Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Forever In The Past And Forever In The Future By Neener Chapter 25

Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future by Neener Beener chapter 25

The first few days, I let myself wallow in my own misery, moping around the apartment. I don’t even shower. I spend a lot of time on the balcony, letting cigarette butts pile up in the ashtray.

When I can’t stand the silence anymore, I throw myself into work. I get to the office by seven in the morning and leave after eleven at night every day. After three days, I realize Carly is working the same hours to try to keep up and looks exhausted. I let her know she doesn’t need to stay the long hours I do, she can work her regular hours. She seems relieved and grateful. Milo and Lenora distract me over the weekend with movies and shopping. I don’t need anything for myself but I picked up some kitchen gadgets for Kas as winter solstice gifts. On day eleven, I woke up ready to train. Saint has the itch to spar, which is bad news for my sparring partners.

I get to the training grounds and let the trainers know to queue warriors up so I can burn some energy. They already know what to do when I’m in a mood like this. They pair up experienced warriors and triple up new trainees to spar against me.

I burn through all the pairs until I get to Milo and Reggie. They’re the only warriors that are an actual challenge for me, the others are just warm-ups.

“Ready or not, here we come! ” Milo teases.

They lunge at me simultaneously. Milo to my upper body, Reggie to my lower body. I lean back and roll, bringing both of them with

me as I fall. I hop up from the roll, facing them. They pop up ready to lunge again.

Ding.

I hear a little bell. No one around me seems to acknowledge the sound. I stand up from my defensive stance, looking around confused, just as Milo throws a vicious right hook.

I fall to the ground like a ton of bricks. I can hear gasps around the ring.

“Bronx, are you okay, man? You didn’t even defend yourself! ” Milo runs over, picking me up off the ground.

“I -I got distracted, ” I say, more to myself than Milo. “Saint, did you hear a bell?”

“Yeah, but where did it come from?” he sounds a bit dazed. Ding.

The sound chimes again but this time it feels like it vibrates my bones making me feel dizzy. The smell of fresh rain and lilacs fills my nose.

“Kas?” A sharp pain rips through my head. I press my palms to my temples and grimace, “Kas is that you, Baby?”

“Bronx, Kas isn’t here, she’s in France, ” Reggie’s face appears in front of me looking worried.

Ding.

bell is so loud that I can’t concentrate on anything else. I start to feel disoriented and nauseous. Oh

I lean forward as my stomach churns, dry heaving from the

Ding.

shakes me so hard that I fall to my knees. “You guys don’t

Alpha, ” the trainer is looking into my eye now, “follow

Ding.

forward onto

night in the hospital wing. My head is throbbing. Nothing a little aspirin won’t fix. Otherwise, I feel

Lenora in his lap. They’re both sound

all day? “Saint

bell sound did something to us.” “Are

little confused. We’ve been through worse. Time to get up, buddy. You know

I have an agreement. When either of us is injured, we get up

I need a running faucet, enough water to hydrate an elephant, and aspirin. I could

stand up. My legs are a little shaky,

use Lenora’s childhood nickname as I pat

open slowly, then

me for a crushing hug. I easily catch

“See Sugar, I told you he’d

can’t believe I was out all day! That was a Hell

worry, payback’s a bitch, ” I chuckle. Milo stands up

out for

Bronx, please sit down so we can give you

the nurse checks my vitals and the doctor asks some

I want to do a brain scan before you leave. Phantom sounds

from the seat, startling the nurse, “I have to leave to see Kas! You can scan my brain when I get back,

hospital wing in forty-five minutes. Still plenty of time to pack and get to the airport. I promise. I

wheelchair. I feel like an invalid. I can walk just fine. As soon as the scan is done Lenora is waiting for me with

Bronx. You’re the only big brother I have and

I praise her and give her a kiss on the

I salute each other and I leave for the airport. A headache is not keeping me from

can think about is her. Even Saint, who has given me the silent treatment for the past two weeks, is starting to stir. Henri left a Maserati with keys at the airport so I don’t have to wait for a driver. I have to remember

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