Be Careful When You Bite Me novel Chapter 27

I tried to hide the sudden feeling of anxiety that arose within me. I wondered if she could somehow tell that I was hiding something,” it was alright, I seen myself on the news as a missing person, that was hard to watch.”

Asia’s expression turned sad,” I can’t imagine what your parents are going through right now.”

“Me neither, I wish I could call them, just to reassure them that I’m ok.”

Asia looked hesitant before setting her chopsticks down and grabbing her cellphone,” make it quick.”

I looked at her with an expression of uncertainty,” are you sure?”

She nodded,” don’t tell Damon.”

I grabbed the phone and got off the stool, I punched in my mothers phone number and looked up at Asia who gave me a reassuring smile. I gulped back my nerves and hit dial.

I felt my heart drop to the deepest pit of my stomach as I heard the phone ringing and finally, the purest voice of all, my mothers.

“Hello.”

She sounded normal. That was my first thought was that she sounded normal. I took a deep breath and tried to get my words together.

“Hello,” I replied,” mom, it’s me.”

“Holly,” I could always hear it in my mothers voice when she was getting ready to cry and I could tell that it was coming,” Holly, where are you!”

“Mom, I’m okay, I’m not far from home.”

“Where have you been all this time, I thought you were dead somewhere!”

“I’m in New York mom.”

“What the hell are you doing in New York!”

I could hear the anger and the frustration through the crying but I could also hear the relief.

“I’ve been at a friends house here, I’m going to stay a little longer but I’ll be back soon.”

“Which friend? I didn’t even know that you knew anybody in up there.”

“She’s an old friend from school mom, I never really told you about her.”

“Holly this doesn’t sound good, where are you really.”

“Mom I promise I’m okay, I’m at a friends I’ll be back soon-“

“No, you have to come back now! Your father is worried sick, he’s got police all over looking for you.”

“Mom I promise I’m okay, I just needed a couple weeks away, I’ll catch up on school when I’m back-“

“When Holly? I can’t live like this, hearing from you once every week or so, you’re not even 18, you can’t be out on your own you have to be here.”

I felt tears stream at the corner of my eyes and felt my heart breaking.

“I’ll be back home soon Mom I promise, can you tell dad that I love and miss him please?”

“He’ll be home in an hour or so, you call and you tell him.”

“I’ll try, but Mom please don’t be worried, I really am fine.”

“I don’t understand Holly, is it something we did? Are you in trouble?”

“No Mom, not at all, I miss you guys so much, I need some space right now, just for another couple of days maybe a week.”

“We miss you Holly, please come back soon.”

“I will Mom, I promise.”

With that, I blinked back my tears and ended the car. That had to be one of the hardest phone calls I’ve ever had to make but I couldn’t bypass the inevitable fact that a new sense of relief now draped over my body and it felt as if I could finally breath again.

I thought about what Luna had said, my old life back for Dimitiri.

I looked back to see that Asia was starting at me, her expression both concerned and sorrowful.