To help with the trigger of the kidnapping. I will be marking the section with Izzy's story with her name. I hope this will help. I will never write violence unnecessarily.
Narrated by Shelly Cope.
Chapter 10
It was September thirteenth. Izzy's thirteenth birthday. She would have been in seventh grade. Angela and Ben always came over to the station to see if there was any news of Izzy. They came to drop off her birthday and Christmas presents. Most people never mention Izzy anymore.
Charlie still didn't have anything to do with the Cullens. He did have to arrest Edward for shoplifting. He's had several calls with complaints when Edward had been bullying kids in the park and fighting, but he never went to the calls unless he had no other choice, as Carlisle had accused him of victimizing Edward.
Charlie had an extension built onto his house not long after Izzy's abduction and he used it as an operations center to find Izzy during his downtime from the station. All the leads so far hadn't gone anywhere. Sue, the woman from the FBI, still stayed in contact with him. He had been on vacation to New York to visit her and meet her twin children.
Emmett and Rosie had moved back to Forks after they graduated from college. They both got jobs teaching at the high school. Emmett taught math and Rosie taught English. Esme and Carlisle visit them at their house as they both still refuse to be anywhere near Edward.
Esme and Carlisle were shocked and hurt when Emmett told them he had been in an accident during a football game and hadn't been able to play for the past three years.
Jazz and Alice were still in New York and had met up with Charlie when he was there on vacation.
Jazz completed pre-med, and he was now in medical school. Alice had a bachelor's degree in veterinarian studies. They were living together off-campus.
Neither of them had gone back to Forks in the past five years. Alice's parents visited them and agreed with Jasper's choice not to return to Forks because of Edward. Jasper wasn't surprised to hear how wild Edward had become.
Meanwhile … Izzy hated the commune and hated the isolation rooms even more. But she was headstrong, and no one was going to tell her that she was no longer Izzy, but Sky. She just refused to answer them.
She had taken several beatings. Meadow was no longer allowed to visit her, and Izzy was no longer allowed to go to their place.
Apple, or 'the jailer' Izzy called her. Had informed Izzy that Meadow and Buzz had been separated and didn't know what had happened to Leaf.
It was then that she made her first attempt to escape.
~T&I~
Izzy
"Just stop with the attitude and get out to the field and start planting," Apple yelled.
"I want to be able to have school lessons. Planting seeds isn't going help me write and do my math," Izzy snapped.
"You little miss, don't need no education. You just need to know how to attract the notice of some man and get pregnant, then learn to be a homeworker, which is harder than planting seeds. Now get out into that field," Apple yelled.
"Not going to happen. I demand to see that bitch who took me from my daddy. I want Sparrow to take me home now," Izzy demanded.
"Right, you little bitch let's do this the hard way. You aren't going back to your daddy; he doesn't even want you. Your mother doesn't want you either because you embarrass her," Apple yelled.
Apple grabbed one of the canes from the shelves. She pushed Izzy to the floor, lifting the cane, she struck Izzy several times. Apple grabbed Izzy by the arm, and dragged her out of the backdoor, and threw her into the storm cellar. She tried to hold back her tears. She knew better than to appear weak.
"Hi, Sky, back again?" A voice said from the dark.
"Hi, Phoenix, what are you in here for this time?" Izzy said with a quiver in her voice.
"Oh, you know, same shit new day," Phoenix replied.
"You're going to have to stop eating the fruit when you pick it. I know it's hard because of the lack of food, but you would save yourself so many beatings," Izzy sighed.
"I just want to get out of here. I don't even know what happened to my mom. I don't even know who my dad is," Phoenix answered.
"We know we are in Texas. I live in Washington. It took about two and a half days for them to bring me here. Well, they did drive two days straight. We must find a way to get out and see if we can get to a police station. They will get us home, or my daddy will come and get us. You can come and live with us. Miss. Denali will teach you to read and write; she is a good teacher. You can even choose a new name," Izzy divulged.
"That sounds good; we are going to have to work it out. Come over here, Sky. It's beginning to get cold. There is still only one blanket," Phoenix said.
Izzy crawled over the concrete floor where Ziggy was sitting; the floor was cold.
The kids had snuck-down blankets to help them keep warm. One of Apple's punishments was to throw them down into the cellar.
As soon as Apple knew about the make-shift beds and blankets, all the kids knew, she would come down and clear it all out.
"How long have you been sentenced to this time," Izzy asked.
Pulling Izzy closer to him, he replied. "She didn't say when she kicked me down here. It was one fucking apple."
"What about you? What was your sentence?" Phoenix asked.
"Until she goes and tells my mother, probably. Then the bitch will be here telling me how I'm ruining her chances of becoming Wolf's soul mate. I might be only thirteen, but I'm not stupid," Izzy huffed. "She's still married to my daddy. Phoenix, do you think my daddy has forgotten about me? That he has stopped looking for me?" Izzy questioned.
"If my child had been snatched, I don't think I would ever stop looking for them. I'm sure your dad hasn't given up on you. He is a policeman," Phoenix answered.
They heard the door open, so they quickly hid the blanket.
"Phoenix take your bucket to empty and leave it outside for the next person. You have a visitor, Sky. Move up to the dining room," Apple snapped.
"Be brave. We will find a way of getting out of here," Phoenix whispered as he got up.
"Come on, Sky, I haven't got all day," Apple yelled.
"My name is Izzy, not Sky," Izzy yelled.
She felt the sting as Apple slapped Izzy across the face. Then being pushed from behind, she fell against the stairs grazing her leg.
As she expected, Renee was waiting for her.
"Thank you, Apple," Renee said as she smiled.
Waiting until the door shut, Renee flew into a rage.
"Why can't you do as your told? You are nothing but a liability. I don't know why I even bothered with you. I just want to be at the top of the food chain where all the bitches are concerned. I hate you. I have since you were born," Renee screamed.
"If you hate me that much, why didn't you leave me with my daddy? At least he loves me," Izzy screamed back.
Before Izzy knew it, Renee slapped Izzy across the face knocking her onto the floor.
Renee towered over her, hitting, and punching her until Phoenix pulled her off.
"Get off her, you bitch. Just go and fuck your way up the chain to the Wolf. But I will never let you hit her like this again," Phoenix yelled.
"Oh, so you're fucking her," Renee scoffed.
"No, she's my little sister, and I will protect her if I can. You should have left her with her dad," Phoenix growled as he pushed Renee to the ground.
Phoenix slapped Renee across the face. "How did that feel? I'm more your size. See what it's like to get back what you do to her," Phoenix screamed in Renee's face.
He wrapped his hand around her throat and squeezed.
"Phoenix don't; she's not worth getting into trouble for," Izzy shouted.
He was pulled off and dragged out of the room by Apple and one of the elder boys.
A man came and scooped Renee up and left. Leaving, Izzy standing in the middle of the room. Izzy decided she didn't know how she would do it, but she was leaving this place. She was going to somehow get to her daddy.
~T&I~
Edward
"Come on, Edward, all we have to do is bang on the door and run," Siobhan instructed.
"But what's the point?" Edward asked.
"While she is in the front yard trying to work out what's going on. Mike and Jessica will be in the backyard stealing her stupid rabbit garden ornaments. I got grounded by my mom because the Chief came and told her I tried to break them," Siobhan grumbled.
"Okay, but where am I supposed to run to? She will see me," Edward asked.
"Just run over there, and hide behind that shrub," Siobhan replied.
Edward knew he shouldn't be doing this. First, he was late going home. Second, if he got into trouble once more, his parents had threatened to ground him for the next month. They wouldn't be giving him his allowance either. But he would do anything Siobhan asked him to do. After all, she was his one.
It didn't go according to plan.
Edward walked to the door and banged on it just as Deputy Mark opened it. He grabbed Edward before he had the chance to run.
"Young Cullen. Just as you thought, Mrs. Marshall. What do you think you are doing? Haven't you caused enough damage? You've smashed all her bird boxes, smashed her garden ornaments. Your parents won't be able to get you out of this. Do you want to press charges, Mrs. Marshall," Deputy Mark asked.
"Yes, please. He's nothing but a bully. He needs to be held accountable for all the things he has done. I know you bully my granddaughter Sarah and then there's poor Izzy Swan. Throw him in jail and let him rot," Mrs. Marshall sobbed.
"Turn around, Edward." Deputy Marks said as he handcuffed him. "Do you have anything in your pockets that could hurt me?"
"No. But why are you doing this? I haven't done anything. I haven't broken anything, and I don't believe that it's my fault that stupid Izzy ran away. You should all stop blaming me for that," Edward shouted.
"Edward Cullen, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you can't afford one will be provided for you. Do you understand your rights?" Deputy Mark asked.
"I want my mom. Just take me home," Edward demanded.
"Not going to happen. You've been causing too much trouble. Once you've been in court, I hope you get sent to juvie. You deserve that and more," Mark said as he put Edward in the back of the car.
Once back at the station. Edward was fingerprinted and photographed, then put in a cell waiting for one of his parents to come so they could interview him.
An hour later, Mark picked up the phone and called Charlie, so he knew what was going on. Mark knew the Cullens were going to make a fuss. But they had solid evidence, and the little punk wasn't getting away with it this time.
Mark put down the phone just to pick it up to call the Cullen home when Carlisle and a weeping Esme walked through the door.
"Mark, you must put an amber alert out. Someone has taken Edward. We've spoken to all his friends, and they haven't seen him since school let out. We thought he had gone to Siobhan's house, but she said he hadn't seen him since school let out. Someone has taken him," Esme sobbed.
"You've just saved me from making a phone call. Edward is here. He has been arrested for criminal damage. We wanted one of you here so we could interview him. I suppose you want to get your lawyer here," Mark asked.
"Esme call Jenks to tell him to come to the station now. Let me see my son now!" Carlisle demanded.
"Sorry, Doctor Cullen, but this is more serious than shoplifting and bullying people. I'm waiting for someone to come from the DA's office," Mark informed them.
"Mark, you're acting like he's robbed a bank. What's he done? Shouted at a couple of kids again in the park, and their parents have gone crying to Charlie," Carlisle scoffed.
"No criminal damage, attempting to break into a residence. Also, harassment. No, Charlie doesn't know anything about this case. It came in originally on my shift, and I've been dealing with it. You will learn more when he's interviewed," Mark replied.
"Right, Deputy, I want to consult with my client now!" Jenks shouted as he walked in.
"Come this way, Mr. Jenks," Mark said as he took the keys to the cell.
"Sorry, neither of you can go through, Doctor Cullen," Mark informed.
"I must. I'm his mother. He is going to be so frightened without me," Esme cried.
"This will be much quicker if we just interviewed him without wasting time. If Edward says 'no comment' like we know you're going to make him say, then he will be held here until Monday, when he will be taken to court. Then a judge will decide what will happen to him. They could hold him in Juvie until it comes to a trial. DA Cheney can decide what to do. But I will tell you that we have compelling evidence against him. It's your call," Mark advised.
"We will do it with Jenks sitting with us," Esme said.
"I would advise you not to do that," Jenks replied.
"I'll get Edward. Could you take them to interview room 1, please," Mark asked.
"Come this way, please," DA Cheney directed.
Edward was taken into the interview room and sat next to Jenks.
"My little Teddy, what have they done to you Baby boy?" Esme began.
"Mom, please stop. I'm not a child anymore; I'm almost a teenager," Edward snapped.
"Right. Edward, please be respectful while you are in here. We have Edward Anthony Cullen, Esme and Carlisle Cullen, Mr. Jenks, DA Cheney, and Deputy Mark Harrison for the tape. For the tape, Edward, do you understand what you've been charged with?"
"Yes, you said criminal damage or something," Edward shrugged, acting like this was nothing to worry about.
"Edward, do you know how old Mrs. Marshall is?"
"No, she's old,"
"Your parents verify for me; she is ninety-two years old. I'm taking this very seriously," Deputy Mark informed.
Edward just shrugged his shoulder like it didn't matter.
"That jacket you've got on. Where did you buy it from?"
"My mom and dad got it for me in Chicago. Dad went to a medical conference," Edward answered.
"So, no one else in this town has one like it?"
"No, I'm the only one."
"These are pictures taken from a CCTV. They are from Mrs. Marshall's Garden. Who is this with a baseball bat smashing all the bird boxes and all her ornaments?"
"I didn't do that. Someone must have taken my jacket," Edward replied.
"We had this picture enlarged of the baseball bat. Who else has a baseball bat with the initials EAC on the handle?"
"I must have left it at the game. Are you sure it's not Chief Swan? He would have my bat,"
"I'm not going to listen to that ridiculous statement. This is obviously a child,"
Edward just shrugged his shoulders.
"Edward behave yourself," Esme instructed.
"Why did you try, and force open Mrs. Marshall's window?"
"I told you it wasn't me," Edward growled.
"She was terrified. When she heard someone trying to get into her house, she has a bad heart, and they had to take her to the hospital. If she had died, you would be facing a manslaughter charge."
Mark placed different pictures on the table as he spoke.
"Edward, what have you done?" Carlisle asked, shocked.
"I didn't do that. When did that happen?"
"Saturday, May fifth."
"I stayed at Mike Newton's that night. But I never left after we got home at ten-thirty."
"You shouldn't have been out that late at night. You know you must be in at seven," Esme gasped.
"Well, I wasn't at home, so I didn't have to live by your stupid rules," Edward snapped.
"Did you have your jacket with you?"
"I can't remember?"
"What about your baseball bat?"
"When Chief Swan told me I couldn't play, I threw it at him and walked home."
"So, you're saying you weren't wearing that jacket and didn't have your bat."
"Yes. That's what I'm saying."
"I never see you in any other jacket but that one,"
"I have others, and you're not with me all the time," Edward snapped.
"Why were you there tonight?"
"It was a dare. I told them I was late going home, but Siobhan asked me to, so I did,"
"Can I ask you something?" Mark asked.
"Yes,"
"What do you want to do as a career?"
"I want to be an ice hockey player. As soon as I'm old enough, I'm going to try out for the team,"
"You will find it difficult to get into a college. With a criminal record, you're not going to get a job easily, not even filling shelves in a store. So, I will ask you again, were you in the garden smashing all the garden things belonging to Mrs. Marshall?"
"No, I didn't. I told you the truth this time," Edward replied.
"Okay, hold on here while I speak to the DA, and he can decide on what to do,"
"Edward, if we can take you home tonight, you are more than grounded. You're not going to be spending time with those three again. You will be dropped off at school and picked up. You will be either with your mother at work or with me. Edward, how could you do this to yourself," Carlisle asked.
"Mom, it's not my friend's fault. I don't know how someone got my things, but it wasn't my friends or me," Edward pressed.
"Right, you can take Edward home tonight. He must stay at home until he's in court on Monday morning. Alternatively, we can keep him here at the station in the cells until Monday if he won't stay at home," DA Cheney said.
"No, we will take him home. What time do we need to bring him back?" Esme asked.
"By nine am. Court starts at nine-thirty," DA Cheney replied.
~T&I~
Edward tried to climb out of the window to meet up with Siobhan. To stop him from doing this again, he had to sleep on a cot in his parent's room. Carlisle made sure he changed the passcode on the alarm. He did it to stop Edward from trying to leave the house. Edward just either didn't know how much trouble he was in, or he just didn't care.
Edward appeared in court on Monday and answered a plea of not guilty.
The judge granted Edward bail. Edward was put into the care of his parents. He had a curfew and was not to go out of his house from six pm to six am, by the Judge.
Mark carried on trying to prove Edward had committed the crime.
When Charlie found out about the charges, he confirmed that Edward left his bat at the game when Charlie told him he couldn't play. That Mike Newton took the bat home with him.
Charlie put the allegations the Cullens said about him aside and instructed Mark to get any DNA from the items they had at the station.
Other than Mike, Edward, and Charlie's fingerprints on the bat, they couldn't see how it could be used unless one of the others had committed the crime.
The only other hairs on his cap were Siobhan's. But Edward said she had worn his hat. The jacket had too much contamination to say someone else had worn it.
The court decided that the case would remain open if more evidence. But they weren't going to pursue Edward further at the moment. But the judge did tell Carlisle and Esme to keep a better eye on Edward as he was on a downward spiral and would end up in juvie if he did not change his ways, especially his attitude.
~T&I~
Izzy
No one had seen Phoenix since the afternoon when they had dragged him away. Izzy had been watching different trucks coming and going, checking what they were bringing and taking. She knew if she were to attempt an escape, it had to be an evening after they had eaten. That way, she would have more time to get further away from this place that had become a living hell.
It was Friday evening. Izzy knew that Apple was going over to the main house for a meeting. The foundlings were always left on an honor system where they were each other's keepers.
Izzy decided she was leaving tonight. She didn't care where she was going as long as it was away from this place. Izzy had been watching a truck that came every Friday night. She had asked what was in the truck. The cook explained it was the garbage sold to a pig farmer about twenty miles away. Izzy just wanted to get far enough away so she could call her daddy and get home to him.
Izzy packed a small bag with the few things she owned and some food in case she had to hide. The truck was about to leave the kitchen area when Izzy climbed into the back. She didn't realize how horrendous the smell was, but she didn't care. Izzy would put up with anything to getaway. She pulled a few bags over her and tried not to be sick.
The truck began to move; her stomach was tight. She was so frightened.
She could have been in the truck for hours. It seemed that way. The truck stopped. Izzy heard the driver and his companion speaking to someone. The back of the truck was opened, and the bags began to be moved.
"Got you. Why do you have to do this, Sky? You have pissed so many people off," Sparrow said.
"Please, Sparrow, don't take me back there. Drop me off somewhere. I'll call the police so my daddy can come and get me. I promise not to tell anyone you took me. Please," Izzy begged.
"I wish I could, but you have to return," Sparrow replied.
He put tie wraps around her ankles and wrists and put her in the trunk of his car.
Izzy knew she was never going to be able to get away. But she also knew that she would be punished. Running away was the worse punishment given out. She had heard they damage your feet or legs to stop you from running again.
Thanks always to my dear friend Kellie (Klcivinski) for pre-reading through the chapter.
Also, a big thank you to Donna (EdwardsFirstKiss) for all her hard work editing the chapter. The time and patience she takes reading through mixed-up tenses and mistakes because of my dyslexia.
Also, for CoppertopJ, for all your help with this story.
Any mistakes are all mine.