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Chapter Four

As Mokuba took Joey to meet the other boys, Solomon got a call from Gregory and he said "The man that was found in the house where we found Joey was his father and where the mother is we don't know."

Solomon thanked Gregory and he went to check up on how Joey was doing and to his surprise it was Seto and Bakura who noticed that Joey was having trouble talking and they would stand beside him and quietly assure him that it was alright and for him to take his time. Finally Joey closed his eyes and then he said "That man no let me talk if me do he hit me hard on me back."

All the boys knew of abuse one time in their lives and they all went over and all of them gave Joey a hug and let him know that he would never be alone again, because they were his family now and family stays together.

Ishizu put her arm around Solomon and she whispered "You've been their protector for so long and now they are showing Joey the same things that you showed them when they first came here and I know from experience that it's your love and guidance that gave all of us the courage to try to take that next step and we've been walking more and more everyday since."

Just then Solomon's phone rang and when he answered it, it was Gregory and he was really upset about something and Solomon said "Son, take a deep breath and let it out, now what's wrong?"

Gregory then told Solomon about three girls being found in a house on the edge of town and they were all molested and beaten and the oldest on was the worse." Solomon then said "Ishizu is on her way, she'll meet you at the hospital."

Solomon then said "Three girls were found and they've all been molested and from what Gregory said the oldest one is the worse, please take Sherry with you and both of you be real careful."

Ishizu hugged him and then she took the keys to the car and drove to the other residence for the girls and got Sherry and they drove to the hospital.

When they walked into the Emergency Room, Gregory was there and he filled them in on what was going on "One of our Officers were answering a disturbance call at a house near the edge of town when the girls were found and the adults there were all arrested and we brought the girls here. Dr. Houser is in with them now and she's having a hard time getting the oldest one to let the doctor near her sisters."

Ishizu and Sherry walked into the room and what they saw sickened them, these three girls were beaten, bruised and you could tell that they all had been sexually assaulted and Ishizu quietly said "My name is Ishizu and this is Sherry, we're here to help if you'll let us."

The oldest of the girls stopped fighting the doctor and turned towards Ishizu and Sherry and she said "What the hell can you do for us, can you give us back our virginity and take away the bruises and let us be kids again, can you?"

Sherry then spoke and she said "I wanted my virginity back when that bastard raped me over and over again while my mom watched and she laughed because she was so high from the drugs she was using and all I could do was lay there and cry I couldn't fight the man."

Then the oldest girl started crying and she said "Please help us, I don't know what to do anymore."

That's all it took and both Ishizu and Sherry were holding the three girls in their arms as they cried and just wanted answers to "why, why did those me hurt us like that?"

Doctor Houser was able to assess their injuries and she told Ishizu "that the oldest one had been raped several times where and the younger ones had been saved that horror."

The oldest of the girls told Ishizu that her name was Susan and the middle one was Jennifer and the youngest one was Debbie, and we're not really sisters but our mothers sold us to that bastard for the drugs they needed."

Freda was outraged to hear this but then Sherry looked at her and she said "You wouldn't believe how many children are sold for money for their parents drug or alcohol addiction, it happens all the time."

Ishizu got the girls to let the doctor check them and she told Susan "Hon will you allow the doctor to do a rape test on you, I'll be here with you while Sherry takes your sisters to another room." Susan shook her head yes and Sherry took both Jennifer and Debbie to another room while Dr. Houser explained to Susan what she was going to do and that it will be very uncomfortable and to cry out if I hurt you."

When the test was over Ishizu helped Susan get cleaned up and then Sherry brought the other girls back and they ran to Susan and they all cried for the hell they had all been through. Then Ishizu said "Sherry and I run a house for girls who need help and we'd love for all of you to come and meet the other girls and live there with us. It's your decision to make."

The girls talked and then Susan said "We'll go just to see what's its like and if we don't like it then I'm taking my sisters and we're going to leave, understand."

While Dr. Houser was getting the girls discharge papers filled out, Ishizu called Solomon and told him about the girls and how they all agreed to come and see what the house is like and meet the other girls." Solomon was crying as he listened to what she was saying and then he said "Bless both of you for what you've done today. I will say a special prayer for these three young girls tonight and thank you and Sherry for being there whenever you're needed to help out some child."

Solomon wiped his face and went to see how the boys were doing and to his surprise Joey was actually talking better because of the understanding of the other boys. He smiled as he listened to them talking and then he looked at his watch and noticed that he needed to start dinner and then Bakura was there beside him and he said "We better get some food ready or they are all going to raid the kitchen."

Solomon walked beside Bakura as they went to the kitchen and he still remembers when he and his baby brother were first brought to him and how it has been Bakura who has been there for the other boys who has come through the doors and Solomon was so proud of him as he was of all the boys, yes they were his boys and no one can tell him that they aren't his because they are, and he boys all call him Papa.

After dinner and the dishes were all washed and put away, Solomon and the boys all went into the living room and Seto took Joey's hand and they all knelt on the floor and then they closed their eyes and Solomon began the nightly prayer "Dear heavenly father hear our words and make all of us better and give Joey and the three new girls your love and guidance. We ask this in his name, Amen."

As they all got up each of them went over and gave Solomon a hug and kiss and wished him a good-night and he did the same to them. When they were all in their rooms going to sleep Solomon folded his hands and said "Sara I miss you and our children so very much and I will till the day we are together. Please send the boys and girls your love and give them all the strength to go on as we've asked our Lord to do. Goodnight my love, I'll see all of you in my dreams. Amen."

Please R&R...

Chapter Five Coming Up...Joey's nightmares continues...