My long lost sister?

Catching James

Recap: "Okay Miss. Lawrence, we will get on the case right away!" I hope they catch him.

It's been a week since Hannah has gotten out of the hospital. She finally regained her memory and still has the cast on her leg.

I decided that it would be good to bring in a personal tutor for Jess and Hannah. It wouldn't be safe for them at public school.

I woke up to the sound of a scream.

"Josh?!" I whisper-screamed to him.

"What?" Then we hear the scream again and we ran to the kitchen.

Josh ran into the kitchen and I stayed behind so they danger couldn't see me, and so that I could call the police if necessary.

"Who are you and what the heck do you want from Hannah?!" Josh screamed.

"I have already gotten what I want from Hannah. Oh yes, and Jess too." He motioned to my daughters, who were lying unconscious on the floor.

"James." Josh hissed at him.

"I'm glad you figured it out before you die." James said as he pulled out a gun.

I silently ran upstairs and called the police.

I went back down stairs to see what was happening. When I got there James fired and it hit Josh in the arm.

"YOU SEE THAT JEN?! I TOOK AWAY WHAT YOU LOVED MOST, JUST LIKE WHAT YOU DID TO ME WHEN WE GOT OUR DIVORCE!" He then evilly laughed and started taking plates & bowls and throwing them at Josh, Jess, and Hannah.

"COME OUT JEN. I KNOW YOU ARE HERE SOMEWHERE! COME OUT SO WE CAN TALK HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" he stood there laughing like a mad man.

Just then the cops broke the door down and arrested James. The ambulance took Jess, Hannah, and Josh to the hospital.

"Don't worry ma'am, he will never hurt you or your family again." The police man told me.

I ran to my car and drove to the hospital.

"Hello, how can I help you?" the front desk lady asked as I walked in.

"My boyfriend and two daughters were just rushed here by ambulance."

"Okay. What are their names?"

"Josh Hutcherson, Jess Lawrence, and Hannah Lawrenece."

"Well ma'a, it says here that Josh was rushed to surgery for a bullet wound to the arm. Jess is in stable right now, she just has some cuts and is still unconscious. Hannah was also rushed into surgery, because shards of glass reopened stitches in her leg."

"Oh my gosh." I was shocked.

"Would you like to lay down ma'am?"

"Yes, please."

She led me to a room and told me that the doctor would be in to talk to me about my boyfriend and my daughters.

I thanked her then sat on the bed.

-------------a few hours later-----------

It's been 4 hours and the doctor has not came to talk to me yet.

Finally I hear a knock at the door.

"Come in" I say.

"Hello I'm Dr. Sharp and I presume that you are Miss. Lawrence?"

"Yes I am."

"Well I would like to inform you that Jess is fine. We cleaned up her cuts and she is awake. She will be able to go home this afternoon."

"Thank you."

"As for Hannah, she got out of surgery about two hours ago and she is awake now also. She will be able to leave tomorrow."

"Thank you very much...what about Josh?"

"Well...we don't know yet. He is still in surgery. His procedure is very long and tricky to do. The bullet is lodged in a very strange position in his back. When shot, the bullet flew through his arm and into his back."

"Oh ok. May I see my daughters?"

"Yes. They were placed in the same room, so that it would be more convenient for you to visit. They are in room 131."

"Thank you very much Dr. Sharp"

I ran up the stairs and down three hallways to get to room 131. I walked in and Jess & Hannah were laying in bed watching tv.

"Mommy!" Hannah screamed.

"Mom!!" Jess screamed.

"Girls!" I said as I ran to hug Jess and then Hannah.

"Where is daddy?" Hannah asked after awhile.

"Well..." I didn't know how to tell her.

"I'll tell you later." I finally said.

"Okay?" Jess said.

"What happened to us??" Hannah asked.

She is seriously adorable, even though she is 15 years old. She is the youngest and she loves to act like it.

"James came and did something to knock you both unconscious. Your dad and I heard a scream so we ran down stairs. Your dad confronted James, then James pulled out a gun. I ran upstairs and called the police. When I came back downstairs, James..." I couldn't say the rest.

"James what?" Jess asked worriedly.

"James...shot...him..." I said.

Jess and Hannah stayed silent for awhile until Hannah spoke up.

"What else happened after that?" She asked.

"James threw plates and bowls at all three of you. He was screaming for me and saying that I took everything he loved away from him when we got divorced." I was holding back tears.

"It's not your fault that this happened" Jess spoke confidently.

"Yeah...I mean, he's just a plain nutcase. It's his loss, not ours." Hannah said.

"So where is Josh?" Jess said.

Jess doesn't call Josh dad. She said that she will when we get married, but not until then.

"He is still in surgery for the bullet wound." I said quietly.

Hannah started to cry and Jess sat there in shock.

There was a knock at the door and Dr. Sharp came in.

"Miss. Lawrence, may I talk to you in the hall?"

"Yes"

We walked out in the hall and closed the door.

"Mr. Hutcherson is out of surgery. The surgery was a success! He will be able to go home tomorrow, but he will need to rest for a few months."

"Thank you so much!"

"Would you like us to bring him into this room as well?"

"Yes, please"

"Okay. Once he wakes up, we will bring him into the room."

I went back in and told the girls the news. They were very excited.

We decided to watch Mrs. Doubtfire and eat some skittles.

Halfway through the movie, they wheeled Josh into the room.

"Josh!!!!" I got up and hugged him.

"Josh, your ok!" Jess said as she got up and hugged him, too.

"Daddy!!" Hannah yelled. She could not get up because of the cast, so she couldn't hug him.

We talked and watched movies until the next day.

"Miss. Lawrence sign here and here...ok! Josh, Hannah, and Jess can go home now!" The perky nurse said to us.

"Yay!!" Hannah and Jess screamed at the same time.

We all got in the car and I drove us home.