A Night To Remember

Chapter 17

"Flame, we're so sorry" My mom ran to me and hugs me. I hugged her back without second thought.  Maybe my parents are victims too.   In my peripheral vision I can see my dad sits on the chair slouching. I pat my mom's back. She continued crying and utters sorry many times. My heart ached seeing my parents so broken like this. When my mom recovers from her sobs.
I guided her towards the chair beside my dad. I didn't speak. I waited for them to talk first. I want them to tell me everything without me forcing them. I didn't noticed that I spaced out when my dad called my name. I look at him, waiting for his words.

"Flame! I am so sorry! It is all my fault! Please don't blame your mom" My dad said in a painful and sorry tone.

"What do you mean dad?" I asked, confused.

"It was my idea to keep your mom's history hidden especially to you because I thought telling you is pointless since you will not become a vampire just like your mom. She has a vampire blood but didn't became a vampire and I was thinking that maybe you are too but then I was wrong. When you came home on that day we knew something was going on with you but we just chose to ignore it." My dad paused, and released a deep sigh.
"But during that incident in your room, when you were so scared and trembling in fear we realized how selfish we were honey and we are so dumb of not telling you the truth. We felt so useless and so guilty. To be honest we really don't know what to do. So we spent every night looking for a cure but we found nothing. But one night while we were out, we met someone. We made a deal to him honey.. a deal that we regretted so much."

"Was the deal something to do with me? I asked.  My dad nods his head.

"Yes, s-sorry honey. He said he will help us Flame, that he knows how to make you human again. At that time, we are so desperate on helping you. Imagine the relief we felt when someone showed up to us and said that he knows the cure of your problem. We were just being so overwhelmed by our gladness Flame that we forgot to think of your feelings to, if you'll be happy or mad. And now we knew you can't forgive us... " My dad said. His voice coated with guilt and pain.

"What was the deal all about? Mom?" I asked.  My dad released a deep sigh. He turn his gaze to my mom then back to me.

"It's all about you marrying his son" My dad's words are like lightning that strucks me from my deepest core that makes me forgot to breathe. I don't know what to feel. If I'm not going to show up on the next full moon, then my parents' life will be in great danger. As what Jake have said, the man was powerful. The man that my parents are talking about was the same man who turned Jake and the man who showed to me in the park that said he was his Jake's father. Is this his plan? If it's true that he's the father of Jake then it would simply mean that I'll be marrying Jake.  No! This can't be happening. I stare at my parents in a complete shock. 

"Jake, I'll be marrying him?" I whispered to myself.
"And if I'm not going to marry him then the man might come and kill you both" I made my decisions. I will protect my parents even if my life will be the cost.

"Nooo!Flame, please don't go to him please...! " My mom pleaded. She's crying hysterically now. My dad face was hard but I know he's trying to stop the tears that might slipped from his eyes.  These are the people that I loved the most. I will not let them die.

"Flame, maybe there are other ways to stop him. Jake... Yes Jake... let's go find Jake honey.. maybe he can help us... maybe he can change his father's mind." My mom said in sobs.

"When did you know that Jake is his son?" I asked.

"Did you remember when we went to your grandpa's house to clean? Actually that was a lie, we weren't really in your grandpa's house Flame, we went to see him. That night,  we found out that he's Jake's father. That Jake will be marrying you. We got angry to Jake and to this man for not telling us the truth, so we decided to cancel the deal but he refused and got angry to us. He was about to kill us Flame but he was stopped by someone. We're so glad that they let us go. When we went home, we talked to Jake. We asked him about everything and the plan. He got angry Flame and walked out."

"We don't know that maybe, just maybe, Jake was a victim too. Maybe he's forced to do the task. I know Jake, he's my best friend and  I also know  how much he loves Hailey " I said. My mom wipes her remaining tears. She nods her head in agreement. 

"Y-yes, maybe Flame.... we need to find him and talk to him. We need to know his side." I stood up from my chair and hugged my parents.

"I knew someone who can help me in finding Jake"

"Who Flame?" I didn't answer. Now is not the time to let them know about Zire.

"Someone important." I whispered.

I went out from the house and go back to the garden. All I need to do is to close my eyes and think of his place.

"Guess I'll be seeing more of you then" I said while darkness is already clouded up my vision.