One mate and a Rejection novel Chapter 22

PART 1 Chapter 22 — 03 

Beeeep.

 The voice mail limit cut short and she sighed,dropping the phone.

llooked away and headed back upstairs.

I climbed out the window again,and took off,shifting into my furry,four legged other self.

I searched the endless night,as always,calling out for my mate.

It must have worked because when I reached the cliff.he sat,as if awaiting my arrival.

I smiled and felt all my worries melting away.

I skid the rest of my worries as I traveled the everlasting forests with my mate.

We played near the lakes,ran around and sometimes just laid down in a position where we would be touching,savoring the feeling of being near each other.

I turned my head towards him.

Shift,my eyes said.

He stared at me for a moment.

His eyes were begging,pleading and desperate.

Something told me he did want to shift,more than anything.

Something was keeping him back,] knew as much.

And so I bit back my aching disappointment and nodded my head,looking away.

Next day was Saturday and I awoke to the sound of my ringing phone.

I picked it up,my eyes still groggy and blind.

“Hello, I croaked out.

"Emerald?"

said a voice.

"Dad,"

I muttered,not sure whether to be relieved or angry” Hi,where are you?” “Can you meet me somewhere?” “Yeah,sure,where?"

“You know that little cafe on Earl street, used to take you to?” "Yeah,"

I said” see you there in twenty.” I quickly stood up,and as a result,I came tumbling into the floor,unaware of my tangled right foot in the bed sheets.

Great,I thought, like I need another face injury.

I did the morning usual and drove to the cafe,avoiding the suspicious lingering questions of my mother.

When I reached the small coffee place,I caught sight of my father's carparked there.

I entered the cafe,realizing it was smaller than what I remember.

“Over here,’ my father waved from his seat.

I smiled hesitantly and headed over.

How do you react with your father when he's been out of the house for a few days now with no phone calls or anything? I took a seat in front of him, Hey.” He looked me over,confusion taking in his stressed features,’ What happened?"