The Memoirs of A Hathaway Book I (COMPLETED)

Chapter 10: In the Silence

Alana POV

That night as I sat at the dinner table with Leila, Aunt Lissa, Andre and my mom, conversation was slow.

"Mom, where's Dad?" Andre asked while he played with the rice in his bowl.

Lissa sighed, " He's having dinner with his Aunt tonight."

Everyone seemed lost in their own minds so finally I excused myself from the table and walked out the back door. A light drizzel had snuck upon the academy but I didn't care. The cool air felt good against my warm skin. I gazed through the window and watched my mother as she silently washed a dish. A small trail of tears fell down her face and I looked away. My family had been going through way too many sad moments lately.

"It's kinda cold out here don't you think?" A voice from behind me made me whip around in shock. I had been so engrossed in my feelings that I had left my guardian training behind. Asher stood behind me, his hair sparkeling from the drops of water that had fallen. His hazel eyes bore into mine and I felt relief that it was him rather then someone else.

"Asher, what are you doing out here?" I asked just a cool breeze took my breath away.

He chuckled and pulled out an unbrella, taking a few sow steps until we were both under the cover of the umbrella. He shrugged, " My parents have company over. Nora took off earlier to go to come little party in someone's dorm and well...I didn't quiet feel like hearing my mother discuss baby names for the tenth time today."

I laughed, " So you decided to walk around in the pouring rain instead?"

He rolled his eyes and smirked, " Better then hearing about the pain of child birth."

I grimaced, " Have you been mad at me Asher? You were kind of..cold last night at dinner."

I watched as Asher shifted uneasily before meeting my eyes again with a bizarre look, " I saw you kiss that Ivan character."

My cheeks flushed slightly but I wasn't sure if it was because I was embarrassed or because of the pick up in the wind, " That was really nothing Asher."

And in my heart I knew it was true.

Asher's mood seemed to shift and I saw a slight crease appear in her forehead.

"What's wrong? Cat got your tongue?" I asked playfully nudging him. A small smile crept onto his face as he casually leaned against the side of my house.

The silence streched on for what seemed like forever until finally I grew impatient, " What is is Asher?"

Asher opened his mouth to reply but was cut off by a scream in the distance.

Dimitri POV

The rain poured and for some reason I couldn't help but connect the weather to my own dreary mood. What was I thinking? Rose had been right in every sence. I had broken her and the memory of knowing that sixteen years ago I had turned my chance on being a father unknowingly. I leaned against the old fireplace in the cabin. Over the years dust had collected inself on the mantel, and spiders had claimed the crevices in the bricks as their homes. As I glanced around the cabin, I couldn't help but feel the realization of my past actions hit me harder than before. I was never one to show my emotions, but the events of the past few days had rattled my cage a bit. A light rumble of thunder crashed outside just as a silent tear rolled down my face. Crying was something I was acustomed to doing but all I could do was replay Rose's words over and over in my head.

No. You don't get to say things like that. You don't get to tell me you love me. You don't get to make me feel this way. You don't get to have me anymore Dimitri. You lost any chance with me when you left me