Heart of a beast 2 episode 28

💘HEART OF A BEAST👺
(Love is the word💓)
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BY BLESSING SILVER
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BOOK 2 📚
CHAPTER 28✏️
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❤Kayla’s POV❤️
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I felt his slender fingers dance on my face skin and a weird and overwhelming feeling enveloped me. It was new and at the same time familiar.
Apart from the normal expected spark, this was different and unexpected.. It was just..overwhelming, almost all of me felt it.
Extremely overwhelming that all other disturbing thoughts swiftly transported to the back of my mind, surfacing the feeling completely.. My heartbeat intensified.
The familiar part of the feeling began registering but I was scared and unsure of it.. I knew when I had felt like this before but with.. Melvin?
A larger part of the feeling washed off when his palm slowly slipped off my face, I looked at him and our gaze met but I lowered mine and itched my nape.
“Did you feel that?” Melvin suddenly asked..
“What? The spark?” I asked, unsure of the exact feeling he was referring to.
“No..I mean yes, it was a spark but it was kind of different.. I don’t know but it was spectacular and unusual. It’s nothing like the usual spark when we make contact” he said, explaining exactly what I felt.
“Or maybe it was just me” he added.
“No.. I felt it too” I said, “I think it’s probably how the sparks work sometimes, maybe” I suggested but a part felt of me like it wasn’t true..
But then..why do I care?
“Oh well.. It was a bit uncomfortable” he admitted and I nodded “And look, the wound is gone!” He exclaimed, signalling at my cheek..
“I know. Took longer than I expected!” I nodded.
For most of the night, Melvin and I just stared around the woods and said less words. I had a hint he was thinking about his mother but I was glad he was okay and trying to fight it in. He said nothing about it but just stared around, his countenance changing at some point.
I didn’t bother to ask since he said nothing about it but I was glad he didn’t.
“I’m sleepy!” He suddenly said, yawning slightly.
“Well go on in and sleep” I said.
“You’re not going home?” He asked.
“No.. I’ll just spend the night here and leave after dawn” I said and he gave me a questioning look “I have so much on my mind I feel that going home now would make me feel worse, so I’ll relax here for a while and then leave when I feel a teeny weeny better” I said.
“Well whatever you do, remember it’s all part of the curse and Lucinda’s doing, not anyone else’s including your parent’s” he said and I gave him a small nod before smiling.
“You too, Melvin and thanks”
He nodded and stood up.
“Would you need a company, I could stay if you want me-
“No No.. It’s fine. You should go ahead and sleep, I’m better off alone for now. I’m starting to feel much better so I should be off pretty soon” I said and he nodded.
“Goodnight in advance, then!” He said sleepily and walked to the cave.
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I hit the road home after checking up on Melvin, he was fast asleep already. I didn’t check the time but I could guess it was way into the night, probably eleven or a bit more. It was almost pitch dark, save for the streetlight that added brightness to the night.. I was pretty glad that I wasn’t completely alone on the street.
A car suddenly drove past me and then reversed to where I was, I recognized it at one instant look as the door flung open and mom rushed out of it.. Before I could say a word, she swooped to where I now stood and engulfed me in a tight hug.
She pulled away, checked me up closely and hugged me again before pulling away.. She studied me again and I could see the relief her once scared face held. Her eyes were heavy and red and dried tears ran a line from it to her cheeks.
“Geez..I was so worried, I thought-
She didn’t say another word, probably realizing that she sounded stern and scolding but her mouth opened and closed repeatedly, she probably couldn’t pick the right words to say next..
“I’m sorry,” she finally muttered. “I have no idea why I hit you but- can we just go home first, please?” She pleaded, her voice low and at the brink of tearing up. I nodded twice and she led me to the car, opening the car door for me.
I got in and hooked my seatbelt, she followed and started the car, heading towards home.
She pulled into the driveway and I got down before heading into the house, she followed.
“Kayla,” she blocked me as I began heading to my room. I lifted my gaze to reach hers. “I’m sorry. I-I was completely out of it, I didn’t even know what I was doing..I guess I was pretty mad but I know I shouldn’t have done that. I’m sorry!” She said, pleadingly.
“It’s okay, I might’ve made you angry but I think I have the right to ask for permission to visit my father, mom. You both having issues shouldn’t restrict that” I said and she nodded but I knew it didn’t completely come from her mind.
“Of course, I-I just lost my mind back there. I can’t lose you honey and yes, you have every right to ask for permission to visit your father and I grant you all of them, as long as you don’t run off like that again and keep me damn scared and worried about you, I can’t stand losing you, Kay. You mean everything to me now!” she said and this time, I fell into her arms, hugging her.
What was I thinking staying out like that? I’m literally the only one she has now and without being told, I know she must’ve been damn scared..
I disengaged.
“I have a wh0le day off from work soon, I’ll take you to the hospital and we’ll stay for as long as you want. It’s a promise!” She said and I nodded.. “Come-on, I’ll tuck you in” she volunteered and I giggled before letting her.
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Two days passed before mom’s leave was granted and true to her words, we got into her car and headed for the hospital.
She did the necessary pass-in and directed me to his ward in the ICU while she left to see the doctor.
I got into dad’s ward and almost couldn’t recognize the man on the bed, almost all part of his body had one machine or medical items glued to it.. I could hear the life machine beeping over and over. I felt a tear drop down my cheek as I stared at him on the bed..
He looked very much dead but was alive at the same time. A transparent huge glass covered him so no could touch him but only view him..
I walked to him and didn’t know when my legs failed me, I crouch down and burst into tears..
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It was nighttime when mom and I left the hospital and I felt a part of me calmed down.. How long has it been since I saw dad last??
Maybe this feeling was just guilt that had cleared..
How long does Lucinda plans on keeping him there, does she plan on killing him at all or just keeping him almost alive and extending our sorrows and torturing us? Would she take his life in the end after it all?
I felt a weight on my shoulder and tilt my head to find mom’s palm car-ssing my shoulder. She gave me a tight smile and I smiled back, wiping my tears that I was oblivious, had fallen.
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The next day, after school I had a quick lunch, stuffed foods into my backpack and took mom’s iPad that she had lent me earlier and head out of the house to the woods.
Passing the usual short path, I got to the woods and noticed the unusual atmosphere.
“Kayla duck!” I heard Melvin’s voice and I sight something in the air but before I could look up… A force pushed me to the floor, sending my glasses off, I fell upward and Melvin fell on me.. I quickly reached for my glasses, felt it and grabbed it before putting it on. Almost immediately, I saw a net like object fly above us in the air and caught a bird..
“What was that?” I asked, steadying my breath.
“A trap!” Melvin exclaimed and I felt his breath on my cheek, tingling it.. I took my gaze to him and our gaze met and that crazy feeling emerged again..
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T. B. C
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BY BLESSING SILVER