Bloody Lovely chapter 3: Father

The rest of the day was pretty difficult Zero was in all of my classes and he only sat next to me one other time, which was in French class. It was perfect since he was sitting behind me, or at least I thought it was.1

I had tried everything but he just wouldn’t crack. I dropped my pencil twice, bashed my lashes when I turned to give him the work sheet, hell I even did hair flips (that’s when it gets dispirit), but nothing. In fact when I turned to see if he was at least looking at me; he wasn’t. It was a really long day…2

“Hey Kitty-Kat!” Sherly yelled as she ran up to me. “So did you get him yet?” she whispered when she closed in.3

“No… he’s a tough one.” I sighed and grabbed my helmet out and put my books in. I put on my jacket and closed my locker and leaned back on it. “I guess ill have to try again tomorrow.” 4

“That’s good to hear. I mean your not gonna give up that’s great!” she gave me a reassuring smile and we started to walk to the parking lot. “It helps that he’s in all of you classes though right?”5

“Not when he doesn’t even look at me… but he will.” I gave her my some-what famous yet evil smile. I only have this smile when I’m either getting an idea or when I’m about to do something bad.6

“I know that sly look anywhere. What are you thinking K?”7

“You’ll see.”8

“And the ‘Great K’ is back in action! Ha, the last time you told me that, you end up getting all the jocks to follow you around for weeks like lost puppies. Man, this is gonna be better then cable.” She laughed.9

We got outside to the parking lot and Sherly and I separated ways. I got to my motorcycle but then I notice that there was a group of boys huddled around a black… Chevy Z06!! Oh my gowd! That’s such a hot car! No one has that kind of car in this whole area! Even the snooty rich kids don’t have one! Who ever owned it was one lucky son of a— Zero opened the door to the car and started it, but before he closed the door he glanced at me.10

I could have sworn he mouthed the words “she’s hot now.” Well it was either that or “me pot wow”, but what ever he said I had made him smile. Even though I only saw that smile for 2 seconds, it made my heart beat stop then go faster then ever before. He closed the door, backed out and drove away.11

Once my heart slowed back down a little, I jumped on my motorcycle and started it. I speed out the parking lot almost hitting a prep girl (but she jumped out of the way – too bad I was aiming for her too. Okay not really). I couldn’t believe it. Now he’s every where. 12

I kept on thinking the same things over and over he remembers me, I have to get home, he was lying, I have to get home now, he remembers... even though I should have been happy that he remembered me… why did he lie. Why did he say that he didn’t know me? Why did he make me go through hell all day?! 13

I got home and put my bike back in to the garage. I places my jacket on the hook and ran up the stairs I was about to go to my room when my father yelled from his office. “Kat is that you?” 14

“Yeah, dad.”- I walked in to his office. He was wearing a white business guy shirt with his tie undone and black office pants. His hair was sticking out in different directions and he still looked like a model type guy. “Why are you home so early, dad?” I asked hoping that it would keep me from thinking about Zero. 15

“Oh I didn’t go to work to day. Do you have plains tonight?”16

“Wait if you didn’t go to work then why do you look like a mess?—oh well uh. No I don’t have plans.” I said giving up on way he looked.17

“Good, then you wouldn’t mind joining me for dinner tonight?” he sat back down in his big leather chair. I had never seen him so stresses out before.18

“Sure dad, are you alright? You look really tired.” I was starting to get worried as I got a closer look. He hadn’t smiled once yet and his tone was off. He was just completely different from this morning.19

“I’m fine… just some problems at work.” His eye slightly twitched when he said this. Immediately I knew he was lying. I knew every ones tail, especially my father’s. I’ve known his tail since the first week I met him. It was always the same thing every time his left eye would very slightly that no one would even notice, well no one but me I guess. But the biggest thing that bothered me was that he lied to me. He hardly ever does that any more. 20

“I thought you said you didn’t go to work today.” I accused.21

Then the look he gave me, it something I haven’t seen I a very long time; his hard and cold glare. It was the same look he would give me when I asked him about my pass. It was the meanest face I had ever seen in my life. “They faxed me. Now go get dressed we’ll be leaving in an hour.”22

I didn’t bother to say anything back; I just left. I ran as fast as I could to my room. I locked the door and threw my backpack on the floor. My hands were shaking violently and I was breathing a little hard. I walked over to my bed and grabbed Rain (my stuffed black rabbit that dad had given me the day I came here) and held her really tight. 23

What’s going on! Why dose every thing have to happen today! I thought. My mind started to race with questions that didn’t have answered. Once I calmed down a little, I decided that I should just get ready. I went over to my closet and took out my electric blue skinny's and my M.S.I tee.24

After I got dressed I went to the bathroom to redo my makeup and did my hair. After putting in my blue bow I walked down stares. “…don’t care what I have to do ill do it.” My dad said. It sounded like he was talking on the phone. I was about to walk pass his office till he said something that stopped me in my tracks. 25

“I don’t want this to ruin the life she has created.” Was he talking about me?26

“She’s only 16 years old you can’t expect me to tell her everything now. It will scar her for life. Katharina hasn’t known anything for ten years and out of the blue you expect me to tell her who she really is? ” I felt a jolt of shock go through my body. He did know who I was.27

“Why can’t we just leave her the way she is. Let her be normal. So many things were taken away from her that she doesn’t even know about. Why hurt her... I am her father! She is my daughter. I don’t care what you think about me but I didn’t raise her like it was a job… leave my pass out of this… I use to be. I’m not anymore… I know you do, but is this really necessary… I understand, but if you hurt her; if she is injured in any way I will kill and you know I will… very well. We’ll see you tonight.” I herd the phone click. 28

There was an eerie silence that you think would only see in a movie, but then I herd his foot steps coming towards the door. I ran as quickly and quietly as I under the staircase and pulled open the compartment and hid in it. It was the best hiding spot in the whole house. I was the only one who even knows about the compartment. It was pitch black in here that I couldn’t even see my hand. I felt around for the vent and opened it. It let in very little light but I could see out of it just fine.29

My dad stood at his office door looking around, probably to see if I was watching. When he didn’t see me he turned around to the wall and said something I didn’t catch.30

A little panel came out of the wall and he reached in to his pocket for something. He pulled out a small knife and with that he sliced his finger. Blood started to flow down his finger like a red silk ribbon. He put his hand over the panel and let a drop of precious blood fall on to it. It glowed for a second and the wall opened up.31

A gasp had escaped my mouth and his head wiped around like a tornado. I clamped my hand over my mouth and nose not even daring to take a breath. It felt like forever till he turned back around. In the wall there stood a long sword with a black ribbon tied at the end, a long black cloak like jacket and a pair of black combat boots.32

“Hello my old friend. I suppose tonight I might have to wear you again” he said. Then he looked up to a picture frame on a little shelf. I couldn’t get a good look at what it was a picture of from my angle. But then he started to talk to the picture or at least It looked like he was 33

“May she forgive me for what I am going to do. Dearest Vivien forgive me, but can no longer hold you daughter under my wings. From here on she must fly or fall on her own. I can not be there to catch her when she falls, but I swore to protect her… and I will even if it cost me my life. She looks just like you when you were young, but I must admit she’s a little prettier then you were. Never less she has so much of you in her. Brother you have a fine daughter. I am honored to have been her father even though that role belongs to you. I see you will power in her every day, Ronald. It almost pains me to see her act like you. It’s like she’s apart of you both: intelligent and compassionate, but mainly a looker just as you both were. I promise you that one day I will take her to you both. I’ll find you both and clear your names. You all will be together once more I promise you.”34

He stepped away from the wall and said ‘close’. The walls closed back up and he stepped back in to his office. I waited a minute before I came out. What had just happened? Who in the world am I? Who was Clovis Campbell? 35