DISCONTINUED//Family Isn't Always Blood (Jennifer Lawrence)

Truth and Bravery

Genesis' POV

I barely remember what happened, last night or early this morning...whenever those people came! I wanted to say 'Thank You' to Andrea, but I hurt so bad. When I could pull myself to open my eyes, I pulled them shut again quickly. It was too bright. Blinding whites and bright lights were too painful to look at. I took deep and heavy breaths and could kinda feel another person in the room with me. It was someone unfamiliar, but kinda sorta.

When I was able to open my eyes again I saw a blonde head with me, but it wasn't my mom. This person's hair was long, Mom's was short. "Genesis?" it was a female voice that asked. "I looked over and after the blurriness died down a bit, I could tell it was Andrea.

"Andrea?" I asked for her. "Hey, yeah it's me bud. How you feeling?" she asked. I wanted to answer with, "Like I got hit by a freight train." but I instead said, "My head hurts. And my stomach feels weird." "Well honey, that's because they had to put the stitches in and clean up that big ole thing on your side." she said pointing to my side. I carefully lifted up the side of the hospital shirt and saw the black stitching that held my cut together. "Ew." I mentally cringed.

"Can I see my mom?" I asked. "Yeah, I'll go get her. She was waiting for you to wake up." Andrea said as she got up. I laid there in the hospital bed in so much pain. But all I wanted to do was see my mom and my sisters. Also wanted to make sure Chloe was okay. And that Rosco was in prison forever!

"Gen?" I heard at the door. I looked and saw my mom's tear streaked face. "Oh my God you're okay!" she cried as she ran over and hugged me. I started crying as I hugged her back. "I missed you." I whimpered. "I don't ever want to leave you again." she sobbed as she held me tightly. We kinda just stayed there, hugging each other.

"I won't make you tell me if you don't want to." she told me when we pulled out of the hug. I nodded, even though I probably would tell her at one point. I just couldn't now, it was too soon.  "Where's Stella and Tori?" I asked.  "Home.  With Liz.  I didn't want this to be the first thing they saw when you got back."  She explained.  I nodded in understanding for my sisters.

"I wanna go home."  I whimpered.  "I know.  We can soon.  You just need to give a statement to the people outside.  They'll take you to a room with Chloe..."  She said, but I stopped her.  "Chloe!  Is she okay?" I asked, begging to know.    " I'm not sure.  I haven't been told about her." She answered honestly.  "I wanna see her." I told my mom.  Not asking, telling.  I had to know if my best friend was okay.  First we were in a car accident, and then we got abducted and tortured.  I had to know if she was alright.

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"Chloe!" I yelled as my wheel chair was pushed into the interrogation room.  "Gen!" Chloe yelled as she hobbled on crutches over to me.  We hugged each other and tried not to cry, though a few tears escaped.  We both checked to make sure each other was okay, and we were for the boat part.  A cut or a bruise here and there, but nothing too major.  Well, Chloe did have a broken leg, I had a gash on my side and a broken rib.  But I guess it's what you call major after and abduction.

That's when the interrogation began.  It was Andrea and Hannah giving it since they found us.  They started with the obvious question, 'What did we remember?'.  Chloe and I looked to each other wondering where to start.  "Pain." Chloe said tiredly.  "He hit us, kicked us.  Scared us." I continued on.  The two agents nodded and just watched us as we answered there questions.  I was getting more uncomfortable by the minute.

"We can take a break of you want?" Hannah asked after we answered if he had sexually assaulted us.  I started crying when Chloe answered with a 'yes'.  They left the room and I turned to Chloe.  "He did what to you?" I cried.  "It was after he knocked you out.  I wouldn't stop crying and he said he was gonna give me a reason to cry." Chloe explained, her lip quivering.  "I'm sorry." I told her trying not to cry.

"Do people know?" Chloe asked.  I wasn't sure.  I never asked.  I imagined it was.  But I only answered with, "I don't know."  I was the celeb kid, I could only hope that people didn't make up stuff about me and Chloe.  The agents came back in and continued their interrogation.  They asked us about what we felt as it happened and if there were other people that came in.  How it felt?  "Terrible.  He beat us, he dehumanized us!  He pretended we were less than him.  And he made sure we felt it." I answered. 

It was an hour before we finished.  Andrea crouched down in front of me.  "You two girls are extremely brave.  Which is why I wanna give you guys these." She said and placed something in each of our hands.  We flipped them over and they were gold with an eagle and the words, "Brave" on the top and "Survivor" on the bottom.

"You two will never know how brave you girls are."

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I finally updated!  I'm so sorry it has been so long but I just didn't want to update and I had just started school, so yeah it happened but now I am ready to update.  Maybe an update or two each week?  But remember I do have other books, so I will try my best at updating!   I LOVE YOU GUYS!