Crimson Lace

A True Friend [Alternative Version]

Fiona did feel a lot better after the chat with Alastor. He did give her so much comfort and she felt safe. When Fiona did arrive at the house where her family lives she could hear screams and cries from the inside. She runs to the door and tries to open it with her house key but it didn't fit. "What's wrong why does my key not get in?", she asked herself and knocked on the door. "MOM! EMMA! MARY!!! HELLO SOMEONE PLEASE OPEN THE DOOR! HELLO?", she shouted and was knocking harder at the door. The screams made her go crazy, she wanted to break the door so badly but then Mary did appear with 4 shopping bags. "Miss Fiona, what's wrong?", she asked her and walked toward her. "I can't open the door, my key doesn't work.", she said furious, and after Mary did hear the screams as well. She fast opened the door and did almost drop the bags. Fiona and Mary went in carefully so that they didn't become victims. Fiona was shocked that her mother had attacked her stepfather. Her stepfather was covered in cuts and stab wounds. Two policemen tried to keep her mother quiet, but it was more difficult than they thought. Her mother cursed and condemned this man for whatever he had done. "What should we do with her now, Mr. Blair?" one of the policemen asked him and then he spoke: "Put her in a cell so that she can sober up. As soon as she calmed down and sobered up. After that, I'll come and pick her up." "As you wish, sir," was the only reply he got before the men took Fiona's mother away. Fiona never thought her mother was capable of such a thing. Meanwhile, paramedics and a doctor tended to the judge's wounds. Fiona didn't know what to do. She was overwhelmed. Alastor took her gently in his arms from behind. He tried as best he could to calm her down so that she could think again. "Where's Emma?" it flashed through her mind. She freed herself from Alastor's embrace and ran up the stairs to Emma's room. "Emma? Emma!" she called and approached her little sister's room. Emma was curled up on the bed. The little girl was crying bitterly. Fiona sat down with her and gently stroked her petite head. The blonde-haired girl looked at her older sister in fear. "Fiona, I thought you weren't coming," she said through her tears. The red-haired girl hugged her little sister. "It's okay... I'm here now," Fiona tried to reassure her. Alastor, meanwhile, stopped in front of the room. After all, he didn't know how the little girl would react to him. "It hurts so much, so terribly. But I mustn't say anything," Emma muttered to herself, becoming more and more panicked. Only now did Fiona notice that it smelled funny. The smell of blood was in the air. Fiona pushed her sister softly away from her and looked at her closely. The white nightgown had a large bloodstain around her genitals. "Alastor... Let's get out of here," Fiona said as she stood up with Emma in her arms. Alastor took the child from her and Fiona packed a few things for her sister before they left the house. Fortunately, her stepfather did not realize that she was present and that she was taking Emma with her. Fiona was extremely disgusted and just wanted to get away from that place before she does something very stupid out of anger. She also wanted to know what was going on with her mother and why her key suddenly didn't fit. She would ask Mary about the lock later. Right now, her mother and sister were more important than anything else. Meanwhile, Alastor brought Fiona and Emma to his home. After all, he didn't know where else to put them. "Can I use your phone?" the redhead asks the brown-haired man. "Yeah, sure, go ahead," he replies and shows her where the phone is. Fiona pulled a small piece of paper out of her purse and dials the number written on it.

Dorothy was in her room which she did share with Fiona. The two girls did become best friends and Fiona can trust her. The phone was ringing and Dorothy raised a brow and wondered who was calling. "Hello, who's there?", Dorothy answered the call. "Dorothy it's me, Fiona. I need your help, please. Something terrible just did happen. Could you please meet me at the following address.", The blonde-haired girl was widening her crystal blue eyes and was wondering what could have happened. Fiona gave her the address of Alastor's house and Dorothy noted it down. "Stay where you are. I'm coming.", said the blond-haired girl before hanging up. The young girl got dressed on the way out before heading to the address Fiona gave her.