First Visions by Heather Topham Wood Read Free Book Online Page B

with these stupid visions and instead you led
me to believe you had no idea they were still happening.” She put
her hands on her hips and gave her a steely gaze.
    “Honey, you made it clear you hated the
reactions of everyone after the news story and how you felt like a
freak. I didn’t want to put you on the spot and make you feel as if
you had to use your psychic abilities if that’s not what you
wanted,” she explained.
    “It isn’t like I have a choice. I see things
even when I don’t want to.”
    “I didn’t understand how it worked. I’m very
sorry about lying to you, but I’m not sorry you do have this
amazing ability.” She took a deep breath and continued on. “Now
that everything is out in the open, maybe I can help you. We might
be able to figure out how to control your visions.”
    Kate shook her head. “I would hardly call it
a gift—more like a pain in my ass.”
    “Katie, you shouldn’t think like that. You
were dying and came back with these abilities. You were obviously
chosen for some reason. I really feel they’re gifts from a higher
power.”
    “Mom, we go to church like once a year on
Christmas. I doubt I would be high up on the list to receive
celestial powers,” Kate scoffed.
    “Debate me all you want on this, but you’ve
already done so much good with them. Who knows what would’ve become
of Matt Spencer if you didn’t lead the police to him?”
    Her mother walked over to her and grasped
Kate by the arms. “I shouldn’t have gone to the police station
before talking to you. It was a terrible mistake. I knew how
tormented you were over the dream about Cori and I was only trying
to help out.”
    “Mom, I can tell things haven’t been easy for
you either—I know I’m the main reason Dad took off. I’m also hip on
how he…began seeing someone and she’s another one of the reasons he
moved,” she said dejectedly looking at the floor.
    “Katie! You were never to blame for your
father leaving. We had problems long before you were sick. And how
did you learn about Carly? He told me he didn’t want you to know
just yet.”
    It was funny how her mother and father had
regular pow-wows over her although she was an adult. Maybe she
needed to consider moving out if she wanted to be treated like a
grown-up. However, her medical receptionist’s salary wouldn’t cover
her living in her car, no less an apartment.
    “I saw you two in visions—the fights in your
bedroom late at night. The accusations you flung at him about the
affair and how he admitted to it. Mom, I heard him say one of the
reasons he turned to Carly was to deal with the pressures from his
life including the whole psychic thing.”
    “You should’ve never seen that. I’m sorry you
had to deal with this alone. I wish we talked sooner and you were
able to open up to me. Your father loves you. Our marriage was the
problem, not your psychic ability.”
    Reaching out to her, she enveloped Kate in
her arms. Kate inhaled her scent and relaxed into the embrace. Her
mother’s smell was one of the most comforting things in the world
and she had no doubt of her fierce loyalty.
    “I love you, Mom and I know you never
intentionally meant to hurt me. I never told you, but I had a dream
about you. You were sitting by my bed in the hospital and I could
feel your anguish. I heard you praying and begging for my life. I’m
sorry I called you a shitty mother.” She gave her a huge squeeze.
There was no way she could hold a grudge for long against her
mom.
    “Honey, you didn’t call me shitty
mother.”
    “Ok, that one might not have been to your
face,” she laughed and grabbed her phone from her purse as it
chimed.
    She quickly scanned the text message. Hey,
it’s Jared, how did things go with your mom? I didn’t want to call
in case you two were talking. Her mother watched her closely as
a small smile came upon her face. That was really nice of him to
check up on her. All good in the hood. Can’t stay mad at her,
she