"What's taking him so long? He should be back by now?"
"Who?
Are you talking about my father?
Where'd he go?"
"Nothing. He went to get Ruby. Should be headed this way before you know it. Why don't you go outside?"
"Tai never let me go outside for long periods of time, unaccompanied before."
"Well, if you want to be Queen one day, you need to acquaint yourself with the locals.
Show them who you are, when your father isn't around."
"But.....he's always around."
"Darius, she's...."
"No. I won't listen."
"Darius, where are you going?"
"Father always comes home."
"Elwin, come back. Let's talk about this."
"Wait."
"Wait? But she's.….."
"A girl. A girl with emotions.
She'll calm down, but in the meantime; let's do what Tai would want us to do. Let's make this the best birthday ever.
Come on, come on. Get back at it."
"Yes, Sir."
"The only place I'm getting back to is home, Apple. So you can talk all you want, but out of the three of us here, only one of us got what she wanted...…..and I hope she's happy."
"Happy? My Fathers missing, my Advisor knows something about it, nobody is telling me anything, and it's my birthday tomorrow; but I don't feel so….Cakey. I wish…..I wish....I wish..."
"I WISH I NEVER MET RUBY!!!!!!!!!!!"
"........Could she really be a part of this?
Father!!!!!!
.................Father?
..........................FATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where could he be? He always tells me where he's going.
FATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
......…FATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
...….TAI, If you're playing hide and seek on me, it's not funny anymore.
I'll let you win this time. Just come out. Please.
FATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
......…..RUBY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where are you, Ruby?"
"Please..."
"Just come.......
OUT!!!!!!!!!! " "