Don't own anything except for the plot, Ava, Frankie, Kimmie, Sarah Andrews, and Shane Andrews Sr.
When Kailah Andrews was kidnapped, she was eight years old. The man who had kidnapped her was a man who she thought she could trust; he'd been her father's best friend. After being kidnapped, Kailah hated him and she frequently told him so, until he threatened to kill her family. Now, nine years later, she lived with him in New Orleans, Louisiana, with his fiancée, Jackie and her two children.
"Kailah, where are you?" Kailah heard him yell.
"I'm doing my chores." She yelled back. Lisa and Max came running out to the yard.
"Michael says you're in trouble. You should go hide." Lisa said. Kailah smiled at the eight year old.
"Sweetheart, Michael isn't going to hurt me. I don't need to hide." She said, and then looked up when she heard Michael coming out to the barn.
"You two need to go find something to do, okay?" He said. Max and Lisa nodded and ran off.
"Why aren't you in the house, cooking?" Michael asked her. Kailah sighed.
"I didn't realize what time it was, I'm sorry. I'm going to start dinner right now." She said, and turned toward the house.
"I'm going down to Sam's Pub to get Jackie and a drink. I'm not sure how long we'll be gone. We probably won't be back for a while. You're to feed Max and Lisa, give them their baths, and have them in bed before I get back." He said. Kailah nodded.
After Michael had left and Kailah had started dinner, she heard a knock on the door.
"Kailah, are you in there?" She heard Jason Davidson, her best friend and neighbor, yell.
"I'm in the kitchen." She yelled back. Kailah heard Jason come in and make his way to the kitchen.
"Hey there, beautiful." He said, grabbing her by the waist and spinning her around.
"You keep your hands to yourself, Jason Davidson; you'll start giving a girl the wrong impression." She said after he set her down.
"What if it's not the wrong impression?" He asked. Kailah sighed and shook her head.
"Jason, you're my best friend, and I love you, but you don't know the whole story. I can't get too attached to anyone here in New Orleans." She said. Jason had been trying to get her to date him since she turned seventeen but she had always turned him down. Jason sighed.
"Fine, tell me the whole story. Tell me why you can't get attached to someone you've known and been best friends with for nine years? I understand that I'm a few years older than you, but why does that matter?" He asked. Kailah sighed.
"Your age isn't the problem. Let me get the kids settled down, and I will tell you. You probably won't believe me, though." She said. Jason just crossed his arms and sat down at the table.
After Kailah fed and bathed Max and Lisa, she sent them off to play quietly in their room until it was time for bed.
"You said after the kids were settled. They're settled. Explain, please?" Jason said from the same spot he'd been sitting for the past forty-five minutes. Kailah sat down.
"You can't interrupt. Wait until I'm completely done talking before you say anything." She said. Jason nodded.
"Alright, well you know how Michael went to California for a little while about nine years ago; when he came back with me, telling everyone that his brother died and that I'm his niece?" He nodded again.
"I'm not. Michael was my dad's best friend, and he kidnapped me when I was eight years old. He told me if I told anyone, he'd kill my family. He's been doing...sexual things to me, as well. His real name isn't even Michael. It's Drew. Drew Smith." Kailah said. Jason sighed.
"I have family in California. A HUGE family, I might add. That's why I can't get attached. I'm leaving as soon as I turn eighteen. He can't stop me, then." She said.
"Kailah, are you serious?!" Jason asked. She nodded, wiping her tears. Jason scooted his chair closer to her and put his arms around her.
"That has to be the saddest thing I've ever heard." He said. "Kailah, we have to get you out of here!" He exclaimed after a minute. She looked up.
"No! He'll kill them!" She said. Jason shook his head.
"No, he won't. I will help you; you just have to let me." He said. Kailah smiled.
"I love you, Jason. You're my best friend." She said. Jason smiled and kissed her forehead.
"I have to ask Meagan and Bill to help, I hope you know this." He said. Kailah nodded.
"I know." She said. Jason pulled his cell phone out and called his sister.
"Meg? I need you to come over to Michael and Jackie's place. Bring Bill. Don't tell anyone you're coming, please. I can't explain right now. I just need you two here." He said. Kailah took the phone from him.
"Meagan? It's Kailah. I would really appreciate it if you and Bill could come over without telling anyone. I need your guys' help." She said. Meagan said something else and Kailah smiled.
"Thanks, Meagan." She said, and then hung up, handing Jason his phone back.
"Kailah, I meant what I said. What if the impression you're getting isn't the wrong one?" He asked. Kailah sighed for what felt like the hundredth time that night.
"You're serious, aren't you?" She asked. Jason nodded.
"Kailah, I know that, at nineteen years old, I shouldn't know what love feels like, but I do. I love you. If that means following you to California, I will. I'm dead serious about this." He said. Kailah smiled. Before she could say anything, Meagan knocked and walked in, her husband Bill following behind her.
"Hey, guys, what's going on?" Meagan asked, sitting down with them at the table.
"Jason, I can't go through the entire explanation again. Please tell them while I go put the kids to bed." She requested. Jason nodded and started telling Bill and Meagan everything Kailah had told him. When Kailah came back, Meagan stood up and hugged her.
"Sweetie, we're going to help you find your family and make Michael pay for what he did to you."
"Hey, you have to promise you won't lose contact. Just because one person ruined a lot of things for you, doesn't mean we don't still care." Bill piped up from behind Meagan. Kailah nodded and hugged him.
"First things first, I need to know your parents' names." Bill said. Kailah sighed.
"This is really happening, isn't it?" She asked. Jason, Meagan, and Bill all nodded. Kailah gave Bill all the information he asked for, and then he and Meagan left. Jason hung around and Kailah knew why.
"So, you never did respond to me earlier." He said. Kailah nodded, not facing him.
"I know." She said. "Jason, I know how you feel. I feel the exact same way, but what if this doesn't work? What if my parents don't want me? What if I have to stay here? I would never be safe and I don't want you to be around if it means Michael can hurt you." She said. Jason sighed and wrapped his arms around her from behind. Kailah tensed, but didn't shove Jason away.
"Kailah, this is going to work. Your parents are going to want you. Are you kidding? You're amazing! Even if they didn't, I wouldn't let you come here and live with Michael. Now, I can only be rejected so many times before I go crazy. Please, give this a shot." Jason pleaded. Kailah turned around in Jason's arms and hugged him.
"You must really mean it if you're willing to let yourself get hurt, boy." Kailah heard from behind Jason. She looked over his shoulder and saw Michael standing there, holding a gun.
"Now, Michael, Kailah told me what happened. Don't do this. Please. You kidnapped her. You raped her! She was just a child." Jason said, positioning himself in front of Kailah.
"I told her what would happen if she ever told anyone. Now, her whole family is going to die." Michael said.
"I don't think so. You better put that gun down before I shoot you." Jackie said. Kailah looked up and saw her holding a gun to the back of Michael's head.
"Jackie, don't do this. You can't do this. You love me." Michael said.
"You think so, do you? Not after hearing this. You kidnapped a poor girl, Michael! You raped her! This sweet, innocent girl! You ruined her childhood! Plus you lied! To everyone! I can't marry you, now. I can't believe you'd ever do anything like this! Get out of my house! She shouted. Michael turned around and looked at her in disbelief.
"What? You're just going to believe her? Without even asking me if it's true?" He asked. Jackie nodded.
"I've known Jason Davidson since he was four years old. He isn't going to lie to me! I've barely known you for two years. You need to get out. Now!" She shouted. Michael turned back around.
"Let's go, Kailah." He said. Jason shook his head.
"Oh, HELL no. She's staying here. With me." He said. Michael shook his head.
"Whatever. I'm leaving. I'll be back, and don't be surprised if your family ends up dead." He said, and then left. Kailah buried her face into Jason's chest.
"Shh. Baby, it's okay. He's not going to kill your family. I promise." Jason said, rubbing the back of Kailah's head.
~Kailah's P.O.V~
When Michael said he was going to kill my family, I almost collapsed. I was glad Jason's arms were still around me.
"Jackie, you can't stay here tonight. I'm going to call Andy, and report Michael, but I'm not sure if he can arrest him tonight. You need to take the kids and get out of here." Jason said, not letting go of me. Jackie must have agreed, because next thing I knew, I heard her waking Max and Lisa up, and telling them to get dressed.
"Baby, I need you to go and get all your things. Bring them back here and we'll take it from there." I looked up at him.
"Jason, I can't do that. All my things are out there in the shed. What if he's out there waiting for me?" I asked. Jason nodded.
"Alright, I'll go out there with you in a minute. I need to call Meagan and Bill and have come back there." He said. I nodded and hugged him again. When I tried to let go, Jason held tight.
"Meagan? Michael found out. He's gone, for now. I need you and Bill back here. Jackie, Max, and Lisa are going to stay somewhere else. I'm going to call Andy, but I needed to let you know first." He said. I heard Meagan say something over the phone, and hang up. Jason sighed and dialed Andy's number.
"Hey, Andy. Michael is taking off. You need to stop him and arrest him. He is a rapist and a kidnapper. If you don't stop him, he's going to be a murderer, too. I can't explain right now please just trust me!" Jason exclaimed.
"Jason, I don't know if I can do that. Michael just came in here and told me the same thing about you. I was actually headed over to arrest you." Andy said. I sighed and took the phone.
"Andy, its Kailah. Michael is lying to you. I'm the one he kidnapped and raped. He's about to go and kill my family! You need to arrest him!" I exclaimed.
"Alright, but if you're lying, you're all in trouble." Andy said. I hung up and handed Jason his phone back.
"We need to get out of here." I said. Jason shook his head.
"Not until Meagan and Bill get here." He said.
"We are here." Meagan said from the doorway. I smiled.
"Let's go!" I exclaimed. Jason nodded.
"Alright, Bill; will you help me get Kailah's things from the shed? Meagan, get Kailah in the car and lock the doors. Jackie?! You are taking my truck! Send Max to come get the keys, please!" He shouted toward the back of the house where Jackie and her kids were. Max came running out.
"Jason, is Michael in trouble? Momma said he ain't coming with us." He said. Jason sighed.
"Yea, Max, you could say that he's in trouble. Don't you worry about it, okay?" He said. Max nodded and took Jason's truck keys to Jackie. After we were all in Meagan's car, Jason made us wait to leave until we made sure Jackie was safely out of the house and on her way.