my father?”
“ You want to start with that one?” He remarked in surprise.
“ Yes.”
“ All your mother ever told me is what you heard at your old house The Family tracked them down in Nebraska years ago. When they found him, they didn’t leave him or your older sister alive.”
“ When did this happen?”
“ A few years after you were born. She joined Red Phoenix because she thought they’d protect her and you. She met Doc a few years later and they married.”
“ And David?”
“ David’s mother was an RZC administrator who died of a drug overdose your mother knew here.”
Biting her lip, she sat down on the bench. “Does David know this? Of course not, she’d never tell him.”
“ Are you going to tell him?”
“ He deserves the truth. He’s got to be free of her lies too.”
Talk to your mother first about what you’re going to do.”
“ Why? She’ll try and stop me.”
“ She might surprise you. Give her another chance.”
“ Fine,” she seethed. “I’ll stop by before dinner and ask her to speak to David.”
“ I wasn’t talking about David. You need to tell her you want to go after Bach.”
“ Ha.” Bitterly, she laughed. “She’ll have me locked up for sure.”
“ I’m not going to lie to you, no one has a clue how they’re going to resolve the situation with Coia or the Family, but we’re going to find away. We’ve the brightest minds on this island working on this.”
“ Mum’s probably right, there’s no way to stop the Family from coming after me, even with the piron net. My being here is putting everyone in danger.”
“ You going after Bach is never going to happen. Those people hate humans and if you go to their realm, you’re probably not going to come back. No matter what your mother says, I can’t allow that to happen. You’re too important to me.” He squeezed her shoulder. “We’ll figure something out.”
“ So, what’s the point of talking about it?”
“ Because she understands what it’s like to lose someone she loves.”
I haven ’t lost Bach , she wanted to believe, but her heart felt hollow.
“ Wisteria, move home tonight and work out your problems with your mother, please.”
*****
“The prodigal daughter comes home.” Wisteria’s mother strolled into the hallway of Coles’ farmhouse a few hours later.
Wisteria arrived to give her mother one more chance, but wasn’t expecting much. “Coles told me to come.”
“ Apparently, he had to beg my own daughter to do the right thing.”
“ The right thing?” Wisteria stood a few feet from the front door and considered turning back.
“ Now you’re done playing the rebel, I’m soaking beans in the kitchen. Wash off the skin, because I’m making moin-moin,” her mother instructed causally.
“ Please tell me about my father. I heard you and Coles talking at the old house. You said the Family tracked my father down.”
“ Huh.” Her face broke into a broad smile. “Captain Benisah procured some red beans and I want to make your brother’s favorite.”
“ At least tell David he’s adopted.”
“ If I tell David the truth, you’ll come home?” Her mother asked.
That wasn ’t enough. Wisteria wasn’t even sure after all this time what would ever be enough.
“ Tell me the truth about what?” David came out of his room, holding a bottle of green liquor.
Wisteria noticed the disheveled dark hair of seventeen-year-old Zola Bonnet, a new arrival in the town.
Zola ducked back into the room and shut the door.
“Who is she?” Her mother glared at him.
“ No one. What do you need to tell me?” He rested against the door.
“ Ask Mum.” Wisteria pointed at her.
“ What? Are you okay?” Concerned, he approached their mother. “Has something happened to Beck?”
“ Your baby brother’s fine and if you two keep making noise, you’re going to wake him up.” Her mother headed to the kitchen. “Wisteria, wash the beans and stop this
“ You want to start with that one?” He remarked in surprise.
“ Yes.”
“ All your mother ever told me is what you heard at your old house The Family tracked them down in Nebraska years ago. When they found him, they didn’t leave him or your older sister alive.”
“ When did this happen?”
“ A few years after you were born. She joined Red Phoenix because she thought they’d protect her and you. She met Doc a few years later and they married.”
“ And David?”
“ David’s mother was an RZC administrator who died of a drug overdose your mother knew here.”
Biting her lip, she sat down on the bench. “Does David know this? Of course not, she’d never tell him.”
“ Are you going to tell him?”
“ He deserves the truth. He’s got to be free of her lies too.”
Talk to your mother first about what you’re going to do.”
“ Why? She’ll try and stop me.”
“ She might surprise you. Give her another chance.”
“ Fine,” she seethed. “I’ll stop by before dinner and ask her to speak to David.”
“ I wasn’t talking about David. You need to tell her you want to go after Bach.”
“ Ha.” Bitterly, she laughed. “She’ll have me locked up for sure.”
“ I’m not going to lie to you, no one has a clue how they’re going to resolve the situation with Coia or the Family, but we’re going to find away. We’ve the brightest minds on this island working on this.”
“ Mum’s probably right, there’s no way to stop the Family from coming after me, even with the piron net. My being here is putting everyone in danger.”
“ You going after Bach is never going to happen. Those people hate humans and if you go to their realm, you’re probably not going to come back. No matter what your mother says, I can’t allow that to happen. You’re too important to me.” He squeezed her shoulder. “We’ll figure something out.”
“ So, what’s the point of talking about it?”
“ Because she understands what it’s like to lose someone she loves.”
I haven ’t lost Bach , she wanted to believe, but her heart felt hollow.
“ Wisteria, move home tonight and work out your problems with your mother, please.”
*****
“The prodigal daughter comes home.” Wisteria’s mother strolled into the hallway of Coles’ farmhouse a few hours later.
Wisteria arrived to give her mother one more chance, but wasn’t expecting much. “Coles told me to come.”
“ Apparently, he had to beg my own daughter to do the right thing.”
“ The right thing?” Wisteria stood a few feet from the front door and considered turning back.
“ Now you’re done playing the rebel, I’m soaking beans in the kitchen. Wash off the skin, because I’m making moin-moin,” her mother instructed causally.
“ Please tell me about my father. I heard you and Coles talking at the old house. You said the Family tracked my father down.”
“ Huh.” Her face broke into a broad smile. “Captain Benisah procured some red beans and I want to make your brother’s favorite.”
“ At least tell David he’s adopted.”
“ If I tell David the truth, you’ll come home?” Her mother asked.
That wasn ’t enough. Wisteria wasn’t even sure after all this time what would ever be enough.
“ Tell me the truth about what?” David came out of his room, holding a bottle of green liquor.
Wisteria noticed the disheveled dark hair of seventeen-year-old Zola Bonnet, a new arrival in the town.
Zola ducked back into the room and shut the door.
“Who is she?” Her mother glared at him.
“ No one. What do you need to tell me?” He rested against the door.
“ Ask Mum.” Wisteria pointed at her.
“ What? Are you okay?” Concerned, he approached their mother. “Has something happened to Beck?”
“ Your baby brother’s fine and if you two keep making noise, you’re going to wake him up.” Her mother headed to the kitchen. “Wisteria, wash the beans and stop this
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