Merlin & Meli by M.J. Garrett & Meli J. Nightly (best thriller books to read TXT) 📕

Picking it up, she opened it. Pictures of her sleeping in class, her walking away with her finger in the air, her smiling, her slumped over doing math in the library, so many pictures. She couldn't believe the detail and talent he hid from the world. She looked happy in the pictures he would draw. She never felt as happy as he saw her. Smiling, she quietly closed the book and softly placed it back on the floor.

She walked to the edge of his bed and watched him lay there in his anger. His stomach moving up and down to oblige his lungs. She reached her hand out in hesitation, slowly moving her hand close to his shoulder. Startled by his quick words that he spoke without uncovering his eyes, she pulled her hand back. "Mom, you can't keep this up!"

Meli quietly smiled in silent recognition of his need to express his feelings. Giving him the privacy of his moment, she backed out of the room and quietly shut the door. Sneaking back down the stairs and without looking at the pictures on the wall, she turned the corner to head toward the dining room where his mother sat eating her microwaveable dinner. "I'm sorry to bother you, Ma'am. I think I need to go home."

"No problem, Dear. I'll take you. Is he okay?" she asked Meli, in hopes that they had talked. She knew that there was something about Meli. She knew that Meli had something to offer him. She liked her and she knew that Merlin liked her. She recognized Meli from his pictures as soon as she knocked on the door with tears in her eyes.

"Yeah, he is fine." Meli confirmed,"He's just a little tired."

"Yeah," mom said, "He's been working so hard to take care of me. He's much too young to feel so obligated, you know? He's a good boy, Meli. He really is. He really likes you."

Meli smiled in acknowledgement of his mother's words as they walked to her car.


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Publication Date: 09-09-2011

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