Chapter One ******* Violet's House*************************

There was a loud crashing noise and Violet was startled awake from her dream. Crash! There it was again. What in the world is Charlotte doing at 4: 30 in the morning Violet thought? Violet got out of bed. She put on her robe and opened her bedroom door ready to venture into the hallway and head towards Charlotte's room. But what she saw in the hallway terrified her. She quickly slammed the bedroom door shut and ran into her closet. She hoped the guys in the ski masks didn't hear her. She was shaking now. She didn't know what to do. She knew she should call for help but she was afraid to move. She was terrified to go get her cell phone that was on her nightstand. She stayed as still as she could in the closet. She was afraid of the sound of her own breathing because she was breathing hard. Then she heard a scream. It was Charlotte.

"Let go of me! Get away from me! Violet call the police! Charlotte screamed at the top of her lungs.

"Just shut up and do as you're told and nobody will get hurt." She heard a male voice tell Charlotte.

"What do you want? Where are you taking me?" Charlotte yelled at the man

Violet could hear her voice getting distant and knew the men were taking Charlotte downstairs. Violet knew she should call the police but she was still afraid to leave the closet. She thought she heard the front door slam closed. She wondered if the men in the ski masks took Charlotte out of the house. Violet could feel herself shaking. She decided to wait in the closet a little longer just in case they were still in the house.

9 am at Oceanside Wellness

"This is really strange." Addison told Sam and Cooper. "Violet and Charlotte both missed the morning meeting. Neither one of them even picked up the phone and called and now it's nine and they're still not here. They have patients waiting"

"It is weird" said Cooper "Neither one is answering their calls. I keep getting voice mail. Maybe I should go to the house to check on them." Cooper was getting nervous that something happened.

"I'll go with you Coop." Addison wanted to go in case something was wrong Coop shouldn't be alone. "There has to be a logical explanation for this. Maybe they overdid it with the Martini's last night and are both too hung over to pick up the phone."

"I hope that's all it is. I'll drive." Addison continued to try both their numbers while on their way to Violet's house.

Violet could hear her cell phone ringing. She almost opened the closet door to go answer it at one point but chickened out. The house was quiet and she had even fallen asleep in the closet for a while.

As soon as Cooper and Addison arrived at the house they knew all was not going to be okay. They saw the front door had been kicked in. Right away Addison called the police and they walked inside. Downstairs everything looked intact. They walked upstairs. Violet heard someone coming up the steps and stated to hyperventilate . They were back for her she thought. Addison went down the hall to the room Charlotte was using.

"Oh my God Cooper." Addison gasped.

Cooper rushed over and looked in the room. The dresser had been completely knocked over along with a floor lamp. There was a broken vase on the floor. "It looks like there was a struggle in here. " Cooper said as his heart sunk. He was scared for Charlotte.

Addison then opened the door to Violet's room. Violet heard this and was frozen still with terror in the closet. Addison noticed the room was not disturbed. "Violet" she called out. Violet couldn't answer.

Cooper came in the room after Addison. Something made him go to the closet. He knew Violet felt safe in the closet. Cooper opened the door and they could see Violet curled up in the fetal position on the floor. When she heard the closet door open Violet didn't look to see who it was. She closed her eyes and let out a blood curling scream.

"It's okay." Cooper and Addison told her as they pulled her out of the closet.

"What happened? Where's Charlotte?" Cooper asked.

Violet just stared for a few moments then. She just shook her head no and started to twirl her hair.

The police arrived and told Cooper and Addison to wait downstairs and not to touch any thing. More detective's and crime scene investigators came and searched the house. One detective came over to talk to Violet. Violet was feeling safe now with Cooper and Addison sitting on each side of her. Her house was full of police.

"Are you able to answer any questions now Ma'am.? Detective Ryan asked.

"Yes, I'm feeling much better." Violet answered sipping a cup of tea.

"Tell me exactly what you saw and heard."

"I heard a loud crash that woke me up. I went to go in the hall and then I saw two men with ski masks. I just slammed the door and hid in the closet until my friends got here. But I heard Charlotte scream for them to let go of her and they told her to Shut up or they would hurt her."

Cooper's face went white as a ghost. He wanted to die. He had treated her so cold lately and now she was gone. He wished she knew he still loved her. He felt tears slipping out of his eyes. He got up and pretended to look at a picture on the wall so the detective and Violet and Addison couldn't see. He saw a picture of him and Charlotte on the mantle. It was an old picture Violet had taken along time ago. She liked it so she kept in on her mantle with a bunch of other pictures. Coopers shoulder's started to shake up and down and the sobs started. Addison rushed over and hugged him. "It's going to be alright Cooper. We'll find her.