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He shakes his head not answering
“I could help if you just let me”
“No! Nobody can f*****g help this kati, nobody”
He snaps a little too harshly for my liking
“Talk about it, talking helps”
“No, I can’t”
He stops sighing as he grabs his head, tears brimming in his eyes as he takes a deep steadying breath
“I don’t want to talk about it, I don’t want to even think about it anymore! I just want it to leave”
“It won’t go until you say it out loud, you need to say it out into the world, letting it go before you can move on”
I try to reason with him as I wander to him, placing my hands on his chest, the small simple action makes him jump
“Don't f*****g touch me!”
He shouts in my face as he slaps my hands off his body, my heart drops falling out of my a*s as karma whimpers and cries as our Heart shatters, and my whole life flashes before my eyes as I step back with my hands up.
“Sorry—“
I go to say but my emotions catch in my throat as I walk backwards
“Sorry it’s not my place”
I answer, he sighs shaking his head and stepping towards me
“No I'm sorry—“
“No, it’s fine Branson, it’s fine”
I snap taking another step back as he takes one towards me, my heart crumbles slowly, piece by piece
“Wait kati I’m sorry— I didn’t mean—“
I don’t let him finish as I turn on
My heels
“It’s fine Branson, I’m not wanted here”
I walk out, slamming the door behind me as I March to the kitchen where everybody else was waiting on us
“We are leaving”
I snap at mum as she tries to take a bite from a croissant, she looks up from her seat huffing as she holds out her arm, I take it gratefully, not wanting to sit around and feel rejected or embarrassed but it is hard not to when our mate was every sort of d**k under the moon and sun.
She portals me straight home with dad, Finn and axel, when we arrive I go straight to the coffee pot, fill a huge mug and storm off to the office, too pissed and confused to care about how polite I was being.
After a few minutes of pacing back and forth, every step making me angrier and angrier the door knocks.
“Come in”
I call, my parents walk in looking at each other nervously as I storm back and forth, clenching my fists.
“What’s up?”
Mum asks, karma had shut me out, she was heartbroken and that just pissed me off even more. She was my lifeline for so many years, the thought of her hurt just made me crazy.
“I need an assistant, I can’t keep working at the pace I’m working at, not if I have to take on Luna's duties as well it’s just not feasible”
I snap not wanting to talk about Branson when in reality it’s all I can think about.
“Ok well we agree with you, we were thinking we would become your second so we can take most of the work off your shoulders”
Dad says cautiously
“Good, because I can’t keep doing this it’s too stressful”
“It’s ok, we want to help you”
Mum whispers, I nod my head as I continue to pace
“You know what I can’t do this today, can we go somewhere? Just us 3?”
I stop to look at them, dad smiles
“That sounds good, where do you want to go?”
I shrug
“Let’s start with breakfast at nanas?”
I pull out my phone and text into the group chat
‘You guys can take the day off, I need to go away with mum and dad, see you later, enjoy
I send it and step forward taking mums hand
“Maybe we should take Finn?”
I shake my head at her
“Nah, I gave him the day off”
“It’s fine we will be with her all day”
Dad tells mum, and she nods taking both of our hands and we portal home, landing in nana’s kitchen.
“Ahh, you came home for breakfast? I missed you, love”
Nana calls, rushing over to pull me in for a hug, I smile, breathing in her sweet chocolate scent and I relax feeling happy to be home.
“I missed you guys too but seriously it’s only been 2 days”
She pulls away looking me over
“You look skinny, have they been feeding you over there?”
I chuckle shaking my head and I hug her again
“I have missed you”
“Us too, now sit down the food is ready and warm”
I grin taking a seat and l*****g my lips as I pull her amazing waffles onto my plate with extra bacon, I dig in immediately but as the food hits my mouth Branson’s face comes into the forefront of my mind, and my stomach drops and I lose my appetite, I take a bite but it’s almost painful to swallow it down but everyone was watching me so I throw on a fake smile and I try my best to eat it.
“Have you decided what you want to do today?”
I shrug
“I don't know, have you any ideas?”
I ask them, mum shrugs
“We could go comic book shopping?”
She casually says, a smirk on her face. I smile at her, when I was upset as a kid they would take me to a comic book store and spend the day watching me geek out, listening to me go on and on about different characters.
“That depends, can we go to mile-high comics?”
It was the biggest comic book store in the world, it had everything and more
“Well of course if that’s where you want to go?”
“It is, it is”
I snap excitedly
“Can I come too?”
Little Eli asks, he was around 7 years old with thick brown hair, he was the perfect mix of Ali, dex and hunter. I shrug
“If you're allowed I don’t mind”
I tell him, he looks at his parents as Ali shakes her head
“Nope you’ve got school son sorry”
He pouts at her
“Don’t worry I can bring you another day, a day you have no school”
He blows out a breath
“Fine”
I pick up my food, unable to eat any as my phone starts ringing, I pull it out and reject the call when I see it's Branson, he rings again so I reject it again. Then a text comes through
‘Where are you!’
‘With mum and dad, be home later
He starts ringing me again so I reject it again
‘Answer the phone kati, Please come home
‘No, and no, I’ll be back later
‘At least take a guard with you
‘Nope I’m good, I gave them the day off. Chat with you later Branson
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