I sat down at the table with a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch cereal and watched the news channel with my foster dad. CTV was reporting about the incident that occurred yesterday evening. There's a massive street clean up, repairs and more questioning, about where the huge snake came from and who really is the mysterious hero figure.
"Sorry about yesterday, dad. It wasn't right for me to leave the table like that" I apologized, during a commercial break.
He glared at me with his angry blue eyes.
"Forget about your unfinished meal, you ran into a freaking snake invasion!! What were you thinking, Vanessa?!?" snapped Joe.
"You have got hurt or dare I say it…. killed. I don't want to ever lose you too".
I let out a soft sigh.
"You won't ever lose me like how we lost mom. I only ran towards the danger because… me and my friends are… news reporters for my school. I wanted to get some footage to bring to school today".
Joe gave me a sympathetic look. "Honey, that's great that you joined a club, but just don't put yourself in dangerous situations, okay?".
I nodded my head.
"I won't try to, '' I replied, giving him a small smile.
Joe's weak smile turned into a frown.
"Vanessa, I'm going to go meet with someone today, so I need you to pack your duffle bag before you go to school". "
Sure, where are you going to meet this person?".
"Just out of town for a few days. You'll be staying with your cousins while I'm gone".
Joe got up from the table, leaving me to finish the rest of my cereal to pack for the journey.