Souls Remember What Matters — Corey Gibson 18
Chapter 18 – Deserves Compassion
DARIUS
The silence in the house was stifling.
I sat at my desk in the study, trying to focus on reports my assistant had forwarded to me.
Ever since Sera left for New York, I’d been working from home to be closer to Luna and though Sera was back, I felt the need to remain home, to speak to her properly at least.
Sera had been home for three days now, and she barely looked at me when we passed in the hallway. When I tried to talk to her, she gave me one–word answers and walked away.
It was driving me crazy.
After our kiss, I thought things would change, I mean I knew things would change but not like this. She avoided my eyes, barely smiled yet when she was with Luna, her eyes lit up like the night sky, her laughter and Luna’s laughter bounced off the halls harmoniously.
Was she upset about the kiss?
Or about the incident with Vivienne?
Vivienne had already apologized, right in front of me. Then she left. I haven’t heard from her since either.
The silence from both ends were unnerving and it kept me on edge.
I rubbed my temples, feeling a headache building behind my eyes.
Just when I thought I would have to give up on reading the files in front of me, my phone buzzed on the desk.
Vivienne.
“Hi, are things okay at home now?” her text read. “I just wanted to check on you.”
I stared at the message for a long moment before typing back: “It’s complicated.”
She’d already apologized, and it hurt me to keep her away when I knew she needed me, but I had to win Sera’s trust again.
“Want to talk about it? I’m always here for you.”
The kindness in her words made my chest feel tight. At least someone cared how I was feeling. At least someone understood what I was going through. Sera walks past me as if I’m invisible, and I don’t know what else I can do so things can return to the way they used to.
“Maybe later,” I typed. “I have to take Sera and Luna to see my mother tonight.”
It was a new weekend and my mother had been complaining about not seeing her granddaughter so often
anymore.
She’d insisted that Sera and I ce along with Luna.
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And quite frankly, I wasn’t sure I could handle such a long evening with my mother and sister breathing down my neck.
Still. I couldn’t say no to her.
“Oh.” There was a pause before the next message came. “Actually, I was hoping we could talk about that.”
I frowned at the phone. “What do you mean?”
“Can I call you?”
Before I could answer, my phone was ringing. Subconsciously, I glanced toward the door to make sure Sera wasn’t nearby, then answered.
“Hey,” I said quietly.
“Hi.” Vivienne’s voice sounded small and uncertain. “I know this might sound strange, but I was wondering… do you think your mother would be open to meeting me?”
I blinked, caught off guard. “Meeting you? Why?”
“I’ve been thinking about what happened in the past, how we left things, and I’m worried your mother might have the wrong impression of me,” Her voice got softer, more vulnerable.” And now with my sudden
presence in your life, I know she probably thinks I’m some kind of homewrecker or something awful like that…i don’t know what Sera might’ve told her about me after…” Her words trailed off, but I got her point.
“Vivienne, that’s not-”
“But I’m not, Darius. You know I’m not. I would never try to come between you and your family. I just… I care about you so much, and I don’t want your mother to hate me. Especially not when…” Her voice trailed off.
“When what?”
“When I don’t have much time left to make things right,” She finished weakly. Even from her tone I could hear how weak she was, I could hear the fear and uncertainty in her voice and it unsettled me even further.
I exhaled shakily. The image of Vivienne’s eyes closing forever came to mind again, leaving pin pricks of pain as it did. She was right. Whatever time Vivienne had left, it was limited. And the thought of her spending it worried about what my family thought of her made me feel sick.
“You want to come with us tonight?”
“Only if you think it would help. I know it’s a lot to ask after what I did, but I just want her to know who I really am,” She murmured, I could hear the reluctance and determination mingle in her words and I let out a heavy sigh.
I leaned into my seat, feeling my head throb with the makings of an ache.
“You have to behave, Viv, please,” I pleaded softly. I heard her low gasp and then a bit of shuffling on the other
end.
She knew what I was speaking of. I couldn’t let what happened three days ago repeat.
I closed my eyes, picturing how this would go over. Sera would no doubt take offense yet again. But maybe that
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