Mari

40 minutes ago…

"Hey Milo, I wanna have a word with ya one on one", I said pointing to him and I, "Mind following me outside?", I said pointing to the door with my thumb.

He gladly agreed and walked out the bar with me, that was easy. Oh wow this night sky is awesome, look at all those stars! Although it's a little chill out here, but hey I'm wearing coat soo I'm cool. Hehe, more puns.

"Well Mari, what word did you want to have with me?", Milo asked.

"Oh yea, so you and Tara both on a Sailing Nova right?" I asked.

"Aw man, it's been years", he said crossing his arms, looking down, and tapping his foot.

"Great! Tell me what it was like!", she said leaning closer to him.

"I…don't know where to start", he said scratching his head.

"Well, how about how you got on it?"

He took a nod to that, had us both sitting on the outside floor because this was going to be a looong story. Okay first he started with him and his family being in Scrimshaw then deciding to hit the sky when he became a teenager. Alright, alright off to a good started. Then after some hustle and bustle, Milo was picked up by Tara's parents who invited him to their crew. Oooooh boy, here comes the good stuff, I scudded closer to Milo to get every…single…detail! There he was, on the Sailing Nova, one of the biggest and liveliest ships to ever sailed the seven skies. Wood like silver, sails like silk, weapons you could only dream of having, and crew was nice, but tough as nails.

"Wow was it like sailing through the skies Milo!", I asked inspired.

"Like you were skies and wind itself", Milo said slowly waves his hand in the air.

"Whooooa I wish I could have been on there"

"Be happy that you weren't"

"What?! I mean it would be just, awesome!", I said standing up. "Who wouldn't want to be on that ship?!", I said getting super excited looking at the stars.

"…."

"…Milo?", I said turning around.

Suddenly Milo's hand was on his face, he was…crying…

"Milo are you alright?", she asked kneeling towards him.

"Sorry, it's just…" he said sobbing.

"Whoa whoa whoa buddy, I didn't mean to make you cry", I apologized patting his back.

He pulled himself together and wipe the tears away from his eye, Milo started to tell me why he started crying. It was just another day, everyone was getting their rest after a hard working day. Night soon hit and out of no where, a huge unseen storm attack them all over. They couldn't see anything besides the thick black storm clouds, lightning that was brewing and rain that soaked them, they were all seriously trap. The more Milo described the storm and the struggle, the more it made me…scared. I've learned about a couple of storms, but this, this I don't know about. I brought my attention back to his story, it was getting worse the more he told it. Their ship were being abused by the harsh winds, the rain drowned each deck, and the lightning was cause tears and fires on the ship and sails. But that wasn't the worst part, how it ended, sent shivers down my spines and made my heart skip a beat. The storm kept getting worse and worse until, a massive and powerful lightning bolt shattered the entire ship in two. Many lives fell into the skies below while the other struggled to stay aboard the remaining pieces of the Sailing Nova. Milo and some survivors manage to find some life boats and save some who were still alive. As they rowed away, all they could do was watch their beloved vessel be consumed and disappear into the dark merciless storm.

"….What…happened to…Tara?", I asked hesitating.

"…We….we couldn't save her", Milo sobbed curling up, "We only heard her voice when we nearly got out", he cried with guilt.

Does that mean…Tara was…oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh. That's why she was so pale and dizzy. It wasn't just a bad memory, it's a traumatizing nightmare!

"Milo, what about her parents?!"

"No where to be seen", he sobbed shaking his head.

Oh man…this almost like…I grip my hat trying to hold my tears in. I am seriously shaking in my boots right now just thinking about how it looked, and how Tara…must a have…felt. I couldn't…hold my tears…just…thinking about…it.

"But…it's okay now", Milo said wiping his tears away, "Tara is alive and well! And now I can do the right thing by keeping her alive and being by her side!"

"…Yea…", I said wiping my tears then giving up, "And you know what?! We are SO GOING TO FIND HER PARENTS!", I shouted with confidence putting my arms in the air.

"Hey you too", Tara said walking over to us waving.

"TARA!", I shouted running to her, "Just the girl I want to see!"