When it ends

Chapter 4

                Once we were in the car we both burst out laughing. "Oh my gosh you almost got taken advantage of by my mother." I said gagging through my laughter. "I know, how creepy." He said. "But i can see where you get your looks." Carter said winking. I smacked his arm. "Ew that is so not funny." I said. In the scuffle i had managed to take the photo album with me. I'd need proof. When we were back at the hotel i googled Jack Odonald. His bio said he had no kids. "Hey this is great." Said Rosie. "He's like everybody's favorite dad. So he's gotta be a good dude." She said. "You'd think, but it could just all be an act." I said. "And if it is you threaten to ruin him. You tell him give up the goods or you go to the tabloids." Zyler said. "You think that'd work?" I asked. I wasn't one for playing dirty.

                    "Heck yea it would. How would they react if Americas dad has two kids that he ignored it would ruin his reputation and he'd never get another acting gig again! It's pure genius!" Zyler said doing his best evil laugh. "Maybe, but i have no idea what he'll say." I said considering both possibilities.

                        I clicked on another link. "Guys look at this." I pointed. My dad was doing a movie in California, hollywood of course. "Date my dad." I read. "There's a huge movie Premiere at the end of the week. We could make it." I said. "And lay the smack on him right there. He can't ignore you." Zyler said. "Actually you should have him sign one of those photos in that book. That'll get his attention real fast." Said Rosie. "Aha i like the way you guys think." I said.

                      We cleaned up the room, got loaded up and checked out. Carter and i sat in the back and Let Rosie and Zyler take that days shifts. It said California was about thirty hours a way. It was now one o'clock and we had just left. We stopped once for a meal. Twice for the bathroom and once for gas. We drove ten hours. Stopping at the Oklahoma Texas line. There was a good deal on a hotel so we checked in.

                     "I think pizza sounds good. There's a pizza hut across the street we could go eat there?" Zyler suggested. "I need a hot shower, i need to wash off the day y'all go head." I said. "Well we can bring a pizza back." Rosie said. "Okay thanks guys." I nodded. I sat my bag on the bed and jumped in the shower. The hot water felt amazing.

                   My head was so confused. Jack Odonald was my father. I knew him. Everybody knew him. He played in several big movies and in One Love, that tv show ran ten seasons. It was a mix of Seventh Heaven and full house. I have to say Carter was right. If i had to pick a dad i'd pick him. Only thing was he was my dad and he wasn't a good one.

                   He, like my mother, never called, never visited, never sent birthday or christmas cards. He was absent. He never even sent money and i'm sure he was worth millions. That made me mad, but not because i needed the money but because my grandparents didn't have money to be raising two growing kids. And had he helped it would've been great.

                     I guess i felt if my dad was going to not be around it was the least he could do. But then again i didn't really want his money. Any of it. But i would settle for a kidney. I finally shut the water off pulling the last drops from my long hair. I wrapped in a towel and walked out of the room. I jumped and almost dropped my towel. "I thought you were going with them." I said pulling my towel tighter around me.

                         "Well i started to but then i realized we'd all need showers. So that i could go now while they got the pizza then they could go when we got done eating." I said. "Oh that's a good idea." I said. I noticed carter's eyes on me longer then they should be. It made me nervous. "Well i'll just get changed." I said grabbing my bag. "Okay." I came out in my pajamas. He gave me an apologetic smile. "I'm really sorry about earlier." He said.