Waste
Am I Seeing Who I’m Seeing?
It’s 5 in the morning and Felicity was fixing us breakfast before we had to head out to meet this mysterious man who answered my call this morning. Felicity tried to rack her brain from the description I gave of the voice but she couldn’t figure it out either. I went down to the basement with Matt, Brian, and Zacky so they could have enough ammunition in case something was to go wrong with meeting this person. I grabbed a couple of bullet belts and wrapped them around my torso and stuck a few single bullets into my pocket for my pistols.
“You guys come up here if you want food!” Felicity yelled from the basement door. Matt, Brian, and Zacky all ran out of the basement like a bunch of hungry pack wolves. I laughed quietly to myself as I sheathed my BUDK knife and attached it to my belt.
I left the basement turning off the light and shutting the door. I walked into the kitchen where all the guys and Felicity was already stuffing their faces. I grabbed a plate and filled it with the good smelling food and sitting down at the table to eat. Once we finished breakfast and I helped Felicity do the little dishes we used, we headed out of the house. I drove with Felicity in the passenger seat and the Avenged boys rode in their own car. I drove through the semi-dark streets until we came to the Wal-Mart. I parked the truck in front of the building in case we had to get out in a hurry and exited the truck.
“Just so everyone understands, if something goes wrong in here and we have to head out in a hurry, be prepared.” I said as we entered the store. They all followed me and Felicity over to the sporting goods section and there was no one there.
“He did tell you to meet him at the sporting goods section didn’t he?”
“Yeah. He said meet me in the sporting goods section at the local department store at dawn.” I said repeating the man’s words.
“I see you did.” We turned around quickly with our guns drawn but I just couldn’t believe my eyes. I lowered my weapon and walked slowly up to the man.
“Dad?” I said shakily.
“Yes sweetheart.” I smiled and wrapped my arms around my father. It’s been so long since I last seen him.
“Damn it’s so good to know that you and Felicity are alright.”
“I was worried about you dad. That night we got over-run, I wanted to go back and get you and mom but Felicity wouldn’t let me.” I said letting the gray haired man go.
“I know sweety. I tried to save your mother from them when we were escaping but…they got her.”
“We know dad. Serenity…she had…she had to kill mom.” Felicity said as I looked away.
“Damn…I’ve been searching for years for your mother. I wanted to put her out of her misery so neither one of you had too. I guess I was too late.”
“It’s alright dad. I’ve gotten over the whole killing my mother fiasco.” I said lying through my teeth. I’ll never be able to get that image of me putting a bullet through my own mother’s skull.
“That’s good. I don’t think your mother would have wanted you to mourn over her all the time. I know I wouldn’t want it.”
“I know she wouldn’t. So where have you been all these years?” I asked laying my gun on my shoulder.
“I’ve been just about everywhere but I need a place to stay. Where are you guys living?”
“Our family house. Mom is buried in the back yard. We wanted to give her a proper burial.” Felicity said smiling.
“You both are just like your mother.”
“We try to be. How about we get back to the house so you can get some rest? You look like you could use a nice long bath, some food, and a warm bed to sleep in.” I said as we walked away from the section of the store.
“You are absolutely right.” We left the store and my dad got into the back seat of the truck. I made the engine come to life and sped down the road towards the house. It feels so good to have my father back home.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~DANIEL’S POV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I can’t even begin to imagine how good it feels to have my daughters back into my life. We’ve been separated for so damn long it feels almost like a thousand years but now maybe we can be a family again. My beautiful daughters introduced me to the people they brought into their home and I can say they all are well-mannered people. Even those guys from that rock band. Seeing my sister Maxie again was a real treat and my nephews met me for the first time since they were really young. Serenity took me down to the basement and showed me the massive gun and ammo they have and I can say they do have a lot of interesting weapons in their arsenal but there’s something both the girls don’t know and I’m not quite sure how they will react when I tell them.
“You guys come up here if you want food!” Felicity yelled from the basement door. Matt, Brian, and Zacky all ran out of the basement like a bunch of hungry pack wolves. I laughed quietly to myself as I sheathed my BUDK knife and attached it to my belt.
I left the basement turning off the light and shutting the door. I walked into the kitchen where all the guys and Felicity was already stuffing their faces. I grabbed a plate and filled it with the good smelling food and sitting down at the table to eat. Once we finished breakfast and I helped Felicity do the little dishes we used, we headed out of the house. I drove with Felicity in the passenger seat and the Avenged boys rode in their own car. I drove through the semi-dark streets until we came to the Wal-Mart. I parked the truck in front of the building in case we had to get out in a hurry and exited the truck.
“Just so everyone understands, if something goes wrong in here and we have to head out in a hurry, be prepared.” I said as we entered the store. They all followed me and Felicity over to the sporting goods section and there was no one there.
“He did tell you to meet him at the sporting goods section didn’t he?”
“Yeah. He said meet me in the sporting goods section at the local department store at dawn.” I said repeating the man’s words.
“I see you did.” We turned around quickly with our guns drawn but I just couldn’t believe my eyes. I lowered my weapon and walked slowly up to the man.
“Dad?” I said shakily.
“Yes sweetheart.” I smiled and wrapped my arms around my father. It’s been so long since I last seen him.
“Damn it’s so good to know that you and Felicity are alright.”
“I was worried about you dad. That night we got over-run, I wanted to go back and get you and mom but Felicity wouldn’t let me.” I said letting the gray haired man go.
“I know sweety. I tried to save your mother from them when we were escaping but…they got her.”
“We know dad. Serenity…she had…she had to kill mom.” Felicity said as I looked away.
“Damn…I’ve been searching for years for your mother. I wanted to put her out of her misery so neither one of you had too. I guess I was too late.”
“It’s alright dad. I’ve gotten over the whole killing my mother fiasco.” I said lying through my teeth. I’ll never be able to get that image of me putting a bullet through my own mother’s skull.
“That’s good. I don’t think your mother would have wanted you to mourn over her all the time. I know I wouldn’t want it.”
“I know she wouldn’t. So where have you been all these years?” I asked laying my gun on my shoulder.
“I’ve been just about everywhere but I need a place to stay. Where are you guys living?”
“Our family house. Mom is buried in the back yard. We wanted to give her a proper burial.” Felicity said smiling.
“You both are just like your mother.”
“We try to be. How about we get back to the house so you can get some rest? You look like you could use a nice long bath, some food, and a warm bed to sleep in.” I said as we walked away from the section of the store.
“You are absolutely right.” We left the store and my dad got into the back seat of the truck. I made the engine come to life and sped down the road towards the house. It feels so good to have my father back home.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~DANIEL’S POV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I can’t even begin to imagine how good it feels to have my daughters back into my life. We’ve been separated for so damn long it feels almost like a thousand years but now maybe we can be a family again. My beautiful daughters introduced me to the people they brought into their home and I can say they all are well-mannered people. Even those guys from that rock band. Seeing my sister Maxie again was a real treat and my nephews met me for the first time since they were really young. Serenity took me down to the basement and showed me the massive gun and ammo they have and I can say they do have a lot of interesting weapons in their arsenal but there’s something both the girls don’t know and I’m not quite sure how they will react when I tell them.
3/9/13