The Way We Live *Cimorelli Story*

Wait. Soon. See.

"Guys, what are we going to do? I mean we got no money, no clothes, or shelter!" I say pointing to the dark sky dripping rain. 

"There's nothing we can do, but go back!" Dani finally speaks. 

"We just escaped and now we're going back?" I ask really confused. 

"Yeah. I mean atleast we'll have a roof over our heads." Now the rain was hitting our heads repeatively every second. 

We all sigh in a unison. Mike and Christina started walking. We all follow. We made to the once busy street and see that only a few cars pass. I wonder if Mark's still searching or even caring about us. We made it till it was only a block away and visible to see that indeed someone was awake in the kitchen. 

We walked silently making sure they won't hear us so we could eavesdrop. 

"WHERE ARE THEY!" I could hear Mark scream at someone. 

"I don't know." I'm pretty sure that was mom.

"Well if you don't find them by tomorrow's midnight, I will spill all your dirty little secrets." Mark says all evily.

We all look at each other knowing as if that mom and dad were blackmailed and pulled into it. Mom and Dad didn't want for us to be held hostage, but what kind of secrets are not yet to be told into our ears?

"You know what?" I hear Mark say again. 

"I'll tell your husband right now." 

"I have nothing being kept from him."

"No secrets now?" 

"No. The only one having secrets are YOU!" I hear mom fight back, but I could see faintly that she was tied to a chair.

"Is that so? Maybe we should change that." 

I couldn't see very well now that the rain was getting into my eyes. We all moved a bit forward to see, but I still couldn't see. 

We moved like a foot or two closer to see the most unplesant thing. Mark kissing mom, but I could see mom crying and not kissing back. "Lauren, Dani. Go to the treehouse with the little boys. Us older ones will take care of this." Mike ordered. 

"We all got our weapons?" Christina asks. I totally forgot I had my rope. I just hope we don't kill the man so he can pay in prison. Wow. That was the meaniest thing I have ever said. 

Anyway, we went in. We rang the doorbell. We hid in the bushes. We just want enough time to tell mom that we're on our way to save you. She saw us, but she told us in her eyes not too, but yesterday we were nice, too nice, today we're rebels. 

Mark went back in, but smart enough to know he'll lock the doors. We put a small wedge woodchip on the bottom. He's now in the kitchen, or I think he is. We quietly walked in making sure that our dripping clothes don't make a lot of noise. 

We enter the kitchen, well we poke our heads through it. We see that Mark's facing us with his back. Which is good, but now mom can see us and she'll be focused on us. 

"Me, Katherine, and Amy. Will take care of Mark and Mom. 

"Christina, lead Lisa Alex to find Dad." Mike whispers to us. We all nod knowing the plan now. 

We all get in our positions, Christina, Lisa, and Alex all go to find Dad. We tip-toed behind Mark to scare him. Mark was now unbuttoning mom's shirt. That I don't need to see. Mike grabbed him and threw him maybe a few feet away. Me and Katherine run to mom. We start untying knowing we could ask questions later. 

Mike is struggling to get Mark down to I go to him and start tieing Mark's hands with my rope. Mark threw a punch at him which made him unconsious. 

Katherine untied mom and we all hugged. She was in tears, but not a lot because she was glad that we were all safe. "Where are the other's?" She asked quickly. 

"Treehouse." Then Christina, Lisa, and Alex came in with Dad. Dad and Mom hugged like they haven't seen each other in like 50 years. Mom cries into Dad's shoulder. I mean Mark was going to rape her. On a chair. 

I guess someone called 911 because the next 3 minutes came flashing blue and red lights with a siren. Police came knocking on our door. Christina opened it. "Someone called of intruder mishap." The man said with a booming voice. 

"Yea, I called. He's right over there." Christina said pointing to Mark. One of them went to Mark and checked if he was still alive. They untied our ropes and handcuffed him. 

They asked us a few questions, but then mom and dad talked to them a bit longer, but I called it a day. 

I went to my room and took a quick shower and blow dried my hair. My pajamas are grapes. I'm hungry. I went downstairs with my hair still a bit damp and went straight to the fridge I sit down and see everyone of my siblings devouring cake. Christina cut me a piece and I ate it so fast. I mean if I didn't eat right now, I would pass out in my sleep. 

After that I went too brush my teeth and passed out in my bed. 

I woke up to the noise of showering. I looked at the clock. 8:00 a.m. Who could it be!? I fell back into my pillow. I looked up at the ceiling. It was a picture I taped. It was our family. I would fall asleep looking at it everyday and wake up to the same picture I love. 

Something's hard under my pillow. It was a small square cardboard that was written in red marker. It read:

I'M NOT WHO YOU THINK I AM. IT'S WAY MORE COMPLICATED. WAIT. SOON. SEE. 

What? Wait. Soon. See? Does this person (MARK) means that wait and soon you'll see something?

OF course that's what it means, but what's the something? 

A/N: Hello. This chapter was sort of a filler and nothing much really happened here, but still VOTE, COMMENT, AND BE AWESOME! Or not. It's your choice.