Fated to Them (book 1+2) novel Chapter 51

Read Fated to Them by Jessica Hall Chapter 51 – “Already?” My mother asks and I nod. Her eyes turn glassy as she walks over to me and embraces me in a hug. She was dressed in her scrubs and I knew she would have to leave soon for work but I needed to say goodbye properly even if it was only briefly.

Cyrus walks upstairs and I notice Eli watching me. I look away pissed off that he was making me do this. “Well this is shocking but exciting,” My mother says as she cups my face.

“We will be fine without you, besides you can visit” She says and I nod looking at Eli who then suddenly turns away making me wonder why he suddenly looked away. He grabs his coffee before walking up the stairs, probably looking for Cyrus.

Taylor came over hugging me, she still felt like skin and bone and I felt like I was hugging a skeleton but she seemed different and almost happy. “We will miss you” She says and I hug her back. Growing up we were inseparable until she became lost to us, I got her back only to have to say goodbye again, it didn’t seem fair.

“I need to get to work, are you right to pack?” my mother asks, making me look over at her as she grabs her keys and handbag. I let Taylor go following my mother out. She places her bag on the passenger seat of her car before standing up and quickly giving me another hug.

“Ring me when you get there so I know you are okay, and ring me everyday. Oh and I forgot Sam said to give you this” She says bending down and retrieving something from the glovebox. It was a phone.

“When did you see him?” I ask.

“He came to the practise yesterday, yours break?” She asks and I quickly regain my composure and nod. She pats my shoulder and I quickly pocket the small phone before Cyrus and Eli see it, knowing this was Sam’s way of staying in contact with me.

“I love you, but your sister is doing great, she will be fine it’s like she never had an addiction, weird huh. I think calling the police really did a number on her” My mother says.

“Yeah maybe” I tell my mother, giving her one last hug and k**s before watching her driveway. Walking abc inside I find Cyrus talking to Taylor. Maya finished her cereal and I walked over placing her bowl in the sink. Maya holds her arms up and I pick her up hugging her.

“You’re really going Aunty?” I nod pressing my face into her curls, tears running down my cheeks. I would miss her the most, she was mine for so long and now I was trusting her to her mother. The thought scared me but also made me happy for Maya.

“Don’t cry mummy will look after me” She says and I nod unable to form words. Eli walks down with a suitcase and I realise he and Cyrus must have been packing my stuff. He walks outside with my suitcase. I place Maya on the ground and grab the brush and start doing her hair for school. I put it in pigtails. Taylor quickly makes her lunch and I walk into the kitchen to help her. She looks around frantically.

“Sandwich bags are in the bottom drawer” I tell her and she nods. “Right I knew that” She says her eyebrows furrowing and I could tell she didn’t but how could she, she hasn’t been here.