The Little Detective

Secrets Revealed

Laura's Pov

Today is the day we are leaving for Washington. I am currently on FaceTime with Talia while getting some last-minute packing done. We would only be there for about a week, so I didn't need to pack much, however that didn't stop me from taking forever to pack the small amount of clothes. Between the dance parties, random floor/wandering breaks, and random hyper fixations I managed to make the simple task of packing my bag into a two-hour thing.

"So, what time does your flight leave?" Talia asked, sipping on her homemade Frappuccino.

"We're hoping to be out of here by 1:20 since the plane leaves around 2." Talia hummed in response as I threw my pile of folded shirts into my duffel bag.

"And how many days are you here?"

"Technically a week but only six full days since we get there late today." Talia nodded her head before going back to singing along to the music that was playing in her room.

"Is that I Forgot That You Existed?"

Talia gave me a cheeky grin before nodding. "Yep."

"Are you not the same girl who absolutely could not stand Taylor Swift not too long ago?" I couldn't even mention her name without her being annoyed and calling me obsessed.

"Yeah, well that was before I started listening to her music."

"Uh huh."

"Yep." We both started laughing and continued on with what we were doing.

About ten minutes go by and I hear a light knock on my door and I turn to see Scarlett peeking her head through the crack while balancing on one leg.

"Hey, we're gonna leave in about 30. Are you done packing?" She asks me. I shoot Talia a quick look as to say don't do anything stupid before turning back to face Scar.

"Yeah, I just need to grab my charger and shoes and I'm done." Just then a collection of weird noises and screeches came from my phone. (My best friend actually does this I'm not joking)

"Talia!" Talia burst out laughing as I gave her a very unimpressed look. "She does this every time I'm on a call with her."

"Hi Talia." Scarlett chuckled at my friend who greeted her back with a wave. "Bring your bag down when you're done so we can put it in the car ok?"

"Okie." I waited for Scarlett to leave the room before I turned back to Talia. "Alright I better get going." I sigh.

"Ah man ok, cherrio. Fzzt'' Talia waves at me from behind her head.

"Cherrio, fzzt." I mimic her wave before reaching towards my phone to press the end call button.

*Time skip, Dave and Dottie are officially boyfriend and girlfriend*

The plane ride to Seattle was nerve wracking to say the least. When I left for New York I never in a million years would have thought that my life would turn out to be like it is right now. I left thinking I would never have a family who could love me, seriously considering ending it all, and having no hope for my future. And now here I am on my birth moms private plane staring out the window while she and her boyfriend sleep next to me, going back to take my kidnappers to court. It definitely wasn't on my bingo card to say the least.

The plane landed and we were immediately escorted to a car that was waiting to take us to the hotel we would be staying in. The drive from the airport to the hotel was a little over 40 minutes but it was over all a pretty easy drive. I tried my best to not get stuck in my head while we drove in complete silence. Due to my past, I've gotten pretty good at pressing the off button on my emotions. It's not exactly something I'm proud of but it comes in handy for situations like this. It will definitely help with what I'm going to be doing tomorrow. Scarlett is still in the dark about everything which I don't think is going to be beneficial for me seeing as I'm going to have to see her reaction to this and keep going without being able to stop to comfort her or break down myself. That's definitely going to be the hardest part. I've never openly spoken about my abuse to this extent and I'm going to have to speak about it in explicit details instead of giving the washed over version in front of dozens of people including the people who are the cause of all my damage.