Runaway to Home
Alrighty, here's chapter 5. Hope you like it. Please read and review. I need ideas if anyone has any.
Chapter 5:
"Today is Harry's birthday!" Hermione said waking up on the floor. "I don't remember falling off? Hermione laughed. She was happy today, she didn't know why though. She was confused now. The house was quiet, although every morning was quiet. 'Something isn't right.' Hermione thought.
'Knock Knock' she heard.
Who is it?" she yelled jumping up to get the door.
"Mums been taken to the hospital in an ambulance!" Devrik and Leesil yelled.
"What? What happened?" Hermione's voice was urgent.
"We don't know. Latisha woke up crying from a dream. Then she heard a big pounding noise. She cried even harder and then I woke up." Leesil said following Hermione downstairs.
"Amarisa!" Hermione yelled in the living room. "Where are you?"
There were police in the house now. Some were talking to the small kids and Amtrisa was talking to them too. They were all asked a few questions, and knew nothing.
"She's in the kitchen with Latisha and Kurt." Devrik said. Hermione ran into the room now crying.
"What happened to mom? Where are dad and Hcetrik?"
"Ok, that'll be all for now, thank you." A cop said as he opened the door. All the police left now.
Hermione gasped at what she saw. All three of her sisters had many bruises again. She couldn't take it anymore. It tore her apart seeing her siblings beaten because of her. Hermione fell to the floor crying.
Everyone just stared at her. Amtrisa walked over to Hermione and sat beside her cradling her sister in her lap.
"Hermione, please. It's ok. Everything will be fine." Amtrisa said.
"How can you say that?" Hermione said with anger. "Dad will never stop! Mom will end up in the hospital again and again until he kills her from brain damage or whatever. Then he'll kill me. He hates me and goes after all of us!" Amtrisa now held Hermione tighter trying to soothe her.
Amarisa was holding Latisha and was now sitting by her sisters. The boys soon gathered around and everyone sat in a circle holding each other for comfort.
"I'm sorry." Hermione said trying to calm down.
Amarisa spoke up, "Mom has been taken to the hospital and will remain there for a while. Dad hit her with a hammer she's lucky she got to the hospital. They won't tell us anything and they said they would call if anything came up." Everyone gasped at what they heard.
"How could he do such things? Why is daddy like this?" Latisha half cried.
"I don't know."
Hermione clung tighter to her sister trying to muffle her own cries.
They heard a car pull up and everyone quieted again. Amarisa got up to get the door when she heard someone knock. Everyone followed. She opened the door a crack, to see who it was.
"Hello. What can I help you with?" She asked looking at the man and his partner close behind.
"Hello. I'm officer Jinkins and this is my partner Quill. Who are you, and may we come in?
"Yes of course." Amarisa said opening the door and welcoming them. "My name is Amarisa. This is Amtrisa, Hermione, Kurt, Latisha, Leesil, and Devrik.
"Ok. And they are all your siblings I assume?" Quill noted. The granger kids nodded. "You are the oldest?"
"Yes Amtrisa and I are twins. We do have an older brother but he doesn't live here, he left to go to collage on yesterday, Sunday.
"Ok. I don't exactly know how to say this but your mother has been put in intensive care and will be watched constantly. Doctors do not know if she will make it out of her coma. Sorry to be the ones to tell you." Jinkins said sadly.
Hermione suddenly felt cold and dizzy. She stood up and almost fell; she regained her balance and ran to her room crying. Amarisa was speechless, they all were.
"Did any of you hear anything strange last night? Do you parents fight a lot?"
"Um, Latisha heard a strange pounding noise when she woke from a bad dream, but other than that we didn't hear anything. My parents fight a few times but always make up." Amtrisa lied staring at people watching her.
"Has your father or mother ever hit you?"
"No, never." They all lied, for they knew they would pay the price for telling the truth.
"Then where did you get the bruises?"
"We have wrestling matches when my parents go out sometimes, and we get into fights at school. No one likes us very much." Amarisa answered quickly before anyone else had a chance to answer.
The policemen looked at each other for a moment. Then Quill said, "Alright. Let's not do anymore of that alright?" He laughed. "Violence can lead to a lot of things. I wouldn't want you to end up in jail or anything. Ok that will be all. If you want to tell us anything or ask a question here's our number. You call us if there's any trouble alright? We will call you if any information comes up that you need to know."
"Officers," Devrik asked. "When will we be able to see our mother, in the hospital?"
"Soon. The doctors will let you know when you can come in. They don't want everyone to be pacing in the lobby all day and night. I think it best if you stay here. Have a good day." And with that, the two officers left.
"Anyone hungry?" Amarisa asked trying to lighten up everyone. "I'll make breakfast."
The boys raced to the kitchen and the girls laughed and ran after them.
Amarisa made something to eat and Amtrisa brought something up to Hermione, hoping she would eat. She knocked at the door three times and no answer came. "Hermione, I brought you something to eat. Please eat. I'll leave it at your door." She said. Amtrisa heard a sniffle and she left.