The next day Jason did some research digging to Mr. Myers past in Texas. Thankfully this man didn't change his name when he left. The Hart family had since moved back to Houston. Jason had done a lot of research to find these people. Finally, one day he got up the nerve to call the house. When he called a woman with a thick accent answered the phone.
"Hello? Is this the Hart residence?" Jason asked.
"Yes it is. Who is calling please?" The woman asked confused on the other end.
"Ma'am, I'm so sorry. My name is Jason Michaels. Can I speak to Kyra please?" Jason questioned.
"Sure." She replied. After a few minutes Jason heard someone pick up the phone.
"Hello?" A young voice asked.
"Kyra, my name is Jason Michaels. My little sister Rory is in Mr. Myers class here in Los Angeles. I know that he hurt you. I thought maybe you guys could talk." Jason said.
"Oh I have plenty I could tell her about him. He raped me and I have our daughter. Has he hurt your little sister?" Kyra asked.
"I don't think so. She didn't tell us, well she said that he started, but she went to defend herself and he threatened her." Jason stated.
"How far are you guys from Houston?" Kyra questioned.
"We live in Los Angeles." Jason replied. Jason heard her put her hand over the phone.
"Mom! Come here!" After a minute he heard her start talking again. "This guy I'm talking to, his little sister goes to school in Los Angeles. Mr. Myers is there. He tried hurting her too." Kyra uncovered the phone and started talking to Jason again. "Can you guys get here?"
"I wouldn't have called if I didn't think we could have. Now Rory isn't in class today because she was sick, so we can leave today and be by you tomorrow sometime. Is that okay?" Jason questioned.
"Tomorrow is Friday. The only thing is that my little brother will be in school, but that won't affect me and…"Kyra paused. "Is her name Rory?" Jason laughed.
"Her name is Aurora Leann, but I call her Rory for short." Jason said.
"Oh okay. Well then if that's what you call her, than that's what I will as well." Kyra replied.
"Alright. I should be going. I didn't tell Rory I was calling, I am going to go have her pack a bag and then we will be heading out. Thank you for helping. When we get close to Houston, we will call for directions to your house." Jason said.
"It's not a problem. I don't him to continue this awful cycle with another girl. It really hurt me and I don't want him to be able to ever do that again." Kyra stated. When they hung up the phone Jason walked upstairs to Aurora's room. He knocked on the door.
"Come in." Aurora said from inside the room. When Jason opened the door, she was sitting on the bed with a textbook. Jason leaned up against the wall with his arms crossed. She looked up at him. "Hi Jason."
"Hello Rory." Jason said and then got a huge smile on his face.
"What is it Jason? What's going on?" Aurora asked.
"I need you to pack a suitcase. We are going to Texas." Jason stated. Aurora jumped up off the bed.
"What's wrong? Is it mom? I knew that she was really sick when she told us that nothing was wrong." Aurora exclaimed getting to a point that was quite hysterical. Jason grabbed her shoulders finally and calmed her down.
"Rory, it has nothing to do with mom. I got a hold of that family in Houston that the girl was raped by Mr. Myers and they invited us to their home so you two could talk. Mom and Dad can't know where we are going, so let's just get going." Jason said.
"What are you going to tell them?" Aurora asked.
"I'm not sure yet Rory; pack and I will think about it while you are getting ready." Jason replied. He walked out of Aurora's room and went to pack himself a suitcase. Fifteen minutes later, Jason walked down to his car and put his suitcase in the trunk. When he came back in he saw Aurora's on the floor and picked it up and went ahead and put it in the trunk of the car as well. When he went back in again he realized that Aurora had been in the bathroom.
"Where are you going Jason?" Their mom asked him.
"I thought I'd take Rory here to the track." Jason replied jokingly and put his arm around his little sister's neck.
"Seriously Jason. You aren't leaving this house until you tell me where you are going." Their mom said crossing her arms.
"Okay." Jason sighed. "I'm going to the library to study and Rory wanted to tag along."
"Why didn't you just say that before?" She asked.
"Because it's not true." Jason and Aurora thought to themselves. Finally their mom let them leave. When they got into the car Aurora asked,
"Jason, what's going to happen when we don't come home from the supposed library tonight?"
"We will call her around closing time and tell her that a friend of yours and a friend of mine asked if we could spend the night. You don't have school tomorrow, it shouldn't be a problem." Jason said.
"And if it is?" Aurora questioned.
"I don't know, but I can tell you that I don't want to find out; but that I know we will." Jason said. "Are you willing to face any consequences?" Aurora nodded.
"Doing this is more important than any trouble I could get in at home." Aurora said.
"Good." Jason replied and they sped off down the road.
Houston, Texas
Reba Hart was carrying her granddaughter Reba around the house.
"Sweetheart, your daddy has been a very bad guy. First, your parents weren't married. You were born because your dad was an awful guy, and now he is after even more young girls. I am glad that you aren't in his life because I know it would be filled with nothing but heartache." Reba said.
"Mom!" Cheyenne exclaimed. Reba looked up at her. "Don't tell her that. It might be the truth, but wait until she's 15 or 16 to tell her that her dad is just the most awful guy on Earth."
"Okay. I guess this talk could wait a few years." Reba replied. Cheyenne nodded and walked into the kitchen. Kyra walked down the stairs and looked at her mother and daughter. She held her arms out.
"Let me have my baby." Kyra said. Reba handed her Reba.
"She's beautiful Kyra." Reba said.
"I know. I just can't believe she's getting so big. She is going to be a year and a half old in two months. It's hard to believe this whole thing with Mr. Myers has been so long ago. I remember it like it was yesterday. Any time I look at Reba, I remember it. But this today is definitely going to bring things back up." Kyra started tearing up.
"Do you not want to talk to Rory? You don't have to honey." Reba replied. Kyra wiped the tears out of her eyes and looked up at her mom.
"I have to talk to her. Plus, they are already here in Houston. I just wish that one of his former "students" would have talked to me about him." Kyra said putting students in air quotations.
"Well maybe there is something we can do for her." Reba replied.
"There has to be, and I intend to find it." Kyra stated. Just then, there was a knock at the door. Reba and Kyra looked at each other. Little Reba took a fistful of Kyra's hair, pulled on it really hard and squealed. Kyra handed her daughter to Reba and went to open the front door. Kyra opened the door and saw a girl about four years younger than her standing there looking at her through glasses and a very attractive guy about a year or so older than her standing in front of her. "You must be Rory and Jason?" The guy nodded.
"That's us." Jason said with a smile.
"Why don't you come in?" Kyra questioned.
TBC
