Chapter 10
As the door of the van opened, the same two men that had grabbed her in Fall River pulled Abbey out, took off her gag, and pushed her along.
Her heart beat faster. "Where am I? What's happening? What are you going to do with me?"
But she got no response as she made her way on the uneven stone steps. The moonless night made her stumble a couple of times, but the men would catch her before she fell and get her walking again.
Abbey heard ocean waves breaking on shore and the smell of salt air. But if she still was in Massachusetts, it was very little help. Massachusetts had over twenty-seven hundred square miles of coast line and hundreds of islands. That is if she was still in the state.
Shoving her up the front stairs, they motioned her in the house and down the hall. Opening a door, they stopped her and untied her hands. They then pushed her inside a dark room and slammed the door behind her.
As she heard the door lock snap into place, she tried to get her eyes accustomed to the dark. Stepping into the darkened room, her leg touched something soft.
"Who's here?"
"Abbey, is that you?"
"Ginnie! Oh my God! Are you okay?"
Abbey fell on her knees, searching for her younger sister.
As their arms met, each woman hugged the other. Tears of joy fell from their eyes.
"Ginnie. Are you hurt?"
"No. A little bruised from the ride, but nothing major."
"Yeah, me too." Abbey sat down next to her sister, holding her hand, verifying what she was seeing.
"How have you been treated?"
"Well, I'm been kidnapped. Forced against my will to come here, wherever here is. But they've given me water and food. Not the best, but certainly enough to keep me going. Isn't that somewhat contradictory?"
Abbey smiled in the darkness. Her sister was just fine. "I was told that I was an insurance policy. So they, whoever 'they' are, have a reason to keep us healthy."
"What day is it? I've lost track of the time."
"Tuesday."
"I was taken last Friday. Does anybody know I'm gone?"
"Of course. Your family is very concerned about you. And I guess mine is the same way by now. Do you why you were taken?"
"No. I was taking out the garbage when I was grabbed and pushed into a van, driven a distance and then put in this room. That's where I've been. Have you seen Richard?"
Abbey caught her breath. She took her sister's hand. "Richard's dead. He was murdered two days ago."
"NO! Richard's dead? No Abbey. He can't be." Ginnie broke down into deep sobs.
Abbey placed her arms around her sister, trying to help her deal with the tragic news. "Shh, Ginnie. It'll be fine."
Tears fell from Abbey's eyes, as she too remembered her brother and the fact that he would no longer be a part of her life.
The two women sat there and let the tears wash down their faces, knowing that for now, there was nothing else to do.