Chapter Nineteen:
“So what are you going to do?” Isabel asked Kori when she finished telling her the whole story. All of her past mistakes, the kind of people she used to hang out with, everything.
“I don’t know…but I’m really scared. He has my sister Libby…”
“What if he doesn’t? What if this is just a trap? I mean I don’t know this guy… but he seems to want you really bad. What if he’s just using your sister as bait?”
“Bait or not I still need to go rescue her Isabel. She’s my sister… this was only supposed to be between me and Sean. That is the whole reason I ran away, so that they couldn’t be dragged into this. My parents lost their lives and my sister is suffering all because of me! I thought running away would make things better but it only made things worse. And I feel so stupid…and horrible. I should‘ve been there to protect my parents Lib, I should‘ve DONE something! And my poor sister has had to deal with it all on her own. She had to deal with something that SHE didn’t deserve. She probably hates me now…I know I would.” Kori suddenly got up from her chair.
“Wait! Kor what are you doing?”
“I’m going to save my sister that’s what I’m doing. I’m going to do ONE thing right at least…I know it’s not going to add up to all the other stupid things I’ve done, but at least it’s SOMETHING.” Kori answered, running around her room and packing a backpack of things that she will need.
“Wait a minute Kor stop and think about this for a minute. This guy is very dangerous it doesn’t take a genius to see that! Maybe you should get the cops involved.”
“I know how to handle him Lib, I’ll be fine. I can’t get the cops involved that will only make things worse.”
“But what about Spencer?” Kori froze in her spot. She didn’t think about that. She stood there thinking for a moment, than she looked at Isabel.
“I need you to watch him Isabel…please.”
“But Kori…”
“Goddamnit Isabel, please!” Kori cut off in a raised voice, and she turned and looked at her friend with tear stained cheeks and a frustrated yet determined look on her face. “It is very important that I do this. She is my sister and she means the world to me and because of me she is suffering! I have to go make it better. He wants ME not her.”
“He wants to kill you that’s what he wants! And I don’t know if I can let you go and get yourself killed when you can easily just go to the cops and let them handle it!”
“You don’t have a choice in the matter, Lib. This is between me and Sean, not the police. Now are you going to watch Spencer for me or am I going to have to get Wiley or Chris to do it? I can’t take him with me so someone is going to have to watch him!” Isabel looked at Kori for a minute with tears rolling down her own cheek.
“Fine, I will watch him…”
“Thank you.” Kori replied, the firm tone in her voice disappearing and she finished up packing her stuff, than she went to Isabel and gave her a hug.
“I love you Lib, it’s going to be okay I promise.” She reassured her and then she walked out of the room with Isabel following close behind. She went into Spencer’s room.
“Hi Momma look at the picture that I drew!” he exclaimed, and he held his picture up proudly for her to see.
“Wow baby that’s very neat,” Kori replied, forcing a smile for her son but he immediately noticed the tears rolling down his mother’s face so the fake smile was pretty much useless.
“Momma what’s the matter? Why are you crying?” Kori suddenly crouched down in front of her son and she pulled him into a hug.
“Momma has to go see your aunt Ashley right now okay? She is…very sick right now.”
“Can I come?” the little boy asked eagerly.
“No honey I need you to stay here with Libby okay?”
“When will you be back?”
“I don’t know…” Kori replied softly. She kissed his cheek and hugged him tightly.
“I love you Spencer..”
“I love you too Momma,” she replied.
“Be good for me okay?”
“I wills I promise!” Kori smiled at him, than she stood up and looked at Isabel. She handed her the key to the shop.
“You know how to close up right? You can either stay the night here or take Spence to your apartment with you. Either way is fine.”
“Kay…” Isabel replied and Kori once again pulled her into a hug.
“Love you… thanks for doing this for me.”
“I love you too.” Isabel replied softly and she picked up Spencer so he’s rested on her left hip and she followed Kori downstairs. Once down there Wiley looked at her.
“Hey Kor…where are you going?”
“I have to go see my sister. She’s very sick right now.”
“…You have a sister?”
“Yeah…” Kori answered. “So Isabel will be in charge now. Whatever she says goes.”
“Okay then…”
“Bye Wiley,” she replied, and she pulled Wiley into a tight hug. Wiley was confused, but he returned her hug nonetheless. When she pulled away she hugged Chris next then she walked out of the restaurant, got in her car and drove off heading for Florida.
“What is going on?” Wiley demanded to know, immediately turning to Isabel. Isabel looked down at Spencer.
“Well, Spence, why don’t I get you settled in front of the TV for a movie and some popcorn while I do some work?”
“Finding Nemo!” The little boy exclaimed happily and Isabel began to go back upstairs with him. Wiley followed her after motioning for Dylan to take over his tables.
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As soon as the excitement from receiving all of the cool new sports equipment died down some and all of the children were busy checking it all out with Riley and Brian, Nick turned to look at Ashley but saw that she’s not by his side like she usually is. He began to tense up a bit and panic was beginning to take over. Where did she go? She has to be here somewhere. No one would dare try and take her with him standing RIGHT there… Would they? He looked around the playground frantically and when he turned around to look at the sandbox where the girls are at he suddenly spotted her sitting on the now empty jungle gym. She’s sitting there hugging her legs to her chest and she’s got her chin rested on her knee as she stared off into space. He sighed in relief. He glanced back over at the sandbox to see what Dakota is doing. When he saw she was content in Kevin’s lap he went over to the jungle gym. He crawled up there so that he is sitting beside her.
“You gave me quite a scare for a minute there…I thought you were still standing next to me and when I saw that you weren’t I thought someone may have grabbed you when I wasn’t paying attention.”
“Sorry…” Ashley replied softly.
“Penny for your thoughts?’ Nick asked curiously, and he took her hand into his and gently rubbed his finger over it.
“I have a bad feeling…”
“A Doctor Adams bad feeling? Honey he’s inside…probably way over in the hospital building and you’re out here. I thought maybe if I brought you out here it would take some of that weight off of you.”
“No…not him…” Ashley answered softly.
“Then what?”
“Kori…something isn’t right I can feel it.” Nick looked at her now highly concerned. “I don’t know what it is…It’s a sister thing I guess. Her and I used to have this special bond…we used to be able to tell when the other wasn’t happy about something, or if they were scared or hurt…even if we were hundreds of miles away. I never lost that touch I guess…”
“It’s not too late to find her you know…you say the words and we will. You can give us all the information you know about her and we can go straight to a detective about it.”
“Why should I go looking for her when she just up and left the way she did? She never came after me when I was in trouble…she didn’t come running back when our parents were murdered!”
“Maybe not…but that’s just it honey, maybe she couldn’t. Maybe she was kidnapped or something… maybe she was in some kind of trouble.”
“You know what I think? I think she just got sick of us and ran away from home. She was always fighting with our mom and dad about curfew. She got fed up and left. She turned her back on us. So why do I have to go after her?”
“Because she’s your sister and deep down inside you still love her. I know you do so you can’t deny it. The way you talk about her from the past I can just tell. So why don’t you be the better person? Wouldn’t it be nice to know that you still have a family member you can turn to? Even if she isn’t much of a family to you anymore? Maybe the two of you could settle your differences…” Ashley thought about it for a while, than she looked up at Nick who sat there looking at her with hope.
“She loved New Jersey…” Ashley answered softly. “I remember when I first ran away right after my parents death that I so badly wanted to go find her in New Jersey but I didn’t have the money for it so I just stayed here in Florida…”
“What’s in New Jersey?”
“I don’t know…she just always loved it there. She’s always wanted to live in a small town in New Jersey. Only I knew about it. She never told a single soul other then me.” Nick thought for a couple of moments and then looked over at Riley who was playing basketball with Brian and the kids.
“Hey Riley!” he called over to her.
“Yeah?” Riley asked, and she stopped what she was doing and looked over at Nick and Ashley.
“Come here please,” Nick answered. Riley passed the ball to Brian, than she walked over to the jungle gym.
“What’s up Nick?”
“Ashley has agreed to let us find Kori,” Riley smiled at Ashley suddenly.
“That’s great news.”
“Yeah and she says that Kori has always dreamed of living in a small town in New Jersey.”
“Do you by any chance know the name of this small town sweetie?” Riley asked Ashley gently.
“Well she did a report in school one time on a small town named Allenwood…”
“Hmm…okay well is there anything else that I should know?”
“No that’s all I can think of right now.”
“Alright well then I’m going to go inside and inform Doctor J then and he is going to pass the word onto our Detective.” Riley explained, and she went inside the Orphanage. Nick looked at Ashley and he smiled at her.
“I’m very proud of you, you know. You’ve come such a long way in opening up to us.” Ashley didn’t reply, she only crawled into his lap like a little girl seeking for attention and she sat sideways so he’s cradling her. She rested her head against his shoulder and he enveloped her in his arms and he hugged her tight.
“You okay? He asked her gently.
“Fine…I just want to feel loved…” Nick smirked.
“Well you’ve come to the right person then,” he told her and he hugged her a little tighter. She slid her arms around his neck and just sat there gazing up into his beautiful blue eyes. Oh how she loves those eyes. She can get lost in them for hours…they captivate her so much. He tucked a strand of her hair back behind her ear and he placed his finger to her cheek and gently rubbed it. She reached up and raked her fingers through his blonde bowl cut hair.
“You have such beautiful hair Nicky…don’t ever cut it off okay?”
“But what if it gets as long as cousin IT? Can I cut it then?” He asked, grinning down at her and she giggled.
“Yes, only then may you cut it.”
“Yes boss,” he replied, and he leaned down and placed his nose to hers giving her an Eskimo’s kiss. He sat there watching her for a couple of minutes, than he leaned down and captured her lips with his in a soft kiss. This took her by surprise at first, but then she placed her hand to his cheek and kissed him back making it much more deeper.
“Did I just witness the first kiss?” AJ questioned, a big grin on his face. He and the rest of the guys had just walked out not too long ago with Riley and Doctor Johnson. Brian, Howie, Doctor Johnson, and Riley all looked over at Nick and Ashley where AJ was looking at.
“Well it’s about time! Jeez!” Riley replied, making everyone laugh. Brian smirked and looked at both Howie and AJ with a victorious look on his face.
“Well I believe you two owe me ten dollars each. So pay up!”
“How did you know that was going to happen today?” AJ asked, eyeing his friend suspiciously.
“Lucky guess. I know my Frack is all… and I’m here 24/7 I know how those two are together.” AJ scowled at Brian but then he handed him over the money nonetheless and so did Howie. Brian smirked and pulled out his wallet and he put the money inside of it. Meanwhile over in the sandbox, Riley, AJ, Howie, and Doctor Johnson weren’t the only ones who spotted the romantic moment over on the Jungle Gym. Dakota who had been looking over at her daddy and Ashley every now and then as she and Elenore dug through the sand saw it too and the minute she did she paused in her digging and her jaw dropped in shock. Kevin noticed this and looked where she was looking and spotted Nick and Ashley kissing. He grinned and looked back at Dakota who had gone from very shocked to very happy and she was smiling from ear to ear. He knows his niece has been rooting for this moment to finally happen. She absolutely loves Ashley and out of everyone here she’s wanted it to happen the most. He knows she secretly hopes the three of them become a family someday and he can’t help but hope so too. It’s clearly obvious that Ashley makes Nick happy. He just hopes he can handle being both her boyfriend and caregiver and he hopes Lou doesn’t throw a huge fit either.
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“Wow baby…that was a very powerful kiss for someone who’s just been through a lot of abuse and rape,” Nick commented when he finally broke the kiss and he was left completely breathless.
“I feel safe with you… I know you won’t hurt me,” Ashley replied softly and Nick smiled down at her lovingly.
“Never baby girl…least not intentionally and if I do then you have my full permission to smack me upside the head.” Ashley couldn’t help but giggle a little.
“I could never hit you Nicky…just cause I know what it’s like.” Nick didn’t reply, he only hugged her closer. He gently placed his finger to her chin and he lifted it so she’s looking up at him before leaning down and placing soft kisses on her lips. it’s a new feeling kissing someone who loves him back for real and he wants to steal as many kisses as he can get. Riley, Brian, Howie, Kevin, AJ, Nick, and Ashley hung out outside all morning then when it was time for lunch they got some of their co-workers to take their place while they all go get the cafeteria set up.
“So… Nick, Ashley. Did we just witness the first kiss out there?” AJ questioned, as he just couldn’t hold it back anymore. Nick looked at Ashley who was putting chairs around tables with Riley while the guys unfolded all of the round tables. Ashley blushed. She and Nick forgot there was even anyone else on that playground because the minute they got lost in each other everything else disappeared.
“Yeah…and your point Bone?” AJ grinned wildly.
“No point. Just wanted to hear you admit it is all.” Nick rolled his eyes, than he looked at Riley who was standing there smiling.
“That’s okay right? If Ashley and I slowly work our way into a relationship? I want to take things slow though because I don’t want to do anything to upset her.”
“Yeah its fine. Normally we wouldn’t allow employees to date any of the children here…even if the child is old enough to, just because of the whole law thing…but the entire staff and Brooke knew it was going to happen between the two of you sooner or later so it might as well happen now. You both make a very cute couple. But if I were you… I would keep it strictly business whenever anyone important walks through this building. But other then that what goes on in this building stays in this building.”
“But,” Kevin spoke up, wanting to add something to Riley’s advice. “I would be cautious of Lou if I were you. If he finds out he’s going to throw a huge fit. I’m surprised he hasn’t heard about you adopting Kota yet. If he hasn’t heard anything that means the fans don’t know either. The fans and Lou… that’s a big caution sign right there. You might want to take that into consideration too buddy.” Nick groaned as he completely forgot about Lou. He then took Ashley’s hand and he pulled her close to him. She wrapped her arms around his waist and he kissed her forehead.
“I don’t care about Lou. What is he going to do about it? I’m 20 years old he can’t control my love life.”
“That’s true but you’re also dating a minor Nick…and a minor you’re supposed to be a caregiver to on top of all of that. He’ll do anything to prove that he is the almighty Backstreet Boys manager and that what he says pretty much goes. Even if it means reporting you to the police.” AJ spoke up.
“He won’t do that will he? If I get thrown into jail he might as well kiss Backstreet Boys goodbye because without me the band will go crashing down.”
“That’s why I am telling you to be careful Nick. As long as Lou doesn’t know about it you’re good. So you better keep your relationship on the down low at least until she turns 18.” Nick looked at Ashley who remained standing there at his side with her head rested against his shoulder and his safe arms wrapped around her.
“When is your birthday baby?”
“February 4th.”
“Well that’s not too bad is it? We can keep us secret till then, right? It’s just three months away. We’ll tell everyone that we know who will keep quiet about it and then when you turn eighteen if you’re comfortable about it we’ll go world wide and include the fans in on it. We’re not known to keep fans out of the loop for very long… but if they’re any kind of fans at all they will understand. How about that?”
“I would actually prefer it this way…for now anyway. I’m already scared of Doctor Adams and him enough as it is…I don’t want to deal with people all over the world judging me…”
“I’m not going to make you go through that honey…not until you’re ready. I’ve lived that life since I was 13 years old and I know that that’s not the life for you right now with all of the anxiety you’re already dealing with. Our relationship will not leave the comfort of our closest friends, Dakota, and Elenore. Okay? I promise.”
“Kay,” Ashley replied and Nick looked at Kevin for approval. Kevin grinned at him and then offered Ashley a hug. Ashley accepted it and walked into Kevin’s open arms allowing him to hug her. She’s gotten very comfortable with the four other guys in the past week that she’s gotten to know them. They’ve all become like family…and she’s beginning to remember what having a family is like. It feels really, really good.
“Welcome to the Backstreet Family sweetheart,” Kevin told her gently. She received hugs from AJ, Howie, and Brian next, than she found herself right back in Nick’s arms. He smiled down at her lovingly and then placed his finger to her chin. He gently tilted her head back and claimed er lips for his own. She slid her arms up and around his neck and welcomed his kiss and the rest of the guys, and Riley turned away and began to continue getting the tables ready. When Nick pulled back he rested his forehead against hers.
“When Kevin welcomes you into our family that means you’re pretty damn special. He chooses his friends very carefully. You’re also the very first of my girlfriends that he’s ever said that to. So I don’t want to ever hear you tell me that you’re worthless ever again, you hear me?” He told her gently and he looked her in the eyes with so much love. She couldn’t help but smile up at him as a single tear rolled down her cheek and she rested her head against his chest. She’s starting to really believe that she’s finally found a home and people who love her.
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Meanwhile in New Jersey, as soon as Isabel had Spencer settled in front of the TV upstairs watching his movie and eating popcorn she took Wiley into Kori’s room and explained to him the entire story… and even got on her computer and showed him the website too.
“I can’t believe you let her go…”
“What was I supposed to do Wi? Handcuff her down? She was going to leave no matter how much I begged and pleaded.”
“This is just crazy… we should call the police.”
“Kori will hate us then. You should’ve seen the way she reacted when I suggested she get the police involved.”
“At least she’ll be safe though instead of going off and getting herself bloody killed!” Wiley replied in a raised voice, his England accent very thick. Just then when Isabel was about to reply the phone rang. She went over and picked it up.
“Thank-you for calling the Blue Moon Diner how can I help you?” she spoke into the phone.
“Yeah this is Detective Stabler… and I am looking for Kori Mortenson.”
“…She’s not here right now. Can I take a message?” Isabel asked, looking at Wiley with fear in her eyes.
“What? Who is it?”
“I’m a detective over in Florida. I have been hired by the owners of the Orphanage called Ramsey where her sister Ashley is staying. It is very important that we find her because we believe she may be in grave danger and Ashley misses her terribly and needs her. Can you please tell me where she is at?”
“….Ashley is in an Orphanage?” Isabel asked, making sure she heard him right and Wiley’s eyes widened in fear.
“Yeah she’s been there for the past month after being brutally raped and beaten.”
“And she’s safe? She’s not with a guy named Sean?”
“Nope…she’s in Ramsey Orphanage being taken care of by her caregiver named Nick Carter. She is pretty safe for the most part… but we need Kori very badly because we don’t know how long she’s going to stay safe. So can you please tell me where I can find her? And who is Sean?”
“Sean is the guy that Kori just left to go after about an hour ago…she’s headed to Florida right now. Her ex boyfriend Scott Jackson called telling us that Sean had Ashley and she was being brutally raped and beaten. It was on a website and everything… they had a video of Ashley being raped and beaten and it said on the website that if Kori didn’t go to Sean right away he’d kill her.”
“Well it’s a lie then because Ashley is perfectly safe here in an Orphanage. It’s a trap. What is this website you’re talking about?”
“Um, I don’t know hold on let me look.” Isabel replied, and she went and sat at Kori’s desk and she opened up the internet browser and she went to her History and clicked on the last page she was on. When she got on there she told Detective Stabler the link. “www.yourassismine.com”
“Alright, and what’s your name ma’am?”
“Isabel Matthews.”
“And who are you Isabel?”
“I’m Kori’s best friend that she met here in New Jersey. I am also her employee here at Blue Moon Diner.”
“Has she told you about her past at all? Did you know about any of this?”
“Not until today when her ex boyfriend called. She was very secretive about it for the past five years until now. When she saw the video and the message on the website she freaked out big time because her sister means the world to her so she ran back to Florida right away to ‘rescue’ her.”
“Do you by any chance know where at in Florida she is headed?”
“No I’m afraid she never told me that part…”
“What do they want Kori for? Do you know that?”
“She stole some pictures from him that reveal a crime he was doing. I don’t know what it was though she didn’t elaborate on it and she didn’t show me the pictures. She also stole the code that turns the lazar alarms off in some museum that he wanted to steal a valuable jewel from. She took it so that he couldn’t go through with it”
“Is there anything else she may have told you before she left?”
“No, nothing.”
“Alright then… thank-you Isabel you’ve been very helpful.”
“No problem… I’m very worried about her Detective. I tried so hard to talk her out of going but she wouldn’t listen to me. She really loves her sister…she was the world to her. That is the reason she ran away. She thought that she was protecting her family from all of this. She never even knew about her parent’s death until today.”
“Well I’m going to do my best to find her don’t worry.”
“Okay…”
“But I’ve gotta go now. Thanks again for all of the information.” Detective Stabler replied, than he hung up. Isabel did too and she looked at Wiley who had just been sitting there listening to the entire thing.
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Later on that evening Riley clocked herself out of the Orphanage around 9:00 and hurried home to be with her husband. She was excited that she finally gets to spend some very much needed time with him. When she got there she walked inside to find the entire house dark but there was candles lit all around and soft music was playing. She smiled a little bit as the romantic scene before her almost took her breath away. She didn’t expect him to be THIS romantic. She could smell the aroma of Tacos cooking in the kitchen.
“Chase? Are you here?” She called out to him.
“Yeah baby I’m in the kitchen.” She smiled even bigger as she headed toward the kitchen. She went in there and found her husband cooking dinner.
“Hey honey, how was work?” He asked her as he held his arms out to her allowing her to walk into them and he enveloped her in a hug.
“Pretty good, I had a lot of fun today.”
“Good I’m glad. Cause my baby deserves to have the best.” He told her sweetly and he leaned down and gave her a peck on the lips.
“Is dinner almost done? It smells delicious. You haven’t cooked for me in forever I am excited to taste it.”
“Just about. Why don’t you go sit at the table and I will bring it to you when it’s done.”
“Kay.” He kissed her once again, than she went into the dining room and she found the table set for two and lit with candles and on her side of the table there are a dozen red roses lying there.
“Oh Chase, they’re beautiful!” She exclaimed, and he smirked as he stood in the kitchen.
“Olivia insisted that I got them for you. She told me that you would go crazy over them.” Riley smiled.
“Have I ever told you how much I love your sister?”
“Only about a billion times,” Chase replied, coming out of the kitchen suddenly and holding two plates of dinner and a grin upon his face. He went and placed her plate in front of her and he went and sat in his own chair with his own plate.
“So how was your day? What all did you do today?” he asked, trying to make conversation.
“Well I pretty much just took care of children all day and stuff. You know my usual. What did you do all day?”
"I hung out with Olivia and prepared our romantic evening," Chase replied, as he began to eat his meal.
"What did you and Olivia do?" Riley asked, as she too began to eat.
"Oh, the usual brother-sister stuff. You know, the chit-chatting and the hugging, and then she helped prepare your night," Chase answered. Riley nodded, as she took a sip of wine.
"Mm...this is absolutely delicious Chase. Thank-you."
"It was nothing, really," Chase smiled. The two of them sat talking to one another as they ate their dinner and stuff, than when they were half way finished the song Amazed by Lonestar came on the stereo.
“Baby lets dance,” he requested, and he stood up and held his hand out to her. She took hold of it and allowed him to help her up and he brought her into the middle of their living room. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close and she rested her head against his shoulder as the two of them danced.
“This is nice… do you know how long it’s been since you and I have done this?” She asked after a few minutes of silence.
“Forever,” Chase answered.
“How come you never take me out dancing anymore Chase?”
“Well because I’ve been busy with work, you’ve been busy…we just haven’t ever found the time to. Maybe we can go tomorrow night? I’m getting off earlier then usual.” Riley smiled up at him.
“Really?”
“Mm hmm.”
“Okay, what time?”
“9:00 sound good?”
“Yup, that’ll work.”
“Cool.”
“And why don’t you see if maybe one of your friends from work want to go? I feel bad for not spending enough time with you baby. I want to make it up to you and I want you to have fun so you should invite some of your friends too.”
“Really? Even Brian? I thought you weren’t very fond of him…”
“Even Brian. Whatever makes you happy baby.” Riley smiled up at him and he leaned down and captured her lips with his for a soft kiss. They continued dancing to the song ‘Amazed’ by Lonestar, than when it finished he took her hand and brought her back to the table. She sat down in her chair again and he was about to sit in his own when suddenly the phone rang and he looked toward it.
“Oh Chase please don’t answer it… please? Just this once…”
“I have to honey it could be important.” Chase replied. “I will be right back.” He leaned over and kissed her once again, than he walked into the kitchen. Riley sighed in frustration, then she picked up her fork and began to finish up her dinner. A few minutes later Chase walked back into the room and she looked up at him to see a frown on his face.
“I’m sorry honey but that was my boss. She insists that I come in right away… it’s an emergency. She just got a call from some people we’re trying to impress and they want to have the meeting right now.”
“But Chase! Tonight was supposed to be all about us. I thought that you wanted to make things up to me?”
“I know honey and I am really sorry. I tried to explain things to her but she just wouldn’t let me get out of it. If it wasn’t very important you know I wouldn’t go.”
“When am I going to be important?”
“Riley please don’t start this…please.”
“No Chase, I really want to know!”
“I don’t have the time for this. I need to go.” Chase replied firmly, and with that he put on his coat and walked out the door. Riley looked after him for a few minutes, than tears rolled down her cheek and she began to cry. This isn’t fair. This just isn’t fair at all. Every time she thinks she finally gets the chance to spend time with him his work ALWAYS gets in the way. She then blew out all of the candles, than she too grabbed her coat and she left the house. She went to the first place she could think of… Brian’s house. She knows Chase is going to be working till very late tonight and she does not want to spend another night alone.
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As soon as Kori reached her destination after driving all day long from New Jersey to Florida she pulled in front of an old warehouse. She sat in the car and just stared at it for a long while. Was she really prepared to do this? She has to. She has to save her sister. But what is she going to do when she gets in there?” She sat there thinking for a long while… until suddenly she heard the two back doors to her car open and she felt people getting in. Before she even had the chance to look she felt a gun being placed to the side of her head. Before she could even scream a glove covered hand was placed over her mouth.
“Don’t scream, just drive.” A familiar voice ordered. Tears fell from Kori’s panic-filled eyes as she did as she was told. She started the car back up and pulled back out onto the road.
“Go right please.” He ordered, and she did as he said. “Good. Now keep going straight until I tell you otherwise.” She again did as she was told and started driving straight. She followed the guy’s (who she recognizes as Sean) voice until she found herself parked in a parking lot to a beach. Sean waited until his three helpers - two big black guys dressed in all black clothes - each of them with a black beanie on their head got out of the car and walked over to Kori’s side. When they got there they opened the door for her.
“Now get out of the car.” Sean ordered. Kori did as she was told and she got out of the car. Sean did as well and when he did he motioned toward one of the big black guys to grab her. He did as he was told and forcefully grabbed Kori’s arm and he began to drag her down to the shore of the ocean. The entire beach was dark with nothing but the moon light shining above it and it was completely empty. They dragged her down so that they were underneath a bridge.
“Alright Kori I’m going to give you one chance to give me what I need and if you don’t give it to me I will have my friends here give you what you deserve. Are you going to cooperate with me?”
“First give me my sister!” Kori demanded.
“I don’t have your sister Kori. It was a trap. Your sister is safe in an orphanage and completely out of my reach - for now. Now give me my stuff and I will set you free.”
“I-I don’t have them with me…”
“You’re lying to me!”
“No I’m not… I swear I don’t have them with me.”
“Alan check her backpack!” Alan did as he was told and pulled Kori’s backpack off of her. He unzipped it and looked through it, pulling things out. When he pulled everything but the things Sean needs out of it Alan looked at him.
“They aren’t in here sir.” Sean laughed and shook his head.
“Wow Kori…I really thought that you were smarter then that. First you come here and land yourself right in a trap… and now you mean to tell me you really didn’t bring what I asked for? This really isn’t your lucky day is it?” A single tear rolled down Kori’s cheek as she knows he’s right. How could she be so stupid? Why didn’t she just listen to Isabel in the first place? Now because of her stupid mistake she’s not going to be able to see her son ever again.
“Go on boys...give her what she deserves.” Sean ordered Alan and Sam, who is known as the other black man. They drug Kori into the ocean water and shoved her to the sand. As she was lying there they began to kick her in the stomach and punch her in the face as waves went over her and she screamed, cried, and gasped for air.
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