Vacation

Chapter 14

Logan was still sitting at his table in the food court, he just didn't have the will to go and talk to Louise anymore. His life was pretty much over and he knew that all too well... Maybe he could run away? Start a new life as a pizza delivery boy in New York, and change his name to Rico! "Yes, that'll work..." he sarcastically thought.

The sun was just starting to set, giving the sky above a beautiful fading of red to orange to yellow. But Logan was to busy to admire the view since his face was flat against the table.

A lady in a waitress outfit came and stood by the table and she stood there for a moment. "Sir?" she asked. Logan acknowledged her by slightly turning his head to at least look at who was talking to him.

"The food court closes soon... Is there anything we can get you before we close shop?" Logan thought for a moment and sat up, a strong look in his eyes. "You know what? I've got nothing left to lose, get me a steak dinner. No, two steak dinners! I'm going all out tonight!"

The waitress grinned and took down his order. "We'll be right out with your order sir." Then she walked away.

Logan let out a one sided smile and looked downwards. "I'm going to regret this..."

With Louise...

Louise had just finished searching the chemistry lab and came out empty handed. She wasn't anywhere close to giving up though, she still had the food court to check. "Logan I swear if you aren't here I swear, I will send hounds after you!"

As she walked to the other side of the mall where the food court stood, she bumped into a small boy who seemed to be in quite a hurry. "Sorry miss, I gotta run!" he panted as he continued to sprint away. Two guards followed after him Louise shook her head to get her priorities back together.

"To the food court!" she exclaimed, raising her hand into the air dramatically. Everyone stopped for a moment and stared at her with looks that said "Is she okay?". Louise shrunk in embarrassment and giggled nervously.

After a moment the crowd went back to what they were doing and gave Louise no further attention. She side stepped over to a map of the Mall and tried to pinpoint the food courts location. She tapped her finger against her chin for a moment before slamming her hand on the map and pointing at a small dot.

"There we go! He's near, so let's do it!"

She began to run off to look for her destined love, once again entering the game of fate.

With Talia...

Talia was rummaging through the book store like there was no tomorrow, but Logan wasn't anywhere to be seen. After a few minutes of searching, she knew she was on a wild goose chase.

"Augh! Logan, where the hell are you!?" she whisper-shouted as she walked around a random bookshelf for the tenth time. Talia exited the store, stepping back into the hoard of people that inhabited the area. She pressed the heel of her palm against her head and grunted.

The malls dojo had turned out empty as well and that meant the only hope of finding Logan was through her friends. Talia's pocket vibrated, she reached in and pulled out her phone, seeing two texts from Tina and Daryl.

From Tina. Sent at 6:36 pm.

"We couldn't find Logan on our end. Any sight of him?"

From Talia. Sent at 6:38 pm.

"Nothing, hopefully Louise or Daryl found him. Ttyl"

Talia swiped away Tina's message and opened Daryl's.

From Daryl. Sent at 6:29 pm.

"He's not here. I'll meet up with u soon. This store has some sweet J's."

From Talia. Sent at 6:38 pm.

"-_- Really dude... Fine. Meet us in about an hour."

She put her phone away and looked back into the crowd. "Since I'm here, might as well check out a few stores. Louise will be fine..."

She then caught a flash of the 'accident' that happened at school a couple months prior in her head.

"Probably..."

With Logan...

"C'mon... If I'm spending my money for this food, could it at least get here faster..." Logan moaned. He took out his phone and peeked at the time, "6:41... Why does it feel like it's been longer..."

He sighed and put his phone away, looking for someway to pass the time before he inevitably had to return home and face the music. Out of sheer boredom, Logan picked up the candles he had received only an hour earlier and began to exam in them.

He couldn't manage to focus though, because there was a low buzzing ringing in his ears, getting higher and louder overtime. "What th-" was all he could manage to say before the lights exploded and shrouded the room in darkness.

There was a moment of panic throughout the mall. Everything had gone dark and there were a couple screams after the explosion, but everyone sounded unharmed. "Keep calm everyone! I think a transformer blew. Make sure to remain in groups until the lights come back on." A man yelled, probably one of those guards.

A bulb lit in Logan's mind and he grabbed the lighter from his back pocket and rolling his thumb over the wheel until the gas caught fire. He held the lighter over the wicker of one of the candles and kept it there, letting the orange teardrop spread to the candle.

It made little difference, but at least he could see. Logan sighed, looking directly at the flame as it flickered over the candle, almost like it were dancing.

His eyes were set on the small light, watching it sway and rock as even the tiniest of winds blew. It was peaceful. It was beautiful...

He dreamily thought to himself, "Just like her...".

Quiet footsteps echoed against the tiles on the floor. Logan looked up to see who his new visitor was...

And he felt his heart stop...