Jayden's awesome younger sister

Chapter 7 John's full story

The next day I was walking down one of the hallways when John pulled me aside. "Why did you pull me aside?" I asked. "I want to tell you my story, the whole story." John said. "I thought that you didn't want to tell me your story." I said. We went to his room and he started to tell me his story. "So, what happened in your life?" I asked. "My dad is evil. He would rob banks and houses. One day he came home with a gun that he stole. It was a pistol." John said. "Oh yeah, my dad came home kind of late one day. My mom was on a business trip so after work my dad had to go pick her up at the airport. When he got home he went into his gun safe and noticed that one of his guns was missing." I said. "Dad, why would you steal a gun from my girlfriend's dad?" John said under his breath. "I asked my dad if there was anything else that was missing and he said that he was also missing a small box of ammunition aka: bullets." I said. "Well, here's the thing. My dad wanted to murder me. Mom thought that I wasn't safe at home so she brought me here and before she left she gave me her cellphone and her ring. The thing with the ring is that it's her wedding ring. She gave it to me so that I can remember her.

Then my dad killed her when he found out." John said. "Do you still talk to your dad?" I asked. "I'm not allowed to talk to him at all. After what he did to my mom, I am not allowed to talk to him ever again." John said. I was very surprised to hear that. "Maybe your dad is hiding something from you and he doesn't want you to know what it is. What's your dad's name?" I said. "His name is Decker." John said. "Decker, I've heard of that name before, but where?" I asked myself. That's when I finally knew where I have heard it.

"My dad once took me and my siblings to the tengen gate. I saw something on the wall and the elder guardian told us the story that was on the wall. The story was that a young woman made a deal with the nighlok king but the king tricked her. The nighlok wiped the man's memory. Lauren asked what the man's name was and they told us that the man was named Decker. It turns out that the nighlok king cursed Decker with a nighlok side." I said. "I think it's just a story. It can't be real, right?" John asked. "They said that it was an old folk tale but the thing about folk tales is that they are true, not because they actually happened but because there's often a bit of truth embedded in them." I said. "So, wait, my dad was cursed!?" John said shocked. "Yeah, the thing is that he's still cursed." I said. "I want revenge on him. He killed my mom so I want revenge on him." John said.

The next day John made a plan to take down his dad. "Just you wait dark one, revenge will finally be mine." John said. Then I walked in. "Hey, I have a question, about part of your story." I said. "What's your question?" John asked. "Why did your dad want to murder you?" I asked. "He didn't want to have any kids in the house and he thought that I wasn't good enough for him." John said. "Okay, I think that the only way to get rid of him is for you to..." I began when I saw the plan he was working on. "You were already working on a plan to kill him?" I asked. "Yeah, why?" John asked. "Because I think that's the only way to get rid of him." I said. "I have a chip in my head that was put in my head when I was old enough to toddle." John said. (move with short unsteady steps while learning how to walk.) "Who put the chip in your head?" I asked. "My dad did." John said. "I used to have a chip in my head. I had it in my head until I turned five years old. When I turned five years old my dad decided that I should get it removed from my head. They were able to get it out with no trouble at all." I said. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" John asked. "What, we kill your dad and take you to the doctor to get the chip out of your head?" I said. "Exactly." John said. "Okay, we just need a more effective plan. There's no doubt that your dad will give up easily. He might put one of us under a spell. Alyssa has that unfinished spell. I followed her one night when she snuck out. She gave her unfinished spell to your dad. He might rework it to make it work the way he wants it to work. And I don't want you to get hurt, so I'm going to do this with you." I said. "But what if you get hurt?" John asked. "Don't worry about it. I know that we can do this. It might work better if we get our friends together." I said. "Alright, sounds like a good idea." John said. The next day I was thinking that I could find a way to see if there is some kind of remote control so John and I went to where his dad lived. I saw the gun and told John to go around him. There was a record that I stopped. "What are you doing here?" Decker said. "I noticed that you were low on mixed nuts." I said as I tossed the small container to him.

Then he reached over and grabbed John's hand. He turned to face him. "Hi dad." John said. He took off his sunglasses and gave him a small wave. "Surprised to see that you remember me." Decker said. "Right back at you." John said. "I was just coming to see you." Decker said. "Really, I wonder why, is it because I might become a ranger?" John asked. Decker scoffed. "Now John, don't be bitter." Decker said. "You murdered my mom with a gun." John said. "No, I used a gun I stole. She's not an easy person to get along with." Decker said. "You think?" John asked.