The Life Changing Vacation

~Chapter 34~

When we just ordered something to drink, Joanna grabbed our hands and dragged us to a place to hide.

"What are you doing?", I asked.

She just shushed on me, but I knew what she was doing. She saw the same cops that arrested Alex and her. Joanna warned us not to tell on them.

Dory and I got a little scared. We didn't want to get in trouble with either the police or with them. I didn't know what to do, but I didn't have a choice.

"Stay here, and don't move", she said right before she took up a gun and tried to find the cops.

When she was gone, two other cops found us.

"Excuse us, but are you okay?", one of them asked.

I didn't want to lie, but I did it to not get in trouble with Alex and Joanna.

"Yeah, we're' fine. Why shouldn't we be fine?", I answered.

"Some colleagues of ours told us that you looked like the girls that was kidnapped not a long time ago", the other cop said.

"Well, then you have the wrong girls. We're totally fine", Dory lied.

"Would you please tell us your parents' names?", he asked.

We really didn't know what to do.

"Well.....", I started.

"What are you trying to say?" The other cop asked.

I just stood there staring at the air, not saying anything. Dory saw that I was struggling, so she tried to explain the situation to the police. But it wasn't easy for her either. After a while, I finally got to the word.

"I- I don't have any parents", I mumbled. But they heard what I was saying.

"Are you the girls that was kidnapped?", he repeated.

We just stood there not saying anything.

"They're afraid. They have been threatened", the other cop said.

"Hey, if you're the two girls that have been kidnapped, then you really need to tell us. They're not gonna harm you", he said.

"Okay, we're kidnapped..", I answered.

"Kristina! Are you stupid?", Dory whispered.

"We're gonna take you to a safe place", the other cop said.

"No you're not", I could hear a familier voice saying. It was Joanna, and she aimed the gun at the police.

"Try, and see what happens", Joanna said as she saw the policemen try to take up a gun.

The policemen tried to talk to Joanna.

"Please put down the gun", one of them said.

"Shut the fuck up, or I'll shoot these teenagers", Joanna threatened them.

I could see that Joanna was struggling. It looked like she didn't really want to kill the cops, but she ended up doing it.

"You killed them! You promised that no one would get harmed tonight", I shouted.

"That's what you get for revealing everything. Let's go home before someone find us", she said.

In the car, I was just staring out the window. Joanna explained everything to Alex, while Dory didn't know if she should be happy or sad. She like being here.

Dory's POV

When we got home, Kristina sat down at the stairs outside looking at the fireworks. I went inside to the toilet. When I was done, Joanna came to me and asked if Kristina was okay.

"I don't know. Sometimes it look like she like being here, but other times she's very upset", I explained.

"Maybe she need more time.. I want you to know that Alex and I have been feeling that you both are a part of the family", Joanna explained.

"The family?", I asked.

"Yes, something I thought I would never get", she said.

"Well.. I feel that you're my family", I answered.

Kristina's POV

I was sitting on the stairs wiping a tear when I could feel someone stroking my shoulder. I turned around, and it was Joanna. She gave me a necklace with a cross on.

"It was your moms, I found it when we buried her body", she explained.

I couldn't hold back the tears.

"It's okay, I know you're upset", she said.

"Thank you for this", I said.

"Was she a Christian?", she asked.

"Yes, she was", I answered.

"Then she's in peace", Joanna told me.

"I didn't know you were a believer?", I said.

"I like to think I am.. when I feel like a monster.. then I'm being reminded that it's still hope for me to change", she explained.

We were quiet for a while, and then Joanna broke the silence.

"I want you to know that we care about you, and that you're welcome to join the family.. if you're ready for it", she said.

I didn't know what to say.. that's the people who murdered my parents.. that's the people who took away my safe home.. to worry every night when I go to bed, not knowing if I will wake up.

"I- I- I need more time.. I just need more time", I answered.

"I understand", She answered. She gave me a non-alcoholic drink and then she went inside.