The Marvelous Elijah’s Return

Chapter 96

The lawyer might die

The sound of loud thunderstorms rippled through the air before Peach spoke up with uncertainty. Her voice sounded soft and fragile when she answered, “I thought he was talking about us… my mom, dad. and me.”

After a brief pause, Elijah tried not to show the confusion he felt on his face and kept quiet for a few moments as his hands started tightening around hers, and then he asked, “Really? Did he mention that in particular?”

Slowly, Peach shook her head, her eyes falling closed momentarily, and then she looked at Elijah who seemed to be waiting for her to answer.

She bit her lip nervously, but finally, she sighed, and she mumbled, “Well… no. But Jewel always used to say to me, He was going to kick us out one day, and that we were a nuisance to my grandfather, and he would soon get sick of us… So when I heard that, I thought that was the day.”

“Peach, he could have been talking about anyone…” Elijah stated gently. “He could have meant any number of people.”

Even though the pain didn‘t leave her eyes, she gave a shaky smile and said, “I know...I know that he wasn‘t talking to us because before I could run off, the doctor opened the door and I froze when my grandfather locked eyes with me, just standing there… Then this huge smile crept on his lips that confused me so much…”

A sigh escaped her lips, and she paused as she looked down at the floor, and then she gaze at Elijah, saying, “He looked so happy to see me, but the trauma was done already. My brain was already. A mess. I never told anybody about his words.”

“Was there any fuss between Jewel and your grandfather before he died?” Elijah asked in an inquisitive tone.

For a second Peach didn‘t answer as a wave of emotion flooded across her face, but then she shook her head and said, “Not really… But that was the day grandfather asked me to sit on his hospital bed, looked me in my eyes, and said, ‘I know you are too young to bear this weight, but I trust you, Peach. More than

anyone right now,‘ I smiled at him and that was it.”

‘The old man knew something before he died, something raging enough for him to scream that loud to cause Peach trauma and something too deep for Peach‘s young

mind for him to tell her.‘ Elijah thought as he watched her expression become more

relaxed. ‘But what was it?‘

him for a few moments, then she

the warm smile on Peach‘s lips that

out loud, I don‘t believe my grandfather‘s words were meant for us… my mother, my dad, and me. Maybe he was just mad at someone else.” Peach shrugged as she glanced back up at Elijah

mind, at least until I figured out who were those

pulled her hair

me with my

for her zipper and slowly brought it down, his fingers brushing against her skin ever so softly as

intake of breath from

okay.” she mumbled back without

pause, when he got done, Peach slowly turned around to gaze at Elijah, and then,

just–”

are just worried about me?” Elijah asked, focusing on her

eyes.

“–”

“What?”

looking down at his hand which now rested lightly against

dress as Elijah

by myself.” She answered quietly, her head lowering as her heartbeat sped up, feeling her eyes pricking with

tears.

and beautiful tonight,” Elijah admitted in a low whisper, lifting his eyes to meet

get rid of the nervous feeling, Peach raised her eyes back up

I should keep

a sheepish shake of his

mouth, and he could tell what she was thinking by how she was eyeing him from top to bottom as she

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