about her daughter. Was she even going to defend her? Mark kept thinking that Mary was blaming Jessica for what happened, but didn’t quite say it.
Meek? Maybe, but Mark was able to see the strength in Jessica that no one else noticed.
“Dale Cooper? Well, if he gives you any problems, then please don’t hesitate to call me,” Mark said handing her his business card.
Mary shrugged, taking the card. “It’s fine Sheriff. My husband I were friends with Dale in school. We can handle him.”
“Where is Mr. Winters?” Mark asked.
“He is doing a big job in Spokane and left early this morning,” Mary replied.
Mark nodded in understanding, and was ready to leave.
“I never had this before, and am not sure how to deal with it,” Mary commented suddenly.
Mark stopped and looked over at Mary puzzled.
“I never had this happen to me, so it is hard to relate,” Mary said to him noticing his puzzled look. “My daughter and I are quite different in personalities.”
Mark was getting kind of angry with Mary Winters not being more empathetic towards her daughter. She was a teenager and that meant the whole world was ending with the smallest things. Couldn’t she even garner any sympathy?
“My daughter will be eighteen in a couple of months, and she is still a little naïve,” Mary finished.
It took all of Mark’s strength not to say anything out of place. It was obvious now that Jessica’s parents wanted this for her, and it backfired.
“Well, I hope you are giving her the support she needs,” Mark said through gritted teeth.
“Of course,” she said, waving her hand in the air dismissing him.
“If you need anything or any help with Dale, please call me,” he said, turning to leave.
“I will, thank you. We’ve all been there, haven’t we Sheriff?” She asked smiling at him.
“Apparently, some are in denial, Mrs. Winters. If Jessica needs another adult talk to, please tell her to contact me,” Mark offered.
Mary smiled again. “I will tell her that.”
Mark scoffed, because Mary hadn’t even noticed the insult directed at her.
“I can handle Dale. I will not let his daughter threaten mine over an innocent mistake,” she said after a moment.
Mark wanted to believe that, but he had his doubts.
“Have a good day, ma’am,” he said turning to leave.
Jessica had quietly opened up her window, and listened to what the Sheriff said to her mother.
She was relieved that she wasn’t in any kind of trouble.
She was lucky that her room was located in a part of the house where she could hear conversations on the porch without having to strain her ears.
She had gotten dressed while her mother talked to the Sheriff, and was going to go see The Spirit of the Mirror. She did need someone to talk to, but didn’t want to speak to the Sheriff.
No, she needed her guardian spirit right now.
However, she felt really guilty for screaming at the Sheriff last night, and thought she’d say something.
Chapter 11
Jessica came down the stairs, and walked past her mother who was talking to someone, but ignored her for a moment.
Jessica knew her mother couldn’t relate to what happened to her last night, and her lack of sympathy had really made things worse.
She pretended to go to sleep, and just block her mother out of her mind.
Her mother had basically blamed her for what happened without even saying it.
Yet, she was the one who wanted her to do all of this!
Jessica went outside, just as Sheriff Mark McKenzie was about to pull away.
“Sheriff! Wait!” She called.
She waved, and that finally got his attention, and he stopped his cruiser.
She walked over to the driver door, and he got out looking her over.
Jessica knew she looked a mess, but didn’t care.
She really did feel guilty about not responding to him last night. She did
Meek? Maybe, but Mark was able to see the strength in Jessica that no one else noticed.
“Dale Cooper? Well, if he gives you any problems, then please don’t hesitate to call me,” Mark said handing her his business card.
Mary shrugged, taking the card. “It’s fine Sheriff. My husband I were friends with Dale in school. We can handle him.”
“Where is Mr. Winters?” Mark asked.
“He is doing a big job in Spokane and left early this morning,” Mary replied.
Mark nodded in understanding, and was ready to leave.
“I never had this before, and am not sure how to deal with it,” Mary commented suddenly.
Mark stopped and looked over at Mary puzzled.
“I never had this happen to me, so it is hard to relate,” Mary said to him noticing his puzzled look. “My daughter and I are quite different in personalities.”
Mark was getting kind of angry with Mary Winters not being more empathetic towards her daughter. She was a teenager and that meant the whole world was ending with the smallest things. Couldn’t she even garner any sympathy?
“My daughter will be eighteen in a couple of months, and she is still a little naïve,” Mary finished.
It took all of Mark’s strength not to say anything out of place. It was obvious now that Jessica’s parents wanted this for her, and it backfired.
“Well, I hope you are giving her the support she needs,” Mark said through gritted teeth.
“Of course,” she said, waving her hand in the air dismissing him.
“If you need anything or any help with Dale, please call me,” he said, turning to leave.
“I will, thank you. We’ve all been there, haven’t we Sheriff?” She asked smiling at him.
“Apparently, some are in denial, Mrs. Winters. If Jessica needs another adult talk to, please tell her to contact me,” Mark offered.
Mary smiled again. “I will tell her that.”
Mark scoffed, because Mary hadn’t even noticed the insult directed at her.
“I can handle Dale. I will not let his daughter threaten mine over an innocent mistake,” she said after a moment.
Mark wanted to believe that, but he had his doubts.
“Have a good day, ma’am,” he said turning to leave.
Jessica had quietly opened up her window, and listened to what the Sheriff said to her mother.
She was relieved that she wasn’t in any kind of trouble.
She was lucky that her room was located in a part of the house where she could hear conversations on the porch without having to strain her ears.
She had gotten dressed while her mother talked to the Sheriff, and was going to go see The Spirit of the Mirror. She did need someone to talk to, but didn’t want to speak to the Sheriff.
No, she needed her guardian spirit right now.
However, she felt really guilty for screaming at the Sheriff last night, and thought she’d say something.
Chapter 11
Jessica came down the stairs, and walked past her mother who was talking to someone, but ignored her for a moment.
Jessica knew her mother couldn’t relate to what happened to her last night, and her lack of sympathy had really made things worse.
She pretended to go to sleep, and just block her mother out of her mind.
Her mother had basically blamed her for what happened without even saying it.
Yet, she was the one who wanted her to do all of this!
Jessica went outside, just as Sheriff Mark McKenzie was about to pull away.
“Sheriff! Wait!” She called.
She waved, and that finally got his attention, and he stopped his cruiser.
She walked over to the driver door, and he got out looking her over.
Jessica knew she looked a mess, but didn’t care.
She really did feel guilty about not responding to him last night. She did
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