Taming the Legend
“He managed to stay awake until a decent hour—10 p.m.—and was sound asleep when the shrill ring of his mobile made him jerk awake. He stared at it in disbelief for two rings until the sleep cleared from his brain and he saw the call was from his mum. His hand shot out and jabbed at the screen to answer the call. “Mum? You okay?”
Her breath sounded fast and heavy.
He gripped the mobile tighter and sat up straighter. “Mum? Talk to me. Is it Dad?”
“I hate him,” she seethed. “I hate him ...so much right now. Oh, Ashley. Oh, that poor girl. That poor… Camilla?”
“Camila,” he corrected, making the mi in her name sound like me. “Don’t hate Dad. Please. He needs you.”
“He needs a smack in the face! I can’t believe…after all these years… I just want to give you a hug, Ashley. I wish you were here.”
He sank back into his pillow and jammed his hand into his hair, tugging it hard as he squeezed his eyes closed.MoreLess
Her breath sounded fast and heavy.
He gripped the mobile tighter and sat up straighter. “Mum? Talk to me. Is it Dad?”
“I hate him,” she seethed. “I hate him ...so much right now. Oh, Ashley. Oh, that poor girl. That poor… Camilla?”
“Camila,” he corrected, making the mi in her name sound like me. “Don’t hate Dad. Please. He needs you.”
“He needs a smack in the face! I can’t believe…after all these years… I just want to give you a hug, Ashley. I wish you were here.”
He sank back into his pillow and jammed his hand into his hair, tugging it hard as he squeezed his eyes closed.MoreLess
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