A new face in the race
Chapter 12
"Is he dead?" Lucky asked, hiding behind Luke.
Jason kneeled by the corpse and checked the pulse. "Yeah, he's dead."
"We should get going before the police arrive." Luke suggested.
Jason nodded as Luke guided Lucky to the exit.
"What about Emily?" Lucky stopped walking and looked at the adults.
Luke looked over at Jason. "You know of her?"
"Yeah, we became close." Lucky nodded.
"Does she have any family besides."? Luke stopped.
"No, he was the last one." Lucky interrupted.
"How about we find her and then figure out what is going to happen to her?" Luke suggested.
"Can't she come live with us?" Lucky asked.
"I don't know yet Lucky." Luke answered.
"If I was her I would of ran from the sound of the gunshot." Jason suggested.
"How do you know? You never been in anything big like this." Luke said suspicious.
"True. In all truth I saw her watching from the open door." Jason shrugged.
"Ah." Luke nodded.
Lucky spoke up. " She said one of her favorite places was the docks."
Luke thought for a second. " Why don't we try that then?" Luke honestly didn't know what to do about her. He'd do all he can though, because it seemed like her and Lucky became close during the time Lucky was a hostage.
Jason, Luke, and Lucky approached the dock. They saw Emily sitting at the end of the dock with her knees bent. Lucky slowly walked toward her.
"Emily?" he called.
"What are you doing here?" She asked not turning around to face him.
"What do you mean?" He questioned sitting by her.
"Shouldn't you be home?" She said still staring straight at the water.
"And leave you like this?" Lucky motioned to her tear stained face.
"You wouldn't be the first." She answered softly, looking at her feet.
"Well, I'm not like everyone else." Lucky hoped she knew this by now.
"Whatever." Emily said, turning away from him fully.
"Come home with me." Lucky walked around to see her face, but she quickly turned the other way.
"I don't want to be in the way." Emily revealed.
"You wouldn't be one. Besides I wouldn't of found Lucky if it wasn't for your help." Luke surprised her from coming from the shadows.
"You were the guy on my dad's cell?" Emily was surprised, he sounded younger on the phone.
"Is my voice that distinct?" Luke asked, kneeling by Lucky and her. "Besides I doubt that your father was happy about you being on his cell." Luke was curious as to what happened after that talk. He didn't want her to get her hurt because he was desperate, but even though it was getting dark and her clothing, he could see some bruises.
Emily looked for a way to run but she was surrounded. "He was never happy about anything. It was probably my fault in the first place."
"Don't say that. It isn't your fault that your dad did what he did." Jason said, finally tired of just watching this conversation.
Emily looked spooked, not to mention she was starting to get claustrophobic under all these guy's stares. Emily saw the truth in Jason's face the most so she started debating whether to believe him or not to. His face was hard to see with the little light, but she can sense he knew this by experience.
Jason continued as he saw her trying to decide to trust him. He guessed she had real trust issues, but with Bowen, he understood why. "Trust me. I've seen many people like your father. Things like this happen to them because they make them happen."
Lucky and Luke now stood watching the conversation. Lucky didn't want to lose Emily as a friend and Luke just wanted to give her a better life than she was living before. They both sincerely hoped Jason could get through to her.
Jason looked at Lucky and Luke, seeing hope to get him to make understand the comment. An idea flickered in his mind. Brenda always did want children she just never mentioned ages.
"So you have no family?" He questioned.
When Jason saw a nod, he continued. "And you don't want to interfere with the Spencer's life, right?" She nodded again. Jason prayed that Brenda would understand his reasoning of his decision, and not kill him. "How about you come live with me and my wife?" For other reasons he added, " You can stay close to Lucky too."
Emily gave a bewildered look. "Really?"
"Yeah, my wife always wanted children. I think she'll love that you're a girl too." Jason held out his hand. "What do you say?"
Emily looked at his hand, he seemed sincere and she would love to stay near Lucky. Maybe she'll have a happy ending and not look back on her childhood nightmare. She took his hand and helped her up. Lucky and Luke turned to go one way, and Emily and Jason went the other.
"Is he dead?" Lucky asked, hiding behind Luke.
Jason kneeled by the corpse and checked the pulse. "Yeah, he's dead."
"We should get going before the police arrive." Luke suggested.
Jason nodded as Luke guided Lucky to the exit.
"What about Emily?" Lucky stopped walking and looked at the adults.
Luke looked over at Jason. "You know of her?"
"Yeah, we became close." Lucky nodded.
"Does she have any family besides."? Luke stopped.
"No, he was the last one." Lucky interrupted.
"How about we find her and then figure out what is going to happen to her?" Luke suggested.
"Can't she come live with us?" Lucky asked.
"I don't know yet Lucky." Luke answered.
"If I was her I would of ran from the sound of the gunshot." Jason suggested.
"How do you know? You never been in anything big like this." Luke said suspicious.
"True. In all truth I saw her watching from the open door." Jason shrugged.
"Ah." Luke nodded.
Lucky spoke up. " She said one of her favorite places was the docks."
Luke thought for a second. " Why don't we try that then?" Luke honestly didn't know what to do about her. He'd do all he can though, because it seemed like her and Lucky became close during the time Lucky was a hostage.
Jason, Luke, and Lucky approached the dock. They saw Emily sitting at the end of the dock with her knees bent. Lucky slowly walked toward her.
"Emily?" he called.
"What are you doing here?" She asked not turning around to face him.
"What do you mean?" He questioned sitting by her.
"Shouldn't you be home?" She said still staring straight at the water.
"And leave you like this?" Lucky motioned to her tear stained face.
"You wouldn't be the first." She answered softly, looking at her feet.
"Well, I'm not like everyone else." Lucky hoped she knew this by now.
"Whatever." Emily said, turning away from him fully.
"Come home with me." Lucky walked around to see her face, but she quickly turned the other way.
"I don't want to be in the way." Emily revealed.
"You wouldn't be one. Besides I wouldn't of found Lucky if it wasn't for your help." Luke surprised her from coming from the shadows.
"You were the guy on my dad's cell?" Emily was surprised, he sounded younger on the phone.
"Is my voice that distinct?" Luke asked, kneeling by Lucky and her. "Besides I doubt that your father was happy about you being on his cell." Luke was curious as to what happened after that talk. He didn't want her to get her hurt because he was desperate, but even though it was getting dark and her clothing, he could see some bruises.
Emily looked for a way to run but she was surrounded. "He was never happy about anything. It was probably my fault in the first place."
"Don't say that. It isn't your fault that your dad did what he did." Jason said, finally tired of just watching this conversation.
Emily looked spooked, not to mention she was starting to get claustrophobic under all these guy's stares. Emily saw the truth in Jason's face the most so she started debating whether to believe him or not to. His face was hard to see with the little light, but she can sense he knew this by experience.
Jason continued as he saw her trying to decide to trust him. He guessed she had real trust issues, but with Bowen, he understood why. "Trust me. I've seen many people like your father. Things like this happen to them because they make them happen."
Lucky and Luke now stood watching the conversation. Lucky didn't want to lose Emily as a friend and Luke just wanted to give her a better life than she was living before. They both sincerely hoped Jason could get through to her.
Jason looked at Lucky and Luke, seeing hope to get him to make understand the comment. An idea flickered in his mind. Brenda always did want children she just never mentioned ages.
"So you have no family?" He questioned.
When Jason saw a nod, he continued. "And you don't want to interfere with the Spencer's life, right?" She nodded again. Jason prayed that Brenda would understand his reasoning of his decision, and not kill him. "How about you come live with me and my wife?" For other reasons he added, " You can stay close to Lucky too."
Emily gave a bewildered look. "Really?"
"Yeah, my wife always wanted children. I think she'll love that you're a girl too." Jason held out his hand. "What do you say?"
Emily looked at his hand, he seemed sincere and she would love to stay near Lucky. Maybe she'll have a happy ending and not look back on her childhood nightmare. She took his hand and helped her up. Lucky and Luke turned to go one way, and Emily and Jason went the other.