Chapter 7

The Return Part 1

Everyone was eager to get home. They all went to the Stewart's house. Robbie was the first to enter. "Were home." There was no response. "Haley, Christine, are you here?" There is still no response.

"I'm not liking this," said Miley.

"Neither am I," replied Robbie. Just then they heard noise coming from the closet. Robbie runs over, and opens the door. Inside, is Haley tied to a chair and gagged. Robbie walks over and unties his wife and removed the towel. Haley bolted right up. And went toward the bedrooms. "Honey what's wrong?"

"Christine, she's gone."

"Who did this to you, mom," asked Wendy?

"Some girl with long brown hair. She had a gun."

"Miley, are you thinking what I am thinking," asked Oliver?

"I am if you are thinking that whoever took Christine is the same person who held you at gunpoint. I'm going to call the police." She went for the phone. However, before she could pickup the phone, the phone rang. Miley picked it up, "Hello."

"Can I speak to Hannah?"

"Speaking."

"If you want to see your sister again, you find the information I need. Do not call the police or else your sister will pay the consequences. You have two weeks."

"What is your name, so I can at least try?"

"Helen Stockholm. I will call you thirteen days from now on the meeting place. I pray that you get the information. Goodbye."

"Wait!" Helen had hung up the phone.

"Was that the kidnapper," asked Haley?

"Yeah. She said if we call the police, Christine will suffer the consequences. We at least have a name, Helen Stockholm. She said she will call in thirteen days to give us the place to meet."

"What about caller ID," asked Robbie.

"Already checked, there isn't a phone number."

"Great," replied Haley. "Now what do we do?"

"We find out what information she needs," said a voice. Everyone turned in the direction of where the voice came from.

"Well look who it is," said Miley. "What do you want Tim?"

"I'm here to help."

"And what help can you give us," asked Haley?

"I can tell you a little bit about Helen. We better sit down." Everyone went into the living room and sat down on the couches. "Helen has spent most of here life in Florida. Her adoptive parents had left in their will, the responsibility of helping Helen find her real family. Naturally, I told Helen that I would help her. She said she didn't want my help. So I kept a close eye on her. I followed her all the way out here. Before we left Florida, I discovered who her real parents were."

"Who are they," asked Lily?

"I am only going to tell one person, and that is Miley. For she is the one who has to deliver the information."

"How do you know that," asked Wendy?

"Why do you think she held Miley at gunpoint tonight? She believed that Hannah is the only one who knows the truth about her past."

"How do you know all of this?"

"I followed Helen to the concert. I managed to sneak into your dressing room at the same time she did. Fortunately, she did not notice."

"Wait a second, you were in my dressing room?"

"Don't worry, I closed my eyes when you changed clothes."

"Still, why did you do it," Miley said almost yelling!

"If I hadn't, I wouldn't know for sure that it was the same person."

"How do you know it was the same person?"

"I left almost immediately after Helen. Luckily, I saw her enter your house. However, I did not see her leave it. I am pretty sure that she is responsibility." Seeing people look around, he continued, "I do not believe that she is still here. She is too smart to do that. She would have left, by the backdoor."

"How do we know she won't hurt Christine before the meeting?"

"It is not her style. She will wait, she is very patient person for her age."

"How old is she," asked Oliver?

"She is 18 years old, and she is the sister of someone in this room. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to be leaving. Miley, I'll see you in a week at your house." And with that he left.

"That guy is one weird dude," said Lily.

"You have no idea," replied Robbie.

"Well, let's get some sleep, we've had a long night." Miley and Oliver went out to the limo and went home. They gave Lily a ride home. When Miley and Oliver got home, they went straight to their bedroom.

"I hope Christine is all right," said Miley.

"So do I, honey, so do I."

Elsewhere…

Christine is tied to a small chair, blindfolded and gagged. Helen is sitting in chair across from her. "You better hope your sister gets that information."

"Mmm!"

One week later…

Miley is sitting by herself in one of the dining rooms. "Hello, Miley," said a voice in a dark part of the room.

"You know, Tim, that is really getting annoying."

"Yeah, I guess it is. Well, I am here to tell you the information you need, to help your sister."

"I'm going to whisper into your ear."

"Why?"

"This way no one else will hear us." He walked over to her and whispered something into her ear.

"You have got to be joking."

"I'm serious."

"I can't believe it. Boy is she going to be surprised."

To Be Continued…

R/N. Cliffhanger. Don't worry, you'll find out who Helen's parents are in Part 2. If you are curious about the title, there is more than one meaning for the title. One of them is Tim's return. The other will be revealed in Part 2.

Preview: Helen's parents are revealed. A shocking discovery is made. Also, what the last chapter's preview stated.