Arranged Hate

Chapter 13

Four days past and I had the most fun I've ever had with Harry. He took me out a couple of times. Today is the day I am looking forward too. Uncle Falcon is coming today. He did say he's coming back in a week and I'm so excited. I literary dragged Harry and his whole family to the Harbour. Luckily Albert has a few days off. We sat on a bench on a huge hill so we can look over the crowd forming in the market area and so I can look for the familiar Sapphire.

"So what's your uncle like?" Naomi asked.

"He funny, smart and very, very friendly. Anyone who's a friend to anyone in his family is his friend. If not then he'll beat the brains out of he or she" I told them.

"He sounds very interesting" Tasha said.

"You told us about what happens with friends and enemies but what happens with boyfriends?" Hector asked.

"I don't know. I never had one and I never even knew I had an uncle until I escaped" I answered.

"Great" Harry mumbled next to me.

I burst out in giggles.

"Hey! Is that the boat?" Naomi shouted.

I looked at the harbour and saw my uncle's boat port.

"Judging by the smile on her face. It's a yes" Albert said.

We walked quickly down the hill and weaved through the crowd. I saw my uncle standing on the pier and ran towards him. Dylan saw me and pointed me out for my uncle. He caught me and spun me around when I jumped into his arms. He chuckled at my excitement. I released him and he looked behind me. Harry and his family stood waiting there patiently.

"Oh, Uncle Falcon this is Tasha, Albert and their children, Naomi, Hector and Harry. They helped me get settled in" I introduced them.

"Nice to meet you" Uncle Falcon said shaking Albert's hand.

"It's a pleasure to meet you. Tracy is a very interesting young lady" Tasha said.

"Tracy said if we're friends with Tracy then you're our friend. If we're enemies then you'll beat us up. What about boyfriends?" Hector asked.

"Give them a pat well done for winning Tracy's heart then give him a brochure for the hospital when he breaks up with her" he answered.

We burst out laughing.

"Here we go and don't worry we already know a hospital" Naomi said pushing Harry towards my uncle.

Uncle Falcon looked him up and down with a straight face so I can't know if he likes or hates Harry. Harry stood there looking very uncomfortable. Uncle Falcon smiled after a few minutes of torture.

"Welcome to the family, Kiddo" he said.

Harry let out a breath he was holding and we all burst out laughing. Uncle left Dylan in charge and we went to my cottage. We made jokes as we walked. Finally we stood in my house and Uncle Falcon look around while we girls went to cook a quick lunch. I hope Harry is ok because I know Uncle Falcon isn't done with him.

Harry's Point of view (;

Tracy, Naomi and mom went into the kitchen to make their delicious lunch again. I got nervous. Tracy left me in a room with her uncle. She can't save me now. Albert and Hector went to set the table.

"Harry, show me the rest of the house" Falcon said, more like demanded.

I nodded then show him where everything is upstairs since he already seen everything downstairs.

"And finally this is Tracy's bedroom" I said.

He grabbed my shirt and dragged me into her bedroom then closed the door behind us.

"Listen carefully. If you are after money, we aren't going to give it to you. If you going to get paid to have fun in bed with her, then I'll kill you. If you are in love with her and it doesn't matter whether she rich or poor, beautiful or ugly, with dangerous history or not, then you're the best male out of ten thousand. Which one are you and answer truthfully because I got ways to figure out" he whispered.

"I love her no matter what. Cross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle in my eye" I said immediately thinking that he might think I'm lying if I hesitate.

He looked relieved at my answer.

"Then I have to tell you something that you can't tell Tracy. Promise you won't tell her" he said.

"I promise" I said.

"Today her father will announce her death. I covered her tracks and the only way I could is make it look like she died. After that announcement he'll hand the governor title over to the oldest Kevin. Every sibling thinks Tracy as a taboo to survive the household. I don't think that man believes that Tracy is dead so I think he's going to write an unbreakable law that if Tracy is life and found then she'll be killed by the governor. She cannot be caught. I saw Kevin and he already suspects the worse. He's jumpy, scared and locks himself in his room for most of the day. He'll kill himself before killing her and we need him. Tony and Malcolm aren't fit to rule and Lucie is a girl so she cannot. If Kevin dies then that man will go back to being Governor and we'll all suffer. I need Tracy to stay alive and hidden. If she isn't ruled to be killed then she'll marry that Riker pig" he whispered.

I ran my hand through my hair and paced up and down. I stopped and faced him again.

"Are you sure what you are saying is true?" I asked.

He nodded and gave me a letter from the inside pocket of his jacket. I opened it and read everything that he just told me. At the bottom it was signed Sapphire. Her mother sent this. Falcon was looking around the room and stopped by the photo next to Tracy's bed while I was reading.

"You're cute together" he said.

I smiled when I saw that photo. It was the first time I wasn't in denial about my feelings for here.

"Thanks" I replied.

"You do know that if they find Tracy there might be a chance that you'll be killed with her?" He asked.

"I'm willing to take that chance. I'm not afraid. As long as I'm with Tracy, I'm a happy man" I answered.

"Love her as much as you can before she takes a U-turn back to her deadly, depressing past. She'll need it. She doesn't deserve everything that has happened to her. Neither does her siblings and my sister" he said.

"No one deserves it" I added.

"You do know what I mean if I say love her as much as you can, right?" He asked.

"Are you really giving me your permission to...?" I asked not finishing the sentence.

"You're such a dick for thinking that" he said angrily but I saw the twinkle of humour in his eyes.

Now I knew which side of the family the sarcastic part of Tracy comes with. I rolled my eyes and he chuckled.

"Let's go before they think we are doing something inappropriate up here" he said.

"Stop. Just stop" I moaned.

"You got a really wild imagination. I meant inappropriate as in fighting. It's very inappropriate for us to fight in a house that's not ours" he said.

I never said anything and just carried on walking. We walked downstairs just in time for lunch. An hour later of laughter, Falcon had to leave and Tracy gave him a package to give to her family. Tracy held in the tears until after he left. I comforted her until she cried herself asleep. I found out that family is really important for Tracy and that's why her father hurts her so much. A person you supposed to love no matter what isn't supposed to turn you down and hurt you. No matter what.