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Tessa's attention is stolen away from the familiar sounding name as one of the other girls manages to break free of her ropes and dash for the door. "RUN! RUN! GET HELP!" Tessa blurts out after the girl, unable to stop the words from escaping her lips. Her eyes grow big and she bites her lip again, surprised at the sudden outburst. She whimpers, scared, and gives more credit to the kidnappers' threats of punishment and injury then she previously did when she sees SKippy run the knife down Mai's cheek.
Tess somehow manages to hold back the tears and resists the urge to vomit at the blood from the injury. She doesn't watch as John patches up the girl's cheek but does gape when he asks what they want to eat. 'One girl just had her face sliced open and he wants to know what we want to eat. This is ridiculous!!' Tessa thinks in confused amazement. When John's questioning gaze turns towards her she adverts her eyes and looks away from him. "I'm not hungry," she mutters.
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((Sorry, I've been really sick lately and I still am. I'm not gonna post for Al just yet, since I'm unsure of what happened that's relevant to him))
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"You do not hurt children." she fell to her knees, John blinked at the submissiveness of Skippy and shook his head. "I Wont hurt them any more John, please stop..." She whimpered. John wasn't sure about her honesty in that but sighed and shook his head sadly.
"Alright." he whispered He looked at the children who were asleep and the ones awake, then saw Victoria who had vomited. He sighed. "Skippy, I am going to take these kids home." John lifted each one and placed them outside in a van, then got the address roster. "Your in charge Skippy, but do not cut, hit or shove anyone anywhere, do you understand me?" John asked "I'm getting dinner for the kids, and I'll be back." John said he looked over at Victoria then at Al, and shook his head softly coming up to Victoria he lifted her out of the chair, untied her and placed her in the bathroom. "Clean your self up, there is a fresh pair of paints and shirts in the cupboard above... and towels." Indeed there was a shower in the bathroom. after five minutes Victoria came out and John placed her back in the chair that had been cleaned up surprisingly by Skippy. She looked away from Victoria, she had surprised even her self with the cut. "All you kids be good, even if you shout people can't hear you, were in the country."
<Its ok Lee, just take care of yourself! :) I know health problems, I'm having a bunch of them myself.>
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She stared at the ground for a few seconds, and then glanced back at Mai. "...You alright?" she asked, though it sounded like a stupid question to her; her cheek had been cut open, so of course she was hurting. But still...at least she was still alive. She returned her gaze to the floor. "...If this is all for ransom...how do our parents know we're still alive?" she asked, looking back up, and glancing around at the others. She hadn't really asked anyone in particular...though she wouldn't care if she got an answer or not.
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Tessa gasps when Skippy slaps her, tears springing to her eyes as her cheek turns red and stings. She listens to John and Skippy's arguement as silent tears run down her cheeks. Her eyes widen when he says Skippy was going to be staying to watch over them as well. The two violent ones. Oh great... A thought she suddenly has as john starts to leave makes her call out. "John! Abby?! Abigail?! My mother?! No one's called her Abby since I was little... Do you... Know her?!"
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Skippy glared at John, the old softy. In just two minutes she had learned more about John then she had ever cared to know. So John liked children, unlike Al, she looked over at Al who had been very quiet during the whole process except for taunting Victoria which had been his whole goal. Skipp nodded "Yes John, I'll watch the kids, I promise no harm to them." Skippy couldn't be sure that John's threat to kill wasn't real. She didn't know much about the man.
John left before Tessa could respond or any other kid for that matter, dropped the children off and ordered five pizza's two large salad's and bread sticks he also got bottles of pop and glasses and ice for the kids, and came back. "I could use a little help..." he exclaimed, it had been more than half an hour. "Get the kid untied that was asking for some walking time..." He pointed to Raine, "That one." Skippy nodded and did as she was told and shoved the kid towards John, John caught her before she fell and sighed. "Come on Kid." he whispered softly... he realized she had a name, but if he used her name it would make things more difficult for him.
They went to the van and John gave Raine the pizza. He handed Skippy the salad. "There is a salad in there for you." then he placed the bread sticks on top of the salads. He waited for Raine to return to give her the soda pop and he would carry in the ice that was already melting.
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She returned to John, reaching out to take the soda. She carried that back in, setting it near where she had put the pizza. She glanced around, then back at the food, not really taking any just yet. She'd wait for the others to get food first...she wasn't sure how hungry she was, and she did tend to take a bit more than she really ate. Better to leave some...unless they were going to be untied one at a time. Which actually, made more sense to her, but she didn't know for sure. "...Are we all going to eat at once, or just one at a time?" Though, after she asked, she thought it did sound like a stupid question; should have sat and watched for that answer instead of actually asking.
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John was watching Raine and smiled softly as she took some pizza and then he poured her a drink. He took her gently by the arm and softly walked her away they were still within the eye sight of the others but it would make anyone question what he was doing taking her away from the group. "You have been the most vocal." he said "other than the one that yelled for the other kid to run. Tell me, what is your name, you know your not going to be able to remember me at the end of all this. You have been the smartest by talking and making it known your needs. I want you to continue doing that, you'll drive both Al and Skippy insane." John grinned.
Skippy grabbed her share and a salad and sulked off, she hated this, why was Al being stupid?!They were supposed to be running the show! Not that stupid softy of a man, if you could call him that."
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She wasn't, she decided. But she didn't know whether or not to take that chance. If she could get out, it wouldn't take too long to find help...but, if she got caught, she never dealt well with pain. She focused on everyone else then, to try to see what their reactions might be. She wasn't entirely sure if the others would try to escape with her. And, even as she planned, she knew it was never going to go through. Just like every other plan she made; it just kinda sat there, in her head. She paused, swallowing a mouthful of food. "...We're going to be tied up again...aren't we?" she asked, voice expectant.
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She nodded again when he said she only had enough time to say hello...though she wanted to be able to talk to her mother more than just that. She took the phone, and held it up to her ear. "Hi, Mommy."
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John took in a deep breath the phone was loud enough he could hear her questions. He nodded to Raine trying to encourage her to answer them the best she could. Except she wouldn't know where she was because she was in an abandoned warehouse.
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"That's enough now child time to tell your mother good-bye." John had his hand on the phone he didn't want to sound cold hearted but he couldn't afford to let Al and Skippy know "If Al or Skippy see you talking on the phone they'll go postal and I don't want to see another kid get hurt again." John spoke gently to the child but firmly.
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"I am not your sweetheart, I am her caregiver for the moment but if Al or Skippy see me talking to you they'll go postal and start hurting these kids. I'm doing everything I can to keep your kid alive. do me favor and pay the ransome. You have your proof now pay up, or Al will kill her." John hung up the phone and looked at the child. "You did well, and maintained your composer." he nodded "I think you deserve a reward. Like going outside for a walk, five minutes." he smiled at that he thought this news might make her happy.
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