Chapter 2
I opened my eyes and blankly stared at Mom and Dad. Both had the look of utter disbelief written all over their faces. I'd seen those looks before....I cringed and sorta dropped my head and tilted it down to the left...I whispered to Christina, but Mom and Dad could still hear me: "T..Thanks... f...for help...helping m...me" - I forced a sorrowful smile.
She had a puzzled look on her face....I read her soft reply "Chris...What are you talking about? I didn't do a thing. You did it all by yourself." "Sure you did," I said, "you...you wraped your hand around, around my shoulders, and, and told me to settle down....and...and ttto... t...take my...my time and...and...and y..you gave me the napkins so's I could wipe my nose!"
Now she spoke out loud - "honestly, Chris....ask Mom and Dad, I didn't move!" Christina turned to our parents..."please, tell him, I didn't touch him or move at all!"
I looked over to them and they both nodded in agreement with my sister.
I shook my head, side to side replying - "Nooo, I know, it...it was your voice, I, I, ah know it! Honest!" Wh...why would I ma...make it up? It was you! Th...There"s no one else here who could ...could have done it or, or....help me get thru it all!"
"Mom/Dad....honest.... honest.....I....know you...both don't believe me," I was crying real hard again, "about what I tol...d yooo ....ab...aba...out the... the... angel; but...but Christina did help me! .....she did! ....she did!"
Mom spoke up and tried to settle me down. "Perhaps you need a time out Christopher. I'm sure it will do you good and you can calm yourself and then try to straighten out your..." "MOM....I know wh..what your...t..trying to, ah ....do....you think, you think I've freaked!...and now you want me.. t..to ch...change my....my thoughts about...about what....what ...I know happened....WELL ITS NOT GONNA WORK......O.K....DON'T BELIEVE ME - SEE IF I CARE - BUT....BUT...I'M NOT GONNA TAKE ANYTHING BACK!!!!
I stood up and pushed my chair back away from me with my right leg. I was not only hurt but for some reason realy angry at them for not believing me. I continued....SURE, YOUR GONNA PUNISH ME CAUSE I'M TALKING BACK TO YOU BOTH...BUT I KNOW THINGS THAT YOU DONT KNOW...AND...YOU KNOW WHAT?....YOU BOTH GOT SECRETS....THAT YOUR NOT TELLING US OR EACH OTHER ABOUT....YA WANNA KNOW WHAT THEY ARE? DADS BUTT IS SITTING ON A BIG CHECK IN HIS WALLET....AND HIS NICKNAME IN SCHOOL WAS STINKY...AND YOU....YOUR PREGNANT...GONNA BE TWINS....AND YOU KNOW HOW, HOW I KNOW, SHE TOLD ME. THAT'S HOW...SO THERE!!!!"
I halted my tirade - giggled out loud - and spoke softly...."Guess this is...is ....gonna be....what's known as....a pregnant pause."
"I really g..gotta get ch...changed, so's I'm g..g..going upstairs....can either of you help, please? Neither Christina or Mom moved - I guess they were just as stunned at my outburst as I was. I Muttered... "that's o.k....I understand....I'll do it my...myself."
I walked away from the table, and everyone sitting there, and got to the bottom of the stairs and turned around to face them. Oh, and the...the name of the angel was.....like Christina's middle name....Athena.
I walked slowly up the stairs and turned right into my room...closed the door...then laid face down on my bed and cried into my pillow.