No one had heard from Siobhan in a few days. Any and all calls would go straight to voicemail. She hasn't turned up for work either. Strange.
Vivian drove Jamie to nursery and she was ready to spend as long as this meeting took, she was on the night shift tonight. She walked into the meeting room. Marjorie and Reece on one side of the desk, Mia and Charlotte on the other and autumn and winter standing up, they had obviously just arrived too. They all sat down and the silence crept in.
"well I'll start! What's the plan?" Mia said. Her confidence act making a few people laugh before returning to the serious situation.
"what have you guys discussed so far? How did you find out? Just give me everything please-
Oh and sorry for loosing my temper the other day..."
"that's alright my love" Marjorie reassured Vivian.
"well we haven't really got anywhere yet. That's where we are hoping you can help." Winter began when autumn cut him and continued. "we always suspected it knowing what our father is like but they seemed happy enough."
"Siobhan has always been very cold and distant but now we understand we are ready to help, but we have no proof" Reece said. Marjorie shot him a glance and threw her hands up.
"um hello? No proof? I literally saw Siobhan's limp body and heard them!"
"correction, no lead or hard proof." Reece rolled his eyes. He knew what Roger was like. Cunning.
"wait, limp? Go back, when was this?" Vivian rushed to ask.
"uh around 2...3 and half months ago maybe?
We have no idea why they were arguing or how to stop it, we have ideas but-"
"Roger is cunning, it's going to be difficult to bring him down." Autumn interrupted Marjorie's rambling, focussing back onto the plan.
"I can't believe this, it's heartbreaking." Vivian's eyes weld with tears as thought of what Siobhan must have endured... "what do you need from me?"
"you girls seem close-" Marjorie started.
"ain't that the truth..." Mia cut up Marjorie and giggled under her breath
"-she needs support and any information we can use against Roger to help her that you have?"Marjorie continued, questioning Vivian on her opinion and any information that may help.
"she is struggling a lot, she fainted in one of our meeting, she explained what he is like, how he hurts her. She is so underweight...maybe an eating disorder and just stuff like that I guess...." Reece winced slightly, Roger had caused him an eating disorder so hearing this made him feel repulsed.
"Any physical proof?" Autumn asked.
"just her word and obviously her injuries. Which look serious, I can't really tend to them but I seriously believe they should be tended too. They are definitely painful."
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The group discussed the situation for hours, tears and a melancholic mood entered the room which lingered over the group.
"I'm working the late shift tonight, so I will have to head off soon. Isn't there anything we can do now?" Vivian asked.
"not likely, we need Siobhan but we have no idea how to get her to open up" Charlotte explained.
"I can help with that but it will take time"
"why don't you come to the event at the end of the month, it would be nice for Siobhan to see you and have a friend there." Mia suggested with a smirk.
"I'll be there, bye guys, keep me updated." She said, standing up and leaving the room.
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Vivian walked into the hallway to meet a familiar face. A face she never wished to see, Roger. "oh hello Vivian. Have you seen Siobhan?"
"oh yes! I was just in the office and Marjorie said she was in a very important meeting so she can't be distracted, anyway must rush off bye!"
"Okay thank you" He smirked, strolling away down the hall towards Janice's office. Vivian walked the opposite way, pulling out her phone and quickly dialling Siobhan's number. Where was she?
