Finally chapter 2! Sorry I took a while. I've been really busy. I'm going to start updating this story more frequently, now.


Larry had called the police minutes ago, and the couple was now huddled together, shaking in fear as the door began splintering under the force of her father's kicks.

"Come on…" Carrie muttered under her breath, praying for the police to come quickly. "Hurry up…" After a few more minutes, the door was about to come off its hinges. Carrie and Larry were feeling hopeless until the faint sound of sirens made itself known. "Larry, do you hear that?!" She whispered to him. He paused for a moment, trying to listen over the pounding. Suddenly, his eyes widened, and he nodded quickly. The sirens got increasingly louder, and the pounding on the door suddenly ceased. They heard quick footsteps retreating from the door, and it was clear that her father had left to go hide. Carrie and Larry released each other, and Carrie slowly began approaching the cracked door.

"Careful." Larry said cautiously. Carrie nodded and went up to the door, grabbing the knob in hand. She turned it and pulled the door open. The coast was clear.

"It's safe. Come on!" Carrie said, dashing out of the room with Larry following close behind. They hurried, not wanting another encounter with her dad. They got downstairs and went out the front door, stopping when they saw three police cars parked out front, and about five officers getting out of them. One of the officers, seemingly the one in charge, hurried up to the two kids.

"Hey, are you the ones who called?" He asked. Larry nodded. "Is the man still in the house?"

"Yeah," Carrie said, "but I don't know where in the house he is. He hid when he heard the sirens." The officer shook his head.

"The coward…" He said. "Don't worry, we'll find him. Come on!" He yelled to the other officers. They ran up to the house and opened the door, their guns at the ready. Carrie and Larry watched with worried expressions. Minutes passed, and they still hadn't come out. A crowd had begun to gather on the sidewalk in front of the house, and worried whispers were shared among them. But the couple paid no mind to them. They just continued to watch the house. After about five minutes, they heard a sound, and three officers came out with a man in handcuffs. He was struggling and yelling profanity at them. The officers brought him to the car, and forced him into it. He shot a death glare at Carrie from inside the car. Carrie winced and looked away. A different officer, this time a woman, came up to them. She was a bit tall, so she knelt down so that she was about their height.

"Hey, you two." She said soothingly.

"Hey…" The couple said simultaneously. The woman looked over to Carrie's father, and then looked back at the two.

"Is that man the father of one of you?" Carrie raised her hand a bit.

"Y-yeah. He's my dad." The woman sighed and looked her in the eyes.

"Where's your mom?" Carrie looked down.

"Not…here anymore…."

"Ah…" The officer said in a hushed voice. "I was afraid of that…" Carrie looked up at her.

"Why?" The woman sighed again.

"Well, we obviously are going to apprehend your father on accounts of child abuse, animal abuse, and a couple other things. He will also have to go through rehab and counseling. And, by law, you would automatically be put under the care of your mother. But since that's not an option, then you'll have to go to…a foster home…" Carrie and Larry gasped.

"W-what? No! I…I can't!" Carrie said, tears coming to her eyes.

"I'm sorry, sweetie. But we have to. It's the law." Carrie began crying, and Larry put an arm around her comfortingly.

"Wait!" Carrie and Larry's heads shot up, and they looked at the crowd of people from which the voice came. A woman pushed her way to the front. She came up to the two kids and put a hand on each of their shoulders.

"Mom?" Larry asked. She smiled down at him before looking at the woman officer, who stood up straight once again.

"I'll take her." She said.

"And who are you?"

"I'm the boy's mother. Carrie and her family are close family friends, and if it's okay, I'll take her to live with me." The officer appeared to be thinking.

"Well, I suppose that'd be okay…but I'll have to ask the chief. You can take her under your care for now, and as soon as we have an answer, we'll call you to let you know if it's okay." Larry's mom nodded with a smile.

"Thank you so much." The officer nodded before turning and walking over to the other officers. They all got into their cars, and the three watched at they drove away. The crowd then began to disperse. Larry's mom put an arm around each kid, and began walking back to her house.

"Come on, you two. Let's go home…"


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