Midnight

Memories

Finding love is amazing. But losing that person is the opposite of amazing. I couldn't believe I had found someone and just lost her in a matter of weeks. But it's not losing her ad in she broke up with me. It's losing her because her father captured her and now we don't have any clue as to where he is. Well we didn't before but now we do. This girl named Lisa is helping us find her. She says she used to work for Valentine and might possibly know where he is now. But I don't trust her. Something about her doesn't feel right. One day I talked to Jack about it.

"I don't know something just doesn't feel right here."

"Like?" We were in my room. He had come over to see if I was alright. I hadn't eaten in two days.

"I don't know, but don't you thing it's weird? I mean she use to work for Valentine and now she's helping us," I said frustrated.

"Well I mean maybe he didn't treat her right and managed to escape from him and now she wants to help us destroy him," he said.

That didn't convince me. At least she's making herself useful. I didn't talk to her. Only once and it wasn't a polite conversation. We both happened to be in the library alone one morning. I was looking for my dad but ran into her instead.
"Hi, my name is Lisa."

"Sean Brewer," I said coldly. I didn't want to talk to her so I turned to leave.

"Gesh attitude much? I saved your life and you don't even respect me a little," she said, voice dripping with anger.

I turned my head back, "um excuse me, but I don't know who you think you're talking to. I'm not in the mood to deal with you so leave me alone," I turned and walked up the stairs.

"You know I don't have to be here.''

I froze.

"That's right, I could leave right now. I don't have to help you find her," I turned just to see her menacing smile.

I played my own game. "Yea and when you do I could, I don't know, report you to the clave," The clave were the keepers of the mortal cup.

She froze. I mocked her.

"That's right. I could leave right now and tell them," I smiled sweetly.

"And what would you tell them?" She asked through clenched teeth.

I walked down the stairs again. Talking as I went.

"Oh maybe that you're working secretly for Valentine. And that you know where the real cup is. Or maybe that you helped Valentine capture Alexia," I stopped at the bottom of the stairs.

"None of those things are true," she said. Her fist were clenched.

I walked closer to her. I think I knew the best way to get information out of her. Doing what guys do best, flirting.

"Would you like to tell me what is true?"

I was in front of her now. Her eyes roamed all over me. She moved closer. I was about to step back but I didn't. Her piercing green eyes looked into mine.

"It's a long story. But I could tell it to you later. Right now I'm a little distracted," she said quietly.

I had that effect on girls.

How far did this girl think I would go? I loved Alexia. Lisa meant nothing to me. She was merely the key to helping me find her. But to find her I have to play Lisa's game. So I moved in even closer.

"Distracted how?" I whispered.

When she didn't answer I moved away. I walked back up the stairs and went out the library.

That was the only time I had spoken to her. I didn't trust her. I will find out what she's hiding. I planned to do that pretty soon.

I went to my fathers room and talked to him for a while. I knocked on the door.

"Come in," I heard him say.

I walked in and I found him sitting on his bed reading a book. He closed it once he saw it was me.

"Hey dad," I said quietly.

"Come here. Sit beside me," he motioned for me to come closer. I sat on the bed beside him. At first we were both quiet. Then my dad spoke.

"You know, I never thought I would experience this. I thought it was painful when your mother left me. But seeing her standing beside Valentine was even worse. It's something you don't want to feel."

I looked at my dad. I mean really looked at him. I could see the pain in his eyes and he wasn't hiding it either. It made me feel bad for him and hatred towards my mother.

"I know this must be really hard for you dad. It was hard for me too," I told him.

"And the worst part of it is, I still love her. I can't help myself," he said. I saw a single tear escape his eye.

I moved closer and I hugged him.

"I know dad. It's alright. Everything is going to be alright."

It was weird, I came here to get consolation from my father and I was the one consoling him. But I didn't mind, I loved my dad.

"We'll figure it out dad. I promise."

We held each other while we both cried silently. Hours later I left him and went to my own room. My eyes were swollen from crying. I slipped into bed forgetting everything and going into a restless sleep.