoulder; silently asking me what to do. Tell her, or don’t tell her.

“You don’t remember?” My voice sounded raspier to my own ears.

My sister shook her head, tears in her eyes. “Nat?”

“We’ll talk once you feel better.” Natalia brushed a strand of hair out of Kali’s face, softly brushing her forehead.

“No. I want to know what happened to me. Now.” When neither answered her, she pushed. “Did I get in a car accident orsomething? I don’t even have a license. Shit, maybe that’s why I crashed…”

“You weren’t in a car accident,” I replied sternly.

Pulling on my tie and loosening it, I walked across the room. It took a lot out of me to manage my anger.

I wanted to be there for my sister, but my mind was going a million miles an hour trying to keep up with everything I had to do.

Make sure Kali is healthy and safe.

Lecture Kali about responsible drinking.

Fill my parents in.

Find the piece of shit who dared to hurt my family and kill him.Slowly. Painfully.

“Then what–”

I rolled my shoulders. “How do you feel? What hurts?”

“I mean… My body kind of hurts. Head too. But I feel fine, I think. Just disorientated.” The expression on my face must have scared her because she kept going. “Yeah, I’m good.”

I stared at Kali dumbfounded.

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