Guardians Of The Northern City: Chapter 80

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It was just over a year ago when Louise found herself still within the home that she had shared with the rest of her family. She was sitting on the bed within her room and was already worried about what she was going to do in the near future. At this point in time, she was still an average sized woman who was unsure about what lay ahead of her. Especially since she was a young mother.

Before, she had a clear path ahead of her but all of that had hit a dead end once she had given birth to Thomas. Whatever studies or dreams that she had were up in smoke to a certain degree. There was still some options that were in front of her but they were limited in comparison to what they were before.

These were things that Louise had accepted and still couldn't be happier. Her son was the primary joy in her life and she wanted to do everything that she could to ensure that he had the best possible future. Even if it meant putting her dreams and ambitions to one side for the time being.

However, there was something that had caused her some cause for concern. As she picked up a mirror that was nearby, she cautiously looked into it and she could see her face quite clearly. In the opinion of many, her face was very pretty and there didn't seem to be a single blemish at att. But it wasn't the overall appearance of her face that had made her concerned or any marks on it.

Instead, Louise began to focus on her eyes and she could see that they were different to what they had been the previous day. Ever since the day that she was born, her parents had said that she had stunning green eyes just like her own mother. But as she opened them and looked into the mirror, they had become red in colour.

This caused her some concern as she was worried that she had gotten some kind of disease. Over the last several hours, she had been looking up about illnesses that would cause her eyes to become this way.

There were some diseases that she found which did something similar, but not the exact same. In those cases, the sufferer's eyes would turn red because they were bloodshot but this wasn't the case when it came to Louise. It was simply as if her once green iris had turned red overnight.

However, there was something else that she had to concern herself with. Earlier she had agreed to meet up with a man that she was more than familiar with. Although she was beginning to regret that they had met one another. It had led to something that made her very happy, but it also led to a large amount of stress and anger.

Before she could leave her home in order to meet this man, Louise did step out of her room and make her way into the room that was occupied by Thomas. A few short years ago, this room had simply been her father's storage room for some of the fishing equipment that he sold in his shop. Now it was the bedroom of the youngest member of the family and it looked quite typical for what was expected.

On the shelves were toys and even so books that had were adequate for a boy of his age. Some of these books and toys had been hers when she had been a little girl and was more than happy to have passed them down to her son. That night, she had even had time to sit besides his bed and read him a bedtime story.

The book was just one that had some fairy tales in it. This particular story was about the Three Little Pigs and as she read it to him, she would attempt to do the voices of the characters. Like having a fairly high pitch voice while reading the dialogue of the pigs and a deep, slightly scarier voice when she read the Big Bad Wolf. These were all things that Thomas found to be quite comical and was why he always loved it when Louise read stories to him.

Eventually, the story did come to an end and Louise gave Thomas a kiss goodnight before making sure that he was tucked and would be warm. Although she was hiding it, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous. There was also a small amount of fury that she was experiencing as well, but it wasn't directed at her son. This made it easier to hide it from him as she showered him with all the love that she had.

Before leaving the house, Louise made sure to say goodbye to her parents as they knew where she was going. It had caused them some stress as well, but they simply hoped that the events would go well. They had noticed her change in eye colour but for the moment hadn't said anything since they had enough to worry about at that moment in time. Instead they wished her luck and prayed that things would actually go well.

Once she had left the house, Louise drove herself to a place that she was familiar with. It was a club where she had gone to every now and again. There, she knew that she would find the man that had caused her so much stress in her life. Even when she stepped out of the taxi and went to make her way inside of the night club.

The first thing that she was met with was loud dance music which could be painful for a person who had sensitive hearing. Normally, she would have loved to have danced and had a good time there. But her focus was on something completely different and she was still very worried. Her heart rate was faster than she was comfortable with and she tried to breathe in order to calm herself down.

Just ahead amongst a crowd of people, Louise could see a group of young men who were drinking and laughing amongst themselves. There was one with brown hair and hazel eyes that she was able to notice at the edge of the group. His clothing was nothing that made him stand out but she knew exactly who he was.

In his hand, he had a glass of vodka with some cola in it and was drinking it while his friends were doing a similar thing. She took a deep breath before beginning to step towards where he was standing. For the moment, her approach wasn't noticed by him but this was something that didn't last long.

The moment that he saw Louise, his jovial mood instantly changed as he instead felt a great deal of annoyance. He said some kind of comment that was clearly at her expense but thanks to the loud music, she couldn't hear it. But once again, she attempted to keep herself calm as she knew that her own rage was going to flare up in the next few minutes. For better or for worse.

"Que veux-tu?" asked the Young man as he looked at Louise. His tone made it clear that he wasn't pleased to see her.

"Tu sais pourquoi je suis ici," replied Louise in a tone that wasn't what people were used to hearing. Instead of the usually kind and warm tone that she had, it was replaced by one that showed that her patience was running thin. "Nous devons parler de notre fils!" She was concerned about their son and the fact that his father wasn't in his life.

"Je te l'ai déjà dit, je ne veux rien avoir à faire avec aucun de vous." His words were stern and were what Louise had expected to hear but not what she had wanted.

"Ce n'est pas à toi de prendre cette décision. Tu es son père, tu dois être dans sa vie." She was trying to convince him the best that she could that he needed to be involved with his son. Unfortunately, he seemed to be blatantly ignoring her and trying to basically push her and Thomas out of the mind.

"Ce n'est pas ma faute si tu ne pouvais pas garder tes jambes fermées!" His words were purposely meant to cause her as much harm and embarrassment as possible. "Je ne veux plus jamais te revoir, toi ou ton putain de fils que tu as. Maintenant va te faire foutre!"

These last words sent a wave of rage into Louise that she had never felt before. Never had she felt this angry in her entire life and the man that she was looking at was the cause of it. She still couldn't believe that she had enough feelings for him to actually have a sexual relationship with him.

She thought that she was naïve back then and that her eyes were open nowadays. All she could do was watch him turn around and go back to his friends. Clearly showing that he cared nothing for either her or their son. As she stood there thinking about what she would do next, she saw something within her mind.

It was the boy that she loved so much and had made her life more difficult and yet more fulfilling. Nowadays, she couldn't imagine her life without Thomas and the knowledge that his father saw him as nothing more than a thing. Something that could discarded without a second thought only added to her rage.

One thing that she hadn't noticed thanks to her thoughts and anger was that there was a light that was beginning to shine through the mostly dark nightclub. At first, she along with many others simply thought that it was a light that was used to illuminate the dancefloor and create a better atmosphere.

But as the light grew brighter, they began to see something that was clearly that their first thought on its origin was incorrect. Instead, the light was radiating from Louise herself and this instantly drew a lot of attention towards her. Even Thomas's father looked towards her and was surprised with what he was seeing.

There was a sudden panic from the guests within the nightclub as they thought that she was carrying some kind of bomb that was about to explode. In a manner of speaking, this was true but this wasn't the end of it. What got worse for Louise was the fact that her outfit was beginning to get tighter on her body and for some reason, her eye level was beginning to get higher and higher.

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