The Life Changing Vacation

~Chapter 196~

Joanna's POV
It was July 28th. Alex and I were having a picnic with Janice in the garden. We played with her and had a good time. I looked at Kristina who sat at the stairs, smiling. I went inside the house to get Janice's stuffed animal. ''You're a good mom, Joanna. I never saw this come, when we met three years ago'', Kristina told me. I thought about every horrible thing I had done. I got quite for a few seconds. ''It's okay, you've changed so much. You're doing great'', she told me. ''I just- I just don't understand how you could forgive me. After everything'', I said. ''Me neither if I'm being honest'', she giggled. ''But I did, and that's all that matters''. ''What if I just brought into the world a new Joanna? I mean, look at how far Dory has gone. You can tell she's my daughter'', I said nervous. ''That's because you raised her like that these past three years. Janice will be something else. You're a whole different person than you were'', Kristina explained.

Kristina's POV
I went upstairs to see what Dory was doing. She was writing things down on a paper. ''What are you writing?'', I asked. ''I'm planning how I'm gonna kill your ex bestie'', she told me. ''What? No, you can't kill her. Please, Dory'', I begged. ''Why not? She tried to take away my little sister. And that's not all, just look at everything she has done to us'', she said. ''We are no better! Take a look at the monsters we've known for so long. Emma is innocent in relation to us'', I told her. ''I can't believe it has only last three years. It feels so much longer'', Dory explained. ''Yeah I know'', I agreed. ''But as I said, please don't kill her. We're no better'', I said and walked away.

Dory's POV
It was Friday, so that night, I went to a party downtown. I had just gotten my drivers license, so I went by myself. I met a few people from my school, and we had a lot fun. I drank a few shots of tequila, even though I weren't allowed to drink that much. I met a guy at the party. ''Hi, I'm Owen'', he said. I found out he was gonna start going to the same school as me. He was 18. I was turning 18 that year. ''Cool. Do you drive?'', I asked. ''Yes, I drive a Lamborghini'', he told me. ''A Lamborghini? At the age of 18?'', I asked. ''Yeah, my dad is a lawyer'', he answered. Around 1:00 am, Joanna told me to come home. While driving home, she told me in the phone conversation, that she wanted me to kidnap Emma. ''Kristina is gonna kill me, she didn't want me to las a hand on her'', I explained. ''I'm gonna make sure that doesn't happen. Just bring Emma to us'', she said and hung up. I called Emma, and warned her. ''I'm coming for you'', I said.

Emma's POV
I was sleeping when I got a phone call from Dory. I told the other criminals in the building about the conversation. I was working for a big group of them. ''We're gonna take care of her for you'', my boss said. ''No, you don't understand. She's the daughter of Joanna Murphy'', I told him. ''Well, she's still just a kid. I'm not afraid of her'', he said confidently. I just walked away. He clearly didn't know what he was talking about.

Dory's POV
I had broken into the building where Emma was hiding. I heard the conversation through some kind of speaker in the hallways. I killed bunch of criminals, before walking all the way up to the top floor, where the leader was. He was ready with his gun. Unfortunately, I had been using a different door than the main door. I snuck behind him and stabbed him. ''Are you sure you're not afraid?'', I asked. ''Agh, please!'', he yelled. ''I'll call an ambulance, just tell me where Emma is. Otherwise I'm gonna let you bleed to death. So what's it gonna be?'', I pushed the knife further in. ''I'm gonna help you'', he said. I managed to kidnap Emma, but I never called an ambulance on the man. I just shot him. I knocked Emma out, put her in the trunk, and drove home. When we got back to the house, Alex tied Emma to a chair and hit her to wake her up. ''Not again, what is it with you people and kidnapping people?'', Emma asked when she woke up. ''You're the one who kidnapped a baby'', Joanna said. ''I'm sorry! One day, I was going outside for a walk. I could see how happy your child was, and I deeply apologize. You really are good parents. I just couldn't see it. I was thinking: once a psycho, always a psycho'', Emma explained with tears in her eyes. Suddenly, Kristina came downstairs. ''What are you doing!?'', she yelled. ''What does it look like we're doing?'', Alex asked. ''You're no better than her! You're worse'', Kristina explained. I looked at Emma who clearly seemed like she was telling the truth. ''Let her go. Please'', I begged. ''Fine. But on one condition. That group she's in, could need a new leader or two. Clearly the old one had to retire. Kind of'', Joanna laughed.