The Unfinished Story by Char Marie Adles (best books to read in your 20s .TXT) 📕

I lifted my face to the sky and reached back to untie the band that sealed my eyes from the world.
It’s time to set myself free.
The tie fell from my face and I opened my eyes to an awry of colors. Reds, yellows, greens, and every color imaginable. I felt tears roll down my cheeks and I ran back inside.
Careful of my sore spot I jumped on Kail and kissed him full on the mouth.
He woke instantly and I pulled away. Looking at his face. He looks worse than I would have thought. He looked as if he hadn’t sleep in months…but things were still very blurry.
“Kali are you okay?” I asked my joy disappearing in worry for him.
He took one long look at me and hugged me tightly to his chest. It really hurt, but I didn’t care.
“Can you see me,” he asked seriously as he pulled back to look at me.
I nodded. “My eyes hurt from the light and everything is very blurry but I can see. And last night the nightmare did not come. I thank you for that.”
I smiled. I have to tell him about me…now’s the time. I stopped smiling and looked down. “Kail I have to tell you about me…I’ve had hiding some big secrets from you.” I said.
“What…do you mean?” he asked.
My heart heavy knowing what would happen after I told him; I sighed and told him everything.
My entire life’s story. I cried through most of it trying not to feel the hollow pain it brought. When I finished there was a long silence. I wait for him to yell at me. To tell me to leave and never come back. I waited for something, for anything. But he said nothing and I dared not look at him
I wiped the tears from my eyes. For I had cried my last tears over my life.
As I got up to leave he caught my hand.
“I already knew about you. After the fire you were badly burned and they had to cut your clothes away so they could treat you. I was in the same room. I had just woken up and saw you without your clothes. Then when I woke up the next morning after being treated Momoko and Sen told me everything. And I made a promise after reading your letter. No matter what I would never let you go again. And you have given up your life countless times for the ones you care about. I don’t ever want you to leave again.”
“I’m sorry,” I whispered.
“I thought you were going to die,” he said in a haunted tone.
I turned around and he pulled me to him. His embrace was warm and kind, everything I shouldn’t have, that I didn’t deserve. He laid me on the futon and began to kiss me in way that had me trembling from head to toe.
In a gasp of breath he said, “My promise to you is to never let you go again.”
And so he held on even tighter. As did I.


Chapter nine
So may it be


A few nights later a crash woke me from my sleep. I slipped out of Kail’s futon and left the room.
Sliding the door closed behind me. I lit a candle and walked towards where I had heard the noise.
I came to the door of Momo’s room, but I knew she was asleep so I turned way and started down the next hallway, but not two inches down the hallway another crash sounded. And to my utter surprise it was from Momo’s room. I turned around and slid open the door an inch and looked in for a few seconds.
And that was a few seconds permanently burned into my brain forever and will continue to haunt me. Momo was wearing only the thinnest shirt ever that was allowing me to see everything and to my jaw dropping shock, Sen was laying next to her in nothing at all. Kissing her soundly and running his hand up her leg.
My hand loosened around the candle it slowly slid from my grip. But I didn’t notice. I was in a rush to close the door before I saw anymore. But then I notice the candle and I caught it before it hit the ground.
And caught the wick, the melted wax, and flame right in the middle of my left right palm. I dropped it and put my hand over my mouth and bit down on a knuckle. I ran to the washhouse and found a tub of cold fresh water. I sank to my knees by it and gently laid my hand in it.
And sucked in a quick.
Damn this hurts like hell!
I pulled it out and looked at the hardened wax that covered most of my palm. It was going to hurt worse pulling it off then getting it on.
So I ripped it off my palm and bit back a scream. Blood welled and poured from my hand. I put it back into the water. Soon the water turned pink.
I ripped the bottom of my night robe and wrapped it around my hand. I tied it off with my teeth and my other hand. “Crap,” I muttered, “How do I explain this one?”
It smarted like hell and…and what I saw…
I felt a blush creep up my neck and steal into my cheeks. I shook my head.
No! I cannot think of it!
I walked back to Kail’s room quickly and slid back under the covers. This night I lay wide-awake.
For no sleep would come to my spinning mind.
I got up a few hours before dawn and headed for the kitchen. My mind was so fuzzy that I didn’t even think about it, I had to pass by Momo’s room to get there. So when I came face to face with a half dress Momo I toppled backwards with a squeak of surprise and so did she.
She stared at me with wide eyes.
I looked over her face. Swollen lips a faint blush and a bruise on her neck. I didn’t know what they were doing, but it was defiantly was meant to be private.
I stood and helped her up. I had to act normal around her so she didn’t know.
“Morning,” I said with a small laugh.
She sighed.
In relief?
“Morning,” she said with a small laugh of her own.
“What are you doing up?” I asked.
She thought a moment before she said, “Well I was going to take a bath. My muscles are stiff and a bit sore.”
“Oh I was on my way to the kitchen for something to eat but do you mind if I come with you?” I asked.
“I don’t see why not.” She said.
We went to the private bathhouse and to my surprise a servant came out to help.
They pour steaming water for Momo’s bath and for mine they pour in freezing water just the way I have always taken my bath. It was one of the few things that were still the same as back before I came here.
The reasons for the cold bath were to clear my mind and make me focus. Even as a little child I was raised to do this.
“So why are you up this early?” I asked sinking into my bath.
She flushed a little and said, “I had some fun last night.”
“Fun,” I ask. Even thought I knew it, the little devil within in me made me ask.
“Yeah.” was all she said. Thought embarrassed she looked like she wanted to tell me everything, but wasn’t sure how I would take it.
“Do you want to talk about it?” I asked her.
She grinned and with very great detail told me everything she did. By time she was done I’m sure that my tub of freezing water was boiling. And my face bright pink.
“You did all that with Sen?” was what came from my mouth in a squeak.
“Yes. I didn’t know what to do or what would happen, but he showed me. He was so kind and gentle and,” here she sucked in an excited breath, “He told me he loved me!”
She lunged over to my tub, and leaned over to give me a hug, and fell in. She jumped out howling in shock of the cold water. I laughed. Then she saw it…my hand.
But she only saw it for a second because I splashed water in her face and hid my hand behind my back.
“How can you stand that? It’s freezing! You’ll die of a cold!” she gasped.
“The whole dying of a cold thing is a lie and I’ve been taking baths like this since I was little.” I said with a giggle.
“But why?!” she asked in astonishment.
I frowned when thinking about it. “Well to focus my mind and body. That’s what was taught to me. The first time I saw my grandmother she took me to the bathroom and drew a bath of frozen water. She tossed me in there and held me down. When I was allowed to come out I asked why she did that. She gave me a cold smile and said it was to be done so and that it focused my mind.”
She stood there open mouthed and dumbfounded.
Then she seems to find her voice. “That doesn’t seem right to me. That sounds more like an act of hate and that she didn’t like you. She was probably trying to hurt you or make you sick. Why don’t you take a warm bath like me?” she asked.
“I guess I’ve been doing this for so long I never thought about it. I can’t remember what one feels like. But I will sometime.”
“But Ash can you promise me you won’t tell Sen I told you about anything? I don’t want him to know you know because it was my first time.” she blushed and I felt my cheeks stain with red.
“I promise. Plus I have to tell you something.” I said.
“What?” she asked excited again.
“I learned a lot from you about these things from you. Now I know what to do. And to tell you the truth I’ve