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“Yes,” Mom snapped.
“When Doc Paul has assessed you, we’ll look at getting you back to the Hall. I want you where I can see you.”
“You know that ain’t the quietest place to heal,” Jodie interrupted the pending argument.
Mom offered Jodie one of her patented stares, and Jodie subsided.
Nothing ever fuckin’ changed in my family!
Chapter Three.
Demi
To say I was unhappy was a major understatement.
“Pops, I’m twenty-five years old!” I snapped as Pops ignored me and talked to my uncles.
Really? I huffed and resisted stamping my foot. That wouldn’t get me far.
Mom sent me a smile as she recognised my frustration, but she wouldn’t go against the decision Pops and my uncle had made.
“Dudes, I’m gonna batter someone if you don’t listen soon,” I threatened, and Pops finally turned to face me.
“Kid, shut the fuck up,” he replied and riled my temper.
“I’m not leaving,” I stated firmly and hoped that got through their thick skulls.
“Demi, you’re going to do as you are told,” Uncle Deke informed me.
I shook my head, and Uncle Deke’s eyes narrowed.
“Don’t bother. I’m not a child, and I’m not going!” I repeated, and annoyingly, Uncle Deke turned his back.
Pops, however, stared, and I think he wanted to throttle me.
“Get the others to safety, fine, but I am staying. I’ve trained as much as you, and I will not run. If something happens, I need to be here,” I responded, and Pops looked even angrier.
“Demi, we’re leaving the farm. This won’t be safe. We aren’t sure if it’s been burned or not, and nobody’s staying here,” Pops said patiently.
“That’s fine. I’ll go where you go,” I replied, and Uncle Carter turned to glare.
“This is war! You’ve no place there,” Uncle Carter stated emphatically.
“Uncle Carter, you can’t tell me what to do. Damnit, I’m an adult now, and I’m not leaving. Uncle Reuben and Teddy are going with the family, so they’ll take care of them. I’m needed more here than there!” I argued, and Pops and Uncle Deke swapped glances.
“Demi…”
“No, Uncle Gid. I’m twenty-five, I’ll not be packaged up and sent away!”
“This is dangerous. What do you think’s gonna happen? War’s about to break out, and that asshole Fury will come for us. Your uncles and I don’t need to be fighting a war in one hand and worrying about you in the other,” Uncle Deke said.
“And I’ll be wasted hiding. I’ve as much right as you to fight. Hell, Uncle Deke, you’re my brother as well as my uncle. Do you realise how fucked up that is? That’s beyond FUBAR. My mother is also my sister. Pops, I’ve had to live with that knowledge for years. This is my chance for vengeance, and I want it. Plus, none of you are a better shot than me,” I replied and saw the males of my family swap glances.
“Demi, promise you’ll do as we say,” Uncle Carter snapped.
“Yes.”
“Demi, I mean it. You’ve had free rein to do as you wish, but this is war, and you’re a soldier, not a fuckin’ general,” Uncle Deke said.