Chapter 167: JACE

After leaving Track I went back upstairs to where Sian was sleeping. Instead of joining her, I went out on the balcony and sat for the next few hours, deep in thought; then I went and woke my dad.

In the morning I was up and ready for school before she was. I laid out her medicine while she was in the shower and got her clothes ready after seeing about her breakfast.

She came out of the shower a little while later still rubbing the towel over her hair. "Jace, why are you dressed like that? You have some sort of meeting or something?"

She laughed before heading back into the bathroom to dry her hair. I smiled wanly behind her back before heading back downstairs.

Dad was sitting at the kitchen island sipping his morning coffee. He looked up when I walked in and I saw the sadness in his eyes. "You sure about this son? I can take care of..."

I held up my hand to stop him. "I told you last night, this is the way it has to be. Thank you for giving me the last few years I'm forever