Butterflies (A Before You Exit fanfiction)

Chapter 65

MARIA'S POV

Toby's, Connor's, and Riley's faces grew white.

I squeezed Toby tight.

Then, I snatched my phone out of my pocket and dialed Olivia's number.

"Olivia?" I asked into the phone.

"What is it? Are you okay?"

"No! Momma and Poppa are gone and there's blood on the wall!" I exclaimed.

"I'm on my way."

"Wait, how do you know where I am? I don't even know why I'm calling; you're in Orlando still!"

"No, Maria, I actually came to Myrtle Beach with you. I've been on the outskirts watching."

"What?!"

"I'm sorry. I couldn't tell you."

"Why not?!"

"Because it would ruin your vacation and make you look behind your back everywhere you go. That's why I came."

"Fine. Just get over here. Now." I said then hung up.

"Olivia is on her way." I told the rest of the group.

"How?" Toby asked, somewhere in LaLa Land.

"She came with us to Myrtle; said that she didn't want us looking behind our backs on our every move so she came."

"Whatever. That's not the problem at hand." Connor muttered.

Tears formed in Connor's, Riley's, and Toby's eyes. It completely broke my heart to see them cry. It was a very rare occasion, thank God, but it was like seeing your mother cry.

I wrapped my arms around Toby and pushed his head into my shoulder. His arms went around my and I heard and felt him crying on my shoulder.

"It'll all be alright, Toby. I promise. Everything will be okay. I'll make sure of it. I'm so sorry, Toby. We will get them back. I'm sorry." I murmured comforting words into Toby's ears while I stroked his hair.

He just cried more.

My eyes started to get wet, just hearing Toby crying on me.

"It's okay, baby." I whispered.

"What happened?" A new voice asked.

I turned my head and saw Olivia.

"We came in and they were gone. We haven't moved since." Cam explained.

Olivia was talking into her walkie-talkie thing.

Minutes later, the local police came.

"I'm Detective Olivia Benson of the Orlando Police Station. We have a kidnapping." Olivia told the cops.

"And why are you here?" one of the head cops asked rudely.

"Because I am assigned to these children's case. That is all you need to know. The rest is confidential." Olivia explained.

"Let us see your badge."

"Are you kidding?"

"It's standard protocol."

Olivia showed her badge.

Then, the cop began to dial a number on his phone.

"Hello?"

"Yes. I have Detective Olivia Benson here. She claims she's assigned to a group of eleven children's case. Is that true?"

"Okay. Well, we have a kidnapping on our hands. Joan and Mark McDonough. The kids discovered her."

"Very well. We'll send you the information."

"Goodbye."

"Okay, we need to ask some questions."  the cop said as he hung up his phone.

"Now? I think the children need to go into protective custody for the night. They've been through a lot." Olivia said.

"Fine." the cop said then walked away.

Olivia lead us to where she was staying. She claimed it was wired with protective systems and if one person touched the doorknob or windows or whatever then the alarm would go off and these red lines would appear in front of the doors and windows. If they crossed those lines, they be shocked. Literally.

Anyway, Toby, Riley, and Connor cried themselves to sleep. My heart shattered at the sorrow. This was all my fault. If only I never fell for Toby...

That's it. Maybe if I can convince Kaitlin, Kylie, and Tess to kill me instead of Momma and Poppa, they'd do a trade.

But how can I find them?

I don't think it'll be that hard. From the looks of it they're expected one of us to come to save Momma and Poppa, so it can't be that hard. I'll just go out on the street and call for her.

I somehow snuck out of the house, don't even ask how because I have no idea.

I sprinted into the street.

"KAITLIN, TESS, KYLIE, I'M HERE!" I screamed.

"Yes, you are." A voice sounded from behind me.

I swished around.

And there he was. My step-father, ajar Kaitlin, Tess, and Kylie.

"What do I have to do to get Momma and Poppa back?" I yelled.

"Give us your life, and we'll give you theirs." Kaitlin snarled.

This is exactly what I thought would happen.

I nodded and walked forward.

"Don't do it, Maria!" I heard Momma yell from behind the line of criminals standing in front of me.

"I have to do it. I love you." I said as I closed my eyes and braced myself for the bullets from Kaitlin's gun.

"You know what? We should cause her  more pain before we kill her." Kylie said.

"Great idea." my step-father smiled evilly.

"Tie her up." Kaitlin commanded Tess and Kylie.

They came over to me and tied rope around me.

"Where'd you get that?" I asked, not seeing any rope at first.

"You really don't know, do you?" they asked.

"What?" I asked.

"Oh, that we're demons, of course." Tess said and all four of them laughed.

"What a funny joke." I said, not believing it.

Then, Kylie held out her hand and fire magically appeared in the palm of her hand... and it didn't burn her or grow larger.... it just flamed, I guess.

I screamed.

I remember seeing all four of them in their true form... their demon form... their faces were... disgustingly terrifying.

They were having an evil laugh party, holding fire all over them... on their heads, their hands; they were even juggling and playing catch with the fire.

I screamed again, then passed out.

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sorry for short chapter but yay cliff hanger! well, yay for me...

anyways I'm gonna have a super busy weekend so yeah

im really awkward and don't know what to say....

ily

~Maria<3