Midlight (Third in the Apocalypse Saga)

Chapter 13 ~ Implement

Chapter 13 ~ Implement

* Max's POV *

"She won't talk to me," Dad announced. I ignored this. He looked pointedly at me a glowered. "All it's all your fault."

"Enlighten me," I said bitterly.

"I'm not the one who grounded her Max, she should be ignoring you and you only," he pointed out. I rolled my eyes at him. He was such a kid.

"She is ignoring me," I told him. "Both of them are."

"Tell me something new. When aren't they ignoring you? Now, that's the question. You really like screwing up don't you?"

"Shut up."

"Hey, I'm your Dad you're not allowed to say that."

"Don't you have anyone else to bother?" I grumbled.

"Like I said Macy is ignoring me. She practically told me to sod off by just sitting there and glaring. Reminds me of you." I rolled my eyes again. "By the way, I was talking to your sonny, he and Avery want to go out on a date."

"Why didn't he tell me that himself?"

"He's ignoring you remember! Plus you're being antisocial, who would want to talk to you?"

"Can you leave me alone then?" I asked.

"Nope. I'm going to be stubborn like you, Macy and everyone else. I'm going to bother you too."

"Go away."

"No, I will not go away."

"Fine then I will."

"No can do sonny. We're talking." I gave him a long hard look. I saw that he was serious. I sighed.

"What?"

"What's the big deal about Amelia? You mourn for 17 years and when she comes back Mr Jerk-face comes out."

I groaned. Not this. Please not this. "Can we leave this? I don't want to talk about it."

"I've left it for a week and Max I don't know if you haven't noticed but you're no longer a little boy. Heck, you haven't been one in a very long time! So stop acting like one! Get some balls and deal with things like a man. Get your act into gear - and as much as your Mother doesn't want me to say this you're a lousy Dad. Honestly, you would win the lousy Dad award without a moment's hesitance. You're that bad."

"Gee thanks."

"Gee I wasn't complimenting you. I'm no motivational speaker but honestly you've lost it. You've lost Amelia, you've lost your touch - everything. You're barely living and I know you know this. You're alright with it too and that's unacceptable. I know the last 17 years haven't been easy at all for you. I know I shouldn't say anything because it wasn't me whose wife died. But Max she isn't dead anymore."

"She doesn't know who I am."

I wanted to ignore him. Especially as he was talking the truth.

"She might have lost her memory but her heart hasn't forgotten you. She can fall for you once again Max."

"I don't want her to."

"Why's that?"

"Because it'd only be a matter of time that something happens again." With that I got up and walked out the room.

* Amelia's POV *

Everything slipped back into normality too easily. Like I hadn't left to see the family that I had forgotten. Or had a heart-wrenching goodbye with the two children that I couldn't remember. Or even fulfilling the desire of my 'husband' and never show my face again.