Worth Fighting For
Chapter 1: The Confession
"Yo, Toby, have you seen my dad?" Ben asks.
"Umm…no bro... sorry" Toby says.
"It's okay. Thanks though." Ben says.
"Alright" Toby says and walks away
Ben see's Anne hoping she knows where his dad is.
"Anne, have you seen my dad anywhere." Bens asks.
"Umm, I think I saw him in the kitchen about 2 minutes ago." Anne says.
"Are you sure?" Ben asks.
"Yeah" Anne says.
"Alright, thanks Anne."
Anne nods.
"Ben?" Anne calls him before he walks away.
"Yeah?" Ben answers.
"Is everything okay?" Anne asks worry.
"…Yeah" Ben hesitates to answer.
"Are you sure?" Anne asks.
"Mhmm." Ben mumbles.
"Okay" Anne says.
Anne is standing there suspicious while Ben walks away but brushes it aside when Ben walks out of sight.
Ben finally finds his dad walking out of the kitchen into the work station, ending a conversation with a man.
"Dad I need to talk to you." Ben says walking up to his dad.
"What is it Ben I can't really talk right now... I'm kind of busy". Tom says.
"But dad it's important," Bens says.
"2 minutes Ben. You got 2 minutes." Tom surrenders.
"Umm… Well… I'm sorry I kept this from you but… Umm… the skitters are kidnapping more and more children every week." Ben confesses in weakness.
"What? Are you sure?" Tom says.
"Yes, dad I'm positive." "When they took me, everyday I'd see more and more kids come in, already harnessed." Ben says.
"But I thought that they stopped taking children." Ben says confused
"Yes, but they're taking more children because they want us to surrender." Ben says.
"Well that's not happening. We need to make a plan." Tom says confidently.
"I know." Ben says.
"And why would you wait until now to tell me this?" Tom says angrily.
"Because I didn't think you'd believe me." Bens says sadly.
"Well I do believe you Ben but you telling me this now is not really that helpful since the skitters probably already have an army full of children." Tom snaps back.
"Look dad I'm sorry." Ben says.
"Alright, it's fine I guess Ben." Tom says.
"Okay." Ben says.
"Oh and dad?" Ben returns back.
"What?" Asks Tom.
"They're not gonna stop until they get what they want." Ben adds.
"And that is?" Tom asks.
"You." Ben says and walks way leaving Tom standing there motionless.