Chapter 0239
“Are you kidding me? A whole month of being cut off from my friends! This sucks. I want to go home. NOW!” she shouts, her temper flaring and her eyes flashing with the blue glow of a Grey.
“Well, shit, things are about to get real interesting around here,” Theo says into the mind link as we all stare at Harper.
“Who the hell do you think you are talking to like that? I’m your Dad, not your friend. Go up to your room until it is time to go to the beach,” Mason snaps.
“This is the worst holiday ever,” Harper says with a growl of frustration, before turning and storming out of the
room.
“Is this normal? For her powers to start flaring already?” ask.
“Yes, this is how it starts, plus, you’re a boost, so it makes sense she would get her gifts early with you around,” Mason sighs.
“Wow, you made that sound so sweet,” I deadpan.
“Sorry, Angel, I didn’t mean it like that,” he says, leaning over to kiss me.
“That girl is going to be a force of nature with you two as parents, that’s for sure,” Theo snorts.
“That girl is going to be a force of nature with you
“I should go talk to her,” I hand the block of cheese to Theo to finish the sandwiches and head upstairs to find my hormonal teenage daughter.
“Let us know if you need backup,” Theo calls after me.
I find Harper’s room easily. It’s the only one with the door closed. I knock on it gently before pushing the door open and seeing her lying face down on the bed, her shoulders shaking as she cries silently into her pillow.
“Hey, Sweetie, I know this might feel like the end of the world to be cut off from your friends, but it’s just a few weeks. I promise it will pass in no time, especially with everything I have planned for us. Nana Penny and Auntie Freya will be here soon, and I know they are really excited to see you,” I tell her softly as I sit on the edge of the bed.
“But it’s Archie’s birthday tomorrow and I won’t get to wish him a Happy Birthday,” she says, her words muffled by the pillow.
“If Archie is that important to you, then you can use my phone to call him tomorrow.”
“Thanks, Mum, he is important to me, very important. He is going to be my bond. I know he is,” she insists.
“You can’t know that yet, not until you turn 18 and the seer comes to visit you, until then, just enjoy being a teenage girl,” I smile.
“He is, Mum, I feel it.”
“Have you told him that?” I ask.
“No, of course not. He will think I’m stupid,” she scoffs, “and why do you get a phone that works in both realms and I don’t?” she asks, turning over to look at me now with a makeup–streaked face.
“Because it’s my job to communicate with both realms, the technology to make that work is very expensive and something very few people have permission to have. You know, when I was just a year older than you. I was taken from this realm, without warning, and I had no way to contact any of my friends or my mum. I didn’t know anyone there, and I was completely alone, it was horrible,” I tell her.
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Chapter 0239
“How did you get through it?” she asks, sitting up now and looking interested.
“I met your fathers,” I smile.
“And they let you use their phones?” she asks.
“No,” I laugh, “their phones didn’t connect to this realm, apart from Deacon’s, and he wouldn’t let me use his, not at first anyway.”
“Why not?”
“That’s a story for another day when you are a little older. This holiday here is important to me. I grew up in this realm and I want you to experience it the way I did. Next year you will join the academy and all your time will be taken by your studies, friends and bonds, so just give me these next few weeks to show you this realm and everything it has to offer, please,” I say.
“Okay, but can I have one phone call a day with my friends?” she asks hopefully.
“How about one phone call a week, and only if you go downstairs and apologise to your father for the way you spoke to him?” I reason.
“Fine,” she sighs, and I take the win..
“That’s my girl, now go clean your face and then speak to your father,” I smile, pulling her into a hug before heading back downstairs to finish the picnic prep.
