Detectives and Thieves
Article Nine: Hornet's Second Surprise
I… I can't believe this! Hornet thought angrily to herself, tears streaming down her face. Prosper and… and that… Serena???
"Hey, Hornet!"
She looked up and saw Scipio waving at her in the distance. His face gleamed with joy and relief to see her.
Hornet ran up to him and gave him a big sloppy hug.
"Scipio!" she cried. "There you are!"
She got off of him and slapped him so hard on the shoulder.
"Ouch! What was that for?" he shouted in pain, rubbing his shoulder.
"I've search everywhere in Venice for you! So did the others! What on earth urged you to run away like that? Didn't you want to see your new sister?"
Scipio shook his head. "No," he answered solemnly.
"No??? But… why?"
"Yeah, why did my father adopt her?" Scipio said angrily. "He finally gave up on me, did he? He doesn't want me anymore…"
"No, Scip," Hornet said, soothingly. "That's not it… Your father loves you."
"No, he doesn't!" he exclaimed, a tear ran down his face. "If he still loves me, why didn't he bother to find me? Huh?"
"You're the one who ran away, Scip."
"See? That proves it! He doesn't love me."
Scipio's face was dripping wet.
"He doesn't," he whispered and ran away.
"Scipio!" Hornet called. But he kept on running and running. "Scipio, please! Please come back! Scipio….!"