Little girl gone

Chapter 2.

Austin 13,

March 29 12:30pm

Papa walked in as usual, unexpected and angry that all of us were sleeping in when our sister could be planning to kill us all.I hated hearing that from him.He went downstairs and returned an hour later looking worse than when he has descended.what happened? Is Emma okay?."Boys!" Papa called for us." I will be staying for the month.get my bags and get me a coffee worth the title COFFEE!" .

"yes father." we all responded in unison,bowed and left for the Kast looked like he was going to pass out soon .It had been eleven days since we had seen Emma and it had been eleven days since he started having flashbacks of 1993 when We were attacked and Michael died.

He can't seem to forgive himself for not getting there on time.I don't think any of us can.I wish I let him go back but I couldn't lose 2 siblings in on sitting,they are all I have.

"Austin!". Brianna called .She looked over her shoulder,

"Kast ....."she added,"papa wants to see you both alone .I looked at Kast who signalled me to take the lead.On our way to papa's desk,I heard a loud thud.I looked back and Kast was on the floor,pale and limp .Papa stood up and rushed to him."get a medic, Austin!hurry!" There was no remorse in papa's voice just the usual sternness.I left to get Scott. Scott was a lover of medicine he should know something.

The medics arrived ,and by medics I mean nuns.Papa dismissed us all for the night and the next morning he announced that he was going to take Emma away to a place that can help her .We all knew what he meant.He said the same for Carl and Carl never returned.He didn't even give him a good funeral.Drowned his body in a lake like roadkill.

Pao was not taking any of this.He too had his share of the rehab home .It was no rehab nor home .He came back with an eye and a missing ear.

"Thats not help!".He shot up from his chair morphing into this 15 foot mascular dog like body.Papa looked at us as if to ask for help I remained seated and continued cutting into my steak and so did most of us.We were standing our ground but it didn't last long.Brian , stupidly loyal to Papa stood up and impaled Pao ,pushing in bones from his lower back.Brianna got up quickly to cover Pao's nakedness as he morphed back to the little 14 year old he was.Papa and I met eyes for a minute .He looked away but I let my stare linger a little longer until he walked away.It was my way of rebellion.It wasn't much but I hoped he got the memo.I wasn't going to leave my sister not again.

Going back 6 years earlier

1997... January 16

Papa rampaged through Emma's clothing,packing them into a bag.He and 2 men ,one carrying Emma's bag and the other one had Emma in his arms She looked dead.We were only 8 then Emma had grown out a small set of wings about half the length of her arms .It took 8 years to grow this much and it seemed to her like she had won a lotto.She loved her wings but not the nuns or the church or Papa.That day I touched papa and asked him where he was taking her.he said she was going to stay with Carl because she was sick too.All of us stood half eyed since it was only 4:00am and waved at Papa and Emma.little did we know...

1999 May 30,

Emma returned home almost unrecognisable,chapped lips,in a wheelchair and alone.No Papa, no Carl.She was pushed into her room and we only saw her during breakfast.she rarely spoke ,only ate small bits of food and would then be pushed back into her room.Months later she began doing physiotherapy for her legs and arms .Papa never came home since he left with her and Carl never came home either.After 6 months around Halloween where we were allowed to go out without judgement,Kast and Emma reunited.She only spoke with him and Pao.I felt guilty despite knowing I had no part in what happened to her wherever she went,the fact that I waved at her as she went to die makes me anxious to speak to her.But I did try and she smiled on and off but not the smile she used to have before .She had this still sadness in her eyes but she was still warm.

2002 September 3,

It's supposed to be Carl's birthday.We celebrated it every year in hopes of his return but that day Kast didn't make anything.I got mad because I felt as though they were giving up on Carl .Our little Sumo wrestler .I stormed up to Kast room and as usual, He was lying on Emma's thighs as she read him a book.By then Papa had not figured out that Kast's eyesight was being affected by the sun .I grabbed him by the neck, lifting him off the end of the bed and throwing him to the ground.The weather became stormy ,cloudy and windy.Emma kept pulling me back to stop punching him but I was fuming and I wanted to beat something up ....as stupid and selfish as it sounds,I always hated Kast and his blind loyalty to Papa.The others came in and pulled me away as the girls helped Kast to his feet .He was bleeding .......Thats when it hit me............I .....hurt my brother!

" What is all this young lads?!" Mr potter asked looking at me.I was the only one unharmed."it's Carl's birthday and Nobody here cares! How could you give up on Carl? He is out there trying to get be.. " "CARL IS DEAD! AUSTIN! HE IS DEAD AND HE IS NEVER COMING BACK! " Emma yelled holding a wet towel in her hand.Everyone looked at her .It seemed as though I wasn't the only one who didn't know. Veronica retorted " you killed him didn't you !?You .." she ran toward Emma with a wood crafting chisel and amis the yelling and hair tagging, Veronica stabbed Emma forcing Emma to her knees.It happened so quick the nun had no time to stop it , none of us did. " Emma didn't say a word.she just looked at Veronica.These two never liked each other for reasons I never knew until that day.

" It's always Emma! Emma.. Emma Emma! You are a curse to this world you demonic scarecrow!.I pray your wings grow back so I can saw them off myself ! You took everything away from me! If you weren't here, Kast would have been able to save Michael! But you are sooo weak ,so fragile,sooo important.I don't know what Kast sees in you! I don't know what is even there to see other than ......urgggggghhh! You are such an ugly monster,your mother had to drown herself in a sea to cleanse herself from birthing such a sin!"Veronica yelled .

"Veronica Peterson!"the nun yelled.Emma stood up with the help of Brianna and Fiona who on the other hand adored her, walked up towards Veronica who was then held by 3 boys.Emma's eyes went dark and everyone went silent .The nun even began making the sign of the cross and reciting the hail Mary. Papa wasn't lying when he said her eyes scared children,so dark,they scared me...yet I share a room with Pao and Kast.

On her feet and stable,Emma said," atleast my mother knew my life was as priceless as hers! Atleast she didn't sell me for a slice of bread( she smirked)or...? wait was it a slice of bread or a quarter a slice of bread...huh?" Veronica could not look at Emma's eyes.she didn't like them either.Placing her index finger on Veronica 's chin and pushing it up she said," don't worry sweetie,when my wings grow out I'll make sure you're the first to see them and I'll be last thing to see before you die...what a nightmare of a death it would be! Ever ask yourself why Papa paid millions to have them removed,hmmm? Well soon you will find out! ALL OF YOU WILL!" looking at all of us till she met our eyes. Then she walked out of the room leaving us all struck .

Who was that ? Cause that's not Emma not our Emma...

Back to the present.

I sat on the edge of the bed,staring down at Kast .These couple years haven't been easy on him,I don't think they ever were easy years in his life.I pitied him more I should have." What happened down stairs?" Kast whispered."nothing too important" I responded.It was important but I didn't want him stressed not in his state . I'd tell him later tomorrow once he was all rested.With a soft pat on his chest I said goodnight and made my way to my bed.