Runaways

Chapter 7

Olivia's P.O.V

I peered around the door to see Ali asleep on the sofa. How am I going to tell her that the farther that raped her isn't her farther. I walked in and crouched down next to the sofa. I reached over to stroke her hair but as soon as I made contact she woke up and flinched away. "Hey it's just me." I said trying to convince her that she was safe. She let out a deep breathe and sat up.
"I'm so sorry Olivia. I'll get down." She stood up went to the corner of the room and curled up into a ball.
"What are you doing?" please tell me she didn't sleep on the floor.
"Going to bed." She replied.
"Come with me." I walked over to her and grabbed her hand. We walked past the bathroom and into the spare bedroom. I sat her down on the bed. "Wait here." I went into my room and got a long T-shirt and came back into the room. "Here put this on." I handed her the T-shirt hoping it would act as a nightie. She got changed and put the top on. "Okay now get into bed." I peeled back the duvet and she did as I asked. "This will be your room for as long as your with me." I smiled at her and she smiled back. "Night night sweet heart." I blew her a kiss and left the room. It was only 8 but she'd had a long day.
I decided to call Fin and get some more details about Michael Riley. "Hey Fin." I said as he picked up the phone.
"Hey Liv. I take it you want to know more about the case." I nodded then realised he couldn't see me. "Yep."
"Right well this guy is a bit of a psycho. He threw a chair at Munch when he told him he Ali wasn't his daughter and started screamed 'Her name isn't Ali! it's Allayiah and I want her now!'"
"Is Munch okay?" I felt my heart race.
"He's gone to get a couple of stitches but he'll live. How's it going with you then."
I sighed. "She is so scared of everything. She has been beaten, raped and malnourished since her mother left when she was 2. She has also been emotionally abused, he set fire to the teddies she had from when her mother was around and made her watch. I want you to go to Cabot and get a search warrant for his house. She said she lived in a room but after the way she's been acting I think it was more of a cellar or an attic."
"Liv, calm down it will be okay. You just go to bed and come see us tomorrow." He hung up.