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Calm Before the Storm
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2025-05-23 06:12:23
Lunar DawnBig, big update today. Four chapters total. My f...b... author page, Author Lunar Dawn, will have some visual aesthetics up after all chapters have been uploaded. Included will be Aurora's outfit and Sherry's bouquet of flowers from Phil. Find me there and give the page a Like or Follow to keep up with artwork and imagery to correlate with my uploaded chapters. It's just pictures of how I imagine things from the chapters, including seeing your favorite characters as I envision them to look.
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Whispers of the Heart Dark Clouds on the Horizon
Owen POVI felt the shift in my Gracie the moment we finished with dinner. I wanted to hug her, to hold her and tell her everything would be okay but I didn’t know how to make it better this time. Besides, her whole demeanor had changed by the time she stepped back out of that house.Again, I wanted to ask her what had happened, what was said but I didn’t want to push. I wanted to let her know I was there for her but give her the space she might need at the same time. After last night, I already felt like I knew too much of something I wasn't supposed to know about. The whole situation left me feeling helpless and I hated that feeling. I was a problem solver. I wanted to just fix this for her but I couldn’t. This was something out of reach, something that money or connections just could not make better and those were really the only things I had going for me that I knew would work most of the time.I had been holding a lot of stuff in, not wanting to bother her with any of my problems
Whispers of the Heart The Eerie Calm
“Come on in, Aurora. You never have to knock here.”I opened the screen door and slid on in as Phil was still kneeled over with Nate, hugging him. He pulled back, looking at Nate as he did“Why don’t you run and watch some TV while I talk to Rory for a minute, okay?’“Okay, Daddy.”I watched as he scampered off, happy as he could be. Phil stood up and motioned for me to have a seat at the table. I walked past him and pulled a chair, out sitting down.“That Marshall kid dropped him off with you?”“Yeah, he’s been helping me out, giving us a ride to and from school. We have fed him already. He ate three chicken tenders and a big bowl of macaroni and cheese.”“You all a thing now?” He asked me suddenly.I knew the question would come but I hadn’t expected it that quickly so I cringed, hoping to not make Phil upset with my answer.“Yeah, he’s kinda my boyfriend.” I answered as I looked down at my hands and picked at my cuticles, another one of my tells.He was quiet for a moment before he
Whispers of the Heart Calm Before the Storm
The rest of the morning and early afternoon was fairly uneventful. Mr. Evans took us outside again during his class for walking around the track. I managed in cowboy boots but wasn’t walking to break any time records, either. A nice leisurely stroll, just for my mental health and well-being more than for burning calories and cardio. Fresh air, sunshine and a renewed sense of belonging. We had lunch together with the regular group and everyone was having a good day and in high spirits.During P.E. class, I asked Coach Lawrence if I could work in the front office since I wanted to check in and see if Phil had followed my suggestions where Sherry was concerned. He didn’t have a problem with it, especially since he was so engrossed with talking game strategies and play by play with the boys for tomorrow night’s game. It seemed the whole school was focused on nothing but that first football game and the laidback energy surrounding it. In fact, where I was dating Owen, Coach Lawrence didn’
Whispers of the Heart Day Before the Big Game
I woke up at six as the alarm blared. To my disappointment, the bed was empty besides Nate and myself. I turned the phone alarm off and had a text from Owen that came in about thirty minutes prior to the alarm. He must have silenced my phone to send it before he left so I would see it once I woke up.Owen: ‘Good morning, Beautiful. Didn’t want to wake you. See you in a bit. Love you.’I replied back with my own ‘Love you, too’ before gathering my clothes after what seemed like forever trying to decide my outfit for the day. I felt really good this morning, the bruises were practically nonexistent now on my arm and it was supposed to be a wonderful, sunny day. The kind of day that just seemed to be ready to match my energy and I loved it.After finally deciding on the clothes and the look I wanted, I gathered everything up and headed to the bathroom to take a shower and get ready for the day. The hot shower was just what I needed to wash away any remnants of tiredness from my mind and
Whispers of the Heart Owen Stays
Owen followed me inside the house, locking the back door behind us. When I gave him a questioning look, he simply shrugged his shoulders as he answered.“I still don’t trust the guy. I’m not leaving you until Barb and John get home.”“I’m sure it will be fine. He seemed pretty stable when he left here.”“I don’t know about stable. Placated maybe but not stable. You don’t mind, do you? It will just make me feel better.”“No, I don’t mind. I love having you here with me. What will your parents say if you don’t come home?”“I’ll just shoot dad a text that I’m staying at Gary’s house tonight. I’ll shoot Gary one, too, just in case.”“Sounds like you have done this before.”“Yeah but the difference is, I am at Gary’s usually. I just don’t know who all they have over for dinner tonight and I don’t feel like entertaining any of their friends. That combined with you being here alone, I just don’t want to be away from you right now.”I didn’t voice it but it sounded like he thought that maybe
Whispers of the Heart A Mutual Understanding
"I look like her but that’s where the comparisons stop so you were never gonna have a second chance with Janet by being with me. I’m not Janet and I never will be.”He looked at me with a passive expression, those stone cold eyes that I couldn’t quite read. I said what I had to say and I couldn’t tell if it made him mad or not. Not that it should matter to me but I was trying to be diplomatic here and at the very least, friendly. Because of that, I didn’t need to try to constantly smash heads with him. When he finally spoke, he began to slap his hands together just before he did.“Now, you get it. You finally admit it! I’m proud of you! This is a pivotal moment for you, Aurora! You hate her for what she did to you and like you said, you were spared from the very worst. Now, you know exactly how I feel about my mother. I buried all that hate for the longest time. I dreamed a million times what would happen when I finally found out she was dead. The relief I would feel, how happy it wou
Whispers of the Heart Comparisons
I couldn’t help the gasp that escaped as he told me the last part. I quickly covered my mouth with my hands as my eyes filled with tears, feeling so sorry for that girl and that whole situation. She had really loved him and wanted to be with him but her dad thought he knew what was best for her with keeping them apart and ultimately, they all lost. Well, everyone except Phil, it seems. He got what he wanted from her, never cared for her to begin with and then took a bribe from her father and walked away with cash in hand, his ultimate ‘screw you’ to all of them.I realized as he was telling me this last part and how victorious he looked through all of it, how proud of himself he seemed, that I really did not know Phillip Clark at all. Never would I have ever imagined that this would have been his childhood. He always seemed so put together, so normal almost to the point of boring, even. There were still gaps missing that I needed to know about so I let him continue. As if he could rea
Whispers of the Heart Revelations
**TRIGGER WARNING FOR MULTIPLE KINDS OF ABUSE, SUICIDE AND DEVIANT BEHAVIOR. Please skip this chapter if any of this will trigger you and just imagine that Phil had a traumatizing childhood followed by a turbulent adolescence that ended with a tragic situation with someone close to him. I rarely give these due to the fact that if you are reading this book, just based on the synopsis, you already know there is some dark siuations in it but I want this chapter to be warned as it is fairly dire and could be very hard for some to read.**Looking at him, he looks tired and messy. Definitely not the handsome, put together Phil I have always known. The security light creates shadows but I can still make out the faint scratches on his cheek that haven’t completely healed and remnants of a black eye underneath the visible bags. All tell-tale signs of someone who has not had a pleasant week but I can’t feel sorry for him. He did this to himself.“I’m sorry about your mom.” I start, trying to br
Whispers of the Heart Evening Snacks and Preparations
As I scurried down the hall and into the kitchen, I couldn’t help but stop and open the freezer door, leaning in and letting the air cold air surround me. Only after I felt my temperature had returned to normal did I close the door. I about jumped out of my skin as I turned around and Nate was standing just a couple feet from me, watching me closely with a puzzled look on his face.“Whatcha doin’, Rory?” He asked as he crossed his arms.“Oh, nothing. Just got a little too hot and needed to cool off a minute. What are you doing, buddy?”“Can I have a snack?”He probably was a little hungry after running and playing the way he had at the playground. The only problem was that we hadn’t really ate here yet without Barb and John here with us so I wasn’t even sure what they might have in the house.“Yeah, let’s look and see what we might have.”I opened the refrigerator and freezer and then the cabinets, offering options of things I saw he might eat. He hadn’t jumped at any of the options I
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