Can I Have Your Attention Please

Chapter 45: I'm Home

QOC: Breakfast or supper?

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Sam's POV
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Emily smiles as Kason hands her the hamburger and fries from Wendy's and signs, "Thank you."

"You're welcome, Tiny."

I grin at their interaction tiredly, my heart warming when I hear Kason use the nickname he'd given Emily a while back. She isn't bothered by it. In fact, she seems to adore it.

Right now, I'm laying in Kason's bed sleepily while Amy stands next to me with her clipboard. Kason sits next to me, making sure I'm alright.

Amy is the social worker for Emily. She sees fit that I am a suitable legal guardian for her. And since I'm sick, I'm now ineligible to be that position for her. So now Amy has decided to let me have the privilege of negotiating alternatives for Emily, and the orphanage and Amy herself allowed her to spend time with me here — as long as she is supervised with me.

It's been a week since prom, and I've yet to hear a word from the police. They haven't contacted me, although I did give them my cell phone number.

As for Fara? Her and her family have kept in touch with me, and I've given them the best updates I can. I can only hope that the police get the arrest warrant prepared soon, otherwise I'm going to have to go to the station again.

I've told everyone what I've done. I've told Kassidy and Cameron. It came as a major shock to them after I explained everything, and it took awhile to sink in. But when it did, no one was angry or sad.

Kason just wrapped me into his arms and gave me a long ass lecture about not telling him everything as soon as I found out about it. He was worried about me. He didn't want me mixed up with his father. But it's a little too late for that. I was mixed up with him before I even knew I was. He had files on me and was going to murder me.

Anyway, I had to convince Kason not to go psycho killer on his father's ass. He wanted to get up and go slit his throat then and there. He doesn't want him living with us. And neither do I, obviously. But we have to stay quiet. The smart thing to do is take him out unexpectedly. And to do that, the police need to gather as much information and put the pieces together. I gave them the pieces, and I guess it's taking them longer to connect them all since it's such a drastic and multi-problematic case. Mr. Ryhawks will be going down for a lot.

Kassidy didn't know what to feel. She was slightly upset that I didn't tell her, but she seemed emotionless towards her father. What she was concerned about was her mother. How would she feel?

Kassidy says Lilianne loves her husband to death. It's going to break her. However, it's the right thing to do. If anything, her love should've prompted her to help him get better. He needs to have consequences, and is qualifiable for mental service.

And Cameron? He just wanted to hurt Mr. Ryhawks tremendously. Not as bad as Kason does, but he freaked out too. He's simmered down since then, but Kason hasn't. He's restless.

I want to go to the station today, but I'm so, so weak. For the past five days, I've been sleeping for at least fourteen hours a day. I'm exhausted. But I feel like I need to stay awake until Mr. Ryhawks is arrested and sealed away from Kason or Kassidy. I can't die without that closure.