Starling's Log
Eight O' clock, an hour late, Aden said he would be home at seven but still he hasn't shown up. Now I was getting worried, Ace had already gone to look for him an hour ago and I have not heard anything. I just sat alone at home in the living room waiting for some news that Aden was okay, just to give me that little peace of mind but nothing.
I felt stupid, I felt worthless and I felt like I should be out there, looking for him. My baby boy, he's only ten years old and can barley look out himself, I mean sure he can fight like his father but, he's still only a child. I sat clutching the house phone waiting for it to ring. God I was so scared, what had happened to my son? Where is he? Is he hurt?
I heard the front door open, I ran out of the living room to see of it was him but no, it was his father. That dream had been crushed, Ace threw his keys on the side cabinet and took of his jacket, "Did you find him?" I pleaded, Ace just sighed in agony as he shook his head in disappointment.
I followed my husband into the kitchen as he pulled out a bottle of Whisky to poured himself and me a glass, Whisky always calmed his nerves but I quickly took the bottle from him, "Ace no. You know what alcohol does to you, it took you nearly a year to get over that addiction and I am not going to let you go back on it now." I said sternly as he tried to grab the bottle off me but with no avail. I placed the bottle back on the table and looked as he eyed up the bottle and then me, thinking of a way that he could get it but he just walked out of the kitchen in a state of depression.
I found him in the living room sat on the sofa with his head in his hands, I just stood in the doorway and watched in agony as my husband shake from fear. He was taking this harder than what I was, he was always the closest to Aden out of the two off us and this was possibly the scariest thing he's ever had to experience.
He glanced at me sideways, "Star, I'm sorry but I, I, I don't know what to do, I don't know where the hell in Atmos our son is. Whether he's hurt or not. I honestly for once, just, don't know what to do." I went as sat beside him and tried to comfort him, but nothing worked.
For a few moments we were both silent and then the house phone rang, Ace practically ran to it, was this the phone call we were hoping for? As Ace answered the phone, I sat in silence and listened to the conversation. One which could very well change our lives, forever.
Dark Aces log.
I stood in the middle of the room holding the phone to my ear, desperately wanting to hear my son's voice. "Hello?" nothing, "Hello?"
I was trying desperately to to let my fear slip through my tone when I was speaking but there was still a silence on the other line, then a maniacal, deceiving, mocking voice broke through. "Acey, my old friend, how are you? You still with your wife? Ha-ha, no need to answer, I already know."
That mocking voice made my blood boil instantly, it filled me with anger and rage because I knew who it was that was on the other end of the line. But I had to try and suppress my anger and desire to hit a wall, coolly I replied, "I would not exactly say that we were friends, Maxy, considering everything that you've done to try and destroy my family."
The phone went silent for a moment and then something happened, something that scared me more than anything today, I heard Aden's voice. "Dad? Dad?" I turned and looked at Starling in shock, "Aden? What are doing with Maxy?" then the line went silent once again, but this time I could hear a lot of shuffling and hustle which continued for a few moments and then, I heard a punch being thrown and then Aden groaning.
I slammed my fist against the wall in anger, "Listen you sick psychopathic son of bitch, you put one more hand on my son and I will personally find you and fucking kill you with my bear hands!" I heard him laughing at me, this angered me even more, this was all some kind of a twisted game to him.
When the laughing ended Maxy replied in a menacing tone, "Oh, I wouldn't be making threats, Acey, considering I'm the one holding your son ransom here. Here's the deal you give me what I want and junior here walks home alive with, minimal damage." I stared at Starling as she broke down in tears, this was no game, this was life and death and my son was involved I had to play. I took a deep breath, "What is it you want?"
As soon as I asked that question Maxy hung up the phone. I threw the phone down on the floor and kissed Starling goodbye. She followed me to the bedroom as I began to pack some clothes, weapons and crystals. "What are you doing Ace?" Her voice was cracking up where she had been crying.
I did not even look at her as I continued packing my rucksack, "I'm going to find our son, kill Maxy and bring Aden home alive." I looked at her, At first I thought she would say something like 'don't go' but she did not, she just hugged my and kissed me. "Bring him home safe and alive."
As I walked out of the front door she stopped me for one more thing, "Ace," I looked back to see her standing in the hallway of our home. "I love you." I walked over to her to steal one final kiss, "I love you too Star."
As I left the house, I realised that this was going to be one hell of a mission. But I knew two thing were defiantly going to happen, one Maxy will be dead and two I WILL brng my son home alive.