Chapter 4

Emily

I finally got home. I was driving with my mom and dad. Serena was with us and so were my girls. I was practically falling asleep. I saw my sister smile at me, happily, before giving in to the exhaustion. I just hoped Logan still had the journal.

Serena

After Emily fell asleep we continued driving.

She didn't sleep talk but she was shaking. She moaned and screamed like she ws in pain. Whenever we tried to hold her, to calm her down, she would freak out still sleeping.

We arrived at the Shiba house again. Everyone was still living there. They wouldn't leave each other till Emily came home. We pulled into the parking lot. I saw everyone sitting on a bench outside. They looked nervous. Emily's hasn't talked. (I typed talked and then my tv said it. Strange…. It was the exact sentence too!)

I woke Emily up. She stretched and yawned. We got her out of the car.

"Logan. Can you grab that bag beside your mom?" My mom asked.

Logan smiled and nodded. She grabbed the bag and hopped out of the car. I grabbed Abby. My dad grabbed Ally. Emily was breathing deeply. She started to hold her head. She looked like she was in pain. She wouldn't scream. I bent down to her. By now they noticed.

"Emily? Em! You okay!" We practically shouted.

Logan glanced at her.

"She looks dizzy. I hold my head when I am dizzy too. I do that!" She said pointing to Emily. Why wouldn't she talk?

"Emily. You need to speak." Jayden pleaded.

She looked up at us and smiled a faint smile. Then she shook her head as if saying no.

"Emily please. We need to hear your voice. We need to know your okay!" Mike pleaded.

She looked at Ally and Abby and smiled. She then looked at Logan and smiled more. She then nodded at Logan. Logan shook her head.

"I am not doing it. You need to speak. Even if it hurts." Logan encouraged. I sighed.

Time skip

Emily has been going to therapy. Emotional therapy. She started to talk but in little sentences. Today the therapist asked for us to ask Emily about the kidnapping. The therapist doesn't want her to be scared. They are still trying to locate her kidnappers because she won't tell. The property name was under a name of a person who is dead for years. Years before Emily was taken.

Emily came back from her therapy. She requested to go alone. She is scared of us every now and then. I been sleeping at the Shiba house a lot more. She always tried to hide certain things from us. Logan would show us her journal every now and then. I can't read it without crying. The page had wet spots on it. She had pages that were ripped out. I saw many things. I saw Emily terrified in the corner of a room. I saw Emily freaking out. They say a picture is worth a thousand words but only 30 words can paint you a picture. I am getting a very clear details, one right now about my sister's life in captivity.

I watched as my sister got beaten. As she got pregnant, The day her name was changed, The day her life was broken, The day the girls were born with details. This was very scary.

"Ser?" She asked snapping me out of my thoughts. She didn't feel comfortable with saying our whole names so we each have nicknames.

"Oh. Yes Emmy?" I asked.

She seemed to zone out.

"Em?" I asked. She snapped in.

"Iya?" She asked.

Mia. Emily calls her Iya. Mia and I get really close. She is scared of the boys. I thought she was strong. I thought no matter what happened she would always never be knocked down.

"She is in the room. Emily. All of us have to talk later. Okay?" I said. She nodded and left.

I smiled thinking about my sister being back home.

Time Skip

"Emily. You need to tell us. Who kidnapped you?" I asked.

"Nnn! Nn!" She cried out holding her knees to her chest. She was saying No but refused to say it.

"Emily. You need to. They won't hurt you!" I snapped at her.

She looked like she was about to cry.

"Sorry Emily. I want to protect you. I want-" She cut me off.

"Tect? Oo ver tected ee. Un vv oo id. Yi ded oo ll. Oo et ee nn" She tried. (Translation: Protect? You never protect me. None of you did! I needed you all! You let me down!)

I sighed. She was right. She needed us and we weren't there for her.

"Iy ee? Iy id ee nap ee. Iy ad ife!" (translation: Why me? Why did he kidnap me? I had a life!

"It's not your fault. It's whoever kidnapped you. That's why we need you to tell us. We need to make sure they are in trouble." Jayden explained.

"den! DEN! AY! Ed!" She screamed. (Translation: Jayden! Jayden! Away! Scared!)

He backed away from her. All the boys did. Even Ji. The females remained in place.

"Em. Can you tell us?" I asked.

She sighed.

"Okay. Mom I know you made me promise to not tell unless you did first if we were ever found but they are hurt seeing you like this. It was Drake and Drew Uler. They kidnapped her. Drew is my father. Drake is their father." Logan said with tears.

I called the police number and gave them the identities. They were tracked down and found hours later.

Emily just needs to recover.

Emily

I was screaming on the inside. I couldn't speak. I couldn't be with the boys. I know they won't hurt me but I feel sick around any boys. I felt sick around the doctors. I even asked to see his degrees.

I'm hopeless.

I decided I can trust them. I decided they won't hurt me. Just stop being so nervous Emily!

"I….blame….myself" I said slowly.

"Emily! It's not your fault! It's Drake and Drew's. They shouldn't have kidnapped you. I mean you practically cry at night from nightmares and act like your on a schedule. They made you to expect certain things. They made it so you will never adjust back to a normal life." Jayden said from afar. I looked at the clock. It was 11 o clock. I got up and started to clean.

"Exactly!" Mike shouted scaring me. I flinched. I cried. I wasn't facing them.

"Don't cry mommy." I heard Abby and Ally say. I sighed. I continued cleaning while they tried to stop me.

I kept cleaning and cleaning. I then started to cook lunch. I finished lunch and started to eat. There are so many things that are scaring me right now. I feel like they will attack again. I need to press charges. They took my life. I fell asleep the next night. I had a nightmare. I remember screaming for help and no one would come. I shouted for Jayden and everyone. But no one came. I got beaten for talking. I can't talk. I just…I can't!