goodnight moon...

"yes but the REAL reason you are here is to investigate jack's disappearance. I know, i was the one who shot him....or so Nicole says."
She took a sip of wine and settled into the chair opposite her.
"hmm. That wouldn't make sense. my information tells me that he is being held hostage by your father." Anne thought the information he received was correct. confused, she looked into Paige's eyes for clues. But Paige offered only words.
"hah. I'm sorry to disappoint you, but your friend wont be found alive, if he is found at all."
she smiled, but her eyes saddened.
"why did Nicole stage you?" Asked Anne.
"because shes a bitch. You know, my step-mother, her mom, would only marry my father if she took Niki in as his own. My father though, he couldn't except her as his child. He was too attached to me. Nicole knew that the bond we shared was because of my mothers death. so her plan was made. She would shoot me, and make it look like Jack had done it. getting jack out of her life, and me out of my dad's hair. then she would-"
"-take your place as daddy's little princess. She was smart to think of that."Paige looked a little flustered but kept at her story.
"What she didn't know is that Jack and i had, er...encounters. She was prepared for the murder emotionally, so with dad's hand gun, she followed jack down the hallway and into the room. of course the last thing jack was thinking about was self defence. there she sat, outside my door until he heard talking. Then it just happened. i heard the door swing open, and pushed jack away form me. she saw movement, and shot. too bad for jack that he was the one moving.
she dropped the gun and ran out." this time the sadness spread throughout her face, bringing down her smile. Paige looked like she was on the verge of tears.
"what did your father think?"
Paige took a heavy breath and continued.
"he wasn't in. Instead the kitchen staff came huffing down the hallway. of course i was mortified, seeing all this in a day really put my wits on end. i just broke down."
Seeming to end the story, she showed a silly smile and recomposed herself.
"so why am i here? i came for jack, and that's not a possibility, so now what. why are you telling me?" As Anne asked this question, Paige's eyes wondered off and she began to tell.
"because the amount of things going wrong with my father is just to much for him. I'm afraid his mental state is chipping away. he often gets out of control and throws fits. and I'm pretty sure he would burn down the white house to save me, which scared me. He usually tells me how good I'm going to fit in in the new world. and....and i think hes being truthful." Paige was more flustered than she was before. Anne was worried of where this was going and was sure she wouldn't like it, But encouraged her to continue.
"go on.."
"the other day i did some snooping. All i needed was a red marker, and so i went looking in his office. I know he keeps that stuff at top security, but he would never dare lock anything away from me. So as i was rummaging though the drawer, i noticed a small hole in the corner. It was a false bottom. i emptied the drawer and lifted the bottom, and underneath were papers and documents signed by all foreign sounding names. the name i recognised was Kysko Huni. who is-"
"-one of the most powerful men in north Korea. thought to hold hundreds of nuclear labs across his small empire." Anne finished for her. the story began to go together in her head.
"yes, anyway i was shocked to see these papers of power agreements and negotiation. almost like he was leading a double life." Paige finished with a desperate glance at Anne. Anne thought about this, and something seemed wrong. Then she remembered what she had read in the update on the Network that morning.
"but that doesn't really make sense."She began, "Huni disappeared a week ago while in Germany for a treaty signing. The UN thought it was assassination, but as much as they investigated, they couldn't scrape a hint of evidence. And that still doesn't explain why I'm here." Now the story fell apart, and Anne was at the beginning again. Yet again, Paige had an explanation.
"That's when i knew my father was up for no good. This could destroy our family, or worse. So i made an anonymous call and told a little white lie. I knew my father would be on the lookout for his names in the networks, so i used the Jack story. Now you are here and i want you to find out what he is up to. please, i know this might seem like a huge favor, but its all i ask." Paige was upset, but she knew this had to be done. Anne could see how much she loved her father and how worried she was that he was making all the wrong choices. so, she had little objection in agreeing with Paige.
"alright. ill peak around." she answered.