Cain turned away from his mother and moved to enter his house. He’d barely passed into the foyer before Anita was pushing past him and expressing her dissatisfaction with him yet again. There was something about his sister’s attitude that he didn’t grasp. He wasn’t aware that he’d brought the scent of his mother inside with him or that Anita was planning to run because of that smell and all the emotion it dredged up.
He let his little sister brush past without resistance like water parting when an object hit. “You can’t stay mad at me forever.” He countered weakly and immediately made a mental note that this wouldn’t be a good line to try on Akiko.
“Mom’s outside.” He announced to his father as he crossed the threshold into the living room. He hovered near the doorway and crossed his arms protectively over his chest. Ears pinned to his head and his tail made agitated movements near his feet.
Owen had been staring blankly at the TV screen. He’d let Anita excuse herself in a huff because they’d upset one another. Her excuse for a smoke break sounded like her admitting she needed space and time to process. Like her mother, he was willing to acquiesce. Perhaps it was the fact that Owen was still nursing a wounded pride. Wounds left by his encounters with Kama and Darcias who seemed quick to remind Owen that he didn’t have a place in his own family.
You think because you've been brought back, by no act of benevolence, that everything suddenly concerns you again?
The words had hurt more than Owen was willing to admit because they felt true. Ten years was a long time for people to move on and readjust. Sure, there was a piece missing in his family where he used to fit. But he felt sort of like a water damaged puzzle piece that won’t be forced back into place. Bloated and distorted.
Owen nonetheless pushed himself up from the couch at Cain’s announcement. He walked past, pausing only to let his hand fall on his son’s shoulder for a moment. He would be lying to himself if facing her again didn’t make his stomach turn flips. The threat of rejection and denial was palpable.
He swallowed down his fear and pushed open the front door. He stepped out on the porch and let the door close behind him but stayed behind her for the moment. He stared down at the small frame that her shoulders made, watching the slow movements of her cigarette when it passed to her lips.
“Hey you,” He said with a kindness in his voice he wasn’t sure he was capable of given his nervousness. “Can I join you?” Owen remained standing in the doorway, ready to retreat should she dismiss him.
He let his little sister brush past without resistance like water parting when an object hit. “You can’t stay mad at me forever.” He countered weakly and immediately made a mental note that this wouldn’t be a good line to try on Akiko.
“Mom’s outside.” He announced to his father as he crossed the threshold into the living room. He hovered near the doorway and crossed his arms protectively over his chest. Ears pinned to his head and his tail made agitated movements near his feet.
Owen had been staring blankly at the TV screen. He’d let Anita excuse herself in a huff because they’d upset one another. Her excuse for a smoke break sounded like her admitting she needed space and time to process. Like her mother, he was willing to acquiesce. Perhaps it was the fact that Owen was still nursing a wounded pride. Wounds left by his encounters with Kama and Darcias who seemed quick to remind Owen that he didn’t have a place in his own family.
You think because you've been brought back, by no act of benevolence, that everything suddenly concerns you again?
The words had hurt more than Owen was willing to admit because they felt true. Ten years was a long time for people to move on and readjust. Sure, there was a piece missing in his family where he used to fit. But he felt sort of like a water damaged puzzle piece that won’t be forced back into place. Bloated and distorted.
Owen nonetheless pushed himself up from the couch at Cain’s announcement. He walked past, pausing only to let his hand fall on his son’s shoulder for a moment. He would be lying to himself if facing her again didn’t make his stomach turn flips. The threat of rejection and denial was palpable.
He swallowed down his fear and pushed open the front door. He stepped out on the porch and let the door close behind him but stayed behind her for the moment. He stared down at the small frame that her shoulders made, watching the slow movements of her cigarette when it passed to her lips.
“Hey you,” He said with a kindness in his voice he wasn’t sure he was capable of given his nervousness. “Can I join you?” Owen remained standing in the doorway, ready to retreat should she dismiss him.
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