Chapter 11
The lime green Corolla pulled in front of the brick two-story house and came to a sudden stop. After a deep breath, Eva killed the engine and pulled the key from the ignition. Glancing once more at the slip of paper she knew it was the house. She opened the car door and stepped out. Smoothing her clothes, she approached the door. She lightly pressed the doorbell. To her dismay no one answered. She rung it again hoping someone would hear it. "Come on. Someone has to be home." She said quietly under her breath.
"Can I help you?"
She turned to find the tallest sexiest man she had ever laid eyes upon staring down at her with crystal blue eyes. "Um yeah." 'Oh God, he is so fine.' She thought to herself. Unconsciously she licked her lips and let her eyes trail down his body. "Um I am um looking for Vince." She managed to stutter out.
The corners of his mouth moved upward, "That would be me. How can I help such a beautiful woman?" He made sure to flex his biceps just a little. He was enjoying turning the girl on.
A warm rush of heat flooded her face, "Thanks for the compliment. Well should tell you why I here right." He nodded, his smile growing wider. "I treated your cousin Sky in the emergency room earlier today and she wanted me to give you a message."
His smile faded and was replaced by a look of concern, "Sky? Is she hurt? Where is she? She's been missing from a hospital for 48 hours."
"She was brought into the ER by a police officer. The cop slammed her too hard to the ground and caused a cut above her eye."
Vince slammed his fist into the porch support, "I'll fuckin' kill him."
"Look there's more important things to worry about. Her wounds are infected and the cop wouldn't let me give her antibiotics. She's going to get very sick if we can't get her medication soon."
"Do you have any idea where they took her?"
"She said they were taking her to the juvenile detention center. That's all she knew."
"Damn it." Vince sat down on the steps and roughly ran his hands through his hair. "Did she say anything else?"
Eva moved close to him and placed her hand on his shoulder to comfort him, "Just that she loved you and wanted you not to worry."
He looked up at her, "How can I not worry about her? We need to find her. Can you give me a ride to Central Hall? Maybe they took her there."
"Sure let's go."
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~Later that evening~
Vince sat on the couch flipping through the channels, his mind racing with thoughts about Sky. Eva was in the kitchen making pizza for them. Dom was sitting in the chair growing annoyed from the constant channel surfing. "Vince." He growled. "Pick a channel."
"There's nothin' on."
"We'll find her. There's nothing more you could've done."
"I could've taken the car to her on her birthday. I could've protected her better." He stood up and paced in front of the TV raising his voice, "Fuck Dom. It's my fault. I should've got them outta there sooner."
"How the hell is it your fault? Did you pull the trigger?" Dom grabbed Vince by his shoulders and forced Vince to look him in the eyes, "Never ever blame yourself for what that fucker did."
Eva walked in from the kitchen, "Is there anything I can do?" Vince turned to look at her. He moved into her arms and rested his head on her shoulder. "We'll find her."
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~Juvenile Hall~
"Welcome to your new home." His laughter rang in her ears causing her blood to boil. She narrowed her eyes and stared back at him. "What's wrong? Not up to your high standards." He led her through a steel door and into a holding cell.
A stern looking old lady shuffled towards them, "Good evening Officer. Who do we have here?" Her gaze fixed on Sky.
"Skylar Thomas, age 16. Runaway. We're holding her on a charge of assault. "
The woman nodded, "I've been expecting you. Release her from the handcuffs and you may be on your way Officer."
"Place your arms through the slot," he instructed Sky. When she failed to obey him, he reached through the slot and grabbed her arms slamming her body into the bars. "Next time you'll listen."
"Fuck off." She said then spit blood from her now split lip at him.
"Enjoy you're stay." With that he headed out the door.
The woman watched him leave then focused her attention on Sky. "Remove your clothing and place them on the floor."
"Are you kidding me? I don't think so." Sky walked to the back of the holding cell and leaned against the wall with her arms crossed.
"Young lady, do as you're told or I'll have the guards do it for you."
"Oooh I'm so scared."
The woman reached for her radio, "I have an unruly juvenile. Please send someone to help me."
Sky laughed at the woman and flipped her off. A loud buzz came from an outer door. Two large men walked up to the cell and unlocked the door. Sky tried to run, but was caught by one of the men. They forcefully removed her clothing and dropped her on the ground. The old woman thanked them for their help and walked up to Sky. "When I tell you to remove your clothes you do it. Understand? Now place this around yourself and follow me." She led Sky down a hall to a dressing area. "Put these on." Sky took the panties and jumper from her and slips into them. Quietly she was led into a gray room containing only a bed and a toilet.
~Eva's Apartment, The Next Day~
The phone rang and woke Vince out of his slumber. Eva climbed over him to answer the phone. "Hello. Zoe what's up? Are you sure? We're on our way." She hung up the phone and smiled down at him, "Sky was brought into the hospital 20 minutes ago. Come on we need to get moving."
He gently kissed her lips, "Thank you."
"Told you we would find her."
"Yes you did."
They jumped out of bed and pulled on their clothes. Eva handed her keys to Vince and let him drive to the hospital.
The lime green Corolla pulled in front of the brick two-story house and came to a sudden stop. After a deep breath, Eva killed the engine and pulled the key from the ignition. Glancing once more at the slip of paper she knew it was the house. She opened the car door and stepped out. Smoothing her clothes, she approached the door. She lightly pressed the doorbell. To her dismay no one answered. She rung it again hoping someone would hear it. "Come on. Someone has to be home." She said quietly under her breath.
"Can I help you?"
She turned to find the tallest sexiest man she had ever laid eyes upon staring down at her with crystal blue eyes. "Um yeah." 'Oh God, he is so fine.' She thought to herself. Unconsciously she licked her lips and let her eyes trail down his body. "Um I am um looking for Vince." She managed to stutter out.
The corners of his mouth moved upward, "That would be me. How can I help such a beautiful woman?" He made sure to flex his biceps just a little. He was enjoying turning the girl on.
A warm rush of heat flooded her face, "Thanks for the compliment. Well should tell you why I here right." He nodded, his smile growing wider. "I treated your cousin Sky in the emergency room earlier today and she wanted me to give you a message."
His smile faded and was replaced by a look of concern, "Sky? Is she hurt? Where is she? She's been missing from a hospital for 48 hours."
"She was brought into the ER by a police officer. The cop slammed her too hard to the ground and caused a cut above her eye."
Vince slammed his fist into the porch support, "I'll fuckin' kill him."
"Look there's more important things to worry about. Her wounds are infected and the cop wouldn't let me give her antibiotics. She's going to get very sick if we can't get her medication soon."
"Do you have any idea where they took her?"
"She said they were taking her to the juvenile detention center. That's all she knew."
"Damn it." Vince sat down on the steps and roughly ran his hands through his hair. "Did she say anything else?"
Eva moved close to him and placed her hand on his shoulder to comfort him, "Just that she loved you and wanted you not to worry."
He looked up at her, "How can I not worry about her? We need to find her. Can you give me a ride to Central Hall? Maybe they took her there."
"Sure let's go."
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~Later that evening~
Vince sat on the couch flipping through the channels, his mind racing with thoughts about Sky. Eva was in the kitchen making pizza for them. Dom was sitting in the chair growing annoyed from the constant channel surfing. "Vince." He growled. "Pick a channel."
"There's nothin' on."
"We'll find her. There's nothing more you could've done."
"I could've taken the car to her on her birthday. I could've protected her better." He stood up and paced in front of the TV raising his voice, "Fuck Dom. It's my fault. I should've got them outta there sooner."
"How the hell is it your fault? Did you pull the trigger?" Dom grabbed Vince by his shoulders and forced Vince to look him in the eyes, "Never ever blame yourself for what that fucker did."
Eva walked in from the kitchen, "Is there anything I can do?" Vince turned to look at her. He moved into her arms and rested his head on her shoulder. "We'll find her."
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~Juvenile Hall~
"Welcome to your new home." His laughter rang in her ears causing her blood to boil. She narrowed her eyes and stared back at him. "What's wrong? Not up to your high standards." He led her through a steel door and into a holding cell.
A stern looking old lady shuffled towards them, "Good evening Officer. Who do we have here?" Her gaze fixed on Sky.
"Skylar Thomas, age 16. Runaway. We're holding her on a charge of assault. "
The woman nodded, "I've been expecting you. Release her from the handcuffs and you may be on your way Officer."
"Place your arms through the slot," he instructed Sky. When she failed to obey him, he reached through the slot and grabbed her arms slamming her body into the bars. "Next time you'll listen."
"Fuck off." She said then spit blood from her now split lip at him.
"Enjoy you're stay." With that he headed out the door.
The woman watched him leave then focused her attention on Sky. "Remove your clothing and place them on the floor."
"Are you kidding me? I don't think so." Sky walked to the back of the holding cell and leaned against the wall with her arms crossed.
"Young lady, do as you're told or I'll have the guards do it for you."
"Oooh I'm so scared."
The woman reached for her radio, "I have an unruly juvenile. Please send someone to help me."
Sky laughed at the woman and flipped her off. A loud buzz came from an outer door. Two large men walked up to the cell and unlocked the door. Sky tried to run, but was caught by one of the men. They forcefully removed her clothing and dropped her on the ground. The old woman thanked them for their help and walked up to Sky. "When I tell you to remove your clothes you do it. Understand? Now place this around yourself and follow me." She led Sky down a hall to a dressing area. "Put these on." Sky took the panties and jumper from her and slips into them. Quietly she was led into a gray room containing only a bed and a toilet.
~Eva's Apartment, The Next Day~
The phone rang and woke Vince out of his slumber. Eva climbed over him to answer the phone. "Hello. Zoe what's up? Are you sure? We're on our way." She hung up the phone and smiled down at him, "Sky was brought into the hospital 20 minutes ago. Come on we need to get moving."
He gently kissed her lips, "Thank you."
"Told you we would find her."
"Yes you did."
They jumped out of bed and pulled on their clothes. Eva handed her keys to Vince and let him drive to the hospital.