THE TALISMANS

Carolyn's trauma 11

Chapter twenty

"Those mother fuckers r***d her and my damned father still didn't pick up. Then I got more scared when I heard nothing. Everywhere went quite. My mom wasn't shouting anymore. The men weren't laughing. I heard nothing. No sound. I only heard the rain drops. I was so tempted to get down and check. It was to bad to be quiet and that fact only made more scared. And then suddenly a man's face suddenly appeared on the window. I remembered how I screamed in fear and the next thing I heard was a gunshot before I fainted. When I woke up, I woke up in my room. My mother wasn't with me. I woke up alone and scared. I stood up from the bed and I heard a sound of a woman crying and the stiffled cries of a grown man.

I walked to the door and opened it and the sight I saw made me hate, made me get mad my self. I felt guilty. If I had not forced my mom into going on that road trip she wouldn't be lying there on the bed and crying in pain because she couldn't close her legs. My father was right beside her crying his eyes out at the sight of his wife. I joined in crying. Two weeks passed and they refused to tell me what really went down. I new they said nothing to save me from the trouble but I understood everything that had happened in my own way. Nothing remained the same. My dad became a nanny to me and my mom. My mom never got out of bed because the doctor said her legs had been damaged. My father blamed himself. He said if he had picked up on time this would never have happened. Another week passed and I woke up to the sound of my father screaming cause he found my mother dead on the bed. She was gone. She didn't even say good bye. That made a turning point in our life. My mother's family blamed my father for their daughter's death. They said they regretted letting her get married to him. They wanted to take me away from him. But I refused. I would never abandon my father at this time of need. My father changed totally. Even though I got over her death. He never did. It was like she hunted him in his sleep. He got addicted to work because that seemed to be the only thing that took he's mind off life and it's pain. He became a workaholic. I had no one with me. My father was always busy doing this or doing that. I became so lonely. I had no friend. I guess I never really tried to make one.

When I first talked with Christine. She shunned me down and I immediately took a liking for her. She was the only one that didn't want to make friends with me because I was rich. Others wanted me as their friend because they knew how rich my father was. And I guess I kind of got addicted to picking fights with Christine".

Carolyn chuckled and Arthur smiled pulling her closer and making her rest her head in his shoulder.

"You are never going to say this to anyone right"?. Christine asked and Arthur nodded.

"It's between me and you and no one else".

Arthur ran his hand through her hair and patted he back.

"You are never going to tell anyone we were this close right". Carolyn asked and Arthur chuckled.

"No, we don't want people looking into our case. So it's a secret but I'm worried about my mom. She'll be so worried if I don't come home".

Carolyn smiled. "So it's true. You are really a Momma's boy".

Arthur frowned having a sudden urge to push her head away from his shoulder. But he didn't.

"I'm not a mummy's boy". Arthur replied. Carolyn smiled.

" At least you have someone who cares about your whereabouts. My father doesn't care about me. And even if he cares. It's going to be about what I need and want for the month".

Artur stoped patting her and raised he chin so she could look at her. Well at least that counts as caring "he still asks about what you need and want".

Carolyn swallowed as she stared at Arthur back. His very dark blue eyes glimmered in the moon light and she suddenly felt and urge to lean up and kiss him. She coughed awkwardly and shifted a little. Arthur scratched his head in awkwardness. That felt weird.

Arthur's mother called again and the call kept going into voicemail. God she hoped he was alright. Arthur always picked up no matter what. Was he still angry she grounded him. Oh she really hoped nothing happened to him. Why the hell was Arthur not picking. She was getting frustrated.

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George walked into the house and sighed. Was Carolyn asleep. He scoffed. He decided to come home today and his daughter decided to sleep early. He went upstairs to her room. The light was turned on and Carolyn was missing in her bed. The bed looked like it hadn't been slept on all day. He suddenly had a bad feeling. so he went to check the cameras and the camera proved it. Carolyn had went out the next day before and never came back home. God he suddenly remembered all his enemies, they wouldn't use his daughter against him right. His enemies would surely use his daughter against him. He cursed repeatedly. Why would Carolyn not seat one place. The camera surely showed that Carolyn had worn a cloth meant for a party. Why was Carolyn so addicted about going to a party.

She could be any where. Gosh who should he call first. He knew Carolyn had no friends the girl was a loner and he knew he caused it. Where would she be. Gosh this was bad. So bad.