Secret Night

Secret Night Part 4

Chapter 5

Well I didn't get to ask my dad all the questions I wanted answered. Every time I brought up about my differences he would swerve away from it by asking another one. So that took me nowhere. I got two steps forward just to go five steps back. I was packing my bag for the trip when the phone rang. I answered it and it was Seth.

"Hey Seth. What's up?" Noticing I sounded like my dad. I was about to tell him but he just started talking with such a panic.

"Jacob, the red haired vampire is back and has at least 20 other newborns with her. We can stall her but you need to get over here right away. Oh and the sky by the way."

"Seth calm down let me get my dad on the phone." There was silence from him finding out that he was talking to me,"Oh by the way Seth vampires don't exist."

I put the phone down and went to get my dad. I found him in the kitchen eating the leftovers from the fridge. When I told him what Seth said he was out the door and yelled at me to go and tell Seth he was on his way. I told him and hung up the phone. I soon decided to go and follow him and see what all the fuss was. I put on my favorite pair of jeans and was out the door.

It only took me about 15 minutes to get to where the pack was. I decided to hide in the tree. I looked down and I saw I was proved wrong every one of the people were like what I was told in legends as a kid. Of course I couldn't tell if their skin sparkled in the sunlight, I hated that about them because they could blind you, or if their skin was cold. But they definitely were the cold ones. I thought about jumping in there and helping but it seemed that they were winning so I stayed where I was. I counted how many were left and I got 10 left. With six werewolves it was a piece of cake. I then had found my dad fighting with a redhead. The rest of the pack had only two more left and they were fast little suckers. I went back to my dad and it didn't seem that he was winning at all. I was about to go in there and distract her when I saw her starting to rip my father to shreds. I turned away because I couldn't see all the blood. When I looked again she had pushed him off the cliff.

"Don't think you can hide your precious Lunaris forever because I will find her even if I have to kill everyone you and she ever loved." That's what I heard her say as my dad was falling to his death.

Next I saw was her leaving and calling the other 2 that were left no doubt she'll be back with more. The other werewolves were cleaning up all the ashes in the field. I jumped off the edge of a cliff on to a ledge. From there I saw my father nearly dead. Even thought I knew he could heal fast this was one injury he wasn't going to heal from.

"Dad," It was hard to speak without bursting into tears," It's okay let me go and get Seth and the others."

I was about to go back because there was still a slim chance that he was going to make it. "Wait come down here I need to talk to you."

I jumped of the ledge I was on; it wasn't that far from where he was. I ran to his side and kneeled down so he wouldn't have to waste whatever energy he had left just so I could hear him. Before I could ask him what he wanted to tell me he handed me three envelopes. One was small and another said to read as soon as I got home, and the last was thicker than the others.

"Read the 2nd one when you get to the house," it was a good thing I was right by him because his voice was nothing more than a whisper.

"Is there anything else I could do for you?" the tears no longer hidden streaming down my face.

"Yes, if I tell you a very important secret you have to promise to not stay here long and to go straight home and read that letter."

"I promise"

"Okay. Maria I'm not your real father. There's no hope for me. Here take this and go home right away. You promised." And with the handing of a small red cell phone he was gone. His black eyes glazed over. Normally I would have sat there and cried but I promised him I would go home as soon as he was done talking to me.

Chapter 6

When I got back to the house I opened up the 2nd envelope. In it were a small note and a list of things to do. The note was short and simple.

Dear Maria,

You are reading this because you mom and I have now paid the highest price of keeping you safe. We no longer can so you will now be protected by your real father. Follow the directions below carefully:

1. Pack all things that are of value to you and whatever clothes you can pack in the 3 suitcases in your closet.

2. Take the car and drive to a motel that is close to the airport. There is a fake license for you in the small envelope and $1000 cash for the motel.

3. When you get to the airport the next morning call Alice (the number is saved in the phone already) and tell her to meet you at the gate you will be getting off in Seattle.

P.S. Go on the plane time we were going to get on for our trip. Alice will explain everything.

I went to go and pack. I found the suit cases and just put any clothes in the first 2. In the last one I put my small library of books, the dress I had made for homecoming for 10th grade, and my mother's trinkets, jewelry, and wedding dress. Any small things I put in a backpack along with a change of clothes. I knew I didn't have much time so I quickly changed out of my blood stained jeans knowing I did not need any of the memories from today, and then put on a white tank top seeing as that would look better then the flannel shirt I had on, and switched my high heels for my dull gold converse.

I grabbed $20 so as I can buy myself dinner and lunch. I figured I could use any money I had left over from the motel for breakfast. I threw my bags in the trunk of Rabbit which my dad had kept since high school. I started the car and started to drive away from the house. Although it took me 10 minutes to get used to driving the car I was finally on the road. It was nearly 11o'clock at night before I found a motel 10mi away from the airport. I got a room and went to bed as soon as I got in the room. The next morning I got up 2hrs before the wakeup call because of the memories from yesterday afternoon. I got ready and headed down to the lobby to pick up a quick breakfast and then went back to my room to relax before I had to leave.

I left the hotel an hour before the plane was schualded to leave. It only took me 15min to get there. I went through check-in and security without a problem. I sat down in front of the gate and waited it was still going to be another 20min before the plane came and boarded people. I pulled out the note with my dad's instructions I had done everything else except for calling Alice. I decided to go and call her from a magazine store not only to not look suspicious but I also needed something to read on the plane. I looked in the contact list and this Alice person was the only one on there. I hit call and before it even had the chance to ring once a cherry voice greeted me.

"Hi is this Alice," I asked wondering if she really knew my well not father.

"Yes, is this Jacobs daughter?" She replied.

"He's not my dad okay. I was just told to call you as soon as I was at the airport and to tell you to meet me at the gates in Seattle. Look I have to go my plane leaves at 10am and I'm wearing a red rose shirt with blue jeans and dull gold converse." I didn't mean to be that rude my short temper just got the better of me.

"Okay let me see if I got this, you're on the plane that leaves Canada at 10am and you are wearing a red rose shirt with blue jeans and dull gold converse."

"Yeah that's correct"

"Alright see you in hour or so."