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."Her face went completely stoic."I am Rosa and I keep Mr.Kyrian's house for him.Nowwould you like me to put your bag away while you're here?"He felt foolish for not letting her have it.It just wasn't in him to let anyone take anything from himwithout a fight no matter how worthless it was.It was the same reason he hadn't wanted Brynnatouching it earlier."I guess." He shrugged it off.She umphed as he surrendered the full weight of it."Goodness, you're much stronger than you appear.How you carry this without being hunchback?"Nick shrugged."It's what I have to have for school."She gestured at the mahogany staircase that curved up to the second floor."Third door on the right.No need to knock.He will hear you coming."Yeah, okay, that was creepy too.Nick headed up, taking his time to scan every inch of the impeccable palace.The banister had what hewas pretty sure were gold medallions in the center of the black iron railing and the polished floorswere some kind of something really expensive like marble or tile or.whatever.Part of him wanted to run back to the street./ so don t belong here.He felt like a fraud or unworthy.Until he realized what really made him so uncomfortable.There was no daylight.Every window in the house was covered with shutters and heavy drapes.Every single one.Not somuch as a tendril of sunlight came in.How weird was that? His mother was always yelling at him forburning electricity in the daytime.Stop shaming the daylight, boy.Turn out the lights.Have you any idea howmuch money you'rewasting?Pushing it out of his mind, he reached the door Rosa had mentioned and opened it.Kyrian satin front of a computer with a headset covering one ear."Talon, I hear what you're saying.I'm just not listening to it.Look, the kid's here.I'll talk to you later." He hung up the phone and pulledthe headset off before placing it on his desk."Talon?" Nick asked.Kyrian smiled without showing his teeth another peculiar habit Nick had noticed about him evenback when he'd come to the hospital."A friend I'm sure you'll eventually meet." He inclined his headtoward Nick's sling."How are you feeling?""Cranky.Pain meds wore off and it hurts like a mother."Kyrian ignored his curt tone and semi-profanity."Heard you had some problems at your schooltoday.""I didn't have no problems at school 'cause they wouldn't let me on campus.Makes it a great day ifyou ask me."Kyrian rolled his eyes, but didn't comment on Nick's irritable tone."Have you called your mom?""No.Why?""Don't you think she might have heard about the attacks at school and been worried?" "I don't seehow.""Nick.She's your mother.She's going to be worried.Honestly, you have no idea how much yourparents love you until something happens to you then it's too late." There was a note in Kyrian'svoice that Nick couldn't quite define.Something like buried pain from a bitter memory that stillbothered him.But that didn't matter.Nick wasn't being stupid or disrespectful."I know she'd be worried if she knewabout it but I know she hasn't heard anything.We don't have TV or anything.Heck, we don't even havea phone.You have to call Menyara and she takes messages to us."The shock on Kyrian's face set his temper on fire."We don't need your pity," Nick growled."We get along just fine without it and them other things too.You don't need electronic crap to live.You know, people lived for thousands of years without it.There's a big difference between stuff you want and stuff you need."Kyrian held his hands up in surrender."Settle down, Nick.I don't feel sorry for you.I didn't have anyof that when I was a kid either and believe me, I know how people used to live."Nick looked around the expensive furnishings that belied those words.It was hard to imagine Kyrianhaving ever done without anything."You've come a long way, huh?""In some ways.""And in others?"Kyrian shrugged."Let me put it to you this way.money doesn't solve your problems.It just bringsnew ones to your door.""Meaning what?""Meaning I hope you never know the betrayals I've had.My father once told me that no friend wouldever be loyal to me because of what I had and who I was."Nick's dad had told him basically the same thing.Trust no one at his back, 'cause all people did wasbetray.And that they usually laughed while they did it.But he didn't want to be so jaded."Was he right?""Absolutely not.There was one friend I had who was loyal.But when he died, it left me with otherswho more than proved my father a wise man.I know it's hard to listen at your age.The gods know I never did, but ""The gods?"Kyrian chuckled, again without showing his teeth."You'll have to forgive me.I'm a little ec-centricsometimes." "Is that why all the windows are closed?"Kyrian arched a brow."You're observant.Impressive.Most people don't catch that.""Yeah, well, few things escape me.I tend to watch silently from the shadows.You learn a lot morethat way.""I'll keep that in mind then." Kyrian stepped from around his desk and handed him the phone."Goahead and send a message to your mom.In the event she's heard about your school, I don't want her toworry."Nick screwed his face up."Boy, with that kind of uberconsideration, your parents must really loveyou." Mr.Goody Two-shoes.Kyrian hesitated before he responded."My parents died a long time ago.And you know the sad thing?I still miss them everyday.I spent my entire youth fighting with my dad over every little thing anddamned if I wouldn't sell my soul to see him one more time and tell him I was sorry for the last wordsI said to him.Words I can never take back that should have never been said.So call your mom.Nomatter what kind of relationship you have with your parents, I swear to you, you'll miss them whenthey're gone."Nick wasn't so sure about that.He barely knew his dad.His mom was another subject though hewould never intentionally hurt her.Dialing Aunt Mennie's number, he put the phone to his ear."Hello?" Mennie's Creole accent was thicker than normal."Hey, Aunt Men, it's Nick.Can you ""Boy? Where you been? Your poor mama done sick with worry over you.She's sitting right here,right now, all tore up and crying.She ain't slept or had a minute's peace since this morning when sheheard about your school.Shame on you for worrying her like this.We went to the school andeverything looking for you and couldn't find a trace of you anywhere.No one would tell her anythingand there you sit all nice and fine.Shame on you, boy! Shame on you."Nick felt like the lowest form of dog spittle as his mom took the phone.It wasn't like Menyara to fussat him for anything.She usually left it to his mom to do.That more than anything told him howworried his mom was."Baby Boo?" Those words wrung his gut.It was his childhood nickname that she seldom usedanymore."You all right?""Yeah, Mom.I'm good.I'm really sorry I didn't call.I I just didn't think you'd hear about it.""It's okay, Boo.I'm just glad you're all right.It's so good to hear your voice.The police wouldn't tellme nothing about the victims.They said they hadn't notified the families so I was waiting for them tocome to my door and." She broke off into sobs.Nick cringed until he was sick."I didn't mean to scare you, Mom.""It's okay.It's all good.You're safe and that's all that matters to me.Where are you?"He looked at Kyrian, who was giving him an "I told you so" glare."I'm at Mr.Hunter's now [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]