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WARNING: This is going to be a very eventful and drama filled chapter. I'm warning you all now so you will know it's coming. Please no hate reviews, because I have this whole story planned out. I promise you all a happy ending, and a sequel! :)
Ally's POV
Right now, I think I'm going crazy. I'm doing about a thousand things for the wedding, and Christmas is in a few weeks. Normally, I would've waited until after Christmas to start planning the wedding, but we decided to have it on Valentines Day. That only gives us two and a half months to prepare for it, plus we have to get ready for Christmas.
Trish, Ella, and I were currently at the mall for a shopping day, and she could sense how worried I was. "Ally, calm down. You're going to stress yourself out so much that-No way!", she exclaimed cutting herself off mid-sentence.
"What?", I asked.
"There she is", she said.
"There who is? Trish, who are you talking about?", I asked really confused.
"Maddie Carter. She's the one that found Ella when she ran off at the beach. Dez and I have been searching for that girl for the past five months", she replied
"Well, come on", I said pulling her towards the girl.
"Ally, what are you doing?", she asked.
"Thanking her for saving my daughter, while you do whatever it is you wanted to do that had you stalking the girl for months", I said. I'm usually not the sneaking around kind of person, but Trish and Dez must have a really good reason to be working together on something that doesn't have to do with Austin's career.
"Really? Well okay", she said as we made our way over to her.
"Hi, I'm Ally Dawson', I said to her.
"Umm…I don't think we've ever met before, but Dawson does sound oddly familiar", the girl said.
"Ella Dawson's my daughter. She's the little girl you helped find her Uncle Dez about five months ago. My friend told me who you were, and I just wanted to come over and thank-you so much for finding her when I couldn't. I'm also sorry I couldn't thank you then, but I was in the hospital", I told her.
"Oh, well it's fine. Wait, haven't I seen you before on T.V. with Austin Moon?", she asked.
"Yeah, you probably have. I'm his girlfriend, well, fiancé now, but please don't tell anyone. We want to keep it a secret for a while", I said realizing we weren't supposed to say anything.
"Don't worry, I won't. How's Ella doing?", she asked.
"She's good. She's actually-"
"MADDIE!", Ella yelled running over to us. She was just in the play area of the store we were in and apparently saw us all talking.
"Hey Ella", Maddie replied smiling as she lifted her up.
"Where have you been? I haven't seen you in forever", Ella asked.
"Oh, I don't get to get out much. Today's just a lucky day I guess", she replied.
"Why? Will something bad happen?", Ella asked her.
"You could say that", Maddie said making me very curious. I now understand why Dez and Trish were so worried about her, and what they've been 'working' on.
"Maddie, will you come shopping with us?", Ella asked.
"Sorry, I can't. I'm broke, and I need to be getting back anyway", she said.
"We'll pay for you; anything you want", Trish offered. Wow…
"Take the deal. Trish rarely ever offers to pay for anything, even if it's for herself", I said.
"I'm sorry, I can't. I really have to go. Bye", she said quickly and ran off.
"Follow her?", I asked looking at Trish.
"Mmm hmmm", Trish replied. I picked Ella up and we quickly took off running in the direction she went in. While running, we past the Moons' house so we quickly dropped Ella off and kept going. Apparently Austin and Dez were on their way over there because we literally ran smack into them.
"Whoa Ally, are you okay!? What's wrong!? Where's Ella!?", Austin asked beginning to panic as he caught me.
"I'm fine, Ella's at your parents' house, come on! We're following Maddie Carter", I said quickly as I drug him along with me, and Trish was doing the same to Dez.
"You found her!?", Dez exclaimed.
"Yeah, now come on. She went this way, and we think she might be in some serious trouble", Trish said.
"Who's Maddie Carter?", Austin asked.
"Five months ago, she brought Ella back when you guys were in the hospital. She slipped up saying she'd 'get it big time' if she didn't leave, and today she basically did the same thing. She said she had to get back or 'bad things would happen'. That doesn't sound very good to me", Trish explained.
"So, you think someone's hurting her if she doesn't follow their rules?", Austin asked starting to catch on.
"Yeah, and she's only seventeen", Dez said making my heart stop. I was only a little younger than her when I was in the orphanage and Samantha was bullying me (both physically and verbally). And I was only a year older than her when I got Ella. That poor girl!
Not only was I bullied at school, but our orphanage caretakers were horrible. They'd make us work extremely hard, all day long, or else we'd get hit with a spiky belt. Although all the kids were hit frequently, they tended to hurt the older ones more. Somehow Elliot never got hit, and never figured out that they were abusing us, and making us work until we passed out.
"We have to help that girl now!", I said determined while running ahead of the rest of them.
"Ally, wait!", I heard them call, but I didn't stop.
"No! I'm not about to let an innocent teenage girl go through what I went through!", I yelled back and kept running.
Austin's POV
When Ally said that, it felt like I had been hit in the gut. "What did she mean by 'what I went through'!? I know she said she was bullied by that Samantha chick, but she sounded like this meant a lot more to her than some high school bully. She almost sounded like she knew what it was like to be abused.
"Austin, come on! Are you okay?", Trish asked. I then realized that I had just stopped in the middle of the road. I must've been zoning out.
"Oh, yeah I'm fine. Let's go", I said and started running again.
"Wait, she stopped", Dez said.
"It looks like she's crying", Trish commented.
"Oh no. This can't be happening", Ally said confusing me even more.
"Ally, what's wrong?", I asked worried. She looked as if she were about to burst into tears.
"She can't live here!", Ally cried.
"Ally?", I said again. She still hasn't answered my question
"I grew up in this horrible place. We have to get her out of here!", she exclaimed.
"Ally, what happened to you here?", I asked quietly.
"They work the kids to death, then hit 'em multiple times with a spiky belt. But you can't report them for abuse, because they just get out of it by saying they're 'behavioral spanks', and then you get an even worse beating. And child labor laws don't apply when they're 'chores'. Those were the worst twelve years of my life", she said. I felt anger and concern rise up inside of me.
"Ally-", Dez started, but she cut him off.
"Yeah, yeah Dez. I really appreciate it, but there's an innocent little girl in there that could be in serious trouble. They do much worse things to the older kids", she said and we all took off running in the building.
"Austin Moon!", the lady behind the desk exclaimed when she saw me. I saw Ally tense up when she saw her.
"That's me. We're here for Maddie Carter", I said quickly.
"Umm…she's not here", the lady said.
"Don't even try to sell us that crap Tina", Ally spat. "We saw her come in here. I'm a legal adult now who can report you for child labor and abuse", Ally said dangerously. She was sending that lady the scariest death glare I've ever seen in my life.
"Young lady, who are you to accuse me of such horrible and untrue things?", the lady asked.
"Allyson Marie Dawson", Ally said. The lady looked extremely shocked.
"Dawson", she said bitterly. "I thought we got rid of you ten years ago.'
"Yeah, well I'm back, and I'm here for Maddie", Ally said.
"Sorry, but I already told you she's not here", the lady said. We then heard a loud scream coming from the room behind the desk.
"No, please stop! I'm sorry! They talked to me, not the other way around! I promise I didn't say anything!", we heard a girl cry.
"Really!? 'Cause I'm pretty sure that's her voice, and even if it wasn't I could report you for abusing an innocent child!", Ally yelled running in the room before Tina or any of us could stop her.
Ally's POV
As soon as I got in the room, I see Maddie crying her eyes out on the floor while Max had a belt (with blood all over it) held in the air, ready to strike her again. That brought some terrible memories.
"MAX! DON"T YOU DARE HIT HER!", shouted. Maddie was still crying, and Max was just staring at me with a shocked expression.
"Dawson", he said with an evil laugh. That was when I realized the door had shut and locked behind me. Oh no…
"We sure missed you around here", he said inching closer to me. I motioned for Maddie to leave while he was still distracted by me.
"Max, it's been ten years and you've just gotten worse. Why are you such an evil, twisted, psychopath?", I asked.
"Oh Ally, you shouldn't of said that", he said.
"Max, I'm an adult now. You can't-AHH! MAX, STOP!", I yelled as he repeatedly hit me, but nothing helped.
Austin's POV
"MAX! DON'T YOU DARE HIT HER!", Ally yelled, then the door shut and we couldn't get in.
"ALLY!", we were all yelling, but nothing worked. I was so scared for her. She said she was abused here! That can't good for either of the girls!
"AHH! MAX, STOP!", I heard Ally yell. WHAT IS HE DOING TO HER!? Trish was holding Tina back, and Dez and I ended up busting down the door, where we found Ally screaming with that jerk hitting her with a BLODDY belt, and Maddie crying her eyes out in the corner.
"GET OFF OF HER!", I yelled with more anger in me than I've felt before.
"Mind your own business kid! Ally and I were just having a little", he said creepily.
"Actually, it is my business! She's my fiancé, and I'm not going to tell you again…TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER!", I shouted. He let go of Ally and walked over to me. Ally looked like she in so much pain, and couldn't move. Maddie ran straight over to help her.
"I don't care who you are! This is none of your business!", he said through gritted teeth. You want know what he next? He punched me; straight in the eye. I can't even begin to imagine how poor Ally and Maddie feel right now if one punch hurt me that much. I naturally fought him back. He's NOT going to hurt either of those two girls again if I can help it!
Suddenly, when I thought I was about to lose consciousness in the next few minutes, a vase was smashed over Max's head knocking him out immediately. When he fell, I saw Maddie standing behind him with a terrified look on her face.
"It's about time someone stood up to that jerk", she said. I noticed she looked pretty beaten up herself.
"Are you okay?", I asked softly.
"Yeah, but I think we should get Ally to the hospital", she said motioning towards her. Ally was lying on the ground, and the sight made me want to curl up into a ball and die to know how much pain she was in. I honestly don't know where Dez went during all of this, well, that is until he came running through the door.
"Dez, can you help me? We have to get the girls to the hospital", I said picking up Ally who is now unconscious. Maddie tried to protest, but Dez ended up picking her up anyway. Dez sat Maddie in the passenger seat, while I lied Ally down in the back, but Dez just looked like he was in shock. He hasn't spoken at all since he started helping me with the girls.
"Dez, what's wrong?", I asked.
"Tina kidnapped Trish, and I don't know where they went", he said. His expression never changed, and that's when I remembered something VERY important.
"ELLA!", I exclaimed.
"Austin, she's with your parents", Dez said in attempt to try and calm me down.
"Yeah, but if Trish couldn't fight her off, what makes you think Ella and my parents can!? They're not very strong, and Ella's five! They could be working with other people too! How else could they get away with abuse and child labor for so long?", I reminded him.
"Oh yeah."
"I'm going to the house. You take Ally and Maddie to the hospital. Maddie, if you can, please call the police. Dez can explain everything to you that you don't already know. Oh, and Max is locked in a closet tied up, but there are still other kids in there", I said. They nodded and I took off running to my parents' house to make sure that they, along with Ella, were safe. But when I got there, the sight was horrifying. The place was completely trashed, and all I found was a note that read…
Ally,
Don't worry about the older ones that were here. They just upstairs…sleeping. And for that adorable little brat of yours, I've been watching for quite some time. The court already told me that I couldn't take her back. They also said the same thing about her sad excuse of a father. Your little friend, what was her name? Dish? Fish? I don't know. She sure had a lot to say, but we were able to quiet her down. And no, she's not dead…yet. But my daughter is safe with me and my mother. I believe you just had a little run in with her and my father. Too bad he couldn't be here with us right now, but he will soon. Just know you'll probably never see your little friend or my daughter again. You can blame Elliot for that.
Love always,
Samantha Freeman.
This can't be happening! We were so happy! Now I find out that Ally's ex-bully, who's also Max and Tina's daughter, and Ella's birth mother has kidnapped one of my best friends and MY DAUGHTER! That's right, Ella is MY DAUGHTER, and I will stop at nothing to bring her back home safely! I'll do anything possible to bring her home right after I take my unconscious parents to the hospital and turn this note into the police. I also really need to check on Ally. She'll just be so upset!
My daughter WILL be coming home! That much I'm sure of.
Please Lord,
Bring my baby girl back home safely. I love her so much, and I'd do anything to keep her safe. Please make sure my parents, Trish, Maddie, and Ally are safe too.
Hey guys. I felt mean writing this, but I had to. It's where the story was always going to go, but I bet you weren't expecting it. Don't hate me for this, and just wait for more chapters. It's not all going to be like this, because I promised you guys a happy ending.