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Kat stopped outside Mrs. Moon's room. She speant alot of her time here at Callypso's house now though she wasn't really sure why.
Callypso's mom was sitting on her bed her head in her hands as usual, sobbing silently.
"Um... Mrs. Moon?"
The woman's head jerked up "Oh Kat. It's you. Do you need something?"
Kat bit her lip and rocked unsteadily from foot to foot. "Umm... yeah." she took a few steps into the room "It's just... I'm so confused. The police aren't making any since at all and I don't know what's going on. What is happening and what doe Basta mean?"
"Kat..." Mrs. Moon said her face pained.
"I need answers Mrs. Moon." Kat insisted "I can't be in the dark here. It's killing me. I need to know."
Callypso's mom sighed in defeat "I suppose your right." she patted the bed beside her "Come and sit down, this may take awhile."
Kat sat down on the bed and waited.
"It was 11 years ago" Mrs. Moon began "Callypso was three.
"As you know her father has been gone ever since she was born... he too had a gift for writing, just like Callypso. But he wasn't killed in a car wreck like you've been told. He was murdered.
"See, a man named Capricorn found out about his gift and tried to get him to help him. My husband refused. Well, actually we were divorced at this time but we still kept contact and he told me about this incident.
For a long while he travled all over the place trying to avoid Capricorn's men. But Capricorn was clever and his men found him... and killed him.
"Some how he must have found out about me and Callypso, how I don't know.
He seemed to believe that the gift would travel through blood which as you can see it did.
"Of course Callypso couldn't write yet so I didn't know.
"It was a dark night when he came, Capricorn's most devoted follower. His name was Basta. A terrifing man, skilled with a knife. I still remember when he came to the house"
Basta. Of course, a name. A perfect name for a monster. Kat wasn't sure why but it's sound made her hate the name.
Mrs. Moon continued "I was sitting in the living room reading, Callypso was on the floor amongst her toys. I heard the door open from the front hall and assumed it was the wind.
"But when I went to shut the door, he was there. Basta was there standing in the door way his knife out.
"'Where is the girl' he asked his voice soft and menacing. I didn't know what to do. I was so terrified I could hardly breath. I took a step back and he followed.
"'Don't think you can protect her' he growled twirling his knife around. I prayed that Callypso would stay hidden, but then she chose that moment to walk into the room.
"She at least seemed to know this man was dangerous and as soon as she saw him she tried to run back to the room. Basta had seen her though.
"'Leave her alone' I tried to bar his way but he struck me aside so hard that I fell to the ground.
"I quickly got to my feet and ran to the living room where Basta held Callypso in a head lock his knife pointing at her face. I felt sick I didn't know what to do. I instinctivly grabbed a red hot poker from the fire plac that glistened orange in the heat.
"' I don't think so' growled pressing the knife to Callypso's cheek.
"I swung the poker at him and he ducked. 'Ok if that's how you want it' he smirked. Before I could stop him he dug the knife into Callypso's cheek. She screamed as he moved the knife down in a line all the way to her jaw bone.
"I saw red and in my anger my managed to catch him hard across the shoulder with the poker and he dropped Callypso. 'Don't think this ends here' he growled as he clutched his injured shoulder. 'Every day you'll look at your daughter and remember my promise that I'll come back.!'
"I held Callypso close as he carved his name into the wall and then left. BASTA was all that was on the wall.
"Callypso still has that scar and we've been moving around ever since. I hid her past from her and she did end up having the gift. I hid her as best I could, but he found her-" Mrs. Moon choked off sobbing. "I don't know what will happen to her."
Kat sat on the bed in silence. Who knew that Callypso's life was a full blown mystery/ adventure/ horror story. It was more complicated than she thought. She never knew that Callypso's scar had been made by a knife. Kat shivered. She hated knives. Everyone thought she was brave but not with knives. They terrified her.
Basta. Why did that name sound familier? She wasn't sure. Nothing was certain right now...
And now you know the dramatic past that goes with the story. I revealed it on popular request. Review and tell me what you think!