Daughter of Kronos

Chapter Three

  When the farm was out of sight, he finally spoke up.

  "My name is Luke," he said with a smile.

  "Just Luke? Don't you have a last name or anything," I replied.

  "Luke Castellan," he stated. "You really are a lot like your father, you know."

  I frowned.

  "Why would I ever want to be like him?"

  Luke just shook his head and laughed.

  "So, now that you know my name, I would like to know your's. Do you think you could tell me?" 

  I thought for a moment before answering: "Sam."

  Luke smiled wickedly. "Just Sam? Don't you have a last name or anything?"

  "I do," I said, "I just don't like telling it to strangers."

  "And what makes you think I'm a stranger?"

  "Well, I barely know you, and you just took me away from my family!!"

  Luke suddenly got serious. "I know. I didn't like it either. But it had to be done."

  "Why," I asked suddenly curious.

  "Sam," he asked, " do you know who your father is?"

  "Nope. He left before I was born."

  And then I added, "I hate him.", just for good measure.

  Luke nodded like he understood. Something told me that he felt the same way.

  He took a deep breath before telling me, "My father left too. I've only seen him twice. And I hate him and the rest of his...friends. They only care about themselves. That's why I'm working for your father. He's going against them, and I like that."

  We walked in silence for a while, and I let that sink in before asking: "Luke?"

  "Yes?"

  "What is my fathers name?"