Until Forever Fades

light streamed through the thin curtains, but all she could feel was the p

so why was someone out there looking for her? Why d

the small table in the kitchen with a c

" Her mother stiffened. Her hands curled around th

g sil

hed, rubbing her forehead. "T

mple. Not t

much. My whole life, you-" Her voice broke, anger and confusion tangling together. "Why did you lie?" Now her voice low and broken. "You have lied to

s. "I did what I had to."

ere is he?" Her mother hesitated-too l

li

ound the mug. She knew exactly where he was. She just wasn't going t

was sure she was going to regret it. And the fact that they just c

i

an old landline. Her mother had taken her cell phone when they ran, but Thalia didn't need it. She had something better. The mi

l fathe

dn't know what she expected when she reached the gas station down the street. But when she

fa

ther's

ow it-his. D

r real father. He

swered questions." She barely noticed the cashier watching her. Barely heard the sound of her own heart pounding. Because there it was. The truth her mothe

el F

t foreign on

Impor

e-searching for her. And she

money, no phone, and no real plan. But she had a name. And in a city

the neon sign buzzing dimly against the morning sky. It w

ripping the newspaper in her lap. The sc

ne, kid?" Thalia's head snapped up. The man sat at the counter, stirring his coffee with slow, lazy movements. His d

art po

efu

poon against the cup. "You looked real interested in that paper." Thalia's grip tightened. This guy was paying attentio

sing his arms. "Most people don't look that shaken un

was this guy? And more impor

ould

e had no idea what h

had answers? Slowly, she slid the newspaper

t think I'd run into his kid today." Thalia's stomach flipped. He knew him. She sat up strai

that, Thalia