Meanwhile at home
"where is Jade, she'd promised a movie date tonight" cries Cat
"Cassandra said George was having a hard time convincing his family he was who he said he was, Ellen apparently brought up that she had a good track record for settling fights with you" says Sadie
"Tori would be a better comparison, at that point Jade has a terrible time calming Tori down, there is no way she succeeds" argues Cat
"ironically you just proved Ellen's point, you're argumentative, that's harder to deal with than what Tori does in an argument, in the situation Jade went into when she agreed to help knowing how to counter argue is better than dealing with an emotional mess that would be Tori most of the time right now, Tori very much hates having to smoke weed to be normal again so yes in many ways Tori is the ideal comparison but you do something Tori could never dream of being able to do, you are the queen of misdirection, I don't think anyone at Hollywood arts truly understood just how little they knew about you, how long did you know Cass was your twin" says Sadie
"I've always known, my 'mom' didn't marry my 'dad' for the sex or the love, for them it's all about money, the first time I got to meet Cass I knew she was my sister and I was five" says Cat
"how did you know" asks Sadie
"you're gonna think this is weird, I licked behind her ear, I had a gland issue that causes that area to taste like blueberries or some other fruit, not exactly sure how that works but it does, Cass has the same thing, though I don't know if she got it fixed or not, basically the condition is a section of skin that is …..err allows certain food juices to live within that area of skin and because that area behind the ear is where Cass and I have it and is just behind the jaw it's kinda possible to mess around with it, for me it messed with my nose, I love strawberries and blueberries, more often then not I'd drink a blueberry smoothie before school so I'd spend the whole day smelling non-existent blueberries or strawberries or whatever fruit I ate that day" says Cat
"is that why you always had candy on you" asks Sadie
"more or less, I also have an energy problem, my body burns up the calories too fast so I had to constantly be consuming some form of energy containing food or drink, one of the meds I'm on now addresses some of it so I can have more energy for longer" says Cat as Tori walks over
"they just got on a boat, they'll be here in three hours" says Tori
"how are you feeling Tori" asks Sadie
"was she sick yesterday, or in pain, I heard crying" asks Cat
"she was afraid, actually still is, Andre couldn't just sit on the he got from that label for his music, he's at a music interview thing today and Tori is afraid they're going to be just as rude as those in LA" says Sadie as Andre returns
"how'd it go" asks Tori
"I got to keep deal, they're allowing me to work from here as a compromise, they like the music I'm working on even more than when they signed me, they're so proud of me for helping you Tori, they accept the thruple nature of the relationship but most Importantly they're going to pay you to write music for them that that can release incognito for you if you don't want to let people know you wrote the songs" says Andre
"I'm not writing music Andre, that part of my life will never happen again, not after what happened last time" says Tori
"you aren't going to change your mind are you, I believe your voice deserves to be heard Victoria" says Andre
"I want to be heard but my experience has taught me that I can't or shouldn't" says Tori
"nobody will know its you, you don't have to sing them baby, just write them, you get money either way, their goal as a company is to prop up those who are less fortunate" says Andre
"I'm not the only one they'd do this for am I" asks Tori
"no they've done it before and for many people, one man was in the process of being signed when his girlfriend was severely injured in a car crash and he no longer had the time to sing or do concerts or anything like that as his girlfriend had now required his full attention, one girl was in the same process of getting signed when she lost her voice due to a flu like virus, both now write music and get paid, some of the songs about hope and trust in others, those are their songs, they're widely popular" says Andre
"I don't want other people singing my songs, they're very personal right now" says Tori
"you can have me sing or play them and you are allowed to have help writing them, they mentioned Cat" says Andre
"I guess I can try, I do have a few ideas for songs, Cat do you have any free time right now" asks Tori
"not right now, I'm too worried about Jade, I don't like waking up and seeing she's not here, even if I find out why it doesn't help, separation anxiety sucks, I won't be calm till she's back" says Cat
"oh sorry, I didn't know, I just woke up myself, is Ellen busy" asks Tori as Cat gets a text from Hannah
"yes, Hannah said she just got a text from George saying he's almost back with his sister and her daughter and Hannah's excited and nervous so Ellen has her hands full" says Cat
"we can cuddle Tori" says Andre as he holds both Tori and Sadie's hands
"I'm not in the mood for physical stuff, it would have to be strictly cuddles" says Tori
"we understand that" says Sadie as Andre nods
"ok" says Tori as Andre and Sadie walks with her to bed
Later that day as Jade arrives with Sarah, George and Belle
"you're home" squeals Cat"
"I am, this is Sarah and the mom is Belle" says Jade
"nice to meet you" says Sarah trying to hide her excitement
"you sure seem excited" says Cat
"I am, I've never been free before, I mean I've been 'free' for three years but now I'm truly free, is Tori here, I want to give her a hug" says Sarah
"Tori is here but she's asleep, her Smokey medication is hitting her hard as she works through the trauma, her mood is all over the place, why interest in Tori" says Cat
"she's my role model, I'm like her but with dance, the only thing I was allowed to do with what little free time I had was dance and that was only a few months before the ring got killed and I was free, I feel like I was the one who accidentally got the public's attention, because before I was allowed to dance there was no talk whatsoever in the news about a sex ring, shortly after I started dancing in public in my pretty dress suddenly people were swarming around me giving me money and the local Barcelonian news said there was a sex ring located among us, master seemed to enjoy me being happy and lengthened my free time" says Sarah
"long story short after we were free Sarah found the documentary online and watched it, her eyes glued to it" says Belle
"it turns out that the master was an undercover cop, sure maybe he had to break the law and yes he could have free'd them but his goal wasn't just to free slaves, it was to kill the entire slaving business in Spain" says Jade
"then why did he rape me" asks Sarah
"the ring leaders made him hurt you to prove his 'loyalty' to the slaving cause, had he not the leaders were going to kill him, you and your mom, he is your father as far as legal matters go in Spain because he is the one who got your mom pregnant, it broke his heart to do what he did but as a father he couldn't risk putting your life on the line because as he saw it you could be the only one to tell the stories of the horrors of being a slave and people taking it seriously, he never enjoyed it Sarah, he told me if he could go back in time he'd have smuggled you and your mom out of Spain and just tell the leaders you and your mom died, the leaders never asked any questions he said, not even about you being his daughter, they didn't care they just didn't want it in the news" says Jade
"does his family know what he had to do" asks Sarah
"his wife was unable to have children and his parents and siblings hated him for becoming a cop, his wife died of brain cancer while he was undercover but when she was diagnosed with the terminal cancer she made videos, one said she knew what he had to do was wrong but that she knew it was for the greater good, that saving all those children from being slaves was more important" says Jade
"have you seen your new home" asks Cat changing the subject
"no, I wanted to come here first, is it nice" asks Sarah
"it's the house behind this one, connected by a gate to the pool, Cat you should probably go wake up Tori, I have good news" says Jade as Tori ironically walks down the stairs
"what news, is uncle Henderson coming for a visit" asks Tori
"no but Jennabelle and Adriana and her fiancé are, by some luck Jennabelle worked at the Madrid airport and greeted Cass and I when Cass landed, I told her about your situation and she said she'd talk to Adriana, Adriana and her fiancé are eloping and moving here to Sicily and dragging Jennabelle with them, something about the fiancé having a work dispute and being fired and because of that they're no longer anchored to living in Madrid" says Jade
"Jenna not Jennabelle, she hates when people call her that" says Tori
"she didn't seem to have a problem with that when I was there" asks Jade confused
"that's a workplace setting, its totally different from a personal setting, she's schizophrenic but medicated, I'm surprised she was allowed to work at an airport, wait so they're moving here" says Tori slightly confused as Sarah walks over and hugs her
"she's a big fan of you in that Hollywood arts Documentary they did, please don't be offended or hurt" says George
"at least something good came out of that thing, I'm not offended George, I'm actually happy that I have a fan, someone who doesn't just like me for my body, that doesn't mind if I stutter or stammer, she doesn't even know me and she trusts me wholeheartedly" says Tori
"to be quite honest she thinks you're hot but she also believes women deserve the respect to choose, a choice she never got before now, she's really good at dancing, I'd like to see her excel at that" says Belle as Sarah hugs Tori tighter
"well she's not going anywhere anytime soon, I suggest she stays the night, give her time to decompress, she can cuddle me as long as she wants if she wants to, do you know if she likes girls or boys" says Tori
"eep" says Sarah hugging Tori even tighter
"I think given how tight she's hugging you I'd believe the answer is girls, how old is Jenna" says Belle
"she'd be eighteen last week, why" asks Tori
"Sarah turns sixteen next week, do you think they'd get along, the day we were freed Jenna spent a lot of time around Sarah, Henderson told me Jenna's job was to talk to everyone but she tended to always come back to Sarah and give her a hug, Sarah has always questioned that" says Belle
"Sarah do you like Jennabelle" asks Tori
"I mean yeah but I'm afraid, she's older than me, she's way way outside my zone, she'd never like me that way, there is just no way I'd land someone like her" says Sarah
"she's schizophrenic Sarah, she may very well like you but have voices in her head telling her otherwise, that kind of mental gymnastics is exhausting, it would very much explain why she kept returning to hug you, she really doesn't like hugs, her hugging anyone is a once in a lifetime event with her, it would also explain why she'd let Adriana drag her anywhere, they aren't exactly the kind of sisters who talk to one another about anything" says Tori
"… you really think she likes me" asks Sarah
"it is entirely possible, Jenna can be very unpredictable, the only thing uncle Henderson knows for certain is Jenna is Bisexual, Jenna is a mystery to most because of her schizophrenia she thinks the tells people stuff not realizing she's alone" says Tori
"that can't be easy" asks Sarah as tears run down her face
"believe me it isn't, if I know Adriana they will be here in a few hours, Jenna likes travelling in the dark, she loves looking for stars" says Tori
"amazingly they just landed in Palermo, they're getting their travel passes" says Jade
"why travel passes" asks Sarah
"because neither Jenna nor Adriana are exactly supposed to be traveling, France basically told them they can't travel, Daren likely invited them so legally they had to but that doesn't mean they can travel the roads here, that's why they need the passes" says Tori
"right as usual Tori, apparently Adriana is in LOVE with Ellen's weather photos and wants Ellen to host a photoshoot" says Jade
"Ellen would absolutely go nuts, her and Hannah have been scouring the internet for Ariana's photos, mainly because Adriana has the same thing Ellen has and they're blown away by the professionalism of those photos, I don't know what Ellen would do if Adriana showed up here, luckily they're sleeping so they don't know any of this yet" says Cat
"so I understand you're Cassandra's twin sister, that makes Ellen your little sister" says George
"I am but Cassandra will never accept it, she's been looking for her missing twin sister for as long as she could speak, she will absolutely never accept that I've been within her grasp for so long" says Cat
"why do you say that" asks Jade
"because I know Cassandra Sandra Valentine very well Jade, accepting it would absolutely destroy everything she believes in, her worldview would crumble, she would never accept that anyone could be so cruel as to steal a child away from her dad, she believes in humanity being a shining light in the darkness of evil, trust me she won't accept me being her twin, it doesn't matter how many facts you throw at her, she stands solidly in the middle and never takes a side in an argument, it's what makes her so very good at her job" says Cat