[ Sinking ] || A Colby Brock Fanfiction

Chapter 16

Note: This fanfiction does not follow the timeline of the TFIL videos or the videos from the channels from the mentioned YouTubers. In this fanfiction, they already live in that big mansion as roommates.

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Colby

"...her injuries are severe and she's in a rough shape. She will be waking up in a few hours." The doctor that looked after Francine informed us after an hour or more of waiting.

Sam and Elton came about 30 minutes after Francine was taken to the emergency room to be treated, Officer Logan arrived roughly about 10 minutes after they did. Sam and Elton were still wearing formal clothing as I was while Officer Logan was comfortable in his shirt and jeans.

All three were worried about Francine. Sam and Elton had no idea why I was in the hospital until they arrived and learned about Francine's state. They kept asking me what happened but I knew that it was not my story to tell so I didn't tell them anything. Officer Logan was different, though. He knew what had happened but he didn't know how bad it was. 

"May I ask something?" The doctor inquired. "How exactly did Miss Francine get... injured? Some of the marks on her skin were hand prints of at least two different people. Also, her body is filled with old scars and I'm worried since there were no medical records about those." Her concern about the reason behind France's injuries were prominent in her tone. Sam and Elton looked at me, expecting me to answer since I was the one with her but I kept my mouth shut and turned to Officer Logan. I didn't want to say too much so he would have to answer things that concerned about her past. 

Officer Logan glanced at the three of us for a brief moment before answering her, "Claire, about that, I'm going to need to talk to you about Francine in private." Doctor Claire slowly nodded. Officer Logan turned to me and said, "Colby, right?"

"Yeah."

"I'm going to need you with the things I told you to get." He instructed. "Also, it would be best if your friends would go home. It's already late." He turned to Sam and Elton who looked a bit conflicted about leaving. "You can come back when you're well rested. I'm going to need Colby for a while."

Sam and Elton hesitated but they eventually agreed after realizing that they were both tired from the events that happened. I was pretty tired myself but I was still wide awake because of what I had witness just a while ago. With a promise to some and check up on me and France tomorrow, they left. I grabbed the box I found from my car and Doctor Claire led us to her office to discus private matters with regards to Francine's state.

-Video Report (12-Aug-2009)-

"My name is Francince Lockhart, the daughter of  John and Cassidy Lockhart. I'm currently 12 years old. Today, mom and dad came home angry after loosing a big client. I thought that by hiding in my room and pretending to study, they would spare me from their anger but I was wrong when they came into my room and started blaming me. They said that I wasn't being good enough so they lost their client... they punished me and left me with bruises and a broken wrist."

-Video Report (05-Jan-2010)-

*sob*

"I'm tired..."

*sniff*

"Mom and dad... they threw another party last night... I had to dress up and act like how they wanted me to... I met a girl around my age and she said she wanted to be my friend... just like the others before her. Behind the girl was her mother who was trying to coax me to be friends with her child. I didn't want another beating so I wore a smile and agreed... I acted as if I liked her and when I left to go to the bathroom, I heard the girl's parents saying that my friendship with their daughter will surely get them some leverage over their other competitors as they would be having my family behind them."

*sob*

"When will I have a true friend? Someone who I can trust and someone who will not come close to me because of my parents?"

-Video Report (22-April-2013)-

"It hurts..."

*sob*

"This hurts too much!"

*cries*

"Yesterday was my birthday and they threw a party for me just like the previous years... I thought it was going to be the same like the other years but when they dragged me in front of their business partner who was with his 21-year-old son, I knew something was wrong... The man's son was polite and gentle at first, but when our parents left us, he dragged me to a dark hallway and started... touching me."

*sob*

"I screamed and slapped him. I told him that he was a scum."

*sob*

"He slapped me much harder than I did to him and started beating me up and calling me names. When he was done, he went to find our parents and told them that I seduced him and when he said no, I slapped him. Mom and dad were furious. They ended the party as soon as they saw me crying on the ground and dragged me to an empty warehouse that they owned."

*sob*

*slowly raises shirt to reveal an angry red marking on skin*

"They burned me when I tried to tell them the truth!"

Doctor Claire and I sat in our chairs while staring at the frozen image in front of us in shock. The hard drive contained videos of Francine showing the wounds that she had gained on a certain day. She explained how she got them and the reason behind them in detail to the point that I almost slammed the laptop shut. The very first videos showed Francine at a very young age, Officer Logan that she was around 10 at that time.

It was horrible.

"Claire, I need a medical report for her state tonight. What happened tonight was just too much. If this continues even more, she's not just going to lose her mind..." Officer Logan said, hinting that something worse could happen to her if they did not do this now. "Colby, we'll be taking your statement for what you witnessed tonight as well as the video you took."

I nodded. 

He then sighed tiredly and leaned back on his chair. "It's going to take a bit of time, but after this, Francine will finally be free from her so-called parents." He said with dedication.

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Helloooooooooo!~ Sorry for the long wait! I had to do my research on how domestic violence works in Los Angeles to be a bit realistic... I hope I was close enough xD

Thanks for reading and for the support!~

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