Kallos (Kallos Series) - By Khelsey Jackson Page 0,15
see Ian or Sean. They do make her feel things she can’t explain. Kallos needs time to let things settle in. She can feel something pulling her to them, just thinking of them makes her heart beat faster. She doesn't believe in love at first sight, but this feels a lot like love; well, at least what she heard love is like. She is almost home when she remembers that her mom would mostly likely be home. “Crap!” Kallos knows she is going to get in trouble for ditching school. Just when she is trying to figure out how to sneak in, her mom opens the door. She looks at Kallos and frowns. She puts down the pink dishtowel she is drying her hands on as she moves towards her.
“Kallos, are you all right?” She asks. Kallos can see a little worry on her mother’s face. Her mom always looked beautiful. Kallos doesn’t think she has ever seen her mom without her makeup and hair done. Even when she is sick, she looks perfect unlike herself.
“Mom, I’m not feeling good.” This is true. What the boys told her made her light headed, and sick to her stomach. She puts her palms on Kallos' forehead and is strangely thankful that Kallos feels clammy; it must be from all the news she has gotten today. Kallos’ mother scrunches her eyebrows together and her concerned about her daughter.
“Sweetie, go to your room, and I will bring you some medicine.” Kallos lets out the breath she has been holding and walks into the house.
“No thanks, Mom. I’ll be fine.” Mom searches Kallos’ face to find some answers. Kallos knows that her mom won’t find any because she has kept her face as blank as possible.
“Okay, Sweetie. I’ll let your dad know you’re home.” Kallos walks in the doorway and heads towards the stairs. She smiles at her mom, but she knows that the smile didn't convince her mom of anything. When she enters her room, she shuts the door, drops to her bed and buries her head in her pillow as the tears fall freely soaking her pillowcase. Great now I have to sleep on a soggy pillow. She could feel the tears almost the instant her head hit the pillow. “In one day I’m told that I was adopted and that I am a goddess. There is something with Ian and Sean. I just don’t know where they fit in.” She closes her eyes and sleep takes her.
CHAPTER FOUR
Kallos hears the front door slam, and it startles her out of her beautiful dream. She hears muffled voices, and she slowly walks to open her door a crack to hear what is being said… She can hear her dad and mom talking. “You think she knows?” her mom asks. “How would she find out?” her dad says. “Maybe they told her. James, you didn’t see how she looked when she came home. I think we need to talk to her. They said that her change would come when she was about this age. Plus, she is going to school with them.” So, it is true. She can't believe her ears. She opens the door and walks toward the living room. She needs to have them say it to her face. She can see her dad looking out the window, and her mother is standing near him.
“Mom, Dad.” Her voice cracks, and they both turn to look at her. She notices that her mom is crying and her dad’s face is blank. She takes a deep breath and holds it for a few seconds, then lets it out slowly. “I know that I’m adopted.” Her mom starts to cry harder, and her dad puts his arm around her shoulder to comfort her.
“Oh, Sweetie!” Her mom cries out. She reaches out for Kallos' hand, and Kallos grabs it. No matter what, this is her mother. “How long have you known?” She looks into her mother’s eyes and smiles.
“Not long, Mom,” she says and squeezes her hand.
“What else do you know?” Her dad asks. She looks at him, and she knows that they know everything. Kallos can feel her birthmark heating up, and she looks at her mom to see if she can feel it. Her mom must have because her mouth drops open, and she gasps. She quickly moves away from Kallos as if she has just been burned. Her mom looks at her dad; he doesn’t look as shocked as she expected him to.