Page 88 of Tattered Souls
To that he smirked, then nodded.
“We’re watching my favorite show,” I told him.
And then... well... Alec nodded, then said, “Well, let’s watch it.”
It was two episodes in when Alec said, “Damn, but I want to be a Warlock. Shit would be cool as hell.”
“The Warlocks are demons, Alec,” I told him.
Alec widened his eyes. “Exactly. Be cool as hell.”
***
I had just finished drying my hair when Garrick walked in and said, “Linda’s here. She’s asking for you.”
I frowned. “Huh. That’s weird.”
I placed the hair dryer on the counter, and then walked by him, but not before I pressed a kiss on his lips.
When I made it to the living room, I saw her.
She looked worried.
What in the world was going on?
She saw me and smiled, “Hey, sweetheart. Hope it’s okay that I came by.”
I nodded, “Umm, yeah. It is. But what’s going on?”
She winced. “Can we take a seat. There’s something I want to tell you.”
At my nod, she moved to the couch, and I followed her.
She stared at me, and then she said, “It’s not an easy story to tell, but I’ll try. Okay?”
I frowned but nodded.
“Twenty-five years ago, I met a man. A man who had a little boy. He was precious. And I fell in love with him first, then the man. Things were great. But... we had an open relationship, and I happened to get pregnant. He hadn’t minded at the time, but over the months that I was pregnant... he started to get mean.”
She took in a breath, and my gut was churning.
“Wait.... are you trying to tell me that... you're my mother... and Granger wasn’t my brother at all?” I asked.
She nodded, “Yeah... it was uncanny how much the two of you looked alike.”
I didn’t know what to say.
Therefore, she continued, “After I gave birth to you, and he saw you... He just lost it. He beat me so badly that I was laid up in the hospital. I knew I couldn’t live like that...”
“So, you left me there with him?” I asked her, my tone void of any emotion.
She nodded. “Yes. He had something on me for a long time, something he threatened me with. But... you're my daughter. And after I found out that he passed away a few days ago, I couldn’t stay away from you. Which was why I introduced myself to you as Linda. But my name is Tabitha.”
I took in every word that she said.
And then I started laughing.
I couldn’t help it.
