Kallos (Kallos Series) by Khelsey Jackson

to kiss two. She is trying not to think about that; the only thing she can think of is the smell of food. She heads downstairs and into the kitchen. She can see her mother’s back. She is doing the morning dishes. Kallos glances at the table and can see chocolate chip pancakes. Her mouth starts to water; they are her favorite. She must have made a noise because her mom spins around to face her. She gives her a half smile, and Kallos feels her heart starting to break.
    “Here’s your breakfast.” Mom hands her a plate with three pancakes and two over easy eggs.
    “Thank you, Mom.” She smiles at her and takes the food. She sits at the table and starts to take a bite when the pain returns. She is trying not to scream, so she gasps and her mom looks at her. She can see so much worry on her mom’s face.
    “Kallos, are you okay?” She thinks she hears her mom say. With the pain comes a pounding in her head; it is hard to think of anything. “Sweetie?” Kallos tries to smile and nods her head. That just makes the pounding increase. “Good. Here’s your milk.” She hands Kallos a very tall glass of the ice cold liquid.
    “Thanks Mom.” Her mom grins down at Kallos and then starts to clean up. Kallos can only eat one pancake because she is still in pain. She can tell by the look on her mom’s face when she hands her a full plate that she is worried. Kallos gets up and hugs her mom tightly and kisses her cheek. “I love you Mom.” She notices that her mom has some tears in her eyes.
    “I love you too baby.” They hug one last time, and then she pushes Kallos away. “Your dad is waiting for you. Have a good day.” Kallos waves at her mom who waves back. As Kallos walks toward the front door, she can see her dad leaning against the doorframe.
    “Are you sure you want to go?” That’s her dad; he is always concerned. Kallos rolls her eyes and nods. “Then, let’s go.” Her mind takes her to what she has to do today, and wonders if she should talk to her mom about it. When they are in the car, she has another sharp pain; she shuts her eyes and she moans. “Kallos?” she can hear her dad say.
    “I’m fine.” It seems that the pain is getting stronger, and it is lasting longer than before. She can feel the car being parked. “Can you give me a minute?”
    “Yes, Sweetie.” He pauses for a second, “you have two young boys waiting for you.” She opens her eyes and can see Sean and Ian standing outside her car door. They look worried. She puts up one finger to tell them one minute, and they nod in sync. All of a sudden the pain is gone. Thank goodness, she really doesn’t know how much more she can take. Kallos looks over at her dad, and he is glaring at the boys. She wonders how much her parents really know. Did they know that one of these boys is her soul mate? They already know about the change.
    “Feeling better?” He asks without looking at her.
    “Yeah.” That makes him turn his attention to her. Kallos smiles, “I love you, Daddy.” He smiles, leans in, and kisses her forehead.
    “I love you too KD.” Then he opens his door and gets out. She goes to open hers but it is already open; a hand is in front of Kallos and she takes it. She is gently helped out of the car, and is holding Sean’s hand and his other wraps around her waist. He looks upset. She smiles at him and he touches her face.
    “Kallos,” he whispers, then pulls her into him. His head comes down to her shoulder, and she feels him take in a deep breath. She feels another hand on her back. Kallos lifts her head and can see Ian, and he looks just as upset. “You’re in pain.” She hears Sean ask from her shoulder.
    “Yeah! It started this morning.” She looks around and notices that her dad is already at the front doors. He looks over his shoulder at her and winks. “Sean, can Ian and I have some time alone?” Kallos whispers.
    His head comes up; he looks her in the eyes and nods. Sean takes the hand that he is holding