Lily's way out

Chapter 7:

A couple of weeks have past and it was quiet. My 18 birthday past as well, I got a cake and a bracelet from my parents. My brother only called, he said that he couldn't make it this year. But we would celebrate it next time he came to town.

The people that would come here and party with my mom and dad don't stop by as much as they used to. It has been some days since the last time I heard more than one. Mom and dad usually send me to my room.

Opening up the fridge made me sigh. We never had any real food in our house, only take out. But right now it was downright depressing. We had a couple of beers, some bread and in the pantry some noodles and crackers. I grabbed the noodles out of the pantry and made myself some dinner.

All of a sudden mom ran into the kitchen. "I need you to put on something nice" she said frantically. "But why mom, I have some homework to do" I said. She turned back to me and looked me straight in the eye, "Go put something nice on for our guests" with that she walked away.

Something nice, something nice. What in my closet is good enough to be something nice. I decided on a simple white dress with see through sleeves and a ruffle skirt. I loved this dress and it matched really nice with my new sneakers. I brushed my hair and put some mascara on.

My dad was waiting at the bottom of the stairs. "I want you to sit and be quiet, do you understand?" my dad stared at me. "Yes dad, I understand" I muttered. "You better", he said.

After fifteen minutes of awkward silence between the three of us, my dad got a text. He ushered my mom into the kitchen and they began quietly talking to each other. I tiptoed closer to the door, to listen to their conversation.

"Will this work Victoria? I need it, they stopped giving it to us and I just want it so bad right now. I would do anything and everything if they would just help us" My dad whispered. "Oh yes it will work Francis, do you remember the time they saw a picture of her and we had to convince them to not go and look for themselves. They will do what we want now" my mum said almost chuckling. I rushed back to the couch and sat up straight, were they talking about me?

All of a sudden this kind of thunder sound came closer and I looked up at the door. Slowly I walked over to the window and pulled the curtain to the side. All I saw where these bright lights coming closer and closer. I stepped back and ran right into mom, she looked outside and then looked at me. "Come on darling, go sit on the couch and be a good girl now", she grabbed my wrist and pulled me roughly to the couch.

I slumped down on the couch, but I could see my dad shoot me a warning look. I straightened my back as far as I could and sat up straighter and looked at the ground.

The thunder stopped suddenly and it became eerily quiet. I could hear my own heart beating against my chest. What is happening?