A/N-I DO NOT OWN THE NAKED BROTHERS BAND!
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I'm SO SORRY I haven't been updating. I feel really bad, but I've been really busy. And I'm kind of on writer's block for "Where I'm Going" so...
But trust me, I'm trying my hardest and will update ASAP! (:
But for now, enjoy the chapter!
Nobody's POV
"So what did your dad say?" Rosalina asked, looking at Nat.
He froze, and Alex and Rosalina looked at him expectantly. "He…said that he's going to talk to the police, and Child Protective Services."
She sighed.
"Don't worry, Rosie, he'll take care of it."
She nodded. "But seriously Nat, chimpanzee in a port-a-potty?"
"I was eleven!" He defended.
"Chimpanzee, oh chimpanzee, oh chim–pan–zee!" Alex sang dramatically again.
Rosalina laughed.
"Alex, would you cut that out!" Nat said, tossing a pillow at his little brother.
"Hey, you told me to make her laugh. I made her laugh!"
"Nat, it's okay. Don't blame, Alex. He was only trying to make me laugh…I think it's cute."
Nat rolled his eyes. "Whatever."
…
"So what do you think's going to happen?"
"I don't know anymore. If I can't trust my own dad with this stuff, I don't know who to tell."
"Maybe…maybe that whole therapist thing isn't so bad for Rosalina."
"You should've seen her after that first time, Coop. She was shaken. I don't know if she wants to go back. And if I make her go back again…I'm afraid she'll lose her trust in me."
"Nat, think about it. She's trusted you with so much in the past few days, and even more in the past five or six years! I think it's safe to say she'll never lose her trust in you. Could she be upset with you? Maybe. But it also might be best."
"All the therapist wants to know is what happened the day I found her in her room. All she does is pressure Rosalina into saying it. If that's all that's going to happen, that can't be best for Rosalina. It'll only stress her out even more."
"Good point…but could it be possible that maybe Rosalina telling someone else, besides you, what happened that day be a good thing?"
Nat didn't respond. Could it? He never thought about that. What good could come out of that though? Rosalina's father could get the help he needed, but that would only cause more problems for Rosalina. According to the police, with her father out of the picture, Rosalina would have to move with her relatives. And according to Rosalina, all of her relatives lived out of state. Unless his father could convince the police otherwise, this would only result in Rosalina leaving New York. Rosalina could not leave New York. "I can't think of reason why it would be a good thing."
Cooper sighed through the phone. "You should really talk this out with Rosalina."
"I know. I'm just afraid it'll upset her again."
"All you can do is try."
"Yeah, I know. I'll talk to you later, Coop, okay?"
"Sure Nat. Bye."
Nat hung up his phone just as the front door opened. He walked into the hallway to see his dad walking into the apartment. "Dad, we need to talk."
"About what?"
"You had no right to call the police. You told Rosalina that you wouldn't call unless her dad was bothering her."
"Nat, I've been thinking. We can't just let this go. We can't just sit around and wait for Mr. Tai to act up again, so that Rosalina can get hurt again and we'll have to call the police. We have to do it now."
"You could've at least waited to tell Rosalina or even me. Dad, Rosalina probably doesn't know who to trust right now. What if she's afraid to tell us something because she's afraid the minute she tells you, you'll go off and tell the police?"
"Nat, don't worry, alright? Everything will be fine."
"Have you talked to the police? Is Rosalina going to be able to stay with us?"
Mr. Wolff nodded. "I talked to the police. They agreed that it would be best for Rosalina to stay in New York, so their allowing her to stay with us."
Nat sighed in relief. "Did they say anything else?"
"They can't exactly just take my word for it that Mr. Tai is abusing Rosalina."
"So what are we supposed to do?"
"You're not going to like it…"
…
"Rosalina? Could I talk to you in private?"
Rosalina looked up at Nat. She was sitting next to Alex, watching TV. "Sure Nat." She stood up and followed him into his and Alex's bedroom.
He shut the door behind them. "My dad talked to the police."
"What'd they say?" She asked nervously.
"They said that it'd be best if you stayed in New York, so their letting you stay with us."
"Well, that's good. So what's the problem?"
Nat led her over to the bed and they both sat down. "They can't just assume that my dad is telling the truth about this whole thing."
"What do you mean?"
"The police need proof that your father is actually abusing you."
"So how…" She trailed off as she realized what he meant. "No…no, no, no. I'm not going to the doctor to be examined because they don't believe I've been abused," She refused as she stood up from the bed and backed away from him.
"They believe it, Rosie," Nat explained. "They just want to be sure we're not lying for some reason."
"If they have to 'be sure' we're not lying, then I don't want their help anyway."
"Rosie, I know you're not happy about this. But it's really the only way. This is going to help get your father the help he needs."
"Nat, I can't," She said, barely above a whisper.
He stood up next to her. "Yes you can, I know you can."
Rosalina sighed. She knew something like this was going to come up. But she was hoping she was wrong. "But…I don't want some random guy looking for bruises," She said quietly.
Nat suddenly realized why Rosalina didn't want to do it. It was just a regular thing for a girl not to want a stranger looking at her, especially like that. It had nothing to do with her father, really. "I understand, Rosie. Trust me I don't want any guy to do that to you either. I'm sure they'll give you a girl doctor, and if not, we'll talk to them, okay?"
She nodded.
"So will you do it?"
"I guess so."
"Don't worry Rosie. Everything will be fine."
Nat may have said it, but he wasn't sure if it was actually true.
A/N-Endings are, as my friend would say, "ugly." Lol.
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