Chapter Two
Caleb slowed down as he neared the mansion, but something made him go on and a short time later he pulled up in front of the Danvers's old Colonial home. He sat there for a few minutes getting his emotions under control, before getting out and heading inside.
"Is something wrong Caleb?" Gorman met him at the door looking at him in concern. "Why aren't you in school?"
"I need to talk to my father. It's about Cashleigh." Caleb told him palely.
Gorman frowned, but he nodded watching the boy practically run up the steps to the attic where his father was.
Reina paled and she hurried over to Cashleigh. "Shh Cashie. I'm here. It's all right." She pulled her to her holding her as she sobbed trying to hold her own tears back. She'd been doing this for over a week now, and she was exhausted.
Reid watched his sister and Cashleigh as anger coursed through him thinking of what had happened to the younger girl.
Tyler paled as he watched Reina hold Cashleigh.
Pogue frowned before going over to the bed. He stopped when Cashleigh finally saw him and the other two, and she panicked even more. He touched her leg using on her to calm her. "Shh baby girl. We would never hurt you. We're you're brothers. You're safe now." He pulled her away from Reina feeling her stiffen, and he rubbed her back as he held her to him.
Reina got up going over to Reid who pulled her into his arms and held her as she cried.
"Pogue?" Cashleigh said her first word in over a week.
"Yeah baby girl it's me." Pogue said in a low voice.
"You didn't want me here; neither did Caleb or the others. I was in the way. You all made her send me away!" Cashleigh sobbed.
Reina lifted her head looking at Cashleigh in shock. Cashleigh had never said anything like that before.
"That's not true." Tyler spoke up.
"No it's not baby girl." Pogue told her as he ran his fingers through her raven black hair. "We we're lost at first when we got back from camp. Caleb wasn't himself for months. Neither was Reid. Who told you we didn't want you here?"
"Evelyn did." Cashleigh sobbed. "She tells me that every time she sees me."
"Which has been what maybe three times in the last five years?" Reina growled a little. "She lied to you Cashleigh."
Cashleigh paled more if that was even possible, and she buried her head in Pogue's chest sobbing.
Reid frowned as he held his sister to him. "We all missed you baby girl. Caleb most of all. He's never gotten over you being gone when we got back."
"Like you haven't either Reid, when you got home and Reina was gone." Tyler said receiving a glare from Reid.
Reina smiled a little as she held on tighter to her brother before paling.
Pogue grinned a little looking at Reid knowing that was hurting his bad ass reputation. Now that he thought about it though, he had never picked it up till Reina had left. He realized it had been Reid's way of hiding his pain. He frowned looking at Reina. "What's wrong Reina?"
"I forgot to tell Caleb his mother doesn't know that we're here. My mother brought us. She was going to tell her tonight." Reina frowned.
Caleb walked over to his father taking a deep breath. "Dad." He said, but his father didn't open his eyes. "Cashleigh's back." He started a little as his fathers eyes burst open looking at him.
"Cashleigh." William Danvers croaked out in a hoarse voice. "Where is she? I want to see my baby."
"She's back at the dorms dad. She was raped a week ago." Caleb told him paling when he saw his father's anger.
"You're mother has to pay for taking her away from us Caleb." William told him. "She had no right taking her from us. Especially when she isn't her daughter."
Caleb looked at his father in shock. "Cashleigh isn't my sister then?"
"She is son. You're half sister. Her mother was Evelyn's sister. You're mothers and my marriage was an arranged one. It was her sister I loved. She died giving birth to Cashleigh. I brought her home, and you're mother never forgave me." William told him.
Caleb paled looking down at the floor.
"It didn't make me think any less of you son. Being born from her. I love you Caleb. The love for you was the only thing you're mother and I shared." William told him.
Caleb looked up at his father as the tears flowed again. "Mother hit Cashleigh Reina said. Grace was the one who stopped her, she called Cashleigh a whore, that she wasn't really raped that she did this for attention."
"She's lying son. Believe Reina." William told him.
"I know. Mother has bruises on her knuckles from hitting her. I asked her about them, and she told me she fell while she was gone. She ruined a lot of lives by doing what she did sending Cashleigh away. That's why you used so much wasn't it?"
"Yes. It was my way of punishing her for taking my baby girl away, and not telling me where she took her. I'm sorry if I hurt you in the process son. I should have been there for you. You had just gotten you're powers." William told him tiring.
"She ruined you're life, mine, and Reid's. Reina and her have always been close. Reina felt it was her duty to go and look after Cashleigh. I have to apologize to Reina for earlier. I understand father. I lost a little part of myself when Cashleigh disappeared also." Caleb told him. "I'm going to go talk to her now. I love you dad." He leaned down hugging his father who returned the hug as best as he could. "Send Gorman up."
Caleb pulled away and wiped his tears away as his anger soared again. His mother had ruined a lot of lives. "I will dad." He told him leaving.
Gorman went up to the attic, and heard the story from William. He glared out the window hating Evelyn Danvers.
"Gorman I want her out of my house. You know what to do. Go follow Caleb and make sure he gets through this all right. Tell Caleb to get his stuff and go to the Garwins. I don't want him alone at the mansion." William told him.
"As you wish William." Gorman said leaving also.
Reid frowned pulling out his phone and calling Caleb.
"Hello?" Caleb said getting into his car, and starting it.
"Listen man you're mother doesn't know that Cashleigh is back. Reina just told us. My mother brought them back. She was going to tell you're mom tonight." Reid told him.
Caleb frowned not pulling away yet. "I can't confront her then can I? If I do she'll think Reina told you, and then she'll be pissed at you're mom."
Gorman walked over to Caleb's mustang frowning.
Caleb rolled the window down seeing him.
"It's up to you Caleb." Reid frowned holding his sister tighter to him.
"How's Ash?" Caleb asked.
"She just fell asleep in Pogue's arms. We're going to take the girls to my place Caleb. My dad just called and said to bring them there." Reid told him.
"Something wrong Caleb?" Gorman asked.
"Hold on a minute Reid." Caleb frowned looking at Gorman. "Reid just told me that my mom don't know Cashleigh's back."
"Go to the Garwin's place Caleb. You're father told me to tell you to go there. I'm going to you're place now. I'll take care of you're mother. No I won't kill her, but you're father wants her gone." Gorman told him making sure Caleb knew he wouldn't kill her when he saw the boy pale.
Caleb nodded as he pulled away. "I'm on my way to you're place Reid. Dad sent Gorman to tell me to go there. I'll meet you there."
"Okay man. See you soon." Reid said hanging up the phone. "Caleb's dad is sending him to my place."
"Get Cashleigh's stuff. There's a box in the closet Tyler. I need to go get some thing's from my dorm room. Come with me Reid. We'll meet you guys at the car." Reina said.
Reid nodded as he watched Tyler go to the closet.
"Is this all she has?" Tyler frowned picking the box up.
"That and her laptop better grab it too baby boy." Reina told him as she grabbed Reid's hand, wiping her tears away with the other, and pulled Reid with her to the door.
Tyler was angry seeing what little Cashleigh had, and even angrier when he saw the old laptop and the condition it was it.
Reina saw him looking at it. "It's my old one. Evelyn refused to ever get her one, and she had to have one for school."
Pogue frowned as he wrapped Cashleigh in a blanket and carried her toward the door. "We'll meet you downstairs." He told Reid and Reina as they walked out.
Tyler glared at Pogue a little. "Why'd Evelyn do this to Cashie?"
"I don't know baby boy, but we are going to find out. She isn't going to get away with this." Pogue said heading out the door carrying Cashleigh, and Tyler followed.