Worth Fighting For
Chapter 2: The Argument
Tom still stands there motionless until someone snaps him back to reality.
HAL'S POV
"Hello... DAD?" I say worried while waving my hands in front of dad.
"Huh… What?" Tom says confused.
"Are you okay?" I ask.
"Umm… Yeah" Tom responds.
"Dad, is everything okay?" I ask.
"Hal, I have to talk to you." Tom says becoming serious.
I'm so confused; my dad is dragging him and me into an empty classroom in the school.
"Dad, what's going on?" "And don't lie to me. You might be able to convince Matt and Ben your lies but not me." I snap.
"Okay, okay." He says.
There's a moment pause between us.
"Well?" I say.
Tom tells Hal everything about the skitters and what Ben had just told him, everything about them kidnapping more children, about them not stopping until they're satisfied, trading peace for Tom.
I couldn't believe it all. The skitters are so picky, they keep taking more kids for their army and as slaves, wanting my dad, but I don't get why this has anything to do with me.
"Wow…umm… dad, who told you this? I ask curious
"Ben" Tom says
"Oh…But dad I still don't get why this has anything to do with—" I stop myself.
I soon then realize. Karen.
"Hal" My dad says to calm me down before I start arguing.
"NO! NO! Dad you promised we were gonna go save her no matter what!" I started to yell.
"Yeah but Ha—" I cut him off.
"No! You promised…You know?... That thing people make when they are sure to make it happen. When they assure someone that they will get it done!" I snap. "I love her dad." I add in.
"Hal I kno—" I cut him off again, not caring.
"No you don't know because if you did know we wouldn't be here arguing about what to do. We'd be in the center, making a plan on how to get her back!" I yell.
"LOOK, Hal, calm down! Okay?"
"This is ALL Ben's fault." I say.
"Hal, don't say that." Tom says.
"What? Why? Okay if he hadn't come and told you everything, we'd probably be out saving her right now!" I yell.
"No, if he hadn't come and told us, we would have been out there trying to save Karen, not realizing that the Skitters have been taking more children for an army trying to kill anyone who comes there way!" Tom snaps
"He's got a point there." I think to myself.
"Bu—" I stop talking so I can breathe from yelling and basically crying at the same time.
I fall into my dad's arms like a little kid, and he hugs me tightly and tells me we'll get her soon. I don't believe him because I can't wait any longer. It's been almost a month since the skitters took her. I miss her so much. I wish we could just save her and get it over with, but I know it's not that simple especially now, so I just release myself from his hold wipe my face and nod.
"Fine" I say, surrendering
"I won't break my promise, Hal, okay?" "We'll get her back before you know it. Just be a little more patient." My dad says calmly.
"Alright" I say
"Give me a week tops, to make a plan." "Yeah, we'll save her next Sunday, Hal." Tom says softly.
"Fine" I say coldly. "A week" I say harshly and walk away.