Two Broken People

Missing

                                                                                   Tori's P.O.V.

  When I got back to the hotel, my cousins and sister were no where to be found. My anxiety was rising higher and higher as I checked the rooms they were staying in. They were all being cleaned. I frantically ran to the front desk to try and see if they all checked out without me. "Mam' has a huge family by the name of Bradshaw checked out today?", I asked the receptionist. "I believe they already checked out.", the receptionist replied. "Ok. Thank you.", I said defeated,"How long ago?" "Twenty-five minutes ago I believe.", she said. "Alright. Thank you.", I said as I tried to remain calm. My family would never just up and leave me like that. Not unless something bad happened. I tried calling my cousin and I got no response. Then I called my mother, no response. Then my sister. I still got no response. What the hell was going on? 'Elliot. Elliot would know.', I thought as I ran through the doors of the hotel and down the street to the subway. 'Unless he knew.', I stopped dead in my tracks, 'He was already crazy. He had two identities, Elliot and Mr. Robot. He was schizophrenic or had a dissociative identity disorder. At least that's what I had researched on google when trying to decide what kind of mental problem he had after our first 'date'. But what would he want with my family?' 'He wanted my dad to help them bring down E Corp. The company that he works for. Would he really go to this length to capture my family and make my dad do his bidding? No, Elliot wouldn't. But Mr. Robot would. Which meant that I wasn't safe, and I didn't know about my family. Surely Mr. Robot wouldn't hurt them. But what about the Dark Army? What lengths were they willing to go to get my dad involved?', I thought as I started walking to the subway. One thing was for certain. I was going to get my family back. 

  The only place that I thought I could go and would be safe was at Coney Island. My rapid heart rate soared as I walked down towards the entrance. What answers were I going to find about my missing family that Darleen or the others could offer me? I turned around to walk away towards the subway, when I heard a voice behind me. It was Elliot's voice. "He really likes you Tori.", I heard him say. I could tell from the confident way his voice sounded that it was really Mr. Robot who was speaking to me. I sighed, and turned to see him look over at the families with their kids walking towards the entrance to the park. "Just give it time. Love takes time.", he said, unamused or genuine,"But love is also a distraction. A distraction that we can not afford to deal with at the moment." "Where's my family?", I asked him my voice filled with rage. "We're working on that.", Mr. Robot sounded frustrated.  Like somehow deep down he really cared. "I know you have no place in this story. That you're just a regular person who doesn't know anything about computer hacking. But we need your dad. He is the only one who can get your family out of this situation.", he implored me.  "What situation are they in?", I walked closer to him getting angrier and angrier. "The Dark Army has them. We don't know where. They are willing to release them if your dad works with us to destroy Evil Corp.", he said unapologetically. "Like hell he will.", I said through my teeth as I grabbed my phone from my purse to call the cops. Mr. Robot took it out of my hand, and hung up. "What the hell!", I yelled. Then he grabbed my arm and pulled me roughly through the crowd. "I don't think you're thinking things through rationally right now. I know how mad you are that your family was taken from you but you don't understand the stakes that the Dark Army has made to get your dad involved. They'll have them killed.", he sounded frustrated with me, but the last sentence he said caused my heart to beat louder in my eardrums. 'They'll have them killed.', the sentence echoed in my mind. 

  'They'll have them killed.', I thought over and over again. I wasn't sure where we were going. I couldn't think of anything except the last sentence he said me. 'They'll have them killed.', the thought still echoed in my mind. My body felt heavy. My stomach tensed and then rolled quickly over and over. My head started spinning and spinning. I quickly shook my arm from his grasp and ran to the nearest trash can and heaved up my last meal. My long hair was pulled back for me gently. I assumed that it was Mr. Robot. I didn't think he had that in him. As I finished emptying the contents of my stomach, a few tears fell from my eyes and then I lost it and started sobbing. "Oh my God you're one of those people.", Mr. Robot said as he waited for me to straighten back up and wipe my tears. "Yes. I happen to be one of 'those' people.", I gave him a disgusted look before looking at the ground. "I suppose this isn't the right moment to say that if the Dark Army is holding your family for ransom then they have probably considered taking you as well to get a hold of your dad.",he told me being insensitive and looking away from my gaze, "So even you are not safe. Not yet. You're in this whether you want to be in this or not, kid. And there's more than one life at stake." "Why the hell should I trust you?", I said under my breath feeling fatigued after vomiting. "Because I have dealt with the Dark Army before and I know their scare tactics. And because I'm your friend, Tori. I'll do what I can to help you and your family as long as you corporate.", he answered me with no sarcasm or irony so I knew somehow he was telling me the truth. 

  "Now, lets get you something to eat. You need it. As well as a tooth brush and some toothpaste.", he said as he pulled me along with him. "I doubt I'll be eating for a while.", I said still feeling sick. "Well, you will be hungry later. Come on.", he pulled me through the busy crowd, "You still like Chinese food right? Where are you staying?" He stopped to meet my gaze,"No, I don't have a place to stay." My voice was unrecognizable as a swallowed a few tears and sobs in my throat. "You can stay with us.", Mr. Robot said making me feel revolted but grateful at the same time.