"Today is the day."

I didn't answer. Something inside my stomach knotted.

"You know, I'm really thankful for such an amazing son. I still don't know how you managed to pretend to be friends with her. Any person would think you actually cared about her."

I did. But he didn't need to know that.

"Today is going to be the day I finally get my revenge."

I bit my lip.

"I think I know where she is. You know the plan, don't you?"

I knew it all too well. After I left Harmony, I had spent the rest of the night reading and rereading the plans, trying to find a loophole somewhere.

My father was no idiot.

Or maybe I was the idiot.

But I didn't see any loopholes anywhere.

I didn't know what I would do.

All I knew was that I was not going to let my dad get his hands-on Harmony. I was not going to let him kill her.

Whatever it took.

Even my life?

I was shocked when I realized the answer was not "no."

I didn't sleep last night, so I was sluggish.

My dad led me outside. We followed Harmony down her route to the park.

I felt my dad reach inside his coat to pull out a knife.

No. NO. NO!

In a moment of panic, I jumped in between them.

I'm not going to lose another person.

Not today.

"No! Harmony!"

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Welppp poor guy...oh well. 

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