CHAPTER 36: MY REASONS

Awakened in a new world.

CHAPTER 36: MY REASONS.

Nina and Mona stood before Neo with thier heads bowed down facing the ground and Neo's frightening gaze fixed on them, particularly his only daughter.

"I'm disappointed in both of you" he said,

"We're sorry father" Nina said.

There was no response from Mona as her attention wasn't on them, her mind was filled with bliss of happiness. She's now able to get a closer look at the god,

"It's gorgeous" Mona said inwardly, starring at the giant rock behind Neo.

Nina noticing her friend divided attention, used her leg to kick Mona, snapping her out of her thoughts and drawing her back to reality.

"I'm sorry" Mona said.

Neo turns to his daughter,

"I'm very disappointed in you, do you know the dangers you could have encountered coming out of the village by yourselves and at this time of the night" he said,

"I'm sorry father, I was just.... just..."

Nina hesitated and Neo cuts in,

" You have nothing to say" He yells.

Nina was hurt, she has never seen his this mad before. Neo then turns to Mona whose gaze, and attention were fixed on the rock behind him, he could see clearly the curiosity in her eyes.

"And you, (he said getting her full attention) your father would be disappointed in you and I'm sure you were the one who dragged my daughter out here, putting Her's and your life in danger" Neo yells, his anger was getting the best of him making him forget their very location.

Mona turns to him, before she could speak and take the blame get her dear friend out of trouble.

"That's not true father" Nina yells,

Neo slowly turns to his daughter, her heart raced in fear seeing the angered look on his face.

"You dare raise your voice at me" he said to her,

"It is not Mona fault at all, it was mine. I told her we should come here in the first place Mona only accompanied me here, so I won't go alone" she said, with her head still bowed.

Neo was stunned by her words, it was a very foolish and unwise action to take, and unwise action he would have expected Mona to take but not his own daughter.

"I raised you better than this" Neo said with a soft cold tone,

"Why?"

I know my daughter better than anyone, she wouldn't try something this dangerous unless there was a strong motive behind it, a strong motive that would consider her putting down her life for. What was it?

"Tell me Ninoria why would you do this," He started with a soft

"Why would you suggest something so foolishly dangerous!!" He yells pressuring her to speak,

" That would get you killed, you knew he risk but still went for it!!! " He raises his voice once more,

"Why?" He yells as he closes the distance between them, and Ninoria(Nina) pressured to the point she could snap, let it all out.

" Because OF you!!!" She yells and her voice echoes through to the night, Neo was shocked by her words.

"You've been going out to do sacrifices all on your own, I was worried about you. Every night I'm hunted by the fear that you will never return and that scares me." She said,

"I just needed closure, some assurance that you were okay, and you will come back I didn't want to lose you" she says.

Mona stares at them, it felt familiar. Neo was touched by her words, and she was right he came all the way out and didn't even consider her, he felt horrible.

"So, Mona brought me here, to see you were alright and we were just about to leave until....."

Neo moves closer, wraps his hands around her and pulls her into his warm embrace.

"It's Okay, I'm not leaving you" he said,

" I'll always be here, I promise"

He withdrew from her, but something still baffled him. He turns to Mona.

" Hang on, how did you know where to find this place I don't remember telling anyone the location and I'm very sure your father won't have told you no matter how hard you begged him" Neo said,

"Damn" she said inwardly.

Mona felt cornered, so she said the first thing that came to her mind.

"The gods showed... me the path" She lies,

Neo stares at her not believing a word she said,

*SIGH*

He sighs,

" If you are going to lie, at least make up something believable" he said and the only possible options on how she got the location pops into his head.

" Have you following me these past few days" Neo asked.

" I've been getting the feeling I'm being watched for some time, and I think i found the culprit" he said inwardly.

" Yes" Mona confessed, no way to lie herself out of this.

Neo turns to his daughter and frowns,

"Did you know about it?" He asked,

"No, it was only just tonight I knew " Nina replied,

"She didn't know about it until tonight" Mona backed her up.

*sighs*

Neo sighs.

"These 2 are exhausting" he says in his mind and turns to them both,

"So, let's just all agree to keep this unfortunate incident, between us, no word of this night should ever get out" he say's and turns to Mona,

"I'll consider not telling your father about all that happened here tonight" Neo said and smiles and nods her head.

"Let's go home" Neo said and held his daughter hand and all three of them began their walk back to the safety of the village.

All seemed to be going well, but Neo and the 2 girls didn't get far from the giant rock, then his ears suddenly stood straight.

"Both of you get behind me" he said, seeing the seriousness on his face both girls did as they were told.

Something was coming at them and coming in fast, he has no weapon to defend them, and he can't run because of the girls. He turns his head over his shoulder to see the girls' holding hands and Mona standing Infront of his daughter.

"Even if I can't fight, I can still buy them time to escape"

He said inwardly.

"I want you girls to listen to me "He said and got their attention,

"When I give the signal, I want both of you to run."