Cupid went downstairs to the dining room and sat down in front of her father. They had cream pasta and garlic bread. Just as Cupid was finishing her last bite of dessert, Eros said, "Cupid, now, there's something I need to ask you." There was something in his voice that made Cupid feel uneasy.
"Um… what is it, daddy?" she asked.
Eros sighed.
"It's about… your boyfriend." He said. Cupid gasped. "I saw you two making out when I was doing my usual work the other day. Who is he and when did you two start going out?"
Cupid's eyes widened. "I – I don't know what you're talking about, daddy." She said.
"Now, there's no use hiding it from me." Eros said. "I didn't think so when I first saw you from my Crystal Looking-glass. But today, I saw your picture with him on your bedroom table, and I doubt you don't know." He gave her a stern look.
Cupid dropped her gaze.
Eros looked at his daughter. "Now answer my question my little girl." He said, with strength in his voice.
"His – his name is Alistair Wonderland." Cupid sighed. "We started going out around True Hearts Day."
Eros raised an eyebrow. "Alistair Wonderland? Sounds like a Wonderlandian name to me." He continued. "Now, I want you to call this boy right this minute and break up with him. Just because you're a rebel doesn't mean you can do whatever you want. You need to concentrate more on school lessons and doing your job as a Cupid is more important going out with that boy." He looked at Cupid with a stern look. "Do so right now, or you're never going back to that school."
Cupid gasped, her eyes watering. "Excuse me, daddy." She said, and stood up from the dining table. She went up to her room to text Alistair what was going on and that her call in a few minutes wouldn't mean what it sounds like, but she discovered that her father had taken her MirrorPad away. She sulked on the bed before her father walked into her bedroom with her MirrorPad.
"Have you made your decision?" he asked.
"Yes, daddy." She said sadly. There was no other way – either break up with Alistair for the time being (though she'll explain all this to him when she returns to school) or never see his face for the rest of her life. She took the MirrorPad from her father and dialed Alistair.
"Hey, Cupid!" he said, cheerfully.
"Alistair – ," she said. She looked at her father. He was giving her the look. "I – I think we have to break up."
"Wait, Cupid, what?" Alistair sounded puzzled and hurt.
"I'm sorry. But I have to do this." Cupid said, trying hard not to cry.
"No, Cupid, wait!" Alistair said, as she put the call to an end.
"That's my girl." Eros said. "Would you like anything to drink?"
"No, thank you daddy." Cupid said. Eros exited her room with her MirrorPad. When he was gone, Cupid threw herself back onto the bed and cried herself to sleep.