We went into Zip's office and my mother sat down with her legs cross in front if Zip's desk. Zip was at his desk. Kurtis stood behind her leaning on a wall with his arms crossed and I stood at the other end of the room. We were silent for a while. I needed answers and I was going to get them...one way or another. I've been going through hell and back trying to figure this out on my own but it's time someone filled me in on this whole thing. Finally I started talking.

"Alright. I want answers and I want them now. From ALL THREE of you." They all looked at me. "First, and I know this will answer most of my questions, who is this guy?" I pointed at Kurtis. He just looked at me like he was wondering the same question. My mom looked at me with a weird look on her face.

"Alexa this has nothing to do wit-"

"I DON'T CARE...what it has to do with. Ok? I heard the other day, before you left, that there was somthing you didn't want to tell me...that you didn't want to tell me but...Zip said I should know. You were talking about someone too. Is this him?" She was silent so I looked at Zip, knowing he'd answer me. He nodded. I looked at my mother again. "Mom who the hell is he?"

"Mom?" Kurtis hopped forward and put his hands down. "Lara what going on here?" He took a few steps towards her and me.

"Nothing. Now you need to leave!" My mother got up and faced him.

"No!" I snapped. They both looked at me. "I mean it. No more secrets I want answers now. I know thing's you don't and if you don't give me answers...then you're on your own."

"Things like what?" My mom asked as if I were lieing.

"She knows where the hammer is." Kurtis said. My mom looked at him and then back to me.

"What? So you had it?" I shook my head and she walked over to me. "Well where is it?"

"I told you...I'm not telling you anything until you start telling me the truth. I know you're lieing mom. I've listened to some of the things you all say in here. Stop with the secrets!" She walked over to me.

Listen to me Alexa...This has nothing and I mean nothing to do with you. This is between me and-"

"Natla. I know about her too...More than you think too."

"I don't care what you know, You give me that hammer now!"

"No. Not until you tell me the truth!"

"Lara!" Zip stood up from his desk. "Just tell her. Like it or not she has to know. You know that. You can't keep somthing like that from her. That's somthing she has the right to know!" My mom just looked at him. She went back over to the desk and put her hands on the desk. She just kept her head down.

"Lara you need to explain to me what's going on too."

"No." She turned around and looked at me. "I don't care what you know. This has nothing to do with you...Or you!" She looked at Kurtis. "Understand! It's me...and Natla. Nobody else got that? Now Kurtis leave right now!"

He walked out the door. He stood in the door way and looked back at me. He dropped a piece of paper and pointed to it before he left. Then mom looked at me again.

"Now listen to me Alexa. I've kept you out of this for 16 years, I'm not letting you in now. You stay here with Zip and Winston understand? You don't leave this house, not even for school got it?" I just looked down. "Alexa!" I nodded. "Now Zip I'll send you the data when I get there. Until then, try and get that hammer out of her." Then she left. I watched her as she left. This wasn't over.

"You're not going to stop are you?" Zip asked sitting back down in his chair.

"No way in hell." I ran over and grabbed the piece of paper Kurtis left and walked back inside, closing the door.

"What's that?"

"Kurtis dropped it for me." I opened it. "Says his name's Kurtis Trent. It says to call him and then he gave me a number. Think I should?" I looked at Zip.

"Ya. I mean if you're still goin through this mission, you're gonna need him."

"Alright then. I'll wait until mom leaves. Then I'll call him. I'm gonna get answers."

"Alright. Well until she does we need to plan That way we have a good idea as to what the hell we're doin."

"I'll get Tyler on the phone."

"Tyler?"

"Yep. He's been my brains behind the computer." I dialed his number and the three of us worked on what we needed to do.