*Takes places after Voight goes to jail*
Jordan- 11
It's been a month since Hank went to jail and during that time Jordan acted out the whole time, she'd cut school, get into fights, anything to get some kind of attention. After Erin would drop her off at school she'd leave and if she stayed long enough she'd get into a fight. The eleven year old had also developed a very bad attitude that was identical to her father and brother.
One morning Jordan was in the passenger seat of Erin's car with Erin in the driver seat, the woman didn't know what to say or how to comfort her. She pulled up to the school and Jordan got out, Erin rolled the window down.
"Have a good day Jo, I'll pick you up later". Erin says.
"Ok". Jordan whispered.
The eleven year old walked to the school just as Erin drove off, once she was in the clear Jordan ran off from the school. She got half way down the streets when she stopped running putting the hood of her sweater on she walked down the sidewalk. The young girl made a stop before going somewhere.
After a while of walking she made it to a cemetery, it was the cemetery where her mother was buried. She walked some more and found her mother's headstone. It was a regular silver rock headstone and it was engraved.
Anna Marie Carter
Was a beloved mother, partner, sister, and friend to many.
Jordan sat down across from her mother's headstone just as tears started to prickle in her brown eyes she looked to the sky and back to the stone. "Hi mommy".
Meanwhile
Erin was at work and she was tired and frustrated, she'd only had Jordan for a month but it felt like a year. With Hank and Justin both in jail she agreed to take the young girl in, she tried everything to get the eleven year old to open up but she refused. Erin would be awake at night and listen to Jordan's cries for her father and brother, she'd comfort her the best way she could but couldn't. Her thoughts were broken by her phone ringing when she checked to see who it was, she seen it was Jordan's school. Many thing began to roam in her mind. Was Jordan ok? Was she sick? Was she hurt? She picked it up.
-This is Erin Lindsay. Erin answered.
-Ms. Lindsay this is Principal Smith at Chicago Central ELementary, I was checking to see if Jordan was alright.
-What are you talking about? I dropped her off this morning.
-She wasn't in any of her classes today.
-I'll find her and talk with her. Thanks for the call.
After that Erin hung her phone up and called Jordan, it rang and rang then went to voicemail so she tried again only this time it went straight to voicemail. Fear started going through her body she tried not to think about the negative outcomes. She knew that Hank had enemies all over the city and would do anything to get under his skin.
Shaking all that from her mind she picked up her phone and called a few people. "I need your help".
While
Jordan continued to sit in front of her mother's headstone as tears flowed down her cheeks and she kept wiping them away.
"It's not supposed to be like this mommy, you're supposed to be here with us but you're not. You're not here, Justin's not here, and now daddy's not here and I-I'm all alone". She cried.
After a few more minutes she got up and brushed her jeans off she brought two of her fingers to her lips and put them on the headstone. "I love you mommy, I'll come back and visit".
She then left the cemetery and went somewhere nobody would think to look. The eleven year old got on a bus and headed to her destination.
Erin was now with Olinsky, Trudy, and joining them is Antonio.
"What's going on?" Antonio asked.
"Jordan's missing, I tried calling her a few times the first it rang then went to voicemail after that it went straight to voicemail. She never turns on her phone off for anything. I don't know if she ran away or if something actually happened to her". Erin spoke. Her voice was unsteady and a bit shaky.
"Has she ran away before?" Trudy asked.
"No. She'd cut school and go back to my place or".
"Or what?" Alvin speaks up.
"Whenever she's upset she'd go see Hank or sometimes Justin".
"I can go to the prison see if she's there or if she's been there". Antonio suggested.
"That be great".
The Vice Detective left, Erin sat down in her chair and covered her face with her hands. Trudy sat down next to her and put a gentle hand on her shoulder.
"Hey we'll find her, she's going through a hard time right now". Trudy tried to comfort her.
"Did I do something to make Jordan run away?" Erin cried.
"It wasn't anything you did, like I said Jo's going through a hard time right now. For all we know she could be at a park. She could be taking a walk. Maybe trying to clear her head".
"Do you know any where else she might go?" Alvin asked.
"Not that I know of. Where could she be?"
Meanwhile
After getting off the bus Jordan headed to her house, once she got there she stood outside looking at it. The eleven year old would imagine herself running inside to see her father and brother but sadly no. She looked back at her father's SUV, Jordan imagined her father hopping out of it and running to her sweeping her up in his arms holding her tightly but no. Taking a key out of her pocket she headed up the stairs and unlocked the door to her house.
Gently pushing the door open she peeked inside to see the entire house empty and quiet, it was dark and quiet. The house was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Stepping all the way in the house the eleven year old shut the door and locked it. Jordan walked in the lifeless house to see pictures filling the walls. She made her way to the kitchen and it was still dark she looked at the table where she, her father and her brother would sit in the morning and at night. Trying to think about all the good memories filled nothing but pain in her heart. The young girl missed her father and brother terribly, she would do anything to get them back. After a moment in the kitchen she headed upstairs and went to her father's room, nobody else was ever allowed in there.
She took off her sneakers and laid in the bed she grabbed one of the pillows and hugged it to her chest she then pulled the blankets up to her chin. Jordan softly cried herself to sleep as she held onto the pillow and blanket tightly.
Elsewhere
Antonio was at the prison where Hank was at, he wasn't about to tell the older man that his daughter was missing. He could already imagine what Hank would do if he found that out. He walked up to one of the guards.
"Excuse me, Chicago PD. I need to know if Hank Voight had any visitors today". Antonio said.
"What's this regarding?" The guard asked.
"What's it regarding?"
He then pulled his phone out and pulled a picture of Jordan up showing it to him. "This little girl is Voight's daughter and she's missing. Now you wanna be the one to tell him that she's missing? Now I need to know has Voight had any visitors today or recently".
"Give me a moment".
The guard began checking his computer and a moment later he found the information.
"Hank Voight, no visitors today but his daughter has visited him a lot".
"How often?"
"Once to twice a week".
"Would someone be with her?"
"From time to time a lady would be with her but any other time she'd be by herself".
"Voight doesn't find out about this".
"You got it".
The Detective left and headed back. Erin still hadn't moved from her spot, Alvin went out to look for his goddaughter. Trudy stayed with Erin hoping they'd hear something from Jordan but nothing. Ten minutes later Antonio had arrived back when the two women seen him they perked up hoping for some good news.
"Well?" Erin asked hopefully.
"Jordan didn't visit him today but she does visit him a lot". Antio replied.
"She's 11 years ol where could she possibly go?" Trudy spoke.
Something then popped into Erin's mind, she remembered that when Jordan was younger whenever she was upset or scared she'd always hide in either her father's room or her brother's room and wouldn't come out until Hank calmed her down.
"Of course why didn't I think of that before?" Erin whispers to herself.
"Mind cluing us in?" Trudy asked.
"I think I know where Jo is".
She headed out of the office and Antonio chased after. "You know where Jo is or might have a clue?"
"It just hit me when Jo was younger and she got upset or scared she would hide in either Hank's room or Justin's room".
"Let's go get her".
The two headed off for Hank's house. Jordan had woken up from her nap she went from her father's room to her brother's room she looked around more memories filled her mind. Quickly she ran to her room and got her duffle bag and went back to Justin's room she began packing some of his shirts then headed to her father's room and packed some of his shirts. She'd wear their shirts to give herself some comfort. Once the shirts were packed away she then folded up one of Justin's blankets then one of Hank's then took one of their pillows.
Erin and Antonio pulled up outside of Hank's house Erin jumped out of the car and rushed over she pulled the key from her pocket and entered the house.
"Jordan? Jordan! Are you here?" Erin called out.
Hearing Erin's voice Jordan picked up her duffle bag and headed for the stairs, Antonio was inside by this point as he began looking around for the eleven year old. The two adults headed back by the front door Erin was just about to go upstairs when Jordan came down holding her duffle bag.
"Hi Erin, Hi Antonio". Jordan speaks softly.
"Thank god you're ok". Erin said.
Once down the steps Erin engulfs the young girl in a massive hug holding onto her tightly she then pulls her away and begins to scan her for injuries.
"I'm ok Erin I promise".
"Jordan what would possess you to do something like this? We searched all over for you. We thought something happened to you". Antonio spoke.
"It was one of them days, I'm feeling alone so I figured I'd come home but I have nothing here. My mom's not here, neither is Justin and neither is my dad. I'm all alone".
Jordan collapsed into Erin and cried, all Erin could do is hold her sister and comfort her the best way she could. Antonio was speechless he didn't know what to say to the young girl, he felt pain ache his heart he was the one to arrest Voight but he never expected that he'd taken a father from his little girl.
After a couple of moment Erin pulled Jordan up and wiped her eyes. "Jordy I want you to listen to me sweetheart. Ok".
"Ok". Jordan hiccuped.
"You're going through a hard time right now but sweetie you will never be alone you have me, Alvin, Meredith, Trudy, now you have Antonio and his family. You're not gonna be alone in this. If you ever feel like this come to one of us and talk about it. You scared all of us today when you didn't answer we thought something had happened to you".
"I only wanted to be alone for a bit, I didn't think anyone would understand what I'm going through".
Antonio then bent down to Jordan's level and gave her a soft look. "Listen kiddo some of us may not understand but I'm sure if you talk to us we can understand. We can help you if you let us. If you push us away we can't help, you have to open up to us and let us help you or you're gonna do something and something could happen we don't want that".
"I promise next time I'll come to one of you".
"That's all we ask".
"Where'd you go today?" Erin asked.
"I went to my mom's grave first then came here".
"What's in the bag?" Antonio asked, seeing the duffle bag.
"Oh I just packed a couple of shirts and blankets, they're my brother's and my dad's. It makes me feel better".
"Let's get out of here and grab a bite I'm starving". Erin said.
Jordan picked up her duffle bag and the trio walked out. Antonio was down the steps first while Erin was beside her sister as they looked at the door of the house.
"You ok Jo?" Erin asked.
"Yeah". Jordan replied.
They got to the car and Jordan put her stuff in the back and faced her sister. "I'm grounded aren't I?"
"2 weeks".
"Fair enough"
"Jordy we mean it the next time you feel alone come to us and we'll help you".
"I promise".
"So are you gonna tell dad?"
"As long as you don't do it again".
"I'm really sorry Erin".
"You're forgiven Jo, now let's go see Alvin and Trudy they're probably worried sick about you".
They all headed off to a diner, the entire time Jordan didn't feel alone anymore. She was happy that she had people to look out for her, to help her, she may not have her father and brother around for awhile but at least she still had a growing family that would do anything for her.
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A/N: The threequel for Moving On is published it's called Haunted By The Past. Read and enjoy!