Angels Redemption

Chapter fifteen: Lost and found

(Iris's pov)
It has been four days since I called my house and John tried to come up with a plan. It's been a whole week that I've been here though. I'm at the point now where I've given up hope that anyone will come rescue me. I'm in my room again-if you can call it a room- and I'm sitting there dehydrated, and shivering because I'm so cold and malnourished. I snuck into the bathroom to weigh myself again and I had already lost 40 pounds, so when I realized I had lost another 20. I just about died. I'm skin and bones now. I look like I've lived on the street my whole life, and well I guess you could say I look like the walking dead. I slip in and out of consciousness all the time and I'm fearful of dad. I'm so petrified. Breathing deeply I-

"Iris!! Come here right now!!!"

I shudder and groan as I pull myself up from my mattress on the floor. I shuffle and make my way through to the living room. The light is so bright I have to squint just to see. I feel a hand grab my arm and yank me to the couch. I squeak and look around. My father stands above me and he looks at me in pure anger. He holds his hand up and there-looking so tiny and small- is my phone. Oh shit. Is my only thought. He sits besides me on the couch and says softly but firmly, like a calm before a storm, "what's this love? Why has your phone been turned on? Why do I see that you called someone??" I gulp and say gently, hoping to look meek and obedient.

"I turned it on because I was bored father. I wanted to play a game and I saw I had many missed calls and messages. I got curious and I checked them. I'm sorry it won't happen again." My father says nothing. He grabs my chin and yanks my head up so I look at him. "Who did you call Iris?? And no lies. If you tell the truth maybe it'll spare you the pain and agony." I shiver and close my eyes for a brief second. Just be obedient. Just wait for them to come. You are strong. Tears leak from my eyes, and I decide with the truth. It can't get any worse than this anyway. I'm practically on the verge of death. "I called home. I wanted to see why mom kept texting me." His grip on my chin tightens and I feel my bones groan and creak from the pressure. He says nothing. My father stands up and paces back and forth. I sit in silence and wait. He paces once, twice, three times and stops in front of me. I stare at the floor.

"Iris... I'm so ashamed of you. Why did you do that?!! You selfish, no good, horrible, worthless piece of shit!! You called your mother for comfort yet I'm right here. You could have talked to me!! Why didn't?-"
I cut him off and as I stand up slowly I look into my fathers green eyes and say

"I couldn't talk to you because all you do is abuse me. You yell at me, you leave me to die in my room. I mean seriously look at me!! I'm a freaking zombie!! I look like I was born in a trash can and left there for years. For crying out loud , leave me alone and just let me go home. Please!! Please I beg you. Please... I'm dying father. Dying!!" Then I turn and run to my room tripping over my feet and collapsing on my bed. As tears stream down my face I whisper "oh Rafael I wish you were here. I miss you so much. My life has gone to absolute hell since you left. I miss you, and I'm dying. I'm dying inside and I wish you were here to ease my pain. Please come back. I love you. Please come back..." I slip into an eternal sleep.
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(Rafael's pov)
"oh Rafael I wish you were here. I miss you so much. My life has gone to absolute hell since you left. I miss you, and I'm dying. I'm dying inside and I wish you were here to ease my pain. Please come back. I love you. Please come back..." I hear Iris say this from where I'm sitting in my living room. The roar of the fire crackling behind it. I sit up and look around, for a moment I think she's here, but my face falls when I realize I heard her. I close my eyes and finally open the link so that I can communicate with her.

Iris. Iris tell me where you are? How are you? Please let me in. Don't be mad at me, don't hate me. I was such a fool. Please let me in?? I love you too, my sweet, sweet, Angel. Then I wait for her reply. It's silent for a long time and I'm worried. "Computer show me Iris" I say as I rush to my hologram machine.

(A/n he has a hologram machine because his family was super rich and they wanted to be really advanced in technology. So yes he has a hologram machine. I've mentioned it before but I haven't explained it. I hope this helps. He can't really communicate any other way other than a phone or this machine.)

The picture I see before me stops me cold. There I see my beautiful Iris laying on a mattress in some run down, creep show apartment room. She's sleeping but even in sleep I can see her pain. Her cheeks are gaunt and sunken in, her cheekbones stick out. Her hair is a tangled mess and looks so greasy. Her fingers nails are all chewed off, she shakes and shivers. Her breath shudders in and out. I can see her rib cage from beneath her shirt, she has nothing on her. She's so fragile looking. No food. No water. I clench my hands together and anger boils in me.

Hell no! No, no, no. Who ever treated MY Iris like this will pay. They will feel my wrath. God Iris please hold on baby girl. I'm coming. I'm coming to save you I promise. I'll ease that pain for you. Even if it's the last thing I'll do.
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(Iris's pov)
Iris. Iris tell me where you are? How are you? Please let me in. Don't be mad at me, don't hate me. I was such a fool. Please let me in?? I love you too, my sweet, sweet, Angel.

I hear Rafael's voice in my head. But he sounds so far away. His voice slides into my heart and hovers there, bringing some warmth to my otherwise cold body. I feel so lost. I don't know who I am anymore and I feel so terribly lost. But with this one small comfort I know he's found me. He'll be here with me, even if I don't survive. As I let the dark embrace me, I open the link in our heads fully. Letting his love, and warmth embrace me completely. I'm here. God I'm here baby. Please answer!! I hear him scream. Smiling softly I whisper back
Raf. I'm here. I was lost but you found me. I knew you'd come help me even if you're not here physically!! If you come back here to earth I need to see you. When are you coming back?? Can you come back early? I love you. His side of the link is silent so I send one more desperate plea down the connection I'm disappearing Rafael. It hurts so much. God.... It hurts!! Please save me?
As the dark comes and swallows me whole I feel one attempt at a burst of warmth from him. But it's not enough. My last thought to him and to the world of the living is

I wish long distance had a phone so I could hear your voice one last time...

(Rain's pov)
It's been a week since I last saw Iris. I saw her get tackled and then boom! She was gone. And I haven't had any contact or anything like that since. Her family says they know where she is and that she's ok. But I have a very bad feeling. I have the feeling that Iris won't live much longer. That she's -if not then she will be soon-dead. I wish I could mind link her or something but I don't know how to communicate. Her phone is dead and I'm so scared. Then one night it dawns to me. Damen would know where she is. Sighing and deciding to pay him a visit tomorrow I close my eyes and pray like I never have before.

Please God, please let Iris be ok. Please let her be healthy. Please let her be alive. Please Iris if you can hear this DO NOT DIE!!! HOLD ON PLEASE!!
Tears slide down my face and I cry myself to sleep.