Stef-a year later
Life got back to normal more or less. I never thought I could handle being a single mother to five children and I was kind of right. Mike and David have really stepped up to help me handle it. That and my mom and Lena's parents have came in to help a lot when she first got missing but obviously they had their own lives to get back to but still come by more often than they used to.
The last year has been the hardest year of my life. Living without Lena is barely bearable. They only reason I have gotten through it is because of my five children. I don't know what I'm going to do when all of them move out. Brandon and Callie go to college in a few months and a year after that Mariana and Jesus are leaving. Can I make Jude stay at home?
I don't know if I can live at home by myself. I always pictured me and Lena spending the rest of our life together and I don't know how to live life without it.
I got a call from my captain and I groaned hating when i'm called into work. I haven't even gave the kids something that is resembling food yet and now i probably have too go too work.
"What's going on?" I said.
"Um there is a man who kidnapped a local black woman. We believe it may be the same guy that took Lena" she said shocking me. Why is he taking someone else? Oh please tell me it's not because Lena is dead. I felt tears come to my eyes. Please let Lena be ok.
"I'm sorry" she said.
"I'm working this case!" I insisted and she sighed.
"Are you sure?" She asked.
"Yes I'll be in in fifteen minutes" I said because I'm just going to leave them money to get a pizza which I do a lot more than Lena would let me do if she was here. I miss her so much.
I got to the station not telling them what case I'm working until I know more of what's going on.
"Are we going to find anything on this guy?" I asked Captain because this guy was clever last time and didn't leave a trace. We couldn't find anything suspicious enough to even get a lead. What makes them think we will find anything this time?
"Well he hasn't gotten careless and we now some evidence so we should be able to pinpoint a suspect." She said and I sighed of relief. I want this asshole behind bars. Well I want to beat him up like a punching bag but since I can't do that I atleast want him in jail.
Lena
He left a little less than a day ago and locked me in the basement. There isn't any food or water and I didn't get much before being locked in here.
I feel like I'm dying. I tried to get up and find a way out and instead I fell down not even capable of supporting my own weight. Dying would be a blessing honestly.
Stef
It wasn't long before we were out patrolling when we got a call from captain.
"Forensics analyzed the blood. Some of it belongs to the victim but the other part belongs to a man named Dan Fenderman. His address is 479 East street" she said and I turned the car around and headed for his house. Nervous, worry and excitement washed over me at knowing we were about to put an end to this. What if we don't catch him? What if we do? What will I say to the person who has put my wife through hell? What if we don't find Lena? What if we do and she's dead?
Just the thought made me feel like i was going to puke but I made myself focus. I need to focus. She might need me.
"Are you ok?" Mike asked.
"Yeah let's catch this son of a bitch" I said and pulled up to his house getting out and pounding on the door.
"Police open up!" I shouted but no one did so we broke in guns pulled.
"Police" I shouted again and we searched everywhere upstairs and couldn't find him so we went into the basement which was locked. I felt my stomach drop. He was trying to keep someone in. Lena?
"Police" I shouted because if Lena is down here I don't want to scare her.
"Help" Lena said and tears came to my eyes as I put my gun away and ran over to her.
"Lena its me honey you are going to be ok." I said and what happened next was like being punched in the gut.
"Kill me, please!" She said and even her voice shows how weak she is. She went to grab my gun and I took it out and handed it to Mike.
"You are going to be ok" I said but her eyes were still begging me as tears came to my own eyes. I finally found her and she begs me to kill her.
"Put your arms around my shoulders, you are going to be ok" she did as told and I picked her up effortlessly. She's lost too much weight.
"Please...please make this end" she begged again. She sounds so desperate and it brought me to tears. She's been though so much hell that death would be a blessing? All I want to do is take her pain away. All I could do was take her upstairs and out of the house and sit down with her still in my arms until an ambulance gets here.
Mike called for an ambulance. He told me they will be here in ten minutes.
"Get her my bottle of water" I said and he went to the car and grabbed my bottle of water.
"Thank you" Lena said and I grabbed the bottle and unscrewed the cap giving it to her. Her hands were shaking so much though that I ended up holding it for her so she doesn't spill it all over her. Giving her water was like handing someone a million dollars. How long has she been without it. I poured a little of it into her mouth at a time until it was all gone. The ambulance showed up and I carried her over to the stretcher not wanting a guy to touch her. I got in with her still reeling over what is going on. Is this real?
Lena
I woke up and was surprised by the feeling of a cozy bed. I felt pleasantly warm and numb almost. My body which use to ache all over constantly I could barely even feel.
Am I dead? Oh please let me be dead. Please let this finally be over.
"Hey you're awake" a blonde women I have seen before but don't know how said from beside my bed.
"Am I dead?" I asked her and she shook her head.
"No honey you're not dead" she said and I sighed. She looked upset that I sighed after being told i'm still alive. Who is she? Why does she even care?
"You're safe now" she tried to reassure me but it's not true. I'm not dead so i'm not safe.
"Who are you?" I asked and she looked upset again. Guess I do know her.
"Stef...Stephanie. You're wife" she said sounding hurt and I could have sworn I heard her wrong. I had to, wife doesn't make any sense. I'm not a man therefore can't have a wife. I can't even be friends with her, she's white. Maybe he didn't want me as a maid anymore and she's the wife of the new guy I have to work for. Yes that must be it.
"Did he sell me or something?" I asked and she looked confused. I didn't think they could sell us legally anymore. I thought that ended with slavery.
"What?" she asked.
"Did your husband' buy me as the maid?" I asked and she looked really shocked. What is she shocked about? They just sell us illegally now.
"Lena?..." she said as if that's my name. Who does she think i am?
"That's not my name, my name is Julia" I stated confused at what's going on and she looks just confused as I feel.
Stef
Julia? Did he sell me? Did your husband' buy me as the maid? He brainwashed her. What year is she living in?
Ok let me know what you think. So I did a plot outline for this story and it's going to be long. It's still early too be sure of how many chapters but probably 30-50, as of right now. Hope you like it.