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Original Sin
- Part Thirty One
Disclaimer: See Part 1
Rating: PG
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They all wound upstairs in the hallway just in time to hear a pair of doors slamming and Frank's swearing again.
"Great. She's locked herself into her own room." Richard said. They all stopped to see Frank jiggling the doorknob and pounding on the door.
"And that's bad? He kicked open the last locked door," Cody asked.
"OPEN THIS DOOR DAMN IT!" Frank shouted.
"Sure. Only problem is that particular pair of doors is made of English Oak and the locking mechanism is one of a kind. You couldn't open it with a battering ram. Unless Frank goes in one of the side doors, it's a stalemate." Richard sighed. Why did his daughter have to be so damned mutinous?
"NO!!" came Keni's muffled reply. "Not until you calm down and act like a normal human being!!
"KENNEDI IF I HAVE TO GET AN AXE AND CHOP DOWN THIS DOOR, SO HELP ME GOD I'LL DO IT!!"
The answer was the shattering explosion of something heavy against the door. Ellen cringed back against her husband. "That was my Waterford Vase from Ireland!!"
"Excuse me Ladies and Gentlemen." William pushed through the crowd of people and smiled as he came in front of Frank. Carefully he tapped on the bigger man's shoulder. William was a little man of 5'4" and reed thin. It was comical to see all 6'1" of Frank glaring down at William. But William's smile never faltered as he produced a key and unlocked the door.
Frank pushed the doors wide open to see Kennedi standing in front of a curved wood rocker and a picturesque bay window with a seat cushion. He also could see that she had several more heavy objects in hand and nearby.
Alex and Jake pressed behind him, pushing William out of the way as a solid glass paperweight hurtled over Frank's head and shattered against the hallway door.
"Keep everyone else out" was all Frank said as he closed the doors behind him.
"My pleasure." Alex said and quickly locked the doors.
Keni heard the lock click and stared wide-eyed at Frank. Unless she bolted through the nursery, she was seriously trapped now. He started towards her slowly. "Frank..."
"No excuses Kennedi." He lunged towards her, only to have her dodge out of the way towards another set of doors. Frank landed against a small reading table, shattering it under his weight.
Out in the hallway Ellen was cringing and wincing with each thud and crash from inside the room. "He's destroying the room!!"
"Mrs. Johnson, please." Alex laid a calm hand on Ellen's shoulder. "He wouldn't be if she wasn't trying to get away from him. She is going to stay locked in that room with Frank until-"
They all turned when they heard a scream from the room followed by the sound of a hand against flesh. Over and over again the whacking sound echoed, followed by a shriek or a screech. Interrupting that raucous cacophony was the shrill cries of a baby.
Alex, Jake, Monica and Cody all stared wide eyed at the set of doors just feet from Kennedi's.
Inside the room, Frank's hand froze in mid-air, his eyes fixing on the set of doors directly in front of him where he was perched on the end of the bed with Kennedi prone over his knees.
A baby??
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Original Sin
- Part Thirty One
Disclaimer: See Part 1
Rating: PG
--
They all wound upstairs in the hallway just in time to hear a pair of doors slamming and Frank's swearing again.
"Great. She's locked herself into her own room." Richard said. They all stopped to see Frank jiggling the doorknob and pounding on the door.
"And that's bad? He kicked open the last locked door," Cody asked.
"OPEN THIS DOOR DAMN IT!" Frank shouted.
"Sure. Only problem is that particular pair of doors is made of English Oak and the locking mechanism is one of a kind. You couldn't open it with a battering ram. Unless Frank goes in one of the side doors, it's a stalemate." Richard sighed. Why did his daughter have to be so damned mutinous?
"NO!!" came Keni's muffled reply. "Not until you calm down and act like a normal human being!!
"KENNEDI IF I HAVE TO GET AN AXE AND CHOP DOWN THIS DOOR, SO HELP ME GOD I'LL DO IT!!"
The answer was the shattering explosion of something heavy against the door. Ellen cringed back against her husband. "That was my Waterford Vase from Ireland!!"
"Excuse me Ladies and Gentlemen." William pushed through the crowd of people and smiled as he came in front of Frank. Carefully he tapped on the bigger man's shoulder. William was a little man of 5'4" and reed thin. It was comical to see all 6'1" of Frank glaring down at William. But William's smile never faltered as he produced a key and unlocked the door.
Frank pushed the doors wide open to see Kennedi standing in front of a curved wood rocker and a picturesque bay window with a seat cushion. He also could see that she had several more heavy objects in hand and nearby.
Alex and Jake pressed behind him, pushing William out of the way as a solid glass paperweight hurtled over Frank's head and shattered against the hallway door.
"Keep everyone else out" was all Frank said as he closed the doors behind him.
"My pleasure." Alex said and quickly locked the doors.
Keni heard the lock click and stared wide-eyed at Frank. Unless she bolted through the nursery, she was seriously trapped now. He started towards her slowly. "Frank..."
"No excuses Kennedi." He lunged towards her, only to have her dodge out of the way towards another set of doors. Frank landed against a small reading table, shattering it under his weight.
Out in the hallway Ellen was cringing and wincing with each thud and crash from inside the room. "He's destroying the room!!"
"Mrs. Johnson, please." Alex laid a calm hand on Ellen's shoulder. "He wouldn't be if she wasn't trying to get away from him. She is going to stay locked in that room with Frank until-"
They all turned when they heard a scream from the room followed by the sound of a hand against flesh. Over and over again the whacking sound echoed, followed by a shriek or a screech. Interrupting that raucous cacophony was the shrill cries of a baby.
Alex, Jake, Monica and Cody all stared wide eyed at the set of doors just feet from Kennedi's.
Inside the room, Frank's hand froze in mid-air, his eyes fixing on the set of doors directly in front of him where he was perched on the end of the bed with Kennedi prone over his knees.
A baby??
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