Author's Notes: Well hello again, another update :) i am getting there, this chapter was really hard to write for me, it was too sad and alot of emotion...which I'm not too good at writing, so yeah dont judge me too hard.
WARNING: There is a little bit on contimplating suicide thrown in there. I am pretty sure my rating covers it, but if it doesnt let me know.
Reviews: I have had several people tell me that i am not suppost to reply to reviews... so i dont know what ill do. maybe make some general replies with my notes so that any questions asked are answered... so THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO REVIEWS!
I doubt officers have rights to break windows though apparently if they break them they have to pay for them so i dont think they would be too worried about that.
I had a very good idea of what to do with Tyra which i will try to fit in...though i dont know if it will fit with the action packed future chapters. though if i am clever i might be able to get it in.
Disclaimer: I dont own POTO but i do own my characters :) enjoy the chapter
Aurora sat in the back of the car, as it pulled in to her parent's driveway, the security guard checked the driver's ID then flashed her with the torch light before opening the gate and letting them in.
Aurora had given up trying to yell at the driver and passenger, they didn't talk or acknowledge her at all, and she couldn't gain there attention any other way due to the metal cage separating them. The doors had the child locks activated, so she couldn't even try to get out that way. They had thought of everything.
The car finally pulled up to the entrance of the three story building, that looked more like a mansion than a house, like her parents insisted she call it. They used to be so happy. It was hard to believe things had turned out this way.
Two security members stood on hand when her door was opened, Aurora stepped out considering trying to run, but the thought was quickly abandoned because the car personnel moved to stand behind her…and she wasn't about to run in to the house.
Aurora glared at them all as they escorted her inside, to her father's office.
They gave her a shove in to the room then closed the double doors, Aurora had no doubt that they were waiting on the other side just incase she tried to escape.
Finally Aurora looked around the office. It had a look of a study with two big oak desks in the centre, where her parents spent most of their time. There were large book cases dominating two of the walls, on almost every subject imaginable, a large window looking out on to the grounds dominated the left wall and a small leather lounge was just in front of it. The room was painted a deep red and the curtains were a dark brown that matched the oak desks, book shelves and lounge. It used to be Aurora's favorite place.
Aurora finally looked at her parents, both of whom were sitting on the leather lounge silently watching her. Aurora instantly resolved to ignore them.
"Aurora, my darling" Her mother Janice finally said as she stood up and walked towards her "We have been so worried" She tried to hug Aurora, who pushed her away.
"How could you" Aurora said, quietly with a look of disgust on her face.
"We wanted what was best for you sweetie" Her mother said trying to pat her arm.
"You don't know what is best for me anymore" Aurora said, trying to remain calm as she stepped away from her mother's hand. Finally her father stood up
"You're a child, how can you know what is best for yourself" Aurora was instantly angry
"How dare you, it is my life, don't you get that" Aurora screamed "I am legally an adult, I can make decisions for myself, and if I make a mistake then it's my problem, just let me go"
"After the stunt you pulled, and in an election year to, I don't think so, you are going to do as you're told" Her father said, as he swelled with anger, Aurora just laughed
"You two are the idiots that told the public I was kidnapped, you should of retracted it when you got my letter and phone call, but no you didn't want to look like jack asses to the media" Aurora said with a smirk
WHAM!
Aurora's head snapped to the side as her mothers hand connected with her cheek
"We are your parents, and you will not speck to us like that" Aurora, ignored the stinging in her cheek and continued to glare at her parents.
"Ok, here is what we are going to do, We are going to say that you have been found and go on as normal, we will enroll you in Law at university and life will go on as normal" Her father Alexander said calmly, Aurora just raised an eyebrow
"How about this, you let me go do what I want with my life or I'll tell the press everything, I have several people who can testify to it, it seems like that law is on my side, what do you think"
"You'll do as we say or we will have Michael arrested for kidnapping, and don't think we can't do it"
"If you can't win by playing fair then you know you're wrong" Aurora said with a tone of bitterness "I will stick to the story and even go and do Law at university as long as I get to finish out and perform 'The Phantom of the Opera' which I have been working on" Her father seemed to be considering the thought
"On one condition" Aurora cocked her head to the side asking the silent question of what is the condition
"You're to cut off all associations with Michael and end all associations with him once the musical is finished" Aurora opened her mouth to argue, but her father held up his hand stopping her "Or we will set him up and he will go to jail for a very long time, either way we win"
Aurora quickly thought about it, But there was no alternative and she couldn't think of any thing she could do about it, her parents had the law on their side they could put Michael in jail, and she wouldn't be able to live with herself if that happened.
"It seems I have no choice" Aurora said quietly feeling defeated
"It is the right thing to do" her father said confidently
"I'll never forgive you" Aurora said as she left the room heading straight to her old bedroom.
She lay on her bed and dissolved in to tears, how could they….
She cried for her lost dreams, she cried for having no choice and she cried for Michael.
Saturday Aurora woke up; feeling like her world had come crashing to an end. Her mother was moving around in her room, Aurora wasn't surprised her mother always used to do this when she lived here; with out a word she laid out some suitable clothes for her to wear.
"We are meeting with the press in one hour, and then we will go to the salon and fix that mess you made of your hair"
"No!"
"I beg your pardon?"
"My hair is fine and it has to stay like this till after the production, Christine is a brunette" Aurora said reveling in her small victory
"Oh very well, see you in the office in one hour" Her mother said sweetly as she left. She acted as if last night hadn't happened.
Aurora waited till she was certain her mother was gone, before walking in to her wardrobe and finding her hidden cell phone, the one she left behind when she ran away.
She turned it on, the battery was low should of charged it before I left she thought, but it had enough for a phone call.
She dialed Michael's number… It rang three times then picked up
"We knew you would try to ring him" Her father's voice said calmly, with a touch of anger laced through it.
"He will be wondering what happened" Aurora said, her heart thumping painfully in her chest because of getting caught
"He can find out by the news, like everyone else" Her father said calmly as if he was just discussing the weather.
"I don't know either of you anymore" Aurora said sadly before hanging up.
Looking at the time she realized that she had only 45 minutes before she had to be down stairs. Ignoring the clothes her mother set out for her Aurora grabbed her favorite pair of jeans and a black top before going and having a shower.
She knew she couldn't have what she wanted, but she wasn't going to make it easy for her parents to get what they wanted either.
Aurora arrived five minutes late for the interview, so that her mother couldn't tell her to change. Smiling smugly Aurora sat down between them and even let them hold her hand and put their arms around her.
"Ok shall we get started" Marcy Brown the reporter for the local news said with an excited smile
"No time like the present" Aurora said calmly
"We are here, with Prime Minister Alexander Davis and his wife Janice Davis who last night were reunited with their Daughter Aurora after she was abducted almost four months ago" Marcy said in to the camera which was set up across the room "Aurora is it great to be home after such a terrible ordeal?"
"Ordeal is such a strong word Marcy, Adventure is closer to the truth" Aurora said, ignoring the nails digging in to her palm by her mother "but yes it is good to be home" Aurora said in a voice that was bordering on sarcasm to her
"During your near four months where were you?" Aurora started to reply but was cut off by her father
"We would rather not discuss that right now the ordeal is still to fresh in our daughters mind, we just wanted to share with everyone that our little girl made it home alive, and how special family is, it was frightening to almost loose someone my wife and I love so much, we are going to be targeting this issue in our up coming election campaign so that more is done to find those missing" Aurora had to resist rolling her eyes.
Marcy on the other hand was lapping it up she was nodding and started questioning her father about the up coming election, questions he was only too happy to answer. Aurora tuned out, wondering if the rest of her life was going to be like this, taking orders from her parents and never really living….
"Aurora" Her mother said quietly
"Huh"
"Please answer Marcy's question"
"I'm sorry, what was the question again" Aurora said shaking off her dream like state and looking at Marcy
"What are you going to do now that your home?"
"I'm taking a few weeks off then I'm going to start university" Aurora said dully.
"Well that is all we have time for" Marcy said starting to wind things up "Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Davis for sharing your special news and Aurora we are glad your home safe, I'm Marcy Brown and back to you in the studio.
Marcy continued to linger after and chat; Aurora on the other hand made an excuse to go and went back up to her room.
Aurora spent the rest of the afternoon locked in her room, ignoring her parent's calls to open the door. She didn't eat or sleep, she couldn't stop thinking about the situation she was in.
Her parents were going to put Michael in jail unless she lived her life their way; she then started thinking about Michael wondered what he was doing now.
Aurora got up and walked over to her window and opened it and sat on the ledge, like she used to do when she wanted to think.
If only it wasn't three stories then she could jump. Maybe she should anyway…
Aurora was generally a positive person, and this thought that popped in to her hair scared her almost to death. So it came to this contemplating suicide…
NO! Aurora thought venomously that's the coward's way out, that way they win. Something will come up and I will go back to Michael. Something will come up.
Aurora broke down in to tears again, staying positive was becoming hard.
Monday couldn't come soon enough.
Ok so hope you enjoyed...little bit depressing, i hope no one has any objections to the way suicide is viewed, it is like my own personal opinion so no flamers on that please.
So please R&R and no that does not mean read and run, I was someone write that and just thought it was cool :)
until next time
Emma Riddle