Chapter 8

Mimi walked into Jason's room with Mackenzie in her arms. The small child buried her head into Mimi to hide her face. She walked over to the bed and handed the baby to Jason.

Mimi: This is Mackenzie. She's just over a year old.

Jason: (with tears in his eyes) Oh my gosh how beautiful is she! She has gotten so big. Hi there Mackenzie. I'm your daddy. I love you so much.

Mackenzie reached her arms back for Mimi to take her. She was scared of Jason and Jason looked hurt.

Mimi: I'm sorry. She just doesn't like strangers and you are kind of a stranger to her.

Jason: It is ok. I can understand why she is scared of me. She hasn't been around me for the past nine months. But I promise you that I am never going to leave you or her again. In time, she will get to know me again and love me like the daughter she is.

Mimi: Is Craig still going to let you out of here tomorrow?

Jason: I hope so. I have so much to do and see. I haven't seen the sun in so long.

Mimi: Jason, how did this happen? I mean how did you get trapped there?

Jason: Meems, it is such a long story. I don't even really know how we all ended up there. We just did. Somehow Chris and his dad set this all up. We each had a very uncomfortable cot to sleep on and a little bit of food. We actually went a few days without any food or water before they would send us more. And the clothes we had to were were so awful. They never got washed and poor Deric didn't have many diapers. It was horrible and Belle was pregnant. I'm so surprised that she didn't have a miscarriage. She didn't eat much at all and she didn't gain much weight and had no doctors care and gave birth without any pain stuff.

Mimi: I'm so sorry that you had to go through all of that. I wished I had known where you were sooner.

Jason: It is ok. I'm safe now.

Mimi: Shawn and Eric saved you guys just in time too. They were about to tear the warehouse down. John wanted it gone.

Jason: Why?

Mimi: It reminded him of Belle. I'm just glad Shawn got there in time.

Jason: So am I. You don't know how grateful I am right now to be alive.