Forlot - Books 1-3 {Completed}

Chapter Forty-Three

At that moment - that awesome and memorable moment - my hatred towards aliens changed. It was all thanks to Jack.

Aliens were not the only species that I despised. Monsters were also on my hateful list. That is why I was not so fond of the Creature From Beyond.

Why did I not like aliens and monsters?

I have only one reason, and it is reasonable. You all would understand.

Years ago, our family used to watch movies once a week, depending on how busy that we all were. My favorite movies to watch were comedies and Cartoons. They still are to this day.

One night, our parents had a "brilliant" idea. My brother and I were five years old at the time. Mom and Dad decided that we should watch a horror movie. It would not be rated R. It would just be scary and entertaining. I thought that it was a terrible idea. I even told my mom and dad that and hoped that Hansel would agree with me. Unfortunately for me, Hansel was on the bandwagon.

He was excited to watch something scary for the first time in his life. I can remember how disappointed that I was and slumping to the floor. Three to one. I lost the battle.

But did I win the war?

Absolutely not.

Mom suggested that I should leave the room and do an activity that I enjoyed.

"By myself?" I asked her.

"Yes," she replied. "But it is okay. You like being by yourself."

Mom and Dad had no clue what I was interested in back then. They neither noticed nor asked. They just...assumed. Assumed that I loved playing soccer. Assumed that I enjoyed being by myself. I do not like soccer! I do not like being alone!

My mom and dad did not care about me. They now do not care about me and Hansel. Which was fine by me! We still had Aunt Katrina.

I am getting sidetracked.

To make a long story short, I stayed with my family and watched the scary movie because I did not want to be alone. Six minutes into the movie, I regretted my decision. The movie was about monsters and aliens taking over the earth. It was terrifying. The creatures in that movie were the reason that I hated both monsters and aliens. And why I did not get any sleep that night.

Do you feel bad for me?

I still did not like monsters. The Creature From Beyond scared the crub out of me. But my feelings towards aliens changed little by little as Jack and I held hands and walked the rest of the way.

Jack was back in his human form. I could tell that he was happy. He was kissing my head and cheek every chance that he got and smiling. He hummed a tune. It was loud enough for me to hear.

I giggled softly. "Do you like to sing?" I asked.

He looked at me and stopped with his humming. "Me? Sing?"

"You know what singing is. Right?"

He blushed. "Of course. Jill and I have done our research on you humans."

"So do you like to sing?"

He shrugged. "Only if I have to sing to you. It would be worth it."

We entered the entryway and looked around the room. Hansel and Jill were standing in the middle of the entryway. They were holding hands and dancing.

"Awe," I said, seeing Hansel and Jill dance.

Hansel overheard me. His back was facing me and Jack. He spun around and saw us.

"H-hi," he greeted. His dancing immediately came to a stop, and he let go of Jill's hands.

"It is okay," I said. "There is no need to be embarrassed."

"Embarrassed? Who said that I was embarrassed?"

"You are acting like it," Jack piped in. "But Gretel is correct. There is no need. Everyone knows that you have a thing for my sister."

Hansel chuckled nervously. "Pfft! You do not know that for sure."

I rolled my eyes. "Do not deny it." I added, "And Jill is really a—"

Jack covered my mouth and whispered in my ear. "No." He looked back up at Hansel and Jill. "What Gretel was going to say is that my sister is a jewel." He kissed the top of my head. "Gretel and I will be back." He forced me out of the entryway and into the kitchen. The kitchen was the closest room.

He uncovered my mouth. I looked at him.

I pouted. "What was that for?"

"Were you going to tell him that Jill is an alien?"

"Yes. Why?"

Jack kissed my nose. "Do not tell your brother. Please."

"Why not? He deserves to know."

"Jill does not want him to know. She does not want anybody to know that me and her are aliens." He pointed at me. "That includes you."

"What...what do you mean?"

He sighed. "...Jill and I made a promise last year that we would not tell any humans the truth. The truth that we are aliens."

"So...why did you break your promise?"

"I told you. I love you. I love you so much. It hurt me so much to keep the secret from you." He stroked my cheek. "Jill will tell Hansel the truth when she is ready. She first has to gain his trust."

"Oh." I felt bad for almost revealing the secret. "Sorry."

"Apology accepted." He kissed my nose again. "I wish that I could stick around...but Jill and I have to go."

"Go? Go where?"

"Somewhere. But do not be sad. We will remain in Forlot. You and I will cross paths again."

I felt like crying. I hugged him tightly.

"Please...do not go," I begged.

He hugged me back. "I will not be gone forever."

We kissed one more time, and he handed me something and left the room.

I watched as he and his sister turned a corner and disappeared.