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love.”
    She scrunches up her nose. “No.”
    “Sorry.”
    Vex sighs and rubs her eyes. She then looks to Bullock. In an instant, she takes him by the shoulders and pulls him toward her. Her lips crash against his. His hands go into the air in a frozen motion. My jaw drops. I wasn’t expecting that at all. First he sees my breasts and then he gets kissed by a really pretty girl. He’s had one hell of a morning. He regains composure and takes her by the shoulders. Will he kiss her back? Gentler than I’ve ever seen him, he pushes her away from him, breaking the kiss.
    “You and I both know we don’t love each other like that,” he says.
    She sighs and her shoulders fall. “I know. It was worth a shot though. I’ve lived without true love for over two hundred millennium, and now I have to go looking for it? How can I do that if I can’t even leave New York?”
    “I know you, Vex. You’re a fighter. You’ll find a way.”
    She nods and then her eyes turn to me. “That looks nicer on you than it did me.” She walks over to me and holds out her hand. “It was nice meeting you, Avalon. Are you sure you don’t want that answer about your future?”
    “I already gave you my answer to that. Thank you for the dress and shoes.” I take her hand. As soon as our flesh makes contact a picture of a massive, old, spider like tree appears in my mind. She lets go of my hand and smiles.
    “Just a sneak peek. You’ll be on track when you get there. Good luck.”
    She leaves the room and I look to the others. I guess it’s time to go now.
    Maverick smiles at me. “That dress looks nice on you, Lon.”
    I give him a mock glare. He knows how much I hate the color pink. “It’s pink,” I growl.
    Both he and Paden bust a gut.
    “Shut up.”
    “Ready to go?” Amr asks me. 
    “As ready as I’ll ever be.”

Parents
     
    We gather around one of the blank stone walls. Amr takes the pendant off and places it in his palm before pressing it against the wall. A dark entry way spreads out in all directions from his hand. He takes hold of my hand and I take Dante’s. All of us form the train, like before when we were escaping from Spearwood.
    He pulls me into the darkness. Within seconds, it falls away and reveals a den with modern black furniture, white carpet and glass tables.
    “Amr, what are you—” A woman with long, brown hair walks into the room, wearing a navy blue pant suit, white blouse and silver necklace. Her grey eyes meet mine. She’s my mother. I recognize her from the memory.
    Her hand goes to her mouth. Tears come to her eyes. “Oh my God.” She takes two steps forward and stops. For the first time, she looks at the others who now crowd the den. “What’s going on? Elex!”
    A tall man rushes into the room, his golden hair streaked with white, wrinkles in the corner of each of his eyes. He’s aged a lot. I wonder how old he is. He looks at all of us together and then his eyes fall on Amr and me. Like her, he takes two steps forward. With a hesitant hand, he touches my shoulder.
    “Avalon?” he questions, his voice deep. I nod.
    My mother lets out a cry and moves the distance between us to take me into her arms. I let go of Amr’s hand. I pat her on the back, not want to grip her back. My stomach quakes with nerves. Finally, she lets go of me and steps back to observe. “You’ve grown into a fine young woman.”
    “How do you remember me?”
    She smiles and touches my cheek. “Parents can never truly forget their children. We didn’t have our minds warped of you, just the location you were at and who you were with, until it came time for us to know again.”
    “What about me? Why did you make me forget her?”
    “You two were inseparable. There’s no way we could’ve put Avalon where we did and not done something to ease the loss you two would feel for each other. Your father and I got through it, because we could understand why we were doing it. You were four, so we decided to have