All Chapters of Knots of Kinship: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

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Chapter 61—Rory’s feelings

Rory turned towards the door as Martha came in. She didn’t look as flirty and ‘coy’ as she did when Harvey was present.One, either she didn’t care enough to flirt or put up a show for him, or Harvey may have most likely demolished even a sense of esteem in herself when he did what he did.He merely watched as she changed the dishes from the tray and bowed slightly to him before leaving.“That was weird.” He muttered.Walking up, he opened the tray and was hit by the smell of mashed potatoes, beef, and sauce spread around it. It was then he realized he had barely eaten anything since the day before. And he even left his apples in Harvey’s car.He quickly grabbed his spoon and began shoving the food into his mouth as though this was the first time he discovered something called ‘food.’ He let out a relaxed sigh as soon as the food hit his tummy.Rolling the tray close to his bed, he accidentally sat on the magazine Harvey had been looking at before he called his girlfriend.Pulling the

Chapter 62—I wonder how it concerns me

Rory spent the night thinking of what he would do or, better yet, how he would leave. Like Harvey said, he doesn’t even know how to file his taxes. How was he going to run away, and could he even run away?He didn’t know, but he wasn’t going to sit around and find out. He had cried his heart out in the bathroom, and now he had a resolve. One that wouldn’t be broke by just anyone.He stared at the ceiling. Life was boring. He could pick up his phone, but he couldn’t answer it one way or the other.Letting out a sigh, he turned to his side and grabbed his phone. But just as he grabbed his phone, Rory looked like a deer in headlights. He looked like he was caught stealing—stealing his own phone.“Hi.” Carol spoke out, holding a tray of his ointment and injections.Rory cleared his throat, leaving his phone on the table. Honestly, it was embarrassing for him to hide his phone. But she was Harvey’s friend; who knows if she was as crazy as he was? But he’d rather not risk it.He had a crazy

Chapter 63—Toby and Christy’s worry

It has been two full days and now the afternoon of the third day, but Christy still hasn’t been able to get hold of Rory. He neither answers her calls nor replies to her messages.“Perhaps he is grounded?” Toby suggested, looking away from their movie they were watching. Christy frowned her brows.“That is impossible.”“Really?”“He is nineteen. He is nineteen; he is not a kid.”“Because you are nineteen too doesn’t mean you are similar.” She rolled her eyes and placed her jaw on her knee.“What is the difference?” She mumbled, hitting the dial button.“How many nineteen-year-olds live alone?”“You want me to live with my parents?” She asked, very much stunned at his words. He chuckled a bit, flicking her on the forehead.“Of course not. I love you too much to sentence you to death.” He said it; he pouted as she looked away.He might have said it as a tease, but he meant every word of it.“But this really is strange.”Toby too had been calling and testing Rory’s line. “Perhaps I shoul

Chapter 64—A father’s worry

Toby turned the phone and read the dialer. “It is an unknown number.”“Unknown number?” She repeated. Coming back to the living room with their snacks on a tray, she furrowed her brows, taking the phone from him. But she was too late, and the line ended.They stared at other, both thinking the same thing“It could be Rory.” She stated. Blinking at her phone, Toby nodded in agreement.“I suspect so. After all, it would be a coincidence after sending him money he calls.”They stared at the unknown number. “Perhaps I should call back? It could be an emergency or something.”Toby folded his lips into his mouth as he stared at the number.“No, not yet. It is strange though.’“How so?” he asked, not liking Toby’s hesitation.“Think about it. He has your number, and you have his saved. So why would it show up as unknown ID?”“I get you, but what if he is stranded and he lost his phone like you said?”“And you think the first number he would call is the girl’s number he just got a few days ag

Chapter 65—Accusation and Blames

Christy picked up the call and placed it on speaker per Toby’s advice. Putting the phone between them, her voice went through.“Hello, who is this?”Voice timid and low, as though worried about throwing off the people on the other side of the phone.“Am I speaking to Christine Hewitt?”Christy’s eyes widened as she looked between Toby and back at her phone. She nodded as though they could see her or something.“Hello, are you still there?”“Yes, this is she. Who is asking?” The couch made a sound, which Nicholas caught.“I am Nicholas Thatcher. Rory’s father.” He declared it high and proud.Her eyes turned to saucers as she let out a calm sigh. “Oh, Mr. Thatcher, it is you. To what do I owe this—”“Where is Rory? He is with you, isn’t he? Put him on the line.”He went from questions to orders in a matter of minutes.Christy and Toby looked at each other, very confused. “What?” She asked.“But say that. I know he is with you; he didn’t come back home after your date.”Again, she answer

Chapter 66—Suspecting Harvey

The office room was dead silent. Harvey… did he just say Harvey? Nicholas knew Harvey hated Rory because he came into their lives, but he never thought he would physically harm Rory.He didn’t believe it.“What do you mean?!!! Are you saying my son harmed Rory?” He cursed; Dallas and Christy cowered at the terror of his voice. Julian looked focused and attentive, not wanting to miss a single detail of the conversation. While Toby merely continued. He had a feeling Nicholas would weigh his choices and not believe his words.“Yes. Rory was beyond reluctant to go home. Also, think about it: why do you think I dropped him off? According to Harvey, you told him to drop him home, did you not, or was that a lie from his end?”Nicholas shook his head. “No, I did tell them to go home together. It was getting late; I didn’t want Rory using an Uber late at night. That was why I had Harvey cancel his plans and take Rory home.”Toby wanted to feel relief that at the very least wasn’t a lie. He sho

Chapter 67—Nicholas pain

Rory sighed as he stared at the blonde nurse in front of him. He had grown accustomed to her annoying presence. All she did was come in and complain.She always complained about something. Always had one thing or the other to complain about.If it weren’t Harvey and Amelia, it would be the annoying hospital and the patient or, better yet, Martha. Carol always had something or someone to complain about. She was like a crazy-obsessed psycho for Harvey, and Rory didn’t know if he should ignore it or be concerned about it.She would go into graphic details as to how much she wanted Amelia out of the way and Harvey to herself. Then it would change to how undeserving of the thing Amelia has.Her life in general.It majorly seemed like she hated Amelia because she was Amelia. Even going as far as saying she wished she could change her name to Amelia too; after all, not one person could claim ownership of a name.That one creeped him out, and if she were ever asking for his opinion—which he d

Chapter 68—I spy with my little eye

Dr. Patel massaged his body, and Rory stared at the ceiling. “It looks like you are better now.”“Really?” He asked, sitting up straight; he voluntarily cracked his body, and he nodded as he felt little to no pain. The ones he could feel were something he could bear without even noticing.Though there was still a bit of discoloration in his body, it slowly faded away by the week’s end.He didn’t want to stay here again. Not because he had a problem with the hospital and the people but because if he stayed and left by the end of the week, he debated if he would be able to leave by himself or Harvey would come get him.The latter option of Harvey was not something he was willing to let happen, and it would only ruin his plan of waiting to run away. So he prayed he would be able to leave before that day.“So I can leave tomorrow?” Rory asked, excitedly. Dr. Patel blinked as she looked away to the clock.“If you leave, we won’t pay you the balance of your stay. Like I said, your brother p

Chapter 69—The fear of Harvey

Even though Dr. Patel had said six am, Rory couldn’t bring himself to sleep past four. And by four thirty, he was awake and pacing the room. Having half the mind to run out and have Dr. Patel take him out.He held himself and just passed the room. He suddenly felt uncomfortable in the room as he remembered that Harvey had bugged it. He shivered, wondering how long he had been watching him.Dress, undress, naked, fresh out of the shower. He immediately crumbled to the ground and squeezed himself, making himself smaller to hide his anxiety. Rory didn’t like this continuous feeling of being overshadowed and controlled by Harvey.The need to break from him gnawed at his chest, forcing him into a deep spiral. Would he ever?He barely had money in his account. All he had was the leftover pocket money his stepfather had given to him for school, and it might even be smaller after all; he bought the aphrodisiac he used on his father out of pocket.He wondered how much he had in his account and

Chapter 70—Leaving soon

Rory flinched at the sound of Dr. Patel’s voice. He wanted to abort the plan. Sit in the hospital and do nothing. It wasn’t like he had anything to do at home. He was almost done with his projects from school, and school doesn’t still open for three to four months.He sat on the floor, trying to collect himself. Rory thought about it for a second and decided against it. Dr. Patel already arranged everything for him at a very short notice. He bit his lips, trembling in fear.There was a huge possibility of him coming back here tomorrow if Harvey was at home. But he didn’t have the mind to go back on his words, even after he thanked her for helping him.He liked Dr. Patel; she was observant and ready to help him.Rory shook his head. He was going to go along with it. The difference between the night of the event and now would be broad daylight. He could run away and possibly hide with his dealer.He would probably have to pay from what little money he had left to stay, but it would be m

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