CHAPTER 6
"What time is it?" Serena turned to Darien. "Nine thirty. Why do you." Darien paused then turned the TV off, "No, Sere. It couldn't be her. Every single news report something like this comes up and it's nothing. Chill." He hadn't meant to sound so cold, but Serena took it as just that. "Well, for Chrissakes they haven't found her yet! What if she is dead? She hasn't tried to contact us ever since she disappeared, and by now you would think she had heard about Dad getting arrested." Serena stormed out of the room and ran upstairs to where Sammy was. Sammy was reading a book when Serena poked her head in the guest room. He never came out of the room other than for food and to take a shower. Serena hadn't spoke to him about the trial, she was trying not to think about it by attempting to cheer herself up, which had failed miserably. "What do you want?" Sammy growled. This was the best reaction she had gotten out of him lately; usually he responded by hurling something at her. "I need to talk to you." Serena braced herself for being turned down, but instead of rejection, Sammy placed his book beside him, "We haven't talked about what happened." "What is there to talk about? We both know exactly what happened; there's nothing to explain." "Do you think Mom's still alive?" Serena had once believed she was, but she was starting to lose hope. Sammy looked up at her with a horrified expression, his jaw ajar, "How could you say that! Of course she is!" Serena's voice wavered, "Don't you think it's odd that she hasn't tried to call us, or that she hasn't come back?" "By now, Serena, she may not even be on this continent," his voice became softer at the sight of his pained sibling, " who's to say she hasn't fled the country." "But she left us behind, she wouldn't do that, Sam," Tears started to pour down Serena's pale face, "She wouldn't leave us with Dad. Mom would've made sure we were okay first!" Sammy started to hold in his tears as well. "Well, don't jump to conclusions. She could be anywhere." "On the news they said they found a body in a local farmer's field." "Serena, you have been watching the news too much. Every single time a story of a dead person comes on you've watched it. You're probably worrying about nothing. Now stop crying and go read or something." Sammy wanted her out before he got teary eyed. Serena nodded then left. She went to the other guest room and fell into a dreamless sleep. "Sere. Sere wake up." Darien poked Serena lightly. Serena rolled over to face him. She looked at the clock on the nightstand. "Dare it's almost midnight." "I just wanted to tell you I watched the news for you. It's not her. Go back to sleep now." Darien pushed her hair out of her eyes, then lingered a moment before leaving. "Thanks Dare." She whispered as he crept to the door. The next day was just as frustrating as the last. Serena once again had to go to court and watch her brother testify. It was painful to watch him up on the stand, he had this fear in his eyes, like he was being cornered by a vicious creature. When it was all over she met him outside the court house, and they both had to walk back to Darien's. "Sammy are you." "Shut up, I don't want to talk about it." Serena realized that this whole ordeal wouldn't just be over when the trial was over; it was going to take years for the wounds to heal. This wasn't one of those things you can just block out of your mind; she had to turn her whole life around. Her whole life had been changed the day her father was arrested, and now Serena feared the future because she didn't know how she was going to change her life.
AUTHOR: Hello! Thanks for reading the story. Sorry it took so long for these chapters, my laptop was being a turd so I had to go get it fixed. I just got it back yesterday. You know the drill, 5 reviews for the next Chapter. Check back for Chapter 7! Thanks again!
"What time is it?" Serena turned to Darien. "Nine thirty. Why do you." Darien paused then turned the TV off, "No, Sere. It couldn't be her. Every single news report something like this comes up and it's nothing. Chill." He hadn't meant to sound so cold, but Serena took it as just that. "Well, for Chrissakes they haven't found her yet! What if she is dead? She hasn't tried to contact us ever since she disappeared, and by now you would think she had heard about Dad getting arrested." Serena stormed out of the room and ran upstairs to where Sammy was. Sammy was reading a book when Serena poked her head in the guest room. He never came out of the room other than for food and to take a shower. Serena hadn't spoke to him about the trial, she was trying not to think about it by attempting to cheer herself up, which had failed miserably. "What do you want?" Sammy growled. This was the best reaction she had gotten out of him lately; usually he responded by hurling something at her. "I need to talk to you." Serena braced herself for being turned down, but instead of rejection, Sammy placed his book beside him, "We haven't talked about what happened." "What is there to talk about? We both know exactly what happened; there's nothing to explain." "Do you think Mom's still alive?" Serena had once believed she was, but she was starting to lose hope. Sammy looked up at her with a horrified expression, his jaw ajar, "How could you say that! Of course she is!" Serena's voice wavered, "Don't you think it's odd that she hasn't tried to call us, or that she hasn't come back?" "By now, Serena, she may not even be on this continent," his voice became softer at the sight of his pained sibling, " who's to say she hasn't fled the country." "But she left us behind, she wouldn't do that, Sam," Tears started to pour down Serena's pale face, "She wouldn't leave us with Dad. Mom would've made sure we were okay first!" Sammy started to hold in his tears as well. "Well, don't jump to conclusions. She could be anywhere." "On the news they said they found a body in a local farmer's field." "Serena, you have been watching the news too much. Every single time a story of a dead person comes on you've watched it. You're probably worrying about nothing. Now stop crying and go read or something." Sammy wanted her out before he got teary eyed. Serena nodded then left. She went to the other guest room and fell into a dreamless sleep. "Sere. Sere wake up." Darien poked Serena lightly. Serena rolled over to face him. She looked at the clock on the nightstand. "Dare it's almost midnight." "I just wanted to tell you I watched the news for you. It's not her. Go back to sleep now." Darien pushed her hair out of her eyes, then lingered a moment before leaving. "Thanks Dare." She whispered as he crept to the door. The next day was just as frustrating as the last. Serena once again had to go to court and watch her brother testify. It was painful to watch him up on the stand, he had this fear in his eyes, like he was being cornered by a vicious creature. When it was all over she met him outside the court house, and they both had to walk back to Darien's. "Sammy are you." "Shut up, I don't want to talk about it." Serena realized that this whole ordeal wouldn't just be over when the trial was over; it was going to take years for the wounds to heal. This wasn't one of those things you can just block out of your mind; she had to turn her whole life around. Her whole life had been changed the day her father was arrested, and now Serena feared the future because she didn't know how she was going to change her life.
AUTHOR: Hello! Thanks for reading the story. Sorry it took so long for these chapters, my laptop was being a turd so I had to go get it fixed. I just got it back yesterday. You know the drill, 5 reviews for the next Chapter. Check back for Chapter 7! Thanks again!