secrets

chapter 33

Kat awoke the next day with Jake clinging to his side. She groaned. John had left late last night and Laura had situated James and Sky. Jake never left Kat's side because if he did his fever would return and he would start vomiting again. Kat knew why because she was the only one who could solve it. She also knew that she would have to leave to pick up her father and her truck soon. Jake had gotten through the first night so there was a high chance of survival. Kat stretched and walked down to the living room. She heard light voices.

"Last night the lady called her Kat. Why has she been going by Sarah?" Sky asked.

"I did some research. The day that we met her she had gone missing from here. She had lived with her father and her mother had been missing for 13 years. It seems her father has been working close with Naos since her beginning so it would make sense that 'Sarah' is the civilian Naos uses for communication. Anyway there is something I wanted to talk to you about. I know HE killed your family but I think HE is my father." James responded.

"Que casualidad! Me tambien!"

"What?"

"It's spanish."

"I know that. You said 'what a coincidence me too' you too what?"

"Oh HE is my father too. Also I don't care I asked him to kill my family. They hated me because I took after him more than mother. They beat me. When visitors were around they would stop. Mother tried to stop me that day. She wanted me to die in the flames with her. Just drag me down. I hit her with a dart. It paralyzed her limbs not her lungs nor her ability to scream. I heard the sounds of the screaming around me. And I smiled. Is it wrong to say I enjoyed it?"

"No if Mari hurt you she deserved to die. Just like Zarya for hurting Dad and I and Just like Bea for abandoning me. They all deserve to die. Oh wait they did. What a dysfunctional family we have. Hated by our mothers so we killed them. Bea died a week after I was born and abandoned due to complications in birth. She didn't have anyone to help her since she knew they would tell her father. Serves her right. She valued money and fun over family. The only good thing she gave me Zarya took away."

"Bea that name sounds familiar."

"Hawk Princess. Mari was the Emerald Princess. Seems like Dad had a type. So how you liking Earth so far?"

"Not as green as Emeraldia Isle but it is beautiful. You?"

"Draco had crashed so we can't go anywhere so that gives me a sense of permanence. This is the longest we have stayed in one place. In my memories Draco reluctantly hurt me. It seems he didn't hate his brother. His wife however regretted nothing. As a kid I snuck into everyone's room and read their journals. Lira hated me because it reminded her that she was struggling with having a kid. Should I talk to them one more time before Sarah leaves and Odysseus escapes Polyphemus?"

"Yeah. It seemed they wanted to talk to you at the funeral but you were too torn up. Should we wake up Sarah and bug her for breakfast?"

"She is already awake." Kat tensed. "Come out." Kovu said. Kat walked out ashamed at being caught eavesdropping. "Feed us please?" Kovu whimpered pulling the best puppy dog eyes he could." Kat passed the new info into the back of her mind and went to go cook for them. At the end of the morning Kat asked Sky and Kovu to fly her back so she could pick up Mark. Ben greeted them and after some whispering they asked Kat to attend a meeting. Kat agreed. Ben quickly called the meeting and Borg Industries, Alexei, and Winter met at Silver burger for the last time. The order around the large table was Chris, Mark, Kat, Ben, Derek, Kovu, Sky, Bruce, and Victor.

"Ben why'd you call the meeting? And who are the two strangers?" Bruce said.

"Aw you already replaced Julie. I thought you didn't trust anyone else." Victor sneered.