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A Night With The Past 22. Emma
PastMay 2009Meeting the new guy who worked in the workshop wasn't as bad as other times, actually, if I put aside his initial insistence, I could give him credit for having the guts to play along with me and that was the only good thing about those days.Mean-looking people came home more and more often, which put us in such danger that old Bruce intercepted us outside the high school to have a chat with me. He knew very well what it was all about."Are you okay, Emma?" He asked once I got into his truck and sighed.Lying to him was not an easy task, he knew the tricks well, all of them because of my grandmother's data, of course."I'm fine as far as it goes," I said to be honest."What the hell is your father doing at home?""Honestly? I don't know," I said, convinced because even though I was always looking for the good, if I saw something bad, I was able to report it right away. “A lot of people go to the house at various times, so I'm trying to spend as much time outside as poss
A Night With The Past 23. Emma
PastMay 2009"Listen to me, Emma, your father just needs understanding, he goes through hard times, but it doesn't mean that he is a bad husband or a bad father, we have to be more open, more understanding, soon he will have the money for us to leave that house and look for another place," she said in an attempt to divert me from the inconvenience. “Just be patient, I will intercede so that this summer you can spend time away, you can work and if possible, stay with your Aunt Emilia in Aberdeen.”I didn't buy anything from his words, the fact that he dared to ask Aunt Emilia for help when she had sent us to hell because of Dad's rants, told me that things were worse than I imagined and that the fact that I told him about my fears, He had relevance in that difficult decision.Gods."I won't leave you alone with him...""You'll do it by this time, so stick to it.”I almost complained, but I decided to be smart and keep my head down. She intended to leave without saying goodbye, however
A Night With The Past 24. Luciano
PastMay 2009It had been days since I had been out for hamburgers in which I looked like an idiot in front of Emma and the school was in its final weeks, which led to a discussion meeting about summer jobs, the positions that would be lost at the end of the summer job, and the readjustment that Bruce would have to make in the workshop."Apart from my granddaughter Chloe's place at the front desk, we need to fill three more positions for the summer," she explained and sighed, "and as I told you it was planned, we will start offering a kind of home delivery service to which two qualified drivers will be added. So, I listen to ideas.”"Well, I think you can rule out Chloe's position right away," David said. “She got a job at youth camp with her boyfriend, so chances are he's calling you to let you know.”"Wow, that leaves me a little in chaos," Bruce remarked listlessly."You could ask Emma if she wants to come," David proposed, not very convinced."I'll see what I can do, I understand
A Night With The Past 25. Luciano
25. LucianoPastMay 2009The day of the feast arrived.The space was huge, so much so that I didn't doubt that the owners were some important landowners in the region. We got off and I was surprised to see Emma with the group, she looked beautiful in a white floral dress with a Vinotinto blazer on top that matched the flowers on her dress. She didn't have a drop of makeup, which made her pink lips stand out in contrast to all of her. Her blonde hair was arranged so that it was tied to the side and when she saw me, she couldn't help but smile at her."These people have a lot of money, don't they?" I asked just to make conversation."A lot, the Marleys are the largest producers of bison meat in the country," Abigail specified, and I pretended to be surprised."That's awesome, having so much money must be interesting...""Absolutely," Chloe said with a cynical smile. Callum can say something about that."My family isn't wealthy," he snapped, angrily."But he's had power...""Oh, no! Tha
A Night With The Past 26. Emma
PastMay 2009Dancing with Luc was nice until they poured me a drink of beer.Once in the bathroom, I took the opportunity to clean my face and hair, as well as rearrange myself and then Linda came in and saw me with a touch of surprise in her eyes."Could you get out? Please," I asked in the kindest way I could."I can help you if you leave your face long," she offered, to my surprise, and I saw that she had a purse from which she took out wipes, perfume, and a ponytail. “This should do.”I looked at her for a few long seconds before accepting, she wasn't someone you could trust right off the bat, but I figured I must have produced some kind of empathy in her to make her feel sorry.I finished and when I opened the door, the rest of her friends came in and held my arms with more than amused smiles."Now let's get the party started, Emma," she murmured, and I began to scream."Help!” I cried out in fear. “They want to hurt me!”I felt a slap that moved everything.I couldn't believe i
A Night With The Past 27. Emma
PastMay 2009Grandpa left me alone with Luc.I couldn't believe it, honestly, I didn't know how to feel about everything that was happening to me."Here's black tea, it's one of the few things I get right," Luc offered, snatching me out of my musings and blushing returned to my face."Thank you for everything, you didn't have to...""Don't say that," he cut me off quickly, "it was the least I could do under the circumstances, I was your companion and something happened to you because I left you alone for a few moments.”"I would never leave without warning or do anything to put myself in such a bad situation as being exposed to danger," I admitted with tears in my eyes."I believe you, Emma, I know something else happened," she added, her lips pursed."I think so too, but I have a bad feeling, and I know that the moment my parents find out everything will blow up in my face...""Do you have a bad relationship with them?"The question slammed my eyes shut. "It's that bad, huh?" He bl
A Night With The Past 28. Emma
PastMay 2009Luc came out of the bathroom with a serious expression."Did you hear what we talked about?"He grimaced unpleasantly, but nodded."The space isn't very big, so I can easily tell that the walls are very thin," he said, and shrugged his shoulders. “It wasn't my intention to be a gossip, to meddle, just that I had a hunch about Callum and from what I heard, I got it right very well.”"What do you mean?""Do you know Callum likes you?""Callum doesn't like me.”"The fool is in your way, just not enough to fight, so coming here without Chloe, bringing you food and asking prying questions, which are not of his importance, is a way of showing his interest," he explained before grabbing a chair and sitting down in front of the bed. “Just the detail of bringing you the cupcakes and juice you like, means that she pays a lot of attention to you and that would explain why your cousin behaves that way.”"No, none of that happens, get the idea out of your head and Chloe doesn't behav
A Night With The Past 29. Emma
PastDecember 2001It was December, we were waiting for Santa's presents, and the world was moving on.We were ready for Christmas Mass and Grandpa's commemoration, so I was close to Grandma who was sitting in the first seats of the Episcopal church we attended. Many people came to greet her, as well as my father and my uncle Ismael, but a lady approached her with concern, which made me notice her immediately, and asked for someone named Hanna, a name I had never heard in my life.Most important of all, both my father and my uncle changed their expressions, looked at her with displeasure, as if she had mentioned the devil, and, in a not-so-kind way, asked her not to mention that name again.The mass went smoothly, but she didn't forget my grandmother's annoyed expression at the attitude of my uncles, it was as if they had done something wrong, as well as when my mom was upset about me doing something mischievous, she just hadn't understood what was wrong with them to make grandma upse
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