Chapter 7
I shot up with a fierce look on my face, "No! Those kids can't be separated, it will do more harm than good. He used to separate them as punishment, those kids, my kids, depend on each other." I tried to hold his eyes, but he just looked away from me.
He shook his head, trying to seem apologetic. "It is too late, Nora. CPS has already taken the healthy children. They are being placed in emergency foster homes tonight."
I looked away from him, biting back a sob. "You don't get it, Agent Morgan. That man had dirty CPS workers on the take so when he wanted to punish the kids, he'd call one of them up and have them place them in emergency foster care or just take them in themselves." I sighed, brushing the falling tears away. "My kids never came back the same. They'd have bruises and cuts, sometimes they'd come back shells of themselves."
Finally, he looked at me. "What do you mean, 'shells of themselves'?"
I shook my head, choking on my words. Closing my eyes, I try not to picture the scenes my children described.
I heard Derek move from his spot to sitting on the bed next to me. His warm hand grabbed my slightly cold one, trying to give me comfort.
"What did you mean by 'shells of themselves'?" He repeated, his voice softer than it was before.
I sighed, my lips trembling. "These dirty CPS officials would molest them. Make them do bad things, horrible things Derek. You need to get them back. They can stay with me until their family is contacted, if they have any."
"How do I know that the CPS officials that picked them up were the ones that did those things to them?" He asks, reaching for his phone.
"What are their names, he mentioned them once when he was drunk?"
" Marshal Davis and Cal Hardwick."
I gasped, eyes wide as saucers.
"They were the worst."
~ A/N
Hey, friends
It has been a long time. like a really long time. I know I am an awful person for not writing more chapters after I said that I would, but I have a valid excuse.
I am taking 16 credit hours and I am working full-ish time at my job.
Plus! I did start seeing someone.
I know that this was a super short chapter, but I didn't know what else to do. I wanted to get you guys a new chapter before my break ended and I have to back to focusing on finals until winter break. I might get a couple of chapters in during winter break, depending if my boyfriend is still working on his Thesis or not.
How are you guys? Anything new in your life? Thank you for following, favoriting, and reviewing this story. Please review for another chapter. I really need some motivation.
Love yall!
G-V Princess
