Chapter 1: Lies, Lies, And More Lies
So my writing has developed since I last wrote Never The Same. So yeah….. I've also been busy because I have a lot I had to do, writing, moving, skillsusa, etc.
Becky
Flashback….
"Michelle, can you watch Nicky and Alex real quick while I go and get some juice for you guys?" I asked.
"Sure Aunt Becky." She replied. I went in and poured some fruit punch for the kids.
"BECKY!" I heard Michelle shout. She sounded panicked and scared. I looked through the kitchen door, out the window and saw a lady with black hair holding both Nicky and Alex up against her. A man with red hair was fighting with Michelle, trying to pull her over the fence to grab her. Michelle was fighting back. She was pushing her feet off the fence to try and get away.
I dropped the glasses of juice I was carrying and ran out the back door. I ran to the front yard and by the time I got there, they were gone. I ran inside and called the police. I then called Jesse, Danny, and Joey. Joey being last and Jesse being first since his number immediately came to mind.
The police arrived first. They found the boys dolls and Michelle's favorite bracelet. 4:08 came, they were missing persons.
I was crying into Jesse's shoulder. He was being strong and kept telling me "We will find them." But I knew he was scared. He had a connection with the boys and Michelle. A very special connection. He didn't lose 1 person or 2. He lost 3. Danny lost 1. I lost 2. But Jesse, he had a special connection. He was like a father to Michelle, and he was a father to Nicky and Alex. I was in so much pain, I couldn't imagine how hurt Michelle must be or Nicky and Alex, if they can concept the idea of being taken away from home, and Danny and Jesse. I can't even imagine Stephanie and D.J..
That night, Danny, he called a family meeting.
"I want us to release our feelings about this. I want to know how each of us feel. This way, we can help one another. Right now, I feel…well I feel upset and hurt. Why would someone take away 3 young children?!" Danny said in tears.
We all knew what he was hinting at. We didn't want to say the word Kidnap. Or any form of it.
"I feel very nervous and frightened. Nicky and Alex are young, they won't know or remember anything. They are young, didn't get to live really if they get murdered. Please don't bring them to that, please. Michelle was so happy before she was…well yeah. I wish I could see her like that again. Please, bring her home! Nicky and Alex, they are only young children, they don't deserve this! They need their whole family!" I prayed aloud.
"Dad, will they come back for us?" Stephanie asked terrified. Even though she was old enough to understand, she didn't know what the people wanted. None of us did.
"I don't know honey." Danny said truthfully.
"Dad, I feel scared and frightened. I haven't been home much lately and when I am, I have people here or something. A few days ago, Michelle asked if she could play a game with me or do something with me. She said I wasn't around much. I yelled at her that I was busy when she kept asking. She ran out crying. She missed me so much that she wanted to be around me. I made her cry. I wish I could hug her right now." D.J. said.
"I know how she felt now. She missed me. I miss her." She finished.
"I was also sort of rude to Nicky and Alex. And with Michelle too. I promised I would take them to the park for a little bit, but Gia was going to the movies and offered me to come too! I ditched the kids at home and left with Gia. They asked me so many questions when I returned. I'd do anything to answer and hug them." Stephanie said.
"I just want to take all of their pain; they must be in, away. I want to make them laugh." Joey said. He ran away in tears. We all sighed.
"Jess." I said.
"What?" He asked.
"Your turn." I said.
"Well, I don't know. I want them back but I can't see them. I want them here." Jesse said.
"We will get them home." I had said.
Present
It's been a few days since we got the kids back. I was watching a news clip. It was about their return home.
"We have final word on the 3 children who were kidnapped 3 years ago. That's right, it's Michelle Elizabeth Tanner, and Nicky and Alex Katsopollis. They were found a few days ago at a local school. Their names were Danni, Zack, and Jayden Newman. We got word today, the children are okay. Right now they are home with their families." The reported said. I immediately turned off the tv. I don't want to relive the fact that they had been taken from home.
"Mom?" Nicky asked coming into the room.
"Yes Nicky?" I asked.
"Zack- I mean Alex and I was wondering if we can well….umm….we want to go and get…a umm….." He said.
"It's okay Nicky. Say what you want, I won't be mad." I said.
"We want to go get a bike." He asked.
"You never rode a bike?" I asked.
"No." Alex said walking into the living room.
"Of course we can. I will see if your dad can come with us." I said.
I went up to our room and found Jesse redoing the boys' room.
"Jess, you want to come with us and get the boys a bike, they never learned how to ride." I said.
"One sec." He said. He then put a picture on the wall then followed me.
Danny
"Dad, so what is the main point of your job?" Stephanie asked me. She was doing a project for school.
"To tell everyone what is going on in the world, show things such as your Uncle Jesse singing stuff like that." I replied.
"Daddy, can I sleep with you tonight?" Michelle asked entering the room.
"Of course honey. What's the matter?" I asked her.
"Nothing, I just…..I need to, he will get mad." She said.
"He?" I mouthed to Stephanie. She shrugged.
Michelle ran off.
A few minutes later she came back in a tank-top and shorts. She crawled into my bed.
"Stephanie, you need to leave. Daddy's in pain." Michelle said.
"Michelle? What do you mean? I have a project I have to do!" Steph said. She sighed and left the room.
"Okay daddy, I am here to take your pain away." She said.
"Michelle, did the man who kidnap you force you to….take other's pain away and make you feel pain?" I asked.
"Yes daddy….." She said.
"Did he tell you that you're supposed to feel pain?" I asked.
"He said that I need to feel and take away all pain in life. He said that's my job and destiny in life." She replied.
"Michelle, everyone is going to feel pain at some point. You're not a miracle worker. I love how you try to take away pain but you shouldn't have to. I love you for being you." I said.
"But he-" Michelle tried.
"Michelle, don't listen or think about what that man has said to you or done to you. We love you. We wanted you home. Okay?" I asked. She nodded.
"Okay, now how about you go say goodnight to Nicky, Alex, Jesse, Becky, Dj, Stephanie, and Joey?" I asked her. She smiled and nodded.
She ran off. I sighed.
My precious baby girl.
The next day I noticed Michelle, Nicky, and Alex keeping secrets.
Michelle was biting her lip. Nicky and Alex weren't speaking.
"Nicky, Alex, you want some pancakes?" Becky asked. They didn't respond. Michelle, Nicky, and Alex started to use some kind of hand language. It wasn't sign language either. It was made up language.
"Michelle?" I asked concerned.
She formed a fist, hit her left hand on the side of it, then made a peace sign in the air.
"Michelle?" Stephanie asked scared.
"Michelle, Nicky, Alex?" Jesse asked.
I got up and walked to their chair. I touched Michelle. She jumped out of her seat.
"Michelle?" I asked.
"Sorry, you really scared me." She said.
"What were you guys doing?" I asked.
"We were playing a game. We always did this game at meal times to let each other know that we love each other." She said.
I sighed. It was like they can't move forward or past this. None of us could but we were making an effort. It's like there minds are tainted and stuck in that time.
"You guys can verbally speak." Becky encouraged.
"….No, we can't." Nicky said.
"Why's that?" I asked.
They all looked at each other and didn't say anything.
"Because they will know." Alex said.
Stuck in time.
"Nicky, Alex, Michelle, listen, we will love you, forever and always, you don't need to be afraid anymore, we are here to help you." Jesse said.
"I'm going to call that therapist the police recommended." I said getting up and going to the phone.
Michelle
I looked at Nicky and Alex scared. We were now known around the world, they will find out some way.
I pretended to fall out of the chair.
"Michelle!" DJ, Stephanie, Becky, Jesse, Joey, and Dad shouted.
"Ouch!" She said.
"You okay?" Stephanie asked me.
"I…think so." I said slowly.
They helped me back up and sat me in my chair.
Dad was still making the appointment.
"Daddy, We don't want to go to the therapist." I said.
Nicky and Alex agreed with me.
"Look, it will help you guys get better, move forward." Becky said.
"Yeah Munchkin, and we all love you, but you are frozen in time. This will help you. I promise Shorty, I will make sure no one hurts you ever again, but for now you 3 need to go to the therapist. Someone will help you. No one, and I mean no one will hurt you again." Jesse said.
"But, he always said not to go with doctor unless he is there." I said.
He sighed.
We continued our breakfast.
"Michelle, when is he coming back for us?" Nicky asked.
"He never let's us leave home." Alex said.
'He doesn't need us anymore, we're going to stay here with our real family.' I did in our little hand language we made up.
They look disappointed.
They started to clean up breakfast.
"Michelle, do you feel better enough to go back to school?" Dad asked me.
"I think so. But can I go home if I feel uncomfortable?" I asked.
"Yes, yes you can sweetie. We're going to keep Nicky and Alex home to rest a bit longer, you've been to school before, this is their first real time at school as Nicky and Alex." Jesse said.
I got up and grabbed my bag they packed for me.
I got outside and Dad drove me to school.
"Dad, why'd that man kidnap us?" I asked.
"Well, I don't really know." He answered.
"Listen, are you okay?" He asked me.
I wanted to say no, I couldn't trust him, I can't trust anyone.
"Yes dad, I'm fine." I said. I got out of the car and ran into the school.
Becky
Danny came back in. He had tears in his eyes.
"What's wrong Danny?" I asked. Jesse was out with the boys buying them some things they may need at any time, mostly some more clothes since we only bought a few outfits.
Deej was at school and so was Steph.
Joey was on a tour.
"I think Michelle is lying to me." He said.
"Michelle? Why do you think that?" I asked.
"She was talking to me, it wasn't her talking, it was like a different Michelle. She wasn't being honest." He said.
"It could be a threat that she feels like she has to obey to. She'll get over it." I said.
Michelle
I put on my wig.
I walked to the police station.
"Hi, I'm Lilly, I'm here for my parents." I said. I bit my lip.
"Alright Missy, what are their names?" He asked me.
I looked down at the paper.
I then repeated the names.
"I'm sorry sweetie, but they've been taken into custody, you see, they've taken children and we can't release them." He said.
"But I want my daddy!" I cried.
A lady came in and pulled the officer aside.
"If they take you and your brothers away from us, I want you to come and get us back, do whatever it takes. If you do that, you will be okay, you won't get a punishment. You will get a party, you want a party? Or do you want us to kill your dad?"
I always wanted to go home, but it seems so unreal to me. I need familiarity. I want the life I had back. I know I shouldn't….I just can't!
"I will let you visit them, but other than that, we are going to escort you to your family." The police said.
I nodded, maybe they can help me get them out.
I sat down in the chair, the police walked away.
"Danni, you actually listened to us. Good girl." The man said.
I nodded.
"Where are Zack and Jayden?" He asked.
"At home, I came from school. How am I getting you out of here?" I asked.
"At Dinner, Tell them you're going to your friends house. Then come with a ladder, at the house there is 200 dollars in the piggy bank on top of the fridge, buy a rope ladder and pass it over, we will handle the rest, you just go home and say your friend wasn't home. Then, when it's all clear, we will pick you, Jayden, and Zack up from school, then we will go on the run." The man said.
I nodded.
"My parents have me under watch, I'll do it when I can…." I said. I got up and walked away.
"Michelle Elizabeth Tanner?" The police man said as I was heading for the doors. How did he know!
"Come with me sweetie, we're going to take you home." He said.
I got scared.
I was standing outside of my school. Jayden and Zack were in the car, The man was trying to get me in the car.
"Come with me sweetie, we're going to take you home." He said.
"No!" I yelled. I ran out of the police station and ran all the way home.
Okay, so I am really sorry about the long wait, I got really caught up in my other stuff, then I have a state competition in 2 weeks so I was preparing for that. I am hoping to get the next chapter out soon, but I though you deserved this after the suffering I put you through, so Review down below what you liked and did not like. The reason why Michelle is trying to get them out of prison, is she was familiarity, and she has sort of been threatened with her life if they do get caught, which they did, so Michelle does not feel safe, so this is the only way she will feel safe, if she gets them out and goes back to torture. Michelle may or may not start to question herself as well as if she is making the right choices. But yeah, if you have any questions, I reccomend PMing me because I respond quicker to those. I hope to get the next chapter out very soon. I am working on it as your read this. And that...and that...and that...you get it...(and that too)
