Chapter 13 Consequences, Confrontations, and Reconciliation
As Riccio, Prosper, and Mosca were finding out that Hornet and Bo had been taking by the police.
Abby and Scipio were walking back to Casa Massimo. Ida had dropped them off a ways away from the house. They enjoyed walking, but with the cold they walked little fast than usual.
"We will soon be able to get out of here" Scipio said as he put his arm around Abby's waist and pulled her closer to him.
"If the merry - go - round works and we ride it. We could have whatever life we want" Abby said.
As they got closer to the house they saw a police boat parked nearby. The quickly made their way to the house and climbed up to Abby's bedroom window, their entrance to the house after they visited the Stella. Once inside, Abby went to the door and peered out, no one in sight. Scipio raced over to his room and closed the door. Abby closed her door and quickly changed into a lesson uniform. She opened the door, Scipio was already waiting for her outside his door.
"What is our story" Abby whispered to Scipio as they walked down the hall to Dottor's study.
"We say nothing. I'm still thinking" Scipio whispered back grabbing her hand and interlocking their fingers.
As they walked toward the study. Dottor came out followed by two policemen holding onto Hornet's arms. She wore pajama pants and a long sleeved pajama bottoms.
"No worries, my son and ward have come back at last. I do not need your services anymore. " Dottor remarked to the police behind him.
The police must have raided the Stella, Abby could see the disappointment in Hornet's eyes.
"Do you know this girl" Dottor shouted angrily at them. It made them both jump a little.
"No" Abby said sheepishly looking down at her black ballerina flats. Scipio grabbed her hand again and squeezed in comfortingly.
"Let me go. I can walk by myself" Hornet wriggling her way out of the grasps of the police.
She walked toward them.
"Bo is with his aunt" She whispered to Abby and Scipio as she walked past them follow by the police.
"If I find out you both had something to do with the events at the Stella, you both will be taught a very harsh lesson, which will make you both wish you have never been born" Dottor stated very angrily at them.
Scipio and Abby both looked down at the marble floor.
"For now, Scipio follow me. I know it was your idea to sneak out." Dottor turned around.
"No he is not going to get beaten by you again" Abby said finding her voice.
"Abigail, young ladies are to be seen and not heard. Go to bed it is late." Dottor state so calmly that a wave of terror rushed over Abby.
She didn't dare speak again. Scipio gave one last look of fear and concern before following his father into the study.
Abby turned and picked up Scipio's cat.
"You don't need to hear this." She whispered into the cats ear as she turned to talk toward her room.
Abby didn't sleep at all that night. Scipio's cries could be heard from her room. The sun just had softened the sky to a pale blue when she emerged from her room, with the cat in her arms. Scipio was walking down the halls, toward the staircase. Abby ran after him.
"I'm going to find Victor Getz and ask him why he ratted on us." Abby said as they walked down the stairs.
"I'll cover for you." Scipio whispered as he kissed her on the cheek.
Abby ran out the door. She looked down she didn't even realizes she wore her black tights, blue skirt, and light blue sweater with the cuffs and collar of a white shirt sticking out for her lesson uniform; but also her brown ankle high boot and leather jacket from her Thief Lord outfit. It didn't matter she just had to get to Victor Getz's office. As she entered the office, she saw Victor with Prosper, Riccio, and Mosca.
"Why did you rat on us" Abby shouted at Victor
"He didn't, we just went over this" Mosca said as Abby walked up to them.
"Are you all okay?" Abby said giving a comforting hug to Prosper.
"Sort of, where is my brother" Prosper asked turning to Victor
"Hornet said that Bo is with your aunt" Abby replied
"How do you know, Liar Lord" Riccio spat back
"When we got home, Hornet was there with the police and she whispered it to us" Abby fired back, "I am done with your name calling, we are sorry we lied, but you wouldn't have trusted us otherwise. Have we done anything to harm you or have we only tried to help. Scipio got beaten again because we wanted to help you get the money from the Conte"
Abby finished breathless, she spurted that all out in one breath. Victor looked up at the word beaten.
"Scipio's father beats him" He looked inquisitively at Abby
"Yeah, pretty bad sometimes. He is going to beat both of us if he finds out that we helped you hide in the Stella." Abby said looking at Riccio, Mosca, and Prosper.
The three looked away. They didn't know about Scipio's father, his temper, or how much Abby and Scipio were risking to help them survive.
"If Hornet was taking by the police maybe she is at the orphanage of the Merciful Sisters. Does anyone know her real name" Victor said looking at the group of kids
"Katerina" Abby replied, the other looked at her confused, "What?! We have girl talk sometimes."
A few minutes later Abby was standing with the kittens in a basket at the door of Casa Spavento. Riccio, Mosca, and Prosper were next to her. Victor was in front of them as Ida opened the door.
"What on earth is the meaning of this" Ida started as the kids poured into her house.
"We got kicked out of the Stella, Victor said you wouldn't mind" Riccio said as he walked past Ida.
"I don't mind at all come in" Ida said grabbing some things off her porch.
As Ida and Victor went to get Hornet, Riccio, Mosca and Prosper filled in Abby about what they found out about the Conte's money.
"Victor said that it was fake" Mosca finished.
"No way, Scip is going to be mad" Abby replied
"Where is Scipio anyway?" Prosper asked
Abby looked away, out of the window of the kitchen where they were waiting
"Covering for me. After earlier this morning. Scip's dad wanted us to stay in the house. But I wanted to make sure you were all okay and to get Hornet and Bo back." Abby finally replied.
Once Hornet was with Ida and the rest of the gang. Abby said her goodbyes. She hugged Hornet and Prosper.
"Tonight" She whispered in his ear.
She turned to the gang just in time to see Hornet hug Prosper and kiss him on the cheek