Whatever it is, it has nothing to do with you. Not your mom leaving. Not your dad being angry. She made choices she couldn't deal with, so she dumped them on him. He couldn't deal with them, so he dumped them on you. They aren't your problems. But you're handling them just fine."
"Thanks."
His lips curved in a faint smile. It wasn't enough. I wanted to make him really smile. Make him happy.
"So now do we get to talk about your problem?" he said.
"Hmm?"
"Whatever you've been wanting to tell me and haven't."
"I--"
"You've had a lot on your mind, and you can't seem to find the right time or the right way to say it."
I nodded. "It's about these people," he continued, waving at the cabin. "You've found out something else. Something about you, not me."
"Does your new bag of tricks include mind reading?"
He laughed. "Only when it comes to you, Maya.
"Thanks."
His lips curved in a faint smile. It wasn't enough. I wanted to make him really smile. Make him happy.
"So now do we get to talk about your problem?" he said.
"Hmm?"
"Whatever you've been wanting to tell me and haven't."
"I--"
"You've had a lot on your mind, and you can't seem to find the right time or the right way to say it."
I nodded. "It's about these people," he continued, waving at the cabin. "You've found out something else. Something about you, not me."
"Does your new bag of tricks include mind reading?"
He laughed. "Only when it comes to you, Maya.
( Kelley Armstrong )
[ The Calling ]
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