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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
A Night With The Past 30. Emma
PastMay 2009My grandfather had arrived with food and we shared calmly, David came to my side to ask me what was obvious at that point."Do you like the stranger?""Callum came and asked me the same question... Do you know what I answered?""What do?""I told him it was my business.”"That's quite a statement coming from you, cousin," she said with a smile that later turned into a worried expression. “I don't dislike him, I really don't, he's a good guy, but he's a complete stranger... It doesn't say much, it's kind of weird.”"Maybe you don't feel comfortable yet because you're still processing your loss. This wasn't a relationship of roses and loves," I admitted with a sigh, "it was very difficult for that very reason. Believe me when I tell you that I've come to talk to him in a genuine way because he's not someone who judges me, who deals with gossip, with rumors... It ignores everything.”"I'm not someone with morals to tell you what you should or shouldn't do, you just have to
A Night With The Past 31. Luciano
PastMay 2009Kissing Emma was the highlight of my stay at Britton.He'd kissed other girls, fooled around and experimented here and there, but kissing her was the most delicious feeling of all. It felt perfect, as if something had finally clicked."And you came with Grandpa?""I was on my way out with him to pick up some parts in another county to replenish the inventory," I summarized and watched her bite her lip worriedly."You're going to be disappointed...""I don't think so," I said to calm him down, "he said that if you got physical with someone it was in self-defense.”"Well...”His little eyes were like a pit of sadness, so I couldn't control my tongue."He also heard that you've been bad, crying... What do you need to be okay?" I asked, very interested.If there was anything that would help mitigate the pain he was feeling, I would look for ways to help him."I just want a hug," she asked with a very sad look.I gave it to her right away, I took her in my arms once I opened
A Night With The Past 32. Emma
PastJune 2009"Your father asked about you.”That wasn't the phrase I wanted to hear. Not after living in the anxiety of whether I had seen the video or not. My grandfather had taken it upon himself to update my mother on what had happened, the tests I was sent to take, and my uncle's reaction. Her face of disappointment was frightening, it was as if she had taken his side at once, which was far more painful than I anticipated. It wasn't a good thing at all. I remember what he said to my grandfather was:"We must prevent Abel from finding out about this, I'll try to convince him that it's better for everyone for Emma to sleep at your house since she's going to work with you," he explained out of nowhere, "though I doubt he'll accept so easily because it's you. Also sending it to my sister's house may work, but it would be very cumbersome...”"The best thing would be to tell Abel what's going on, to tell him the whole situation so he knows what's going on, so he understands his daught
A Night With The Past 33. Luciano
PastJune 2009He had a girlfriend.I was happy and to make her happy I just asked the only thing I could think of."Do you want to eat hamburgers?"She laughed."Of course, in the best place in Aberdeen, but first we leave things at that.That's what we did, I took her to her grandfather's house, I helped her get everything down. I heard her sing the same Taylor Swift song she had sung earlier and smiled. It was good to see that, despite the bad, he didn't get carried away by it, he was looking for reasons to rejoice.It was a light that I wanted to illuminate my darkness.Soon after, she came down changed, much more comfortable and with a mischievous smile that made me furrow my eyebrows. He was up to something, but he didn't know exactly what."Do you have shorts that are comfortable for you to wear in the water?""Actually... No.”"I can get you something from David that's left around," he offered, and I didn't hide my puzzled expression."Is it clean? It's not for nothing, but th
A Night With The Past 34. Emma
PastJuly 2009The happiest weeks of my life flew by.I was happy despite the strict schedule we had in the workshop, even though Grandpa watched TV while Luc explained math to me at the other end of the room. He was the most radiant person in the world.Of course, not everything was perfect, the days I stayed at the family home were heartbreaking. I had suspicions that my father was beating my mother and that he wouldn't stop him, he had started pinching me, pulling my hair or pushing me."Just don't make him angry," my mother said when I complained about the pinches that were becoming more and more aggressive."It's not right what Mom is doing.”"Avoid it.”I took him at his word, in the last week I locked myself in my room, where I did the homework that Luc gave me to practice while remembering the kisses stolen in the workshop. He pined for the boy who wouldn't open up.I couldn't push him, like that day when he saw me with a sad smile and asked me about Grandpa, so I leaned back
A Night With The Past 35. Luciano
PastJuly 2009I had to calm my urge to beat Callum to death.The was on fire, jealous that Emma had a boyfriend, but he was even more on fire that he had been duped by Chloe. So, I shook my thoughts. I went to get the camping table Emma told me about and when I was done, Bruce's phone rang and beckoned me to go with him to his studio.It must have been Grandpa's news.We hadn't heard from him in over a month, which was bad."Yes, you talk to him, well... No, of course, I'll be there," Bruce said before hanging up to see me. “Your grandfather left me a letter in Minneapolis, so I have to wait for the parts replenishment trip to go get it.”"Can't we go together first?""No, it's very dangerous and I can't get out of the routine, you know that.”"Fine, but if you ever know anything sooner, just tell me," I begged and he nodded."Bring the trays, I'm going to get the things I need to replace."I nodded and walked out, surprised that Chloe was in the hallway with her face expressionless,
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