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Pure Obsession (Finn) - Chapter Five
Date: 10/9/2014, Categories: Reluctance, Author: SITTING, Rating: 20, Source: LushStories
she frowned. “A human. A pretentious, materialistic human being. We don’t have a connection. I just grew up around you.” She almost rolled her eyes. “You know that’s not true.” “It is fucking true.” I snapped, snatching my hand away from hers. “I never felt anything. I never… I just sat in the middle of your fights and tried to decide who I hated more, okay? You and Dad were just people. We weren’t a family.” “That’s not true.” She looked at me hard. “Why are you lying to yourself?” I dragged my hands through my hair and glanced over at Alessandra. Her back was towards us. A couple of people were watching me, like my frustration entertained them. I lowered my voice. “Mum, I need you to go. I can’t deal with this right now.” “This isn’t you, Finn.” Her voice was soft. “You can’t pretend to be something you’re not.” I swallowed hard, trying to stop her words penetrating the shield I’d created. “And you can’t pretend that my life before her was better than it is now.” “Can I at least meet her?” “No.” I snapped. “You don’t fit. I can’t be in your world and her world at the same time.” “Finn, we’re all in the same world. Listen to yourself, you sound insane.” I laughed. “A sane person in an insane world would sound insane.” There was silence. She looked at me like she was trying to look through me, trying to find the little boy she remembered from all those years ago. But he was long gone. Children grew up, saw the world, lost their innocence and changed. Murderers weren’t born ...