672I am so sorry I haven't updated in over a year and I refuse to leave this story unfinished. God life has been mental I am constantly on the road with my new job and it highly stressful. I forgot how much a relief writing this story was.
Sophia's POv
Ever since receiving that letter my mind has been going into overdrive. I have finally decided that I am going to confront her. It's been three weeks since I received the letter and only Isabelle knows about it. Now she has tried her best to convince me to tell my parents but I just can't do it. They would freak out on me and probably double my security and I will not be letting that happen absolutely no way in hell, I have just managed to get a bit of freedom.
Know my nightmares have returned a bit since I receiving the letter. But I have been thinking to myself maybe if I do go and see her while she is the one locked up maybe it will help me fully get over what was done to me as a child. Like what is the worst that can happen.
I have managed to come up with a full proof plan where I definetly won't get caught as long as everything goes alright. Now I am relying on the help of Isabelle in order for my plan to succeed. We have decided that we are going to arrange for me to go to Isabelle's house on a Saturday when the prison allows visitors. I have researched it and since I am 16 now I don't need an adult with me. What we are going to do is leave Isabelle's car parked around the corner of the her house not in her garage. We are going to leave our phones in the house so they cannot be tracked. However I don't feel to safe not having a phone so I gave Isabelle money to get us a burner phone. We are going to put all our emergency contacts on it just in case anything happens.
We have arranged for a day we're Isabelle's parents will not be in the house. The plan is for me to be dropped off at Isabelle obviously security will be outside as normal. We are gonna sneak out the back and climb over the wall again in order to get to Isabelle's car. Her car doesn't have a tracker thank god. Isabelle is going to drive me to the prison and wait outside for me and then we are gonna head home and sneak back into the house. I'm gonna say that we are studying and will not be on our phones in case anyone tries to ring us. I think it's a full proof plan as long as we don't take to long I think I will be alright.
I won't lie though I am starting to freak out a bit. I know I want to confront her and it has been something that has been on mind for ages I am just worried about the reaction I may to her. Also quite terrified about what my dad will do to me if we get caught. I can kiss my freedom good bye and expect to have a rapunzel tower built for me that I will never be able to leave. Also not to mention I would probably be watched at all times.
I am starting to feel really bad about not telling my parents and lying to them. I just know this is something they would never let me do under any circumstances. However this is something I have got to do for my own sake. I am 16 years old I should be allowed to make my own decisions now. But if I used that argument on dad I know the response I would get. "Sophia you are 16 years old you are still a child. I am your parent and I know what is best, what I say goes". Or something along those lines. I have heard those sentences a hundred times before.
Today is the day that though for our plan to take action and I am extremely stressed about it. I am currently getting ready to go down to breakfast and then I plan on leaving an hour later to got to Isabelle's I just need to try avoid my parents as much as possible because they can read me like a book and will know that something is up.
I have dad on case all week about booking an appointment with Flynn and I have been putting it off for as long as possible. Dad is mainly worried because he has noticed my nightmares have returned he has woken me up from them three times this past week. I know he is not going to let me away with it much longer but after our disagreement about him booking appointments without consulting me first I think he is actually listening to me which is quite surprising to be honest.
I put on a bit of makeup and head downstairs it is time for me to act natural. For once I actually hope that Phoebe will play up so my parents won't be able to focus on me as much.
I walk down to stairs into the kitchen and see my mom standing in the kitchen preparing breakfast.
" morning Sweetpea how are you today". She says as I walk in.
"I'm good mom." I say lying through my teeth.
"Okay darling do you want to set the table for me, we are having eggs Benedict for breakfast".
"Sure mom I'll set it now." Today is Gail's day of. I get to work setting the table and mom and I just talk about how school is going. I am trying my best just to act normal.
Soon enough dad walks in with Teddy and Phoebe. He walks over to me and plants a kiss on my forehead. " morning Sweet pea, how are you this morning." He says.
"I'm good dad." I reply giving him the same answer I gave mom. I see him study me for a a few seconds and then just nods his head and picks up Phoebe to put her in her chair at the table. Soon enough breakfast is ready and we all start eating I stay quite most of the meal only answering questions when asked.
"So Phoebe what's your plan today." Dad says.
"I'm going to Isabelle's house to study for an upcoming test." I reply looking down at my food.
"Oh yes I remember you mentioning that to me. Just so you know Phoebe Sawyer is off today so Boyle will be with you today." I start panicking internally when I hear him say this. I hate Boyle and he makes me nervous.
"Ugh dad you know how I feel about Boyle." I say.
"We have had this conversation multiple times Sophia I will not continue it again today. Boyle is your CPO today you're just going to have to deal with it." Dad says sternly. Dad knows I don't like him because he was the one that caught me the time me and Isabelle snuck out to that party.
"Fine dad." I reply.
"Good now just so you know your mother and I will be out with Teddy and Phoebe today. I expect you to be home for 6 okay." Dad says looking at me.
"Yeah sure that no bother dad." I say.
Me and Isabelle aim to be at the prison at 1 so that should be home by 6 no bother.
"I'm finished may I be excused." I say I don't want to spend any more time in the room with them in case they start asking me questions.
"Yeah sure Sweet-pea." My mom says. Dad seems to be eyeing me I get the feeling he knows something is up.
"Thanks mom." I say as I get up and walk out of the room as I'm heading up the stairs dad follows me.
"Sophia can I talk to you for a minute." He says.
"Sure dad". I say trying to act normal. He motions for me to follow him into his office. This doesn't look good for me.
"Sophia I just want to have a quick word with you about arranging a meeting with Flynn." I had the thought about going to Flynn and discussing this with him but decided that I couldn't trust him I know he has to keep everything a secret that I tell him. I just wouldn't be surprised if he would inform my dad somehow.
"Yeah dad I suppose I should arrange a meeting with him." I say trying to act relatively normal.
"Yeah I think it would be best Sophia your nightmares have seemed to return. Sawyer seems to be a bit concerned for you aswell recently. Is there something going on Sweet pea." This is my chance to tell him but I have gone too far into this plan to even consider telling him now. If I do I will never be able to confront her.
"Dad honestly I'm fine honestly." I say I knew Sawyer thought something was up he has been watching me extra closely lately.
Dad looks at me as if he doesn't believe me. "Well then Sophia I'm going to choose to take your word on this. I will talk to Flynn and arrange an appointment."
"Yeah that's not bother dad." I say.
"I love you Sweet-pea." He says.
"I love you to dad I say as I walk out of the room." God thank god he didn't start questioning me more is all I can think.
I run upstairs and get my stuff ready to go to Isabelle's. Once I have everything packed I go downstairs where I am greeted by Boyle.
"Morning Miss Grey will you be driving today." He says. I have actually thought this through and think I'm better off getting him to drive me in his car rather than him sitting in with me. Boyle refuses to follow behind and must be in the car with me. It's extremely frustrating.
"Is it okay if you drive today Boyle." I say. I think I'm better off having Boyle today especially if Sawyer has been concerned for me recently.
"No bother Miss Grey we will take the SUV." "Sounds good to me Boyle". I say following him out of the house.
My god the nerves are really starting to get to me now. The drive goes quick enough I just spend the entire journey on my phone in order to avoid conversation with him.
When we finally get to the house I thank Boyle and run into the house.
"Sophia hey your here how are you feeling." Isabelle says as I walk in.
"Isabelle I have never been so nervous in my whole entire life." I exclaim.
"I bet Sophia is we get caught we are never going to see the light of day again. Not to mention that you have to meet that horrible woman." She says.
"I know Isabelle is we get caught in dead meat. But I need to do this my dad would never understand and would never allow me to do it."
"I know Sophia that's why I'm going to help you. What are best friends for hey."
"You really are the best friend anyone could ask for". I reply while I go to hug her.
"Right we better get going the sooner we leave the sooner we can get back." Isabelle explains.
"Let's just double check that Boyle is in the car." I say. I look out of Isabelle's bedroom window and see that Boyle is sitting in the car on his phone.
"All right Isabelle I think we are good to go."
We double check we have the burner phone and car keys and some ID for me and we head out the back door. We manage to get over the wall and into the car without being seen. We head off in the down the road not passing by house and by Boyle. It is an hour drive to the Prison. We chat the whole way there about what we think is going to happen. I am just so nervous the whole time thinking about what I am about to do. I'm not sure if it's the bravest or most stupidest thing I've ever done. But hey I've gone this far no stopping now.
We finally arrive at the prison and Isabelle drops me off and goes to park the car and wait in it for me. She was smart enough to get each of us a burner phone in case something went wrong and for us to be able to find each other afterwards.
I enter the prison and it's like going through airport security but we are searched in even more detail. My shoes and pockets are all searched and I'm patted down safe to say I'll never be doing this again.
I'm in line for them to check out ID and when I approach they have to check my name on the system to see if I am on the list for her approved prisoners and to my surprise I actually was. Thank god nothing came up about me being her victim. I am literally shaking as they bring me in to the visiting area. I am so thankful that she will be behind glass it gives me a lot of comfort that she won't be able to touch me.
I am literally shaking so much and feel like I need to get sick as I see the prisoners enter. Then I see her I see Sarah. She looks like she has aged 50 years being locked up. Probably from all the drugs she had took beforehand. She sits down and smiles at me I have shiver go done the back of my spine. I can't believe I am doing this I don't think I am actually ready for this. Oh why did I not speak to my dad in the first instance he never would have allowed this to happen.
She picks up the phone on her side and I do the same. I want to world to swallow me up hole right now.
"Sophia my darling how are you I can't believe how grown up you look." She says to me trying to be nice.
"Sarah you can save it I don't want to hear it. I suppose it must be weird for you to see me grownup considering you basically wanted me dead when I was 8 years old."I say and I am quite shocked with myself I didn't think I was capable of that. When I say it she has a shocked look on her face.
" Sophia do not speak to me like that I am your mother." She says to me. This sentence really got me mad.
"I am sorry but you are nothing more than an egg donor to me I have a mother and her name is Ana Grey." I say through gritted teeth. She looks at me and I can tell she is trying to keep her cool but I see her anger boiling.
"Ana Steele is not your mother. I was the one who gave birth to you." This really enrages me more. How dare she have the cheek to say this to me.
"You may have given birth to me but you were never ever a mother to me. A mother is supposed to love their child unconditionally. They are supposed to look after them while they are sick, always have their child's best interest at heart. They are supposed to scare away their nightmares. And most importantly they do Not harm their children you did not do any of that for me. In fact you harmed me in every way possible you could You were the cause of my nightmares. You were supposed to love me and you did not Instead you were the monster in my story. I was nothing more than a pay check to you and I could never ever forgive you for what you have done to me. For the sleepless nights and the fear you have caused me. You are nothing more a money hungry drug addicted monster." I basically scream at her.
"Fair enough Sophia I wrote that letter to you because I want to get to know you again and make amends. I am your mother after-all." She says trying to remain calm but I can see that look of anger in her eyes. I have to say she is doing a good job at masking it.
"You cannot be serious I thought I told you to stop calling yourself my mother. You are not my mother in any sense of the word you are an egg donor and that's it to me."
"Well I am hoping we can move past all that and for me to have a chance at being your mother again." She says with a look on her face that I can't quite make out.
"What do you mean you want to have a chance at being my mother again".
"Well another reason I called you here today is in order to make amends yes but also to ask you to speak at my parole hearing that I am hoping to have." My body freezes I cannot believe this they cannot be thinking about letting her out again there is no way.
This cannot be happening I gather up all my strength and try to come up with a response in my head. I refuse to let her see me cry.
"You have to be out of your mind if you ever thought that I would speak on your behalf to have you released from prison. I hope you rot in here. You have already seemed to have done a good job with rotting away so far. I can't believe after all these years you have not changed one bit you are still that selfish scheming cow that I knew all those years ago. I refuse to let you have any power over me anymore. I cannot believe after all these years you are trying to use me again like you used me for your apartment and money when I was younger. Well guess what you no longer have any power over me. For god sake woman you are in here because you kidnapped me and held me for ransom not to mention the beatings you gave me before and during my kidnapping. You tried to get my dad to pay you 20 million dollars in order for me to be returned to him. You are nothing more than a crazy shrivelled up old bitch." I say my mouth basically foaming. I can believe this woman. I can see her face change to the crazy almost possessed looking face I was used to as a kid.
"You know what I wish I had beaten you more when I got the chance, I wish you were never born you ungrateful bitch. I gave you life you owe me something for that. I wish you never made it home to your dad that day when you were rescued not that I ever intended on returning you. At that point you were no used to me anymore we all would have been better of if your didn't return home that day like I had intended. you were unwanted then and you still are unwanted you ungrateful swine." She shouts through the phone. I think my body goes in to shock when I heard her say that she had basically intended to kill me when I was kidnapped. I can't think of anything else I put the phone down and I see her banging on the glass and then two guards come over and start trying to restrain her she starts spitting at the window and trying to fight back at the guards. I can read her lips saying that she wishes I was dead.
Next thing I know a guard comes over to me and starts shaking my arm.
"Miss visiting if over now due to this incident are you alright." They say looking at me concerned.
"Yes I'm fine." I lie. "I just need to get out of here."
"Okay follow us we will get you out quickly they return my burner phone to me and I exit as soon as humanly possible." I do not know how to feel right now at all. I basically just feel numb. I get outside and ring Isabelle to collect me she picks me up in a flash.
"My god Sophia I was so worried the whole time you were in there. How did it go are you alright." She asks looking at me concerned.
"I really don't know if I am alright" I say to her.
"Sophia you do look awful Pale." She says looking concerned for me. "Here I think I have a red bull there beside you drink that it should bring your blood sugar levels up. I do as she says and she says that colour is returning to my face. Once I feel like I'm not gonna pass out anymore I feel like I need to discuss what has just happened but it honestly does not feel real to me at the minute. I begin telling her the whole story of what happened and she is shocked. She is telling me that I need to tell my dad and I also feel like I need to tell him however I am just scared of the amount of trouble that I am going to be in. I feel like it will be the most trouble I have ever been in my life. We park the car in the spot it was previously parked in before we left and jump over there wall in order to get back into the house.
When we get back into the house we check our phones and that's when I know we have been caught out. It causes me even more stress. I see that I have 30 missed calls from Boyle my dad my mom and Taylor not to mention the 20 messages I also have of them asking me where I am. I am dead meat. Just as I am thinking of ringing one of them back Boyle makes himself known he must have let himself into the house. I know our security has permission from Isabelle's parents to do this. Boyle comes over and grabs my arm.
"Miss Grey your dad has ordered me to bring you straight home. I have made him aware of your return. You are seriously lucky as we were just about to call the police and report you missing. Although I did inform your parents that Isabelle's car was no where to be seen. I would start getting my story straight if I were you." He says while having a very tight grip on my arm.
"Ow Boyle you're hurting me I can make my own way to the car." I say. I can't believe this I am dead meat. I don't think my body can process any more information right now.
"Nice try Sophia but I won't be letting you out of my sight. Isabelle your parents are their way home we will be leaving now."
Boyle directs me out of the door and down the stairs not letting go of my arm while doing so. Her opens the car door and basically pushes me forward to get in. I know I am in deep trouble right now. I have never actually seen Boyle look so mad before. He slams the door after me and gets into the car himself. "I hope you have good explanation for what the two of you have just done. Where the hell were you both ye had everybody worried sick that something has happened to you. Your dad is extremely mad Miss Grey you have really done it this time." I can't take it anymore I really need to think and Boyles talking is really frustrating me right now I feel like I am going to burst.
"Boyle please just stop talking for a few minutes I beg. I know I'm in deep." Boyle looks shocked when I say this. But he shuts up I just know that he is going to inform my dad about me disrespecting him.
I have to drive home to kind of get my thoughts together and to be honest I still feel like I am in shock. As we pull up to the gates I really start panicking and I also start to feel faint.
We pull up to the house and I see Taylor there waiting great I'm really screwed. He opens the door and is giving me his famous glare. I know he is going to be furious i still don't even know how our escapade was discovered, but I have far much going on in my mind to even think about that right now.
Taylor takes a hold of my arm and leads me into the house. "Sophia i hope you have a good excuse for what you have just done." He says.
I can't even respond to him it's like my mind won't let me. We walk into my dad's office just as expected and dad turns around to look at me and I tell that he has already gone thermonuclear so I have to be very careful in what I say right now.
"Sophia Grace Grey you better have a good excuse for your little great escape. I really hope it was worth it. You will not be seeing any freedom for the foreseeable future. Now tell me where were you today and I want the truth." He says the first but in a scarily low voice and shouts the last sentence god he is really really mad right now. I don't think my body can take this right head is starting to spin and my eyesight starts going blurry next thing I know everything goes black.
Christian's POV
I had just returned home from a day trip with Ana Teddy and Phoebe when Taylor came over to inform me that Boyle cannot find Sophia and Isabelle. Apparently a delivery driver had stopped by and was knocking on the front door and ringing the door bell and there was no answer. Boyle had got suspicious and went to make sure everything was alright. We have permission from Isabelle's parents to enter the house. However the girls could not be found anywhere. He has rang Sophia's phone first to check to see if they were alright before entering the house but there had been no answer. I had also rang my daughter's phone and so had Ana and Taylor once we found out. Until we realised that it was futile as Boyle discovered her phone in Isabelle's room along with Isabelle's phone. I am honestly furious with my daughter right now. The complete disregard she has for her own safety disturbs me. Sawyer had let me know that he thought something was up with Sophia. I have been trying to talk to her but she has not engaging with me at all. So I guess it's time for bad cop to make an appearance.
But at the minute I can't even focus on all that all I think of is that my daughter has snook out she left her phone behind she is not in her car I have no way of tracking her and finding out where she is. How do I know they were not lured out of the house. Ana and I begin to start panicking and after twenty minutes we decide that it may be time to ring the Police. Boyle notices however that Isabelle's car is missing. I decide to give it half an hour before I inform the police but I have all my security out looking for them.
I start ringing some of her friends to see if they know where they went. It appears they have no idea. Then suddenly my phone rings and it's Boyle informing me that they have returned to the house and are safe. My panic subsides but then the anger kicks in I cannot believe my daughter would be so irresponsible she will not let out of anyone's sight after this escapade. They probably snuck off to meet a boy.
Ana and I start discussing how we are gonna handle this and soon enough Sophia arrives home. She is led into my office by Taylor who seems to have a hold of her arm. My anger takes a hold of me and I basically scream at her to tell me where she had been.
Then all of a sudden her face goes deathly pale and next thing you know she is falling to the floor. Taylor manages to catch her before she hits her head. I start panicking and run down to her side.
"It looks as if she has fainted." Taylor says.
"Should we bring her to the hospital." I say in a panic.
"No sir that will not be needed we will just elevate her legs and she should be awake in a few moments. She didn't hit her head or anything it's nothing to worry about." Taylor assures me and Ana who has joined me at Sophia's side.
We elevate Sophia's legs and after a minute she wakes up. Ana had run to get her something sugary to drink in order to get her sugar levels back up.
"Sophia are you alright." I say to her as I help her sit up.
"No not really dad to be honest." She says avoiding any type of eye contact. I sit beside her keeping an eye on her until it looks like she has perked up a bit. After ten minutes and all of us silent I decide it time to return to our chat.
"Right Sophia, now it's time to tell me where you and Isabelle went gallivanting off to." I say in a stern voice. She continues looking at the ground so I put my finger under her chin and lift it up so she is making eye contact with me. "I've had enough now Sophia now tell me where you were." I say in my sternest tone. I cannot wait any longer. My anger had subsided for a minute due to worrying for her but now it's starting to bubble up again. She still does not answer me.
"Sophia I mean it where on Earth were you. You had us all worried sick." I say while narrowing my eyes at her.
"I went to the prison." She mumbles and I barely catch what she said. Well I must be going crazy because there is no way I have just heard what she said.
"Excuse me." I say anger starting to boil over.
"I went to the prison." She says louder.
"What in the world were you doing at the prison." I can't help but shout.
"I visited Sarah okay dad there you have it." Myself, Ana and Taylor all audibly gasp. There is no way in hell she has said she visited that psychopath who haunts her nightmares.
"You did what." Ana shouts. I think this is one of the only times I have been at a loss for words.
"Right I want the story from the very beginning young lady." Ana says sternly taking the lead while I gather my thoughts.
"It all started when I received a letter a few weeks back. Someone had handed it to me at school. It was from Sarah saying she was sorry and was wanting to see me in person to apologise. I had been wanting to confront her for a while. So after some thought I decided that it was something that I had to do and I knew that you would never in million years allow me to do it." She says as she's starts crying. I cannot believe her right now.
"Damn right I wouldn't have let you do it. You must be out of your mind Sophia. Why would you go see that absolute psychopath. Not to mention the fact that you had no security with you. You do realise that woman is there for kidnapping you right. How could you be so stupid." I scream at her. I see Sophia starting to get a bit defensive.
"Dad it was something I needed to do for myself and I took precautions to avoid any disasters happening. Look I needed answers and she was the only person that could answer my questions." I start going thermonuclear I cannot believe her right now. I can feel myself about to blow but I need to hear about what happened so I try to control my anger.
"Right I want to know everything from start to finish." I say as calmly as I can.
"Dad I really don't want to talk about this now." She says very quietly looking at the floor again. Well that's done it that's made all my anger boil over.
"You don't want to talk about this right now. Well I would rather my teenage daughter not scheme behind my back. I would like my daughter to not run away from security and I would also prefer it if my daughter did not sneak of to a prison to talk to her psychopath kidnapper that has haunted her dreams for basically her whole life. So i guess we all don't get what we want." I scream at her. Ana comes over to me to calm me down.
"Right this is not a good time to discuss this right now Sophia go up to your room and we will talk to you when we have Calmed down. And when we are ready to talk you better be ready aswell. I mean it, I want to know everything that happened. Now upstairs right now." Ana says her in the sternest voice I have ever heard her use.
Sophia gets up and scarpers out of the room. I am so thankful to my wife right now. That was probably the best point of call before me and Sophia started to go at it. I am concerned about what that bitch has said to my daughter and I am worried for her own mental health after meeting that monster. But at the minute I am unable to get through my anger and it would make the situation worse.
"Thanks Ana". I whisper to my wife.
"Taylor send a CPO up to Sophia's room I want them stationed outside her room to make sure she doesn't leave it." I bark at Taylor.
"Yes sir no bother." He says as he leaves the room.
Once he leave me and Ana start discussing what we have just heard and come up with a game plan on how we are going to get Sophia to open up to us about what happened. Ana points out to me how traumatised she must be right now after going through all that and warns me to be patient with her. She tells me I need to keep my anger under control and that I can be mad at her all I like after we make sure she is okay. After a half an hour of discussing our game plan and me calming down we decide to head up to my daughter's room.
Sophia's POV
I make my way up to my room and close my door. I can't believe my parents found out now I know I was going to have to tell them eventually but the fact that discovered that i was missing is definetly not going to help my case. I am going to be grounded for forever I can say goodbye to any personal life for the next few months I would say. I cannot believe this is happening.
I go to my bathroom and basically just break down. I need to try to come to terms with what that woman said to me. I know she never loved me that much was obvious but to say that she had intended for me to die was a shock although deep down I knew that was the truth.
The question is do I regret what I did and the answer is no I don't I needed to do this.
I needed to confront her and take back control. She has not changed at all and I'm okay with that. I don't need her anyways I never needed her.
However I do feel really guilty for how I went about it. I know that I had to do it in secrecy however I do feel bad for not telling my parents. I know they just want to protect and I love them for that but this was something I needed to do. I'm just going to have to take the consequences for my actions and I am okay with that.
Suddenly I hear a knock on my bathroom door. "Sophia come out of there please it is time for us to carry on our conversation." I hear my dad say calmly enough well more calm than I would have expected from him. I open the door and dad takes one look at me and engulfs me in hug.
"It's okay Sophia I'm here." He says he picks me up and brings me to my bed and sits me down on it. Mom starts stroking my hair like she usually does "Alright Sophia are you ready to talk."
"Yes dad I'm ready to talk about it, first of I want to say that I'm really sorry for worrying you guys I didn't mean for that to happen. I swear that I was going to tell you what I had done when I got home. But as always you seemed to be one step ahead of me."
"Well I appreciate your apology but that isn't always good enough Sophia. I want to know exactly why you thought this would be a good idea."
"I won't lie dad this has been on my mind for years I have always wanted to confront that monster of a woman, it's always been something I have yearned to do. It was like I was taking back the power of my own life. I hope you can understand why I didn't tell you daddy, I know you would have never allowed it not in a million years." I say getting teary eyed.
"Yes you are damn right there Sophia I would never have allowed this to happen, I wouldn't have allowed it for your own sake because I don't think it was a very good idea and I don't understand how it could benefit you talking to a mad woman."
"I know that dad but the thing is I don't regret talking confronting her. Well I kind of don't, it felt good getting to say everything I wanted to say now some of the words I had used would have seen me end up in the corner when I was younger but it felt good to get it out." I say looking into my dad's eyes.
"Sophia is you had discussed how your were feeling we may have come up with an alternative plan to you going to visit her in prison. You could have wrote her a letter that stated everything that you wanted to say. I definitely do not approve of my 16 year old daughter going into a prison to confront her abuser and kidnapper. Now you may say that you needed to but I'm your father and I make decisions based on your best interest and this was definetly not in your best interest young lady. Now In regard to the language don't think that you won't see yourself ending up in the corner again. You're not too old for it you know. Maybe it's something I should look at bringing back for you." He says all to seriously.
"Now dad no need for that." I say getting panicked how embarrassing would it be to be sent to the corner at 16 years old.
"Hmm I guess we will see. Now Sophia you need to tell me what did this woman say to you."
As soon as dad starts asking this question I start breaking down again. "Daddy she said that's he wished that she had killed me and that she never intended returning me to you alive." I say through my tears.
"Oh my Sweetpea listen what she says doesn't matter you did make it out of there and you grew up to be an amazing young lady and if she can't see that well then that's unfortunate for her. Did she say anything else."
"Yes she said that she was going to have a parole hearing and that the reason she got in contact with me daddy she wanted me to say good things about her so she would be released can you believe it Daddy." When I'm upset I slip into calling my dad, daddy all over again just like when I was little.
However my dad's eyes go dark when he hears me mention a parole hearing.
"What do you mean when you say she has mentioned a parole hearing." He says in a very serious tone.
"She said that she hopes to have a parole hearing and that she wanted me to talk in her behalf at it."
"Well I will be putting an end to any of those thoughts right away. Sophia I promise you that will not be happening okay." He says looking directly into my eyes.
"Okay dad I say. I knew going into that she hadn't changed daddy out knowing that she did all this just to use me again really hurts. Now I am glad I got to say what I wanted to say to her, I think it's a bit of relief that she hasn't changed and that she is still that Monster that I remember."
"It's okay sweet pea don't worry she can't hurt you anymore." My mom says engulfing me in a hug.
"Now Sophia I get that today was a very mentally challenging day for you. However me and your mother are not impressed with your actions. You broke multiple rules, you lied to us, you went behind our backs, you snuck away from security just to name a few. I won't lie Sophia I am extremely mad about all these things I just wanted to make sure you were alright first. How are you feeling now."
"I am feeling a lot better about it now dad, now I do feel really guilty about not telling you and mom and going behind your backs but I needed to do this dad please understand this." I plead with him.
"Sophia I can understand you wanting to confront her but you have to understand that you went about things in a very sneaky and disobedient way. You should have talked to me about this and we could have discussed other options for you to confront her. Now I do admit these options would not include a face to face meeting with her but that decision would have been made in your best interest. Also Sophia you should have told us about the letter that you received. That is highly suspicious how did you know that it might not be a trap."
"I considered that dad but I decided not to go the week she wanted me to go, so at least she didn't know id be coming."
"Still not to smart Sophia Grace, I have been asking you for weeks now if your okay and you have said you are. How can you expect us to trust you if you lying to us Sophia. It is not a good trait and this is the end of it now, capisce."
"Yes dad again I am sorry." I say looking down at my feet dad puts his finger under my chin to raise it so that I am making eye contact.
"I hate to say it Sophia but you will be sorry. Starting now it will be just school and home for the next month. You can say goodbye to cheerleading although summer holidays are coming up in three weeks time so that won't be too much of a big deal. There will be no screens at all your phone will be set that you only have access to our numbers and security's number okay." I can't believe dad is saying this and mom is just nodding her head agreeing with dad.
"Okay dad I understand." I say.
"Thats not all Sophia, now your bedroom door will remain open at all times during this time until we can trust you again, okay."
"What dad you can't be serious." I say outraged.
"Oh but I am Sophia your actions and poor decision making has consequences." He says sternly.
"There will also be a CPO assigned to outside your room during this time. I am also making appointments for you to see Flynn twice a week. Now I know that you have been mad at me in the past for making appointments for you without discussing it. But with everything that has gone on I think it will be needed."
"I understand daddy but is there any way I don't need to have a CPO assigned to outside my door come on dad I already have to keep my door open surely that's overkill, I will have absolutely no privacy whatsoever." I say pleading with him.
"For now my decision stands however in a week we can discuss it further. You will be allowed to continue your volunteerism at the hospital but that will be the only exception. Now I already have your phone I want you laptop and iPad. You can have your laptop for homework and that's it."
"Also Sophia there will be no car." Mom says looking at me sternly.
"I am very disappointed with your behaviour Sophia. Just know that we love you so much and you scared the daylights out of us today. If anything happened to you I don't know what I would do, you and your siblings and your mother are my whole world if anything happened to you I don't know what I would do. You have been through enough, let's not go on tormenting yourself."
I just burst out into tears. " I'm sorry mum and dad I really really am. I never meant to scare you like that and I know I should have told you, I just felt like it was something that I needed to do. I did feel really bad about sneaking around and not being honest with you." I say through my tears and dad hits holds me.
"I know you're sorry Sophia but just remember you do not have the best track record in confiding in us your problems. I am afraid my sweet girl that until you start confiding in us I won't be able to let loose of the reigns okay".
"I know dad and I'm so sorry."
"Look it's done now and I'm not happy about it but we have to move on from this. I also hope this will help you move on from all this Sarah stuff although it might take a while. I will be sleeping in here tonight because I think you will need me close by."
"Thank you daddy I didn't want to ask you. Yes I definetly believe that I can move forward with my life knowing I confronted her and knowing that she hasn't changed, it's weird but it gives me comfort."
"That's good to know Sweetpea now you have had a long old day why don't you get ready for bed, I think you need an early one tonight." Mom says getting up from the bed .
"Mom,dad I really do love ye I hope ye know that and I really am so sorry."
"We know Sweetpea and we love you more." Dad says as he and mom both kiss my forehead.
"Now off with you and get in the shower you need to remove the jail from you. I'll be back in a bit." Dad says.
"Okay dad." I say and head for my wardrobe to get my things together.
My punishment is extreme but I can't say it's not deserved.
Christians POV
Im glad to have that over and done with i think I handled it very well considering my anger earlier but at least my baby girl is okay. Ana was very pleased with how I handled it, when I see my babygirl that upset I can't help but soften juts a bit. Now I need to go to Taylor and get him to follow up with this ridiculous idea of a parole hearing. She is not getting out no way. I also need to try and get the cctv footage of this meeting. I also think i might increase her security. I will discuss this all with Ana further though m. I'm just glad my little girl is safe and sound and that's all that matters. Hopefully she can put that dreadful woman behind her, however I foresee multiple nights of nightmares ahead of her. I may have to put the monitor back in her room. But with the help of Flynn she will get over it.
Please review I will be finishing this story up soon enough I'm afraid.
I am so sorry I haven't updated in over a year and I refuse to leave this story unfinished. God life has been mental I am constantly on the road with my new job and it highly stressful. I forgot how much a relief writing this story was.
Sophia's POv
Ever since receiving that letter my mind has been going into overdrive. I have finally decided that I am going to confront her. It's been three weeks since I received the letter and only Isabelle knows about it. Now she has tried her best to convince me to tell my parents but I just can't do it. They would freak out on me and probably double my security and I will not be letting that happen absolutely no way in hell, I have just managed to get a bit of freedom.
Know my nightmares have returned a bit since I receiving the letter. But I have been thinking to myself maybe if I do go and see her while she is the one locked up maybe it will help me fully get over what was done to me as a child. Like what is the worst that can happen.
I have managed to come up with a full proof plan where I definetly won't get caught as long as everything goes alright. Now I am relying on the help of Isabelle in order for my plan to succeed. We have decided that we are going to arrange for me to go to Isabelle's house on a Saturday when the prison allows visitors. I have researched it and since I am 16 now I don't need an adult with me. What we are going to do is leave Isabelle's car parked around the corner of the her house not in her garage. We are going to leave our phones in the house so they cannot be tracked. However I don't feel to safe not having a phone so I gave Isabelle money to get us a burner phone. We are going to put all our emergency contacts on it just in case anything happens.
We have arranged for a day we're Isabelle's parents will not be in the house. The plan is for me to be dropped off at Isabelle obviously security will be outside as normal. We are gonna sneak out the back and climb over the wall again in order to get to Isabelle's car. Her car doesn't have a tracker thank god. Isabelle is going to drive me to the prison and wait outside for me and then we are gonna head home and sneak back into the house. I'm gonna say that we are studying and will not be on our phones in case anyone tries to ring us. I think it's a full proof plan as long as we don't take to long I think I will be alright.
I won't lie though I am starting to freak out a bit. I know I want to confront her and it has been something that has been on mind for ages I am just worried about the reaction I may to her. Also quite terrified about what my dad will do to me if we get caught. I can kiss my freedom good bye and expect to have a rapunzel tower built for me that I will never be able to leave. Also not to mention I would probably be watched at all times.
I am starting to feel really bad about not telling my parents and lying to them. I just know this is something they would never let me do under any circumstances. However this is something I have got to do for my own sake. I am 16 years old I should be allowed to make my own decisions now. But if I used that argument on dad I know the response I would get. "Sophia you are 16 years old you are still a child. I am your parent and I know what is best, what I say goes". Or something along those lines. I have heard those sentences a hundred times before.
Today is the day that though for our plan to take action and I am extremely stressed about it. I am currently getting ready to go down to breakfast and then I plan on leaving an hour later to got to Isabelle's I just need to try avoid my parents as much as possible because they can read me like a book and will know that something is up.
I have dad on case all week about booking an appointment with Flynn and I have been putting it off for as long as possible. Dad is mainly worried because he has noticed my nightmares have returned he has woken me up from them three times this past week. I know he is not going to let me away with it much longer but after our disagreement about him booking appointments without consulting me first I think he is actually listening to me which is quite surprising to be honest.
I put on a bit of makeup and head downstairs it is time for me to act natural. For once I actually hope that Phoebe will play up so my parents won't be able to focus on me as much.
I walk down to stairs into the kitchen and see my mom standing in the kitchen preparing breakfast.
" morning Sweetpea how are you today". She says as I walk in.
"I'm good mom." I say lying through my teeth.
"Okay darling do you want to set the table for me, we are having eggs Benedict for breakfast".
"Sure mom I'll set it now." Today is Gail's day of. I get to work setting the table and mom and I just talk about how school is going. I am trying my best just to act normal.
Soon enough dad walks in with Teddy and Phoebe. He walks over to me and plants a kiss on my forehead. " morning Sweet pea, how are you this morning." He says.
"I'm good dad." I reply giving him the same answer I gave mom. I see him study me for a a few seconds and then just nods his head and picks up Phoebe to put her in her chair at the table. Soon enough breakfast is ready and we all start eating I stay quite most of the meal only answering questions when asked.
"So Phoebe what's your plan today." Dad says.
"I'm going to Isabelle's house to study for an upcoming test." I reply looking down at my food.
"Oh yes I remember you mentioning that to me. Just so you know Phoebe Sawyer is off today so Boyle will be with you today." I start panicking internally when I hear him say this. I hate Boyle and he makes me nervous.
"Ugh dad you know how I feel about Boyle." I say.
"We have had this conversation multiple times Sophia I will not continue it again today. Boyle is your CPO today you're just going to have to deal with it." Dad says sternly. Dad knows I don't like him because he was the one that caught me the time me and Isabelle snuck out to that party.
"Fine dad." I reply.
"Good now just so you know your mother and I will be out with Teddy and Phoebe today. I expect you to be home for 6 okay." Dad says looking at me.
"Yeah sure that no bother dad." I say.
Me and Isabelle aim to be at the prison at 1 so that should be home by 6 no bother.
"I'm finished may I be excused." I say I don't want to spend any more time in the room with them in case they start asking me questions.
"Yeah sure Sweet-pea." My mom says. Dad seems to be eyeing me I get the feeling he knows something is up.
"Thanks mom." I say as I get up and walk out of the room as I'm heading up the stairs dad follows me.
"Sophia can I talk to you for a minute." He says.
"Sure dad". I say trying to act normal. He motions for me to follow him into his office. This doesn't look good for me.
"Sophia I just want to have a quick word with you about arranging a meeting with Flynn." I had the thought about going to Flynn and discussing this with him but decided that I couldn't trust him I know he has to keep everything a secret that I tell him. I just wouldn't be surprised if he would inform my dad somehow.
"Yeah dad I suppose I should arrange a meeting with him." I say trying to act relatively normal.
"Yeah I think it would be best Sophia your nightmares have seemed to return. Sawyer seems to be a bit concerned for you aswell recently. Is there something going on Sweet pea." This is my chance to tell him but I have gone too far into this plan to even consider telling him now. If I do I will never be able to confront her.
"Dad honestly I'm fine honestly." I say I knew Sawyer thought something was up he has been watching me extra closely lately.
Dad looks at me as if he doesn't believe me. "Well then Sophia I'm going to choose to take your word on this. I will talk to Flynn and arrange an appointment."
"Yeah that's not bother dad." I say.
"I love you Sweet-pea." He says.
"I love you to dad I say as I walk out of the room." God thank god he didn't start questioning me more is all I can think.
I run upstairs and get my stuff ready to go to Isabelle's. Once I have everything packed I go downstairs where I am greeted by Boyle.
"Morning Miss Grey will you be driving today." He says. I have actually thought this through and think I'm better off getting him to drive me in his car rather than him sitting in with me. Boyle refuses to follow behind and must be in the car with me. It's extremely frustrating.
"Is it okay if you drive today Boyle." I say. I think I'm better off having Boyle today especially if Sawyer has been concerned for me recently.
"No bother Miss Grey we will take the SUV." "Sounds good to me Boyle". I say following him out of the house.
My god the nerves are really starting to get to me now. The drive goes quick enough I just spend the entire journey on my phone in order to avoid conversation with him.
When we finally get to the house I thank Boyle and run into the house.
"Sophia hey your here how are you feeling." Isabelle says as I walk in.
"Isabelle I have never been so nervous in my whole entire life." I exclaim.
"I bet Sophia is we get caught we are never going to see the light of day again. Not to mention that you have to meet that horrible woman." She says.
"I know Isabelle is we get caught in dead meat. But I need to do this my dad would never understand and would never allow me to do it."
"I know Sophia that's why I'm going to help you. What are best friends for hey."
"You really are the best friend anyone could ask for". I reply while I go to hug her.
"Right we better get going the sooner we leave the sooner we can get back." Isabelle explains.
"Let's just double check that Boyle is in the car." I say. I look out of Isabelle's bedroom window and see that Boyle is sitting in the car on his phone.
"All right Isabelle I think we are good to go."
We double check we have the burner phone and car keys and some ID for me and we head out the back door. We manage to get over the wall and into the car without being seen. We head off in the down the road not passing by house and by Boyle. It is an hour drive to the Prison. We chat the whole way there about what we think is going to happen. I am just so nervous the whole time thinking about what I am about to do. I'm not sure if it's the bravest or most stupidest thing I've ever done. But hey I've gone this far no stopping now.
We finally arrive at the prison and Isabelle drops me off and goes to park the car and wait in it for me. She was smart enough to get each of us a burner phone in case something went wrong and for us to be able to find each other afterwards.
I enter the prison and it's like going through airport security but we are searched in even more detail. My shoes and pockets are all searched and I'm patted down safe to say I'll never be doing this again.
I'm in line for them to check out ID and when I approach they have to check my name on the system to see if I am on the list for her approved prisoners and to my surprise I actually was. Thank god nothing came up about me being her victim. I am literally shaking as they bring me in to the visiting area. I am so thankful that she will be behind glass it gives me a lot of comfort that she won't be able to touch me.
I am literally shaking so much and feel like I need to get sick as I see the prisoners enter. Then I see her I see Sarah. She looks like she has aged 50 years being locked up. Probably from all the drugs she had took beforehand. She sits down and smiles at me I have shiver go done the back of my spine. I can't believe I am doing this I don't think I am actually ready for this. Oh why did I not speak to my dad in the first instance he never would have allowed this to happen.
She picks up the phone on her side and I do the same. I want to world to swallow me up hole right now.
"Sophia my darling how are you I can't believe how grown up you look." She says to me trying to be nice.
"Sarah you can save it I don't want to hear it. I suppose it must be weird for you to see me grownup considering you basically wanted me dead when I was 8 years old."I say and I am quite shocked with myself I didn't think I was capable of that. When I say it she has a shocked look on her face.
" Sophia do not speak to me like that I am your mother." She says to me. This sentence really got me mad.
"I am sorry but you are nothing more than an egg donor to me I have a mother and her name is Ana Grey." I say through gritted teeth. She looks at me and I can tell she is trying to keep her cool but I see her anger boiling.
"Ana Steele is not your mother. I was the one who gave birth to you." This really enrages me more. How dare she have the cheek to say this to me.
"You may have given birth to me but you were never ever a mother to me. A mother is supposed to love their child unconditionally. They are supposed to look after them while they are sick, always have their child's best interest at heart. They are supposed to scare away their nightmares. And most importantly they do Not harm their children you did not do any of that for me. In fact you harmed me in every way possible you could You were the cause of my nightmares. You were supposed to love me and you did not Instead you were the monster in my story. I was nothing more than a pay check to you and I could never ever forgive you for what you have done to me. For the sleepless nights and the fear you have caused me. You are nothing more a money hungry drug addicted monster." I basically scream at her.
"Fair enough Sophia I wrote that letter to you because I want to get to know you again and make amends. I am your mother after-all." She says trying to remain calm but I can see that look of anger in her eyes. I have to say she is doing a good job at masking it.
"You cannot be serious I thought I told you to stop calling yourself my mother. You are not my mother in any sense of the word you are an egg donor and that's it to me."
"Well I am hoping we can move past all that and for me to have a chance at being your mother again." She says with a look on her face that I can't quite make out.
"What do you mean you want to have a chance at being my mother again".
"Well another reason I called you here today is in order to make amends yes but also to ask you to speak at my parole hearing that I am hoping to have." My body freezes I cannot believe this they cannot be thinking about letting her out again there is no way.
This cannot be happening I gather up all my strength and try to come up with a response in my head. I refuse to let her see me cry.
"You have to be out of your mind if you ever thought that I would speak on your behalf to have you released from prison. I hope you rot in here. You have already seemed to have done a good job with rotting away so far. I can't believe after all these years you have not changed one bit you are still that selfish scheming cow that I knew all those years ago. I refuse to let you have any power over me anymore. I cannot believe after all these years you are trying to use me again like you used me for your apartment and money when I was younger. Well guess what you no longer have any power over me. For god sake woman you are in here because you kidnapped me and held me for ransom not to mention the beatings you gave me before and during my kidnapping. You tried to get my dad to pay you 20 million dollars in order for me to be returned to him. You are nothing more than a crazy shrivelled up old bitch." I say my mouth basically foaming. I can believe this woman. I can see her face change to the crazy almost possessed looking face I was used to as a kid.
"You know what I wish I had beaten you more when I got the chance, I wish you were never born you ungrateful bitch. I gave you life you owe me something for that. I wish you never made it home to your dad that day when you were rescued not that I ever intended on returning you. At that point you were no used to me anymore we all would have been better of if your didn't return home that day like I had intended. you were unwanted then and you still are unwanted you ungrateful swine." She shouts through the phone. I think my body goes in to shock when I heard her say that she had basically intended to kill me when I was kidnapped. I can't think of anything else I put the phone down and I see her banging on the glass and then two guards come over and start trying to restrain her she starts spitting at the window and trying to fight back at the guards. I can read her lips saying that she wishes I was dead.
Next thing I know a guard comes over to me and starts shaking my arm.
"Miss visiting if over now due to this incident are you alright." They say looking at me concerned.
"Yes I'm fine." I lie. "I just need to get out of here."
"Okay follow us we will get you out quickly they return my burner phone to me and I exit as soon as humanly possible." I do not know how to feel right now at all. I basically just feel numb. I get outside and ring Isabelle to collect me she picks me up in a flash.
"My god Sophia I was so worried the whole time you were in there. How did it go are you alright." She asks looking at me concerned.
"I really don't know if I am alright" I say to her.
"Sophia you do look awful Pale." She says looking concerned for me. "Here I think I have a red bull there beside you drink that it should bring your blood sugar levels up. I do as she says and she says that colour is returning to my face. Once I feel like I'm not gonna pass out anymore I feel like I need to discuss what has just happened but it honestly does not feel real to me at the minute. I begin telling her the whole story of what happened and she is shocked. She is telling me that I need to tell my dad and I also feel like I need to tell him however I am just scared of the amount of trouble that I am going to be in. I feel like it will be the most trouble I have ever been in my life. We park the car in the spot it was previously parked in before we left and jump over there wall in order to get back into the house.
When we get back into the house we check our phones and that's when I know we have been caught out. It causes me even more stress. I see that I have 30 missed calls from Boyle my dad my mom and Taylor not to mention the 20 messages I also have of them asking me where I am. I am dead meat. Just as I am thinking of ringing one of them back Boyle makes himself known he must have let himself into the house. I know our security has permission from Isabelle's parents to do this. Boyle comes over and grabs my arm.
"Miss Grey your dad has ordered me to bring you straight home. I have made him aware of your return. You are seriously lucky as we were just about to call the police and report you missing. Although I did inform your parents that Isabelle's car was no where to be seen. I would start getting my story straight if I were you." He says while having a very tight grip on my arm.
"Ow Boyle you're hurting me I can make my own way to the car." I say. I can't believe this I am dead meat. I don't think my body can process any more information right now.
"Nice try Sophia but I won't be letting you out of my sight. Isabelle your parents are their way home we will be leaving now."
Boyle directs me out of the door and down the stairs not letting go of my arm while doing so. Her opens the car door and basically pushes me forward to get in. I know I am in deep trouble right now. I have never actually seen Boyle look so mad before. He slams the door after me and gets into the car himself. "I hope you have good explanation for what the two of you have just done. Where the hell were you both ye had everybody worried sick that something has happened to you. Your dad is extremely mad Miss Grey you have really done it this time." I can't take it anymore I really need to think and Boyles talking is really frustrating me right now I feel like I am going to burst.
"Boyle please just stop talking for a few minutes I beg. I know I'm in deep." Boyle looks shocked when I say this. But he shuts up I just know that he is going to inform my dad about me disrespecting him.
I have to drive home to kind of get my thoughts together and to be honest I still feel like I am in shock. As we pull up to the gates I really start panicking and I also start to feel faint.
We pull up to the house and I see Taylor there waiting great I'm really screwed. He opens the door and is giving me his famous glare. I know he is going to be furious i still don't even know how our escapade was discovered, but I have far much going on in my mind to even think about that right now.
Taylor takes a hold of my arm and leads me into the house. "Sophia i hope you have a good excuse for what you have just done." He says.
I can't even respond to him it's like my mind won't let me. We walk into my dad's office just as expected and dad turns around to look at me and I tell that he has already gone thermonuclear so I have to be very careful in what I say right now.
"Sophia Grace Grey you better have a good excuse for your little great escape. I really hope it was worth it. You will not be seeing any freedom for the foreseeable future. Now tell me where were you today and I want the truth." He says the first but in a scarily low voice and shouts the last sentence god he is really really mad right now. I don't think my body can take this right head is starting to spin and my eyesight starts going blurry next thing I know everything goes black.
Christian's POV
I had just returned home from a day trip with Ana Teddy and Phoebe when Taylor came over to inform me that Boyle cannot find Sophia and Isabelle. Apparently a delivery driver had stopped by and was knocking on the front door and ringing the door bell and there was no answer. Boyle had got suspicious and went to make sure everything was alright. We have permission from Isabelle's parents to enter the house. However the girls could not be found anywhere. He has rang Sophia's phone first to check to see if they were alright before entering the house but there had been no answer. I had also rang my daughter's phone and so had Ana and Taylor once we found out. Until we realised that it was futile as Boyle discovered her phone in Isabelle's room along with Isabelle's phone. I am honestly furious with my daughter right now. The complete disregard she has for her own safety disturbs me. Sawyer had let me know that he thought something was up with Sophia. I have been trying to talk to her but she has not engaging with me at all. So I guess it's time for bad cop to make an appearance.
But at the minute I can't even focus on all that all I think of is that my daughter has snook out she left her phone behind she is not in her car I have no way of tracking her and finding out where she is. How do I know they were not lured out of the house. Ana and I begin to start panicking and after twenty minutes we decide that it may be time to ring the Police. Boyle notices however that Isabelle's car is missing. I decide to give it half an hour before I inform the police but I have all my security out looking for them.
I start ringing some of her friends to see if they know where they went. It appears they have no idea. Then suddenly my phone rings and it's Boyle informing me that they have returned to the house and are safe. My panic subsides but then the anger kicks in I cannot believe my daughter would be so irresponsible she will not let out of anyone's sight after this escapade. They probably snuck off to meet a boy.
Ana and I start discussing how we are gonna handle this and soon enough Sophia arrives home. She is led into my office by Taylor who seems to have a hold of her arm. My anger takes a hold of me and I basically scream at her to tell me where she had been.
Then all of a sudden her face goes deathly pale and next thing you know she is falling to the floor. Taylor manages to catch her before she hits her head. I start panicking and run down to her side.
"It looks as if she has fainted." Taylor says.
"Should we bring her to the hospital." I say in a panic.
"No sir that will not be needed we will just elevate her legs and she should be awake in a few moments. She didn't hit her head or anything it's nothing to worry about." Taylor assures me and Ana who has joined me at Sophia's side.
We elevate Sophia's legs and after a minute she wakes up. Ana had run to get her something sugary to drink in order to get her sugar levels back up.
"Sophia are you alright." I say to her as I help her sit up.
"No not really dad to be honest." She says avoiding any type of eye contact. I sit beside her keeping an eye on her until it looks like she has perked up a bit. After ten minutes and all of us silent I decide it time to return to our chat.
"Right Sophia, now it's time to tell me where you and Isabelle went gallivanting off to." I say in a stern voice. She continues looking at the ground so I put my finger under her chin and lift it up so she is making eye contact with me. "I've had enough now Sophia now tell me where you were." I say in my sternest tone. I cannot wait any longer. My anger had subsided for a minute due to worrying for her but now it's starting to bubble up again. She still does not answer me.
"Sophia I mean it where on Earth were you. You had us all worried sick." I say while narrowing my eyes at her.
"I went to the prison." She mumbles and I barely catch what she said. Well I must be going crazy because there is no way I have just heard what she said.
"Excuse me." I say anger starting to boil over.
"I went to the prison." She says louder.
"What in the world were you doing at the prison." I can't help but shout.
"I visited Sarah okay dad there you have it." Myself, Ana and Taylor all audibly gasp. There is no way in hell she has said she visited that psychopath who haunts her nightmares.
"You did what." Ana shouts. I think this is one of the only times I have been at a loss for words.
"Right I want the story from the very beginning young lady." Ana says sternly taking the lead while I gather my thoughts.
"It all started when I received a letter a few weeks back. Someone had handed it to me at school. It was from Sarah saying she was sorry and was wanting to see me in person to apologise. I had been wanting to confront her for a while. So after some thought I decided that it was something that I had to do and I knew that you would never in million years allow me to do it." She says as she's starts crying. I cannot believe her right now.
"Damn right I wouldn't have let you do it. You must be out of your mind Sophia. Why would you go see that absolute psychopath. Not to mention the fact that you had no security with you. You do realise that woman is there for kidnapping you right. How could you be so stupid." I scream at her. I see Sophia starting to get a bit defensive.
"Dad it was something I needed to do for myself and I took precautions to avoid any disasters happening. Look I needed answers and she was the only person that could answer my questions." I start going thermonuclear I cannot believe her right now. I can feel myself about to blow but I need to hear about what happened so I try to control my anger.
"Right I want to know everything from start to finish." I say as calmly as I can.
"Dad I really don't want to talk about this now." She says very quietly looking at the floor again. Well that's done it that's made all my anger boil over.
"You don't want to talk about this right now. Well I would rather my teenage daughter not scheme behind my back. I would like my daughter to not run away from security and I would also prefer it if my daughter did not sneak of to a prison to talk to her psychopath kidnapper that has haunted her dreams for basically her whole life. So i guess we all don't get what we want." I scream at her. Ana comes over to me to calm me down.
"Right this is not a good time to discuss this right now Sophia go up to your room and we will talk to you when we have Calmed down. And when we are ready to talk you better be ready aswell. I mean it, I want to know everything that happened. Now upstairs right now." Ana says her in the sternest voice I have ever heard her use.
Sophia gets up and scarpers out of the room. I am so thankful to my wife right now. That was probably the best point of call before me and Sophia started to go at it. I am concerned about what that bitch has said to my daughter and I am worried for her own mental health after meeting that monster. But at the minute I am unable to get through my anger and it would make the situation worse.
"Thanks Ana". I whisper to my wife.
"Taylor send a CPO up to Sophia's room I want them stationed outside her room to make sure she doesn't leave it." I bark at Taylor.
"Yes sir no bother." He says as he leaves the room.
Once he leave me and Ana start discussing what we have just heard and come up with a game plan on how we are going to get Sophia to open up to us about what happened. Ana points out to me how traumatised she must be right now after going through all that and warns me to be patient with her. She tells me I need to keep my anger under control and that I can be mad at her all I like after we make sure she is okay. After a half an hour of discussing our game plan and me calming down we decide to head up to my daughter's room.
Sophia's POV
I make my way up to my room and close my door. I can't believe my parents found out now I know I was going to have to tell them eventually but the fact that discovered that i was missing is definetly not going to help my case. I am going to be grounded for forever I can say goodbye to any personal life for the next few months I would say. I cannot believe this is happening.
I go to my bathroom and basically just break down. I need to try to come to terms with what that woman said to me. I know she never loved me that much was obvious but to say that she had intended for me to die was a shock although deep down I knew that was the truth.
The question is do I regret what I did and the answer is no I don't I needed to do this.
I needed to confront her and take back control. She has not changed at all and I'm okay with that. I don't need her anyways I never needed her.
However I do feel really guilty for how I went about it. I know that I had to do it in secrecy however I do feel bad for not telling my parents. I know they just want to protect and I love them for that but this was something I needed to do. I'm just going to have to take the consequences for my actions and I am okay with that.
Suddenly I hear a knock on my bathroom door. "Sophia come out of there please it is time for us to carry on our conversation." I hear my dad say calmly enough well more calm than I would have expected from him. I open the door and dad takes one look at me and engulfs me in hug.
"It's okay Sophia I'm here." He says he picks me up and brings me to my bed and sits me down on it. Mom starts stroking my hair like she usually does "Alright Sophia are you ready to talk."
"Yes dad I'm ready to talk about it, first of I want to say that I'm really sorry for worrying you guys I didn't mean for that to happen. I swear that I was going to tell you what I had done when I got home. But as always you seemed to be one step ahead of me."
"Well I appreciate your apology but that isn't always good enough Sophia. I want to know exactly why you thought this would be a good idea."
"I won't lie dad this has been on my mind for years I have always wanted to confront that monster of a woman, it's always been something I have yearned to do. It was like I was taking back the power of my own life. I hope you can understand why I didn't tell you daddy, I know you would have never allowed it not in a million years." I say getting teary eyed.
"Yes you are damn right there Sophia I would never have allowed this to happen, I wouldn't have allowed it for your own sake because I don't think it was a very good idea and I don't understand how it could benefit you talking to a mad woman."
"I know that dad but the thing is I don't regret talking confronting her. Well I kind of don't, it felt good getting to say everything I wanted to say now some of the words I had used would have seen me end up in the corner when I was younger but it felt good to get it out." I say looking into my dad's eyes.
"Sophia is you had discussed how your were feeling we may have come up with an alternative plan to you going to visit her in prison. You could have wrote her a letter that stated everything that you wanted to say. I definitely do not approve of my 16 year old daughter going into a prison to confront her abuser and kidnapper. Now you may say that you needed to but I'm your father and I make decisions based on your best interest and this was definetly not in your best interest young lady. Now In regard to the language don't think that you won't see yourself ending up in the corner again. You're not too old for it you know. Maybe it's something I should look at bringing back for you." He says all to seriously.
"Now dad no need for that." I say getting panicked how embarrassing would it be to be sent to the corner at 16 years old.
"Hmm I guess we will see. Now Sophia you need to tell me what did this woman say to you."
As soon as dad starts asking this question I start breaking down again. "Daddy she said that's he wished that she had killed me and that she never intended returning me to you alive." I say through my tears.
"Oh my Sweetpea listen what she says doesn't matter you did make it out of there and you grew up to be an amazing young lady and if she can't see that well then that's unfortunate for her. Did she say anything else."
"Yes she said that she was going to have a parole hearing and that the reason she got in contact with me daddy she wanted me to say good things about her so she would be released can you believe it Daddy." When I'm upset I slip into calling my dad, daddy all over again just like when I was little.
However my dad's eyes go dark when he hears me mention a parole hearing.
"What do you mean when you say she has mentioned a parole hearing." He says in a very serious tone.
"She said that she hopes to have a parole hearing and that she wanted me to talk in her behalf at it."
"Well I will be putting an end to any of those thoughts right away. Sophia I promise you that will not be happening okay." He says looking directly into my eyes.
"Okay dad I say. I knew going into that she hadn't changed daddy out knowing that she did all this just to use me again really hurts. Now I am glad I got to say what I wanted to say to her, I think it's a bit of relief that she hasn't changed and that she is still that Monster that I remember."
"It's okay sweet pea don't worry she can't hurt you anymore." My mom says engulfing me in a hug.
"Now Sophia I get that today was a very mentally challenging day for you. However me and your mother are not impressed with your actions. You broke multiple rules, you lied to us, you went behind our backs, you snuck away from security just to name a few. I won't lie Sophia I am extremely mad about all these things I just wanted to make sure you were alright first. How are you feeling now."
"I am feeling a lot better about it now dad, now I do feel really guilty about not telling you and mom and going behind your backs but I needed to do this dad please understand this." I plead with him.
"Sophia I can understand you wanting to confront her but you have to understand that you went about things in a very sneaky and disobedient way. You should have talked to me about this and we could have discussed other options for you to confront her. Now I do admit these options would not include a face to face meeting with her but that decision would have been made in your best interest. Also Sophia you should have told us about the letter that you received. That is highly suspicious how did you know that it might not be a trap."
"I considered that dad but I decided not to go the week she wanted me to go, so at least she didn't know id be coming."
"Still not to smart Sophia Grace, I have been asking you for weeks now if your okay and you have said you are. How can you expect us to trust you if you lying to us Sophia. It is not a good trait and this is the end of it now, capisce."
"Yes dad again I am sorry." I say looking down at my feet dad puts his finger under my chin to raise it so that I am making eye contact.
"I hate to say it Sophia but you will be sorry. Starting now it will be just school and home for the next month. You can say goodbye to cheerleading although summer holidays are coming up in three weeks time so that won't be too much of a big deal. There will be no screens at all your phone will be set that you only have access to our numbers and security's number okay." I can't believe dad is saying this and mom is just nodding her head agreeing with dad.
"Okay dad I understand." I say.
"Thats not all Sophia, now your bedroom door will remain open at all times during this time until we can trust you again, okay."
"What dad you can't be serious." I say outraged.
"Oh but I am Sophia your actions and poor decision making has consequences." He says sternly.
"There will also be a CPO assigned to outside your room during this time. I am also making appointments for you to see Flynn twice a week. Now I know that you have been mad at me in the past for making appointments for you without discussing it. But with everything that has gone on I think it will be needed."
"I understand daddy but is there any way I don't need to have a CPO assigned to outside my door come on dad I already have to keep my door open surely that's overkill, I will have absolutely no privacy whatsoever." I say pleading with him.
"For now my decision stands however in a week we can discuss it further. You will be allowed to continue your volunteerism at the hospital but that will be the only exception. Now I already have your phone I want you laptop and iPad. You can have your laptop for homework and that's it."
"Also Sophia there will be no car." Mom says looking at me sternly.
"I am very disappointed with your behaviour Sophia. Just know that we love you so much and you scared the daylights out of us today. If anything happened to you I don't know what I would do, you and your siblings and your mother are my whole world if anything happened to you I don't know what I would do. You have been through enough, let's not go on tormenting yourself."
I just burst out into tears. " I'm sorry mum and dad I really really am. I never meant to scare you like that and I know I should have told you, I just felt like it was something that I needed to do. I did feel really bad about sneaking around and not being honest with you." I say through my tears and dad hits holds me.
"I know you're sorry Sophia but just remember you do not have the best track record in confiding in us your problems. I am afraid my sweet girl that until you start confiding in us I won't be able to let loose of the reigns okay".
"I know dad and I'm so sorry."
"Look it's done now and I'm not happy about it but we have to move on from this. I also hope this will help you move on from all this Sarah stuff although it might take a while. I will be sleeping in here tonight because I think you will need me close by."
"Thank you daddy I didn't want to ask you. Yes I definetly believe that I can move forward with my life knowing I confronted her and knowing that she hasn't changed, it's weird but it gives me comfort."
"That's good to know Sweetpea now you have had a long old day why don't you get ready for bed, I think you need an early one tonight." Mom says getting up from the bed .
"Mom,dad I really do love ye I hope ye know that and I really am so sorry."
"We know Sweetpea and we love you more." Dad says as he and mom both kiss my forehead.
"Now off with you and get in the shower you need to remove the jail from you. I'll be back in a bit." Dad says.
"Okay dad." I say and head for my wardrobe to get my things together.
My punishment is extreme but I can't say it's not deserved.
Christians POV
Im glad to have that over and done with i think I handled it very well considering my anger earlier but at least my baby girl is okay. Ana was very pleased with how I handled it, when I see my babygirl that upset I can't help but soften juts a bit. Now I need to go to Taylor and get him to follow up with this ridiculous idea of a parole hearing. She is not getting out no way. I also need to try and get the cctv footage of this meeting. I also think i might increase her security. I will discuss this all with Ana further though m. I'm just glad my little girl is safe and sound and that's all that matters. Hopefully she can put that dreadful woman behind her, however I foresee multiple nights of nightmares ahead of her. I may have to put the monitor back in her room. But with the help of Flynn she will get over it.
Please review I will be finishing this story up soon enough I'm afraid.