Chapter Two.
"Sabrina?" Jessica said. Mrs. Douglas went to the state of Arizona to see her sister before she was taken to the prison outside of the town. The brown haired woman was so tempted to go and see her son too, but she was held away by a hefty fined restraining order from the McRea's and she didn't wanna break the law any further than she already had, otherwise she would be in jail right along with her sister.
"Sabrina, it's Jessi' honey....I brought you something to eat." Jessica said holding out a bag from Burger King, her sisters favorite fast food restaurant. The blonde haired woman inside just held her knees rocking on the bed. "....Is it alright if I go in?" Jessica asked the guard. "Sure, but you won't get much response from her." He said. As the door slid away, Jessica was going to walk inside but the guard grabbed her arm to hold her still. "No funny business." He stated.
"I don't intend to." Mrs. Douglas answered. Going inside the cell, she sat next to her sister and heard that Sabrina was mumbling lowly to herself. "The leader will save his sheep, the leader will save his sheep." She chanted over and over rocking herself back and fourth until her sisters hands were on her shoulders. "Sabrina sweety, please snap out of it, I need to talk to you." Jessica was saying. "The leader will save his sheep, leader will save his sheep." She began to frantically rub her hands together.
Jessica took her sisters hands and held on to them to make her stop, then she placed her head on Sabrina's shoulder. "Oh honey you don't belong here, you belong in St. Mary's where you can get better care." She was saying. Her sister turned and looked at her. "Jessi?" She asked. "Yeah, baby it's me." Mrs. Douglas nodded. He sister smiled at her then turned away and continued rocking. "My sister Jessica, she always told me things like that, that's how I knew it was you." She was saying.
"I know honey. I know." Jessica replied. "I brought you some burgers and fries, just like you like it..no cheese." Mrs. Douglas said holding the bag to her sisters vision. The blonde woman snapped it up and opened it taking out the contents and dug in. "That's a good girl, make sure you eat all of this for me okay?" She hugged her sister one last time when she saw the guard reopening the cell to escort her out. "Mamma will be by later to see you, with daddy okay?" Sabrina made no acknowledgement that she'd heard her but she blew her a kiss and walked out.
As Jessica was walked down the hall she looked back over her shoulder. "Isn't there anyway she could serve her time in a mental clinic, my sister doesn't belong in jail....." The man seemed not to care. "Are you listening to me?" Jessica asked. "Ma'am, we do what we're told by the chief, that's all you need to know."
Jessica left the police station and saw a car go by. 'My sister and my son....both gone.' She thought then started for her car. 'What have I done?' Climbing in she started it up and drove off.
* * *
"I want you kids to wash up good, okay?" Mrs. McRea was saying to them. "When is he gonna get here mom, what does he look like?" Her youngest son of, 12 asked. "I don't know hon' that...." She searched for a cruel word but none came to mind. "...-that family, wouldn't let him come to court with them." His mom answered, hurrying him into the bathroom. "Take a shower okay?"
The boy groaned but started the water anyways. "Anna, sweety where are you?" Mrs. McRea called. "I'm in my room!" A girl of 19, replied. "Well what are you doing in there?" Her mother asked. "I told you to pick these clothes up, we gotta get this place clean for when your brother comes so he won't think we're slobs." The meduim height woman, crouched down scooping up the load of clothes herself, then walked it down the hall to the laundry room. "But Mother, we are slobs." The girl said sarcastically.
"I heard that," Mrs. McRea said. "did you wash up like I asked?" "Uh huh," She replied standing. Going over to the window, she saw a red and white cab pull up. "Mom! Mom, he's here!" She called running out of the room.
Outside. Colt paid the cab driver and climbed out, taking his four suit cases out one at a time. A chill ran down Colt's spine when he looked at the house, where his new-old family was waiting. "Any chance of you being an abductor, and wanna take me away with you?" Colt asked hopefully to the cabby, who laughed shaking his head, and with a wave drove up the street. "Oh my God, would you look at him?" Mrs. McRea was saying to her husband; the two of them were looking out the window waiting for their other children to assemble in the front hall.
"Well are you gonna just stand there, or are you gonna let him in?" Anna remarked. Their mother laughed histerically and went to the door. Colt was walking up the brick path to the door when he saw it open. "Jefferson?" She called out and ran to him. The rest of the family followed slowly behind her walking. "Mom?" Was all Colt could get out. A tear formed in his eyes, but it wasn't from the touching reuniting.
"Oh let me look at you." She said moving back but she scooped him back into a hug before she could even get a look. "Oh you're so tall, my boy" She sniffled. "My beautiful boy."
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They were inside sitting at the couch all gathered around him, glaring. A chuckle came from one of the boys mouths as they looked and he whispered in a heard tone. "I wonder if he knows who is who?" He asked. "Go ahead and guess." The boy said. Colt looked at all of them then to the oldest boy. "I know that you're Jonathan...but that's it." He said.
"Yeah, I'm you're older brother, 21, but it's just Jon." He held out a friendly hand to be shaken. "Nice to meet you." He added and Colt smiled nodding. "You too." His mother's mouth dropped and she smacked his hand. "Jonathan don't be silly, you already know each other." She scolded.
"Well we don't really, mom." The younger boy stated holding out a hand then slammed himself down right by Colt's hip to get a better look. "I'm Jeremy, I'm twelve." Colt smiled at him nodding. "You remind me of my little brother Tum Tum, back home." He accidently said and bit his tongue. "Tum tum?" Jeremy said. "I knew that family was weird." The boy slid off the couch and back onto the floor.
"Jeremy, enough." Their mother said. "Whaat?" The boy replied and Colt laughed again. "Just like him." He said. "But Tum tum is just his ninja name, we all have one..his real name is Michael." The three children whispered to each other about it, until their mother shot them a glare. "I'm your twin sister Annalisse, 19 but you know that, and everyone calls me Anna." She held her hand out and he took it staring at her. "A twin.....I have a twin sister?" The girl smiled warmly at him.
Mrs. McRea watched with a smile on her face. "You two were only two minutes apart, she's older being first born." She explained. "That's...amazing. I never would have imagined." Colt said lowly. "Oh yes, the two of you were inserperable growing up and you always looked out for each other." Their mom was saying.
"Honey, they'll talk later." The father was saying. "Son, I'm your father Ben." He held out a hand and Colt shook it. "Whoa!" The man said. "You've got a grip on you, are you on any teams back at your old school?" He asked. "I was on the baseball and swim team in high school." Colt replied. "Baseball huh? Good sport, good sport." The man nodded with pride. "Your mother's name is-..." He was going to say but the woman cut him off. "He knows my name, don't you sweety?" She asked.
Colt thought about it but shook his head. A little heart broken the woman answered. "....It's Jamie honey, that's alright. I can understand how you wouldn't know after what you must have been through there." "Jamie..." Mr. McRea snapped. "What, it's the truth, you don't know what kind of up bringing he had there." Their mother said. "It doesn't mean you have to interigate him about it." They fought.
"Come on, I'll show you to your room." John said, taking Colt's suit cases. Anna and Jeremy took one as well and followed their brothers down the hall and up the stairs. "I'm confused," Colt stated. "If you and me are twins," He was saying to Anna. "How can I be the same age as Jon?" The three siblings looked at each other then to Colt, maybe they told you you were a little bit older than you were." Jon answered. "Oh." Colt downcasted his eyes from the conversation and the three looked at each other cautiously.
"Well, here's your room." Jon was saying as he pushed the door opened with his foot. "It's big...and I get this room alone?" Colt asked walking into the already decorated and fully accessorized room- minus the t.v. "Yeah," Jeremy said, pushing past him to sit on his bed, and the little boy bounced himself up and down on it talking. "Did you have to share a room at the mean old Douglas's house?"
Anna smacked her little brother on the back of the head and shot him a dirty look. "Ignore him, he's a complete nerd." She said. "My room is right across from you if you need anything" she was saying. "you know like glue and stuff and if you're anything like these guys, you will." Jonathan looked at her like she was a space martian and shook his head. "Ignore her too, they're both nerds." He said. Colt laughed to himself and looked the room over with his eyes. "Thanks. I'll remember that." He replied.
"My room by the way, is up the hall." Jon said. "And my room with all the toys," Anna and Jonathan rolled their eyes hearing their little brother speak. "Is right next door to yours if you wanna come play." "Okay." Colt laughed out.
The three of them looked at each other then let out a sigh. "We'll leave you alone." Jonathan said. Anna turned to leave but Jeremy remained where he was. "Let's go twirp." Jonathan said. "Aaww do I have to, I wanna stay and talk to Jefferson some more." The boy wined.
"Tough, we'll talk to him later, I'm sure he wants to get unpacked and situated." He looked at Colt for the answer. "Naah it's okay, I don't mind if he stays." Colt said. "You sure, cause once he's in, that's it." His brother stated with humor. "No really, It's fine."
Jonathan walked to the door with a wave then left. 'Maybe they won't be so bad after all.' Colt thought. 'It's kiiinda like being back home...only it's missing my real family.' He looked over to Jeremy who was going through his clothes putting them in the drawer beside the window. 'Yup, this place is nothing like home.'
* * *
"Shit." Sam swore looking through the papers under unemployement. "How is a guy supposed to find a decent paying job to support his family in this world, on such little pay?" Sam asked himself. "I could get a job." Tum tum suggested. "I can work two if you want me to." The little boy went on. "No, I don't want you to do that, you need to finish school."
"Than let me," Rocky was saying as he walked hi suit cases downstairs. "Dad, you and I both know college isn't really all that important right now, I can always go back the next year," His son was saying. "But for right now, I think I should be here, it's using up too much money to be away as it is. I could transfer to a local college instead." Rocky walked over to his Dad and looked him in the eyes. "What ever it takes, just let me help you guys."
Their father looked restless at his son's pleadings. "Come on Dad, it won't effect my school work I promise." Tum tum was saying. "Mine either. I'm sure if anybody's seen the news and I'll bet they have, they know what we're about to go through and who wouldn't understand that?" Rocky asked.
"Yeah well sociaty isn't what it used to be I'm afraid. At least not towards people like us." Sam said. "Dad, we're not people like us, we haven't changed it's just that some mistakes were made that's all." Rocky said placing a hand on his dad shoulder. "I hope everyone esle can realize that." Sam stated sadly. Rocky and Tum Tum gave each other a look of defeat.
"Sabrina?" Jessica said. Mrs. Douglas went to the state of Arizona to see her sister before she was taken to the prison outside of the town. The brown haired woman was so tempted to go and see her son too, but she was held away by a hefty fined restraining order from the McRea's and she didn't wanna break the law any further than she already had, otherwise she would be in jail right along with her sister.
"Sabrina, it's Jessi' honey....I brought you something to eat." Jessica said holding out a bag from Burger King, her sisters favorite fast food restaurant. The blonde haired woman inside just held her knees rocking on the bed. "....Is it alright if I go in?" Jessica asked the guard. "Sure, but you won't get much response from her." He said. As the door slid away, Jessica was going to walk inside but the guard grabbed her arm to hold her still. "No funny business." He stated.
"I don't intend to." Mrs. Douglas answered. Going inside the cell, she sat next to her sister and heard that Sabrina was mumbling lowly to herself. "The leader will save his sheep, the leader will save his sheep." She chanted over and over rocking herself back and fourth until her sisters hands were on her shoulders. "Sabrina sweety, please snap out of it, I need to talk to you." Jessica was saying. "The leader will save his sheep, leader will save his sheep." She began to frantically rub her hands together.
Jessica took her sisters hands and held on to them to make her stop, then she placed her head on Sabrina's shoulder. "Oh honey you don't belong here, you belong in St. Mary's where you can get better care." She was saying. Her sister turned and looked at her. "Jessi?" She asked. "Yeah, baby it's me." Mrs. Douglas nodded. He sister smiled at her then turned away and continued rocking. "My sister Jessica, she always told me things like that, that's how I knew it was you." She was saying.
"I know honey. I know." Jessica replied. "I brought you some burgers and fries, just like you like it..no cheese." Mrs. Douglas said holding the bag to her sisters vision. The blonde woman snapped it up and opened it taking out the contents and dug in. "That's a good girl, make sure you eat all of this for me okay?" She hugged her sister one last time when she saw the guard reopening the cell to escort her out. "Mamma will be by later to see you, with daddy okay?" Sabrina made no acknowledgement that she'd heard her but she blew her a kiss and walked out.
As Jessica was walked down the hall she looked back over her shoulder. "Isn't there anyway she could serve her time in a mental clinic, my sister doesn't belong in jail....." The man seemed not to care. "Are you listening to me?" Jessica asked. "Ma'am, we do what we're told by the chief, that's all you need to know."
Jessica left the police station and saw a car go by. 'My sister and my son....both gone.' She thought then started for her car. 'What have I done?' Climbing in she started it up and drove off.
* * *
"I want you kids to wash up good, okay?" Mrs. McRea was saying to them. "When is he gonna get here mom, what does he look like?" Her youngest son of, 12 asked. "I don't know hon' that...." She searched for a cruel word but none came to mind. "...-that family, wouldn't let him come to court with them." His mom answered, hurrying him into the bathroom. "Take a shower okay?"
The boy groaned but started the water anyways. "Anna, sweety where are you?" Mrs. McRea called. "I'm in my room!" A girl of 19, replied. "Well what are you doing in there?" Her mother asked. "I told you to pick these clothes up, we gotta get this place clean for when your brother comes so he won't think we're slobs." The meduim height woman, crouched down scooping up the load of clothes herself, then walked it down the hall to the laundry room. "But Mother, we are slobs." The girl said sarcastically.
"I heard that," Mrs. McRea said. "did you wash up like I asked?" "Uh huh," She replied standing. Going over to the window, she saw a red and white cab pull up. "Mom! Mom, he's here!" She called running out of the room.
Outside. Colt paid the cab driver and climbed out, taking his four suit cases out one at a time. A chill ran down Colt's spine when he looked at the house, where his new-old family was waiting. "Any chance of you being an abductor, and wanna take me away with you?" Colt asked hopefully to the cabby, who laughed shaking his head, and with a wave drove up the street. "Oh my God, would you look at him?" Mrs. McRea was saying to her husband; the two of them were looking out the window waiting for their other children to assemble in the front hall.
"Well are you gonna just stand there, or are you gonna let him in?" Anna remarked. Their mother laughed histerically and went to the door. Colt was walking up the brick path to the door when he saw it open. "Jefferson?" She called out and ran to him. The rest of the family followed slowly behind her walking. "Mom?" Was all Colt could get out. A tear formed in his eyes, but it wasn't from the touching reuniting.
"Oh let me look at you." She said moving back but she scooped him back into a hug before she could even get a look. "Oh you're so tall, my boy" She sniffled. "My beautiful boy."
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They were inside sitting at the couch all gathered around him, glaring. A chuckle came from one of the boys mouths as they looked and he whispered in a heard tone. "I wonder if he knows who is who?" He asked. "Go ahead and guess." The boy said. Colt looked at all of them then to the oldest boy. "I know that you're Jonathan...but that's it." He said.
"Yeah, I'm you're older brother, 21, but it's just Jon." He held out a friendly hand to be shaken. "Nice to meet you." He added and Colt smiled nodding. "You too." His mother's mouth dropped and she smacked his hand. "Jonathan don't be silly, you already know each other." She scolded.
"Well we don't really, mom." The younger boy stated holding out a hand then slammed himself down right by Colt's hip to get a better look. "I'm Jeremy, I'm twelve." Colt smiled at him nodding. "You remind me of my little brother Tum Tum, back home." He accidently said and bit his tongue. "Tum tum?" Jeremy said. "I knew that family was weird." The boy slid off the couch and back onto the floor.
"Jeremy, enough." Their mother said. "Whaat?" The boy replied and Colt laughed again. "Just like him." He said. "But Tum tum is just his ninja name, we all have one..his real name is Michael." The three children whispered to each other about it, until their mother shot them a glare. "I'm your twin sister Annalisse, 19 but you know that, and everyone calls me Anna." She held her hand out and he took it staring at her. "A twin.....I have a twin sister?" The girl smiled warmly at him.
Mrs. McRea watched with a smile on her face. "You two were only two minutes apart, she's older being first born." She explained. "That's...amazing. I never would have imagined." Colt said lowly. "Oh yes, the two of you were inserperable growing up and you always looked out for each other." Their mom was saying.
"Honey, they'll talk later." The father was saying. "Son, I'm your father Ben." He held out a hand and Colt shook it. "Whoa!" The man said. "You've got a grip on you, are you on any teams back at your old school?" He asked. "I was on the baseball and swim team in high school." Colt replied. "Baseball huh? Good sport, good sport." The man nodded with pride. "Your mother's name is-..." He was going to say but the woman cut him off. "He knows my name, don't you sweety?" She asked.
Colt thought about it but shook his head. A little heart broken the woman answered. "....It's Jamie honey, that's alright. I can understand how you wouldn't know after what you must have been through there." "Jamie..." Mr. McRea snapped. "What, it's the truth, you don't know what kind of up bringing he had there." Their mother said. "It doesn't mean you have to interigate him about it." They fought.
"Come on, I'll show you to your room." John said, taking Colt's suit cases. Anna and Jeremy took one as well and followed their brothers down the hall and up the stairs. "I'm confused," Colt stated. "If you and me are twins," He was saying to Anna. "How can I be the same age as Jon?" The three siblings looked at each other then to Colt, maybe they told you you were a little bit older than you were." Jon answered. "Oh." Colt downcasted his eyes from the conversation and the three looked at each other cautiously.
"Well, here's your room." Jon was saying as he pushed the door opened with his foot. "It's big...and I get this room alone?" Colt asked walking into the already decorated and fully accessorized room- minus the t.v. "Yeah," Jeremy said, pushing past him to sit on his bed, and the little boy bounced himself up and down on it talking. "Did you have to share a room at the mean old Douglas's house?"
Anna smacked her little brother on the back of the head and shot him a dirty look. "Ignore him, he's a complete nerd." She said. "My room is right across from you if you need anything" she was saying. "you know like glue and stuff and if you're anything like these guys, you will." Jonathan looked at her like she was a space martian and shook his head. "Ignore her too, they're both nerds." He said. Colt laughed to himself and looked the room over with his eyes. "Thanks. I'll remember that." He replied.
"My room by the way, is up the hall." Jon said. "And my room with all the toys," Anna and Jonathan rolled their eyes hearing their little brother speak. "Is right next door to yours if you wanna come play." "Okay." Colt laughed out.
The three of them looked at each other then let out a sigh. "We'll leave you alone." Jonathan said. Anna turned to leave but Jeremy remained where he was. "Let's go twirp." Jonathan said. "Aaww do I have to, I wanna stay and talk to Jefferson some more." The boy wined.
"Tough, we'll talk to him later, I'm sure he wants to get unpacked and situated." He looked at Colt for the answer. "Naah it's okay, I don't mind if he stays." Colt said. "You sure, cause once he's in, that's it." His brother stated with humor. "No really, It's fine."
Jonathan walked to the door with a wave then left. 'Maybe they won't be so bad after all.' Colt thought. 'It's kiiinda like being back home...only it's missing my real family.' He looked over to Jeremy who was going through his clothes putting them in the drawer beside the window. 'Yup, this place is nothing like home.'
* * *
"Shit." Sam swore looking through the papers under unemployement. "How is a guy supposed to find a decent paying job to support his family in this world, on such little pay?" Sam asked himself. "I could get a job." Tum tum suggested. "I can work two if you want me to." The little boy went on. "No, I don't want you to do that, you need to finish school."
"Than let me," Rocky was saying as he walked hi suit cases downstairs. "Dad, you and I both know college isn't really all that important right now, I can always go back the next year," His son was saying. "But for right now, I think I should be here, it's using up too much money to be away as it is. I could transfer to a local college instead." Rocky walked over to his Dad and looked him in the eyes. "What ever it takes, just let me help you guys."
Their father looked restless at his son's pleadings. "Come on Dad, it won't effect my school work I promise." Tum tum was saying. "Mine either. I'm sure if anybody's seen the news and I'll bet they have, they know what we're about to go through and who wouldn't understand that?" Rocky asked.
"Yeah well sociaty isn't what it used to be I'm afraid. At least not towards people like us." Sam said. "Dad, we're not people like us, we haven't changed it's just that some mistakes were made that's all." Rocky said placing a hand on his dad shoulder. "I hope everyone esle can realize that." Sam stated sadly. Rocky and Tum Tum gave each other a look of defeat.