Free Helios Beginnings (The Helios Chronicles #0.5) by Tawa M. Witko Page A

his hands to his pants fumbling with the buttons on his jeans but his fingers weren’t working correctly. They felt like they weighed a ton. She giggled against him and the motion felt good. Her hands left his hair and moved down between them so that she could undo his jeans. Andrew blinked a few times, trying to stay awake and when his eyes finally focused, he looked confused.
    “You look kinda young.”
    He blinked several more times and swallowed over and over. He supposed it wasn’t such a big deal. He had sex with women twice his age, even three times his age once before. Sex was sex. She had asked him first, his cloudy mind reminded him. She smiled at him and then got up, quickly removing her undergarments. She then jumped back on his lap as Andrew continued to stare at her.
    “Don't worry, baby, I’m eighteen,” she slurred as she brought her mouth back to his.
    He nodded and brought his hands to her hips. She felt good to him. It had been awhile since he had sex, just to have it. He briefly thought about the fact that they weren’t using a condom, but his brain was having a hard time forming any coherent thought or plan of action. She grabbed his hair again and pulled it tightly, effectively cancelling out any concern that he might have had about the situation. For tonight he would lose himself in her and not care about the consequences.
    “My sun, my beautiful sun,” she says as she carefully brushes the hair out of my face. “Do you love me?”
    “Yes, Mama.”
    “Tell me.”
    “I love you, Mama.”
    She smiles at me and it’s perfect. She’s so happy right now. Maybe it will stay that way. The latch to the door moves and daddy comes inside. He smiles at the two of us and drops down on the bed as well.
    “My moon has returned,” she says, leaning over me to kiss him.
    Dad smiles and pulls out a baggie of white powder that looks like sugar. Mom claps her hands and crawls over me, lying on top of him.
    “Go outside, Andrew,” Dad says.
    I quickly crawl away from them, putting on my sneakers, which are a little too big for me. I step outside and look around in the dark, trying to figure out a safe place I can wait.
    Andrew blinked himself awake. He sat quietly on the couch. He wasn’t sure what time it was, but based on the light squinting through the bottom of the blinds it must be daytime. There were still people around but not as many as the night before. Some must have left, including Ashley, the girl he had been with. He saw Tyler who was tying his arm up. He tossed the baggie at Andrew and motioned his head towards where it had landed. Andrew picked it up, shaking the contents of the bag. A part of him said not to do anymore but another part told him told him, why the hell not. What did he have to lose?
    “How long we gonna be here?”
    Tyler shrugged his shoulders as he leaned back, a lazy smile on his face. Andrew frowned slightly. He hated being at the mercy of someone else. He had ridden up with Tyler last night so he would have to wait until Tyler was good and ready to leave which could be an hour to the next day. He hesitated only slightly before he did himself up and was soon lying peacefully against the couch. His mind drifted until he found himself blissfully unaware of anything else going on around him.
    “You!” a loud voice bellowed as it grabbed Andrew, lifting him up.
    Andrew blinked rapidly. He quickly looked around the room and saw people scattering about, including Tyler. Tyler stopped and stared at him. His face was panicked and frightened. He paused for only a moment and then he darted out the window. Andrew could hear sirens in the distance and knew he needed to get the hell out of there as well. The man shook Andrew and forced Andrew to gaze at him. He was an older man, dark hair with patches of gray intermixed with it. He didn’t look familiar at all.
    “Who the fuck are you?” Andrew asked in confusion.
    “You raped my little girl,” he replied, throwing Andrew