Jade

I feel like I'm going to die I can't breath and my heart feels like it's going to explode out of my chest. I'm vaguely aware of someone holding Me and trying to get my breathing under control. I think it's Tori but even she can't get through to me right now all I can see is Chester's face, the man who took my sister away has hurt my friend and it could have all been avoided if I had only gone to the court hearing that day. If I'd have been able to testify to what I'd seen him do to my sister then maybe Max wouldn't be hurt right now.

My vision is blurry and the next thing I know I'm laying on the floor looking up at Tori's tear stained face.

"Jade I got your mom she's coming okay,"I hear Tori say. I shake my head and see Tyler is holding a crying max and my mom is coming through the doorway.

"I'm fine,"I say sitting up slowly,"I just lost it for a minute okay everyone calm down,"

"Are you sure you okay Jade?"Tori asks for the millionth time in the last two hours.

"Fine I'm more worried about max,"I say looking at her from across the room where she sits on Tyler's lap, resting her head on the other girls shoulder.

"I'm worried about you both,"Tori says kissing my head.

"Hey guys Max says she's ready to tell us what happened,"Tyler says stiffly. I'm sure she wants to know but at e same time doesn't. I don't think I'd want to hear Tori telling me about something like this it would kill me to know someone hurt her.

"It started about four ago when he moved in,"max says. She goes on to tell us how Chester beat her and her foster brother but they kept it hidden so they wouldn't be split up, both losing there family's they had grown close to each other. I notched she left out about what had happened last night, I guess she didn't want to talk about that yet and who would.

"I guess Chester isn't even suppose to be at his moms house because of some trouble he got into like five or so years ago,"max says softly,"but Martha says he's a good person...if she only knew,"

"Chester is not a good person!"I spit out,"he's a rapist, abusive, murdering ass!"

"I don't know about murder..."max says and I see Tori shaking her head as she pulls be close to her.

"He killed my sister,"I say softly,"Max this is my fault,"

"DAMN IT JADE,"Tori yells out causing as all to jump,"I love you and I know I will never feel the way you do I can't understand it...but you have got to stop blaming yourself! You were a child the people who were suppose to listen to you didn't help

..it..is..not..your..fault!"

I know deep down it wasn't but it still hard not to think that way.

"I'm so confused,"Tyler says and I sigh before slowly explaining everything.

"So it's the same guy then,"max says softly,"Jade I'm so sorry I brought this trouble to you,

"No,"I say rubbing at my arms,"I'm glad you did now maybe we can get that asshole and put him away,"

"No!"max says quickly trying to jump up off Tyler's lap but Tyler had the sense to wrap her arms around her and hold her down.

"You can't tell anyone,"max says quickly,"I'll get moved...then Mason will be moved!"

"Max we have to tell someone this can't keep going on,"Tori says.

"I agree, this asshole needs to pay and you need help babe,"Tyler says running a hand through Max's blonde hair.

"I can handle it,"max says looking at the floor.

Tyler shakes her head and kisses Max's cheek softly. She looks like she's going to cry when max tenses up and just stirs the fire in me again. I want him to pay for what he's done to my sister...to my friend. He should have never been free to hurt Max this is my fault and I'm going to fix it anyway that I can.$

"No you can't...and you don't have to!"I say touching Max's hand gently,"I've seen what happens when people try to handle him alone and I won't let him hurt another person,"

"I'm scared the police won't believe me,"max says,"and if I talk to them Mason will be upset,"

"But Mason doesn't know about what happened when he was gone,"Tori says.

"Right, I know Mason he will be on board with whatever plan we choose,"Tyler says hugging max tightly.

"I don't know."max says softly. Everyone must have noticed how quiet I had gotten because all eyes turned in me when I stood up and cross my arms.

"I know what we have to do and it won't involve Max going to the cops,"I say looking at them each in turn,"a way that he won't hurt anyone ever again."

"What's that? Black mail?"Tyler asks.

Tori looks at me as I shake my head to Both of their guesses. I open my mouth and speak slowly but sternly.

"We are going to kill him,"