Story Of My Life

Chapter 35- Phone Call

I'm fast forwarding a bit......Genies still with Karen and Geoff, they do abuse her. Liam, the lads, and Veronica are getting closer to getting Genie back. Something in this chapter will set the tone for the next chapter.

*Speeding it up to about 3 months.

*Genies losing hope day by day

*Liam's fallen apart more and more each day along with the rest of One Direction.

Just realized I haven't had an authors note in about 3 chapters....Go Emma😁

Genevieve's Pov

"Stay out of our way tonight." Mommy spats at me.
Putting the sponge back in the bucket. My overalls are dirty and has gathered holes all over, my once shiny shoes are dull with dirt and holes. My hair feels yucky, really gross.
"No eating the food we leave out. It's not for you." Daddy says. "Ya understand, toots?" His hand pulls my hair back so I'm looking up at him.
"Y-yes sir."️ I reply back.
He throws my head forward so that it splashes into the strangely big bucket.
My chest tightens as he hold me under. I begin to squirm, trying to get oxygen.
He throws my head back, air seeks into my lungs and my breathing becomes ragged. My hair sticks to my neck and face, leaving small droplets on my clothing.
"Go to your spot." daddy demands.
I scurry over to the corner in the kitchen that's become my spot where I eat the little amounts of food they give me. That's if they feed me. My stomach growls not being full from the small sausage patty they fed me this morning.
I sit in my spot like an animal. That's what they call me. An animal. My finger picks at the dirt that's accumulated on my arm, it's kind of peels off. I'm completely covered in dirt , I'm filthy.
"Go to your room." They're voices mush together.
Obeying I go to my room and sit in the corner. They've taken the bed I use to sleep on, saying that animals don't get special treatment. They left me my blankie, which I'm happy for. They haven't found my inhaler and tooth brush and paste.... yet.

Hours seem to have gone by as I hear people laughing and shouting. My ear presses against the door, trying to listen. Slowly my hand creeps up to the knob. Twisting it open, I step out. My eyes scan a house full of people. Most of them hold a bottle that looks like what daddy drinks and the other people are walking around with needles and weird vases. (A/N I didn't know how else to describe a pipe without putting pipe in it. If you don't know what a pipe is its used for smoking drugs. It has a hole where you suck in as you light it and a bowl at the end where you put the drug, which is usually weed. Thanks Google!!)

Dodging and going under people's leg as I make my way to the kitchen. My mouth waters as I spot the food sitting on the table, free from being watched.
Sprinting over I grab the fruit and half sandwiches and begin to stuff my face as if it's Thanksgiving day.
"Where's your parents?" A women asks.
Looking up from my spot where I'm only allowed to eat, the corner. A women bends down, her eyes look into my own. They look like Ni Ni's. Such a pretty blue.
"They live here." I answer her question as my filthy fingers grab at the apple and banana slices and stuffing them into my mouth.
"I didn't know Karen and Geoff had a child, let alone a little lass."
"Hmm...My big brothers Liam Payne."
I tell her as my fingers pick apart the small sandwich.
She sits across from me. Her eyes study mine. She pushes a glass of a clear liquid, I stare at it not trusting what's in the cup. "It's water."
Nodding and swallowing the water. It gives me a sense of satisfaction as if wets my throat.
"Your names Genevieve?" The women says as she looks at me.
"Yep that's me." I tell her.
Licking my finger, my tongue dances in appreciation.
"You're the girl in that court case on who's getting custody of. I saw the results on the news."
Leaning back with my thumb in my mouth.
"How you know my mommy and daddy?" I ask taking my thumb out.
"I saved them from the car accident on the bridge." she informs me.
Silence take over us.
"Jenna." Mommy comes over stumbling.
I notice her phone falls out of her pocket. Small pocket she has. Taking it and slipping it into my own.
"Karen." She gets up and leaves me.
"So glad you could make it."
"Me too..I didn't know you had a daughter."
"Oh that thing." Her hand waves me off. "What is she doing out of her room?"
She grabs my arm and drags me away from my corner.
"I told you to stay in your room, you brat." She seethes at me.
"I got hungry." I tell her.
"I don't care and will continue not to care." She tells me.
She throws me back into my room. I land with a thud, the phone digging into my side. I wince in pain.
"Stay!" She demands as she points her finger at me.
Mommy speaks to me like a dog.
The door shuts with a slam. Quickly digging out the phone, I unlock it; No password. Thank goodness!
I begin dialing Li Li's number. It rings a bit before someone answers.
"Hello?" The voice sounds tired and raspy.
My heart beats faster as I hear his voice.
"Li Li?" My voice cracks as tears leak out of my eyes.

Liam's Pov

Sitting in the living room we all stare at the blank t.v. Veronica left a little bit ago, she told us how they won custody. They played the pity card and buried everything bad about them. I was being seen as a threat to Genies home life.
My phone goes off on the coffee table, it signals that I'm getting a call. I let it ring.
"You gonna answer it?" Niall asks me.
Leaning forward, I pick up my phone. It's a number I'm not familiar with. I slide it saying I'm gonna take the call.
"Hello?" I ask, annoyed.
"Li Li?"
No! My breath seems to be caught in my throat as I heard her sweet, angelic voice.
"GenBug?" I ask.
Looking around I look at all the lads. They sit at the edge of their seats.
"I wanna come home." Her voice sounds broken as she sobs over the phone.
"You'll be coming home soon." I tell her.
Taking the phone away from my mouth.
"Call Veronica." I demand one of them.
"I lost hope." she tells me.
He sobs echo through the phone.
"Have they hurt you baby?"
The hand that doesn't hold the phone, wipes tears away. She's alive.
"Veronica's on her way back." Harry informs me.
I just nod.
"Genie answer me." I demand her.
Setting down my phone and pressing the button that says speaker. Her cries echo through the phone.
"They not mommy and daddy." she tells me.
"Some people wanna say hi."
Her cries continue to go through the phone.
"Hi." The boys all say at the same time.
"Hi." she replies back, plainly a loud sob follows.
What have they done to my little Genevieve? Why are they tearing her down?
They're monsters, they should of stayed dead. Nobody should of rescued them. They didn't deserve to be saved by a Good Samaritan.
There's no pep in her voice anymore. I'm dying to hear her magical laugh.
"Are you hurt?" Zayn asks.
"They not mommy and daddy bubba." she tells Zayn what she told me.
Looking at Zayn, I see his eyes flicker with anger. He's become very protective of her.
Silence takes over us. It's not a bad silence it's just one that puts me at ease.
"They not mommy and daddy." she mutters.
She continues to mutter over and over again. Its the same five words over and over again. It's like she's a robot and doesn't really know anything else what to say.
The front door opens and closes, the sound of high heels click against the wooden floor.
"I'm here." Veronica says breathlessly.
"Genies on the phone." Louis informs her.
I hear loud music and laughter, along with some yelling. Soon I hear screams and pleas coming from my little Genie.
"Genie!" I shout.
"D-Daddy no!" Genie please as her voice shakes.
A loud cracking sound echoes through the phone.
"You thought you were sly." Smack.
"You think she didn't notice her phone was missing. You idiotic little bitch." a loud whipping sounds echo through the phone for everyone to hear.
Loud screams and evil laughs.
"She's ours now. There's nothing you can do to get her back." Geoff tells me.
The screaming and crying and pleasing goes on for a bit. Each time I hear her scream, I flinch.
I hear one last scream before the line goes dead.
My heart beats fast as my breathing comes out uneven.
"What's the phone number?" Veronica asks.
My mouth opens to form word but none come out.
"Liam?"
"We have to help her!" I shout as my hands run through my messy hair.
"We are." harry tells me.
"It's not helping her fast enough." I spat at him. "Did you hear her?"
"We all did." Louis says.
"Her screams and pleas make the hair On my arms stand up." I tell them.
"What's the phone number." Veronica asks once again.
I toss my phone at her, she catches it.
She begins to search for the number. My body and brain becomes numb.
They're hurting her. She didn't have to tell me. Her screams say everything.