The Talking Flower

Chapter 3

As Mark walked out of the motel room he started the car engine. He had plans to go meet his friends Marco and Luna so he could get a new identity. Once he started the ignition Mark walked out of the car and went back to the room. "Hello, Dad," Lily said as she sat on the couch. Lily was angry but she remained cool and collected. After all, he is the one who killed mom. " My job was to kill those who are on my list. That list now falls onto your hands." The flower said to Lily back in the mystical forest. Lily shook her head once she saw the name on the list," I can't! He doesn't deserve to-" "To die? Listen to me. What happened that night?" "My mom..." "She tried to protect you and your brother from your father and look what happened," Lily remembered how her mother was lying on the driveway, unsure of her mother's life. "Don't see this as revenge but more like... avenging your mother." Lily looked over to see John playing with the flowers over near the back of the tree. "Don't worry about him. Now go." Lily stopped recapping that memory and looked up at Mark making sure to muster every ounce of pure stern and eerie. Mark looked at Lily in horror," Sweetie! What are you doing here?!" Lily stood up," I could ask you the same thing. Last time I checked this isn't home." Mark ran out of the room. Lily just walked her way outside while Mark was suddenly having trouble to start the car." How is it dead?! I just started the car!" Mark looked over to see a black envelope with a blood-red rose stamp on top on the passenger side of the car. Mark looked over to see Lily hanging around the parking lot," In the end, you're going to die." Lily said as she walked up to the driver's side. Mark looked more closer at Lily's hand for there was something small she was holding. It wasn't until he realized that his own daughter, his own blood was carrying a match. " Did you know the fumes in our family car are being released right at this moment? You shouldn't be breathing all of these fumes daddy. Then again, you shouldn't have burnt my bridge because I'm going to burn your life." and with that Lily lighted the match and threw it inside the hood of the car causing a huge explosion. Before Mark could escape, he realized that his car door was locked and he couldn't escape. Mark looked up at the roof of the car, knowing that he was going to die," Isabelle... I'm sorry...Rose..." Lily blinked, her scene changing from the front of the exploding car to the mystical forest once more. John rushed over to her," Why did you leave me with him?! He scares me." Lily marched over to the flower," What did you-" "relax, I only taught him how to write in cursive. Apparently someone needs more practice on his Qs." Lily then drew onto the realization that the flower was their new family. A family she never asked for.