All the Shiny Things: A Kate Reid Novel (Kate Reid Series Book 1) by Robin Mahle Page A
Authors: Robin Mahle
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treatments.”
“So she’s not entirely convinced something happened to you?”
“Well, no, but it would make sense. I’ve told you how miserable it was at home for me, but it wasn’t always like that. We used to be happy; we used to have fun. I don’t remember when all that changed, but it did. Why are you having such a hard time believing me? It’s like I’ve been missing this piece in a puzzle my whole life and now finally I have it.”
“You’re convinced of this? That you were taken from your family, escaped, and no one ever told you and you didn’t remember before now?”
He didn’t believe her. The doctor didn’t believe her, but she knew it was fact. How could Spencer not stand by her now when she needed him the most?
Katie pushed herself off the bed feeling the anger well up inside her and began pacing the room. “Look, I don’t know what I believe right now. I’m beyond freaked out. All I’m saying is that something bad may have happened to me when I was a kid and I’d like to find out the truth so I can move on with my life; with our life. For God’s sake, Spencer, why can’t you be on my side?”
“Because it scares me, okay?” He pounded his fist on the mattress. “You think I want to know that someone might have hurt you a long time ago? Don’t you see? I can’t help you with this. I can’t fix this for you.” He took a deep breath and lowered his voice. “Katie, I just want you to be okay and for us to be okay. What good is it going to do if you try to start digging up something from the past? If this really happened, you didn’t remember and no one told you probably for very good reasons. You need to let it go and move on.”
“You don’t get it. I need to find out what happened so I can move on.” Katie walked toward the bedroom door, ready to end this discussion. “I’m going to book a flight home as soon as I can.”
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Katie wasted no time and was on a flight that evening. Worn out and exhausted from the journey, her argument with Spencer made the situation even more difficult. He wasn’t happy with her decision to go home, but in the end, he did not try to stop her. Instead, he merely stood by and watched her pack a bag. There was nothing he could say that would alter her decision. She was going to go with or without his blessing.
Those last moments before leaving home was all Katie could think about until she noticed Sam waiting for her in baggage claim in the Eureka airport. Her welcoming smile and warm embrace was comforting and made Katie feel safe. She was back home, which to her meant back home with Sam.
“Come on, let’s get you out of here.” Sam helped her with her bags.
Katie didn’t say much on the drive and was grateful her friend didn’t push the issue. The weather was only slightly warmer than it had been on her last visit and maybe a little drier, but still cold by Katie’s standards. She untied the sweater from her waist and pulled it on. “Hasn’t warmed up much since I was here last month.”
“Did you forget what it was like here in April? You have been gone too long, spent too much time in the SoCal sun,” Sam replied.
It was early morning when they arrived at Sam’s house. The tall oaks loomed over her home, casting odd-shaped shadows against the covered porch. Katie thought how lucky Sam was to have such a perfect little house in a perfect little neighborhood. It was similar to Sam’s parents’ home, where Katie had spent so much time.
“Come on in,” Sam opened the front door. The scent of blooming flowers was everywhere. Sam took pride in her rose bushes that stood majestically along the front of the home and always had them freshly cut and in vases throughout the house.
“You know where the guest room is. I’ll put some coffee on, if you’d like.”
“That’d be great, thanks. I’ll go put my stuff down.” Katie walked up the stairs through the hallway to her room. She hadn’t expected to be back
“So she’s not entirely convinced something happened to you?”
“Well, no, but it would make sense. I’ve told you how miserable it was at home for me, but it wasn’t always like that. We used to be happy; we used to have fun. I don’t remember when all that changed, but it did. Why are you having such a hard time believing me? It’s like I’ve been missing this piece in a puzzle my whole life and now finally I have it.”
“You’re convinced of this? That you were taken from your family, escaped, and no one ever told you and you didn’t remember before now?”
He didn’t believe her. The doctor didn’t believe her, but she knew it was fact. How could Spencer not stand by her now when she needed him the most?
Katie pushed herself off the bed feeling the anger well up inside her and began pacing the room. “Look, I don’t know what I believe right now. I’m beyond freaked out. All I’m saying is that something bad may have happened to me when I was a kid and I’d like to find out the truth so I can move on with my life; with our life. For God’s sake, Spencer, why can’t you be on my side?”
“Because it scares me, okay?” He pounded his fist on the mattress. “You think I want to know that someone might have hurt you a long time ago? Don’t you see? I can’t help you with this. I can’t fix this for you.” He took a deep breath and lowered his voice. “Katie, I just want you to be okay and for us to be okay. What good is it going to do if you try to start digging up something from the past? If this really happened, you didn’t remember and no one told you probably for very good reasons. You need to let it go and move on.”
“You don’t get it. I need to find out what happened so I can move on.” Katie walked toward the bedroom door, ready to end this discussion. “I’m going to book a flight home as soon as I can.”
» » »
Katie wasted no time and was on a flight that evening. Worn out and exhausted from the journey, her argument with Spencer made the situation even more difficult. He wasn’t happy with her decision to go home, but in the end, he did not try to stop her. Instead, he merely stood by and watched her pack a bag. There was nothing he could say that would alter her decision. She was going to go with or without his blessing.
Those last moments before leaving home was all Katie could think about until she noticed Sam waiting for her in baggage claim in the Eureka airport. Her welcoming smile and warm embrace was comforting and made Katie feel safe. She was back home, which to her meant back home with Sam.
“Come on, let’s get you out of here.” Sam helped her with her bags.
Katie didn’t say much on the drive and was grateful her friend didn’t push the issue. The weather was only slightly warmer than it had been on her last visit and maybe a little drier, but still cold by Katie’s standards. She untied the sweater from her waist and pulled it on. “Hasn’t warmed up much since I was here last month.”
“Did you forget what it was like here in April? You have been gone too long, spent too much time in the SoCal sun,” Sam replied.
It was early morning when they arrived at Sam’s house. The tall oaks loomed over her home, casting odd-shaped shadows against the covered porch. Katie thought how lucky Sam was to have such a perfect little house in a perfect little neighborhood. It was similar to Sam’s parents’ home, where Katie had spent so much time.
“Come on in,” Sam opened the front door. The scent of blooming flowers was everywhere. Sam took pride in her rose bushes that stood majestically along the front of the home and always had them freshly cut and in vases throughout the house.
“You know where the guest room is. I’ll put some coffee on, if you’d like.”
“That’d be great, thanks. I’ll go put my stuff down.” Katie walked up the stairs through the hallway to her room. She hadn’t expected to be back
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