Hyde's plane had finally landed; the good thing about living in Europe was he didn't have to be on the plane for so many damn hours. He grabbed his carrying and then continued off the plane. As soon as he was off the plane he was met by two officers and one of his coworkers.
"What's going on?" He asked.
"We've got some bad news." The officer said.
"Oh, don't tell me they moved the interview to next month." Hyde said in disappointment.
"No, it's about your daughter." The officer said.
"What about her?" He asked cautiously.
"Well, she's been badly hurt but we can't find her." The officers said.
"What do you mean you can't find her?" Hyde asked.
"From what we understand she and her classmates were taking a trip down here when she got separated from them. She said she wandered into an abandoned house and sprained her ankle. We can't find the house but we have the address and your friend said that you know where this place is." The officer said.
"Yeah I do know where it is; I had it built for Jac...for me awhile ago. I'll go get her and bring her to the hospital. Did you call her mother?" Hyde asked.
"We can't get a hold of her." The officer said.
"Well, you'll have to call my friend's mother for the number because I haven't talked to her in awhile so I don't know where she lives." Hyde said.
He handed the officer the number and then took off to go get Marissa. While on his way, he suddenly stopped. Something wasn't right here; why would Marissa be using a phone in an abandoned house. He began to worry that she might have been kidnapped and so he went faster down the road.
Marissa knew that her plan had worked; it had to have worked. The evening was soon approaching and Mr. Foreman and her mom were having a birthday party for her mother. Jackie had said no party but Mrs. Foreman drove her so nuts about it that she finally caved in. Eric invited all of his coworkers and business associates over to meet Jackie. Her father would be coming after her; and then he would smack right into her mother and that would be that. Mrs. Foreman told her that she was living in a fantasy that would never happen; but she didn't listen she knew that eventually, just like the last time, her mother and father would be back together it was only a matter of time.
Jackie began to feel weird about the party. She didn't know why but she just knew that she did. Marissa had been acting weird and jumpy all day and it bothered her. When she asked Eric what was wrong with her he looked at her and said I don't know. When she asked Kitty, Kitty turned around and said I didn't do it! This led Jackie to believe that Marissa was up to no good. Jackie decided to sit her daughter down for a mother daughter talk. She could tell that Marissa needed it.
"So Marissa what's going on with you? Why are you acting so weird?" Jackie asked her.
"I don't know what you're talking about; I'm fine. You don't have to worry about me." Marissa said.
"Why do I get the feeling like I have to worry about you?" She asked her daughter.
"I don't know mother; everything is okay." Marissa said.
"If you aren't here; I could always try to locate your father and you could go with him." Jackie said.
"That's alright mother." Marissa said.
Jackie looked at her daughter who smiled back at her; she didn't have to go live with her father because soon they would all be living together. Jackie knew that smile that smile meant trouble; it meant that Marissa was getting into some sort of trouble and meant that Jackie would have to keep an eye on her 24-7. The phone rang and Jackie picked it up. Marissa looked out the window and saw that the guests were arriving; and now the party would really get started.
The guest had arrived soon after their little talk and the house was soon filled with chatter and drunken adults. Jackie was entertaining a couple of guests while Marissa sat by the window watching for any sign of her father. Jackie watched as Marissa ran out of the house and began to follow her until Kitty stopped her.
He found her out on the beach keeled over in pain. She was crying and didn't even notice him; not like he expected her to anyways because she hadn't seen her in so long. He rushed over to her side.
"Marissa are you alright?" He asked her.
"No, I can barely move please help me." She pleaded to her father.
"Wait! Why are there lights on in that house? And why are there people in there?" He asked her.
"I don't know just please help me." Marissa said.
"They left you out on the beach like this?" He asked her angrily.
"Yes now please help me!" She exclaimed.
"Well, I think I should go have a talk with them." He said to her and then picked her up.
All she had to do now was sit back and watch how her plan turned out. Hyde picked her up and then carried her up to the front porch. He banged on the door until someone opened up.
Jackie heard the banging on the door and thought that Marissa had been locked out. She walked over to the door and opened it up where she got the shock of her life. Hyde was on the other end and he was holding a crying Marissa.
When Hyde noticed it was Jackie he was stunned. He thought that total strangers were inhabiting the house not Jackie and his daughter. He didn't know what to say but then he realized I that his own daughter had trapped him into coming here. He looked at her and shook his head.
"Marissa is this what you were so antsy about?" Jackie asked her.
"Well..."
"Marissa, why would you do this?" Jackie asked her again.
"I was..."
"Marissa, you tricked me into coming out here for you. Your ankle isn't sprained is it?" Hyde asked her.
"Well..."
"Can you please answer?" They both asked.
"You know what I think you both have some catching up to do so if you don't mind I'll be on my way." Marissa said and then asked to be let down.
"How are you?" Hyde asked Jackie.
"Fine and you?" Jackie asked back emotionless.
"Great; so you and Robert are having a party." Hyde said.
"Actually Robert and I are divorced." Jackie said.
"How long ago did that happen?" He asked her.
"Four years ago; there's something I need to tell you before you decide to ditch out again." Jackie said.
"What's that?" He asked nervously.
"Well, since this is the third time you ditched I feel you should know that Courtney isn't Robert's; she's yours." Jackie said to a very shocked Hyde.
"What's going on?" He asked.
"We've got some bad news." The officer said.
"Oh, don't tell me they moved the interview to next month." Hyde said in disappointment.
"No, it's about your daughter." The officer said.
"What about her?" He asked cautiously.
"Well, she's been badly hurt but we can't find her." The officers said.
"What do you mean you can't find her?" Hyde asked.
"From what we understand she and her classmates were taking a trip down here when she got separated from them. She said she wandered into an abandoned house and sprained her ankle. We can't find the house but we have the address and your friend said that you know where this place is." The officer said.
"Yeah I do know where it is; I had it built for Jac...for me awhile ago. I'll go get her and bring her to the hospital. Did you call her mother?" Hyde asked.
"We can't get a hold of her." The officer said.
"Well, you'll have to call my friend's mother for the number because I haven't talked to her in awhile so I don't know where she lives." Hyde said.
He handed the officer the number and then took off to go get Marissa. While on his way, he suddenly stopped. Something wasn't right here; why would Marissa be using a phone in an abandoned house. He began to worry that she might have been kidnapped and so he went faster down the road.
Marissa knew that her plan had worked; it had to have worked. The evening was soon approaching and Mr. Foreman and her mom were having a birthday party for her mother. Jackie had said no party but Mrs. Foreman drove her so nuts about it that she finally caved in. Eric invited all of his coworkers and business associates over to meet Jackie. Her father would be coming after her; and then he would smack right into her mother and that would be that. Mrs. Foreman told her that she was living in a fantasy that would never happen; but she didn't listen she knew that eventually, just like the last time, her mother and father would be back together it was only a matter of time.
Jackie began to feel weird about the party. She didn't know why but she just knew that she did. Marissa had been acting weird and jumpy all day and it bothered her. When she asked Eric what was wrong with her he looked at her and said I don't know. When she asked Kitty, Kitty turned around and said I didn't do it! This led Jackie to believe that Marissa was up to no good. Jackie decided to sit her daughter down for a mother daughter talk. She could tell that Marissa needed it.
"So Marissa what's going on with you? Why are you acting so weird?" Jackie asked her.
"I don't know what you're talking about; I'm fine. You don't have to worry about me." Marissa said.
"Why do I get the feeling like I have to worry about you?" She asked her daughter.
"I don't know mother; everything is okay." Marissa said.
"If you aren't here; I could always try to locate your father and you could go with him." Jackie said.
"That's alright mother." Marissa said.
Jackie looked at her daughter who smiled back at her; she didn't have to go live with her father because soon they would all be living together. Jackie knew that smile that smile meant trouble; it meant that Marissa was getting into some sort of trouble and meant that Jackie would have to keep an eye on her 24-7. The phone rang and Jackie picked it up. Marissa looked out the window and saw that the guests were arriving; and now the party would really get started.
The guest had arrived soon after their little talk and the house was soon filled with chatter and drunken adults. Jackie was entertaining a couple of guests while Marissa sat by the window watching for any sign of her father. Jackie watched as Marissa ran out of the house and began to follow her until Kitty stopped her.
He found her out on the beach keeled over in pain. She was crying and didn't even notice him; not like he expected her to anyways because she hadn't seen her in so long. He rushed over to her side.
"Marissa are you alright?" He asked her.
"No, I can barely move please help me." She pleaded to her father.
"Wait! Why are there lights on in that house? And why are there people in there?" He asked her.
"I don't know just please help me." Marissa said.
"They left you out on the beach like this?" He asked her angrily.
"Yes now please help me!" She exclaimed.
"Well, I think I should go have a talk with them." He said to her and then picked her up.
All she had to do now was sit back and watch how her plan turned out. Hyde picked her up and then carried her up to the front porch. He banged on the door until someone opened up.
Jackie heard the banging on the door and thought that Marissa had been locked out. She walked over to the door and opened it up where she got the shock of her life. Hyde was on the other end and he was holding a crying Marissa.
When Hyde noticed it was Jackie he was stunned. He thought that total strangers were inhabiting the house not Jackie and his daughter. He didn't know what to say but then he realized I that his own daughter had trapped him into coming here. He looked at her and shook his head.
"Marissa is this what you were so antsy about?" Jackie asked her.
"Well..."
"Marissa, why would you do this?" Jackie asked her again.
"I was..."
"Marissa, you tricked me into coming out here for you. Your ankle isn't sprained is it?" Hyde asked her.
"Well..."
"Can you please answer?" They both asked.
"You know what I think you both have some catching up to do so if you don't mind I'll be on my way." Marissa said and then asked to be let down.
"How are you?" Hyde asked Jackie.
"Fine and you?" Jackie asked back emotionless.
"Great; so you and Robert are having a party." Hyde said.
"Actually Robert and I are divorced." Jackie said.
"How long ago did that happen?" He asked her.
"Four years ago; there's something I need to tell you before you decide to ditch out again." Jackie said.
"What's that?" He asked nervously.
"Well, since this is the third time you ditched I feel you should know that Courtney isn't Robert's; she's yours." Jackie said to a very shocked Hyde.