Kidnapped

Chap. 31

The next few days people came trickling into the community center looking for their loved ones, some left with people, while others broke down when they learned that they were either not one of the ones found or learned that the person they were looking for had perished in the Volcano. When Sky and Mason were at the community center for two days their parents and aunt came in looking for them. As soon as Sky saw her aunt she ran to her and hugged her really hard, the older woman hugged her back just as hard. Mason ran to his parents and hugged them both, when he stepped back he realized that his brother wasn't by his side. He looked back and saw that Mattie was holding back, unsure if his parents would recognize their eldest son.

"Mom, Dad, I found him. I found Mattie," Mason said, tears slipping out of his eyes when he saw the tears swim in his old man's eyes. His parents looked behind Mason, his mother broke down and almost fainted while his father held her up but tears slipped out of his eyes, flowing freely when he recognized his son.

"My sons! My babies! I found my babies!" Mason's mother repeated and ran towards Mattie, who hugged her and also started to cry for joy. Lucy stood beside Mattie but when she saw that they were all together she slipped away not wanting to intrude. Sky looked around the room for Lucy and the children, she located the children in the corner playing with crayons and paper but she couldn't locate the woman. Sky frowned and excused herself, but her aunt didn't want to let her go, so she shrugged and told her to join if she wanted. Hanna and Kris sat beside each other on the ground, in front of the abandoned card game they had been playing. They looked at each other and smiled, knowing how happy they all must be for finding their loved ones. It saddened Hanna a little, knowing that she will never have such a reunion with her mother, not until she died and entered through the gates of Heaven.

Sky and her aunt found Lucy in the bathroom and convinced her to come back because Mattie will want her there after the reunion was over. While they were away Mason and Mattie suddenly realized that the woman were gone. They looked around frantically, they scanned the room and located the children but couldn't find the girls. Mason found the girls bathroom and bolted towards it, forgetting that he was no longer in the Volcano and he couldn't just barge into bathrooms.

"Sky! Thank goodness! I thought that you were...I thought I lost y...don't disappear on me like that again! Fuck, Sky! You know how I hate when you do that," Mason said as he enveloped her in a bear hug. She patted the back of his head in response and choked out:

"You're squishing me."

"Oh, shit. Sorry." he loosened his grip but didn't let go completely.

"Umm, Mase, this is a girls bathroom. You shouldn't be in here," Sky told Mason.

"Let's get out of here than."

"Sounds good, you coming, Lucy," Sky asked.

"Yeah," she replied. They walked out and were immediately assaulted by Mattie, who plower over everyone in his path to get to Lucy. Luckily Mason held onto Sky, he prevented her from falling onto the ground when Mattie ran to Lucy. Jackie, Sky's aunt was not so lucky, she landed on her butt. Sky helped her up with a chuckle.

"Lucy, baby, you just disappeared," Mattie told Lucy, his voice was muffled, since his face was hidden in the crook of her neck. Mason and Mattie's parents reached them then, they had confused looks on their faces. They were about to ask a question when a child walked up to them and grabbed Mattie's pants and lightly pulled.

"We're bored, and hungry. When do we eat?"

"We will eat in a few minutes. let's go get your siblings," Lucy answered. They followed the child to the corner where the others were sitting.