Henry
It's been a few days since everything happened. I've been locked in an interrogation room which also happens to be my holding cell. I've answered all their questions carefully and I'm being denied food, water and a phone call. Oh and 2 guards are in my room making sure I don't slip up.
I hope Charlotte's okay. I really need to get out of here, I'm starving and I want to see Charlotte. I hope she didn't get locked up too.
"Hey scumbag, you looking a little malnourished. Maybe you'll think about this the next time you kidnap a 16-year old girl." The older guard yells at me. I just roll my eyes. I've told them repeatedly that I'm a minor myself and that her father authorized for her to live with me. I've been told they're sweeping our apartment and trying to figure out how a 21 year old was allowed into a high school. The only problem is I'm not flipping 21.
"You really like them younger girls huh?"The older guard asks.
"So wait, it does count that she's 3 months younger than me? Wait til she hears that." I smile. I might as well have fun while I'm in here.
"You keep saying that, why?" The younger one asks.
"Jimmy don't talk to him, he'll corrupt you." The older guard warns.
"So then why are you talking to him?" Jimmy questions his guard friend.
"I'm already old, ain't nothing for me. We don't need you sympathizing with these criminals, it'll screw you up if you go through this job like that." The old guy, I'm gonna call him Timmy for my sake, tries to reason.
"You guys just locked this kid up based on the claims from a woman that was clearly already spiteful and racist. Let me just talk to the kid, this doesn't feel right." Jimmy says. Timmy just shrugs and sighs.
"How old are you really?" Jimmy asks.
"I keep telling you guys I'm 16. I don't know how to prove it since I don't keep my birth certificate handy on me. Unless you guys have my wallet and have just been lying to me about it?" I inquire.
"There wasn't a wallet on you." Jimmy says then looks at Timmy who sighs and pulls a wallet out of his pocket. Jimmy's mouth drops open in shock. Timmy throws it and Jimmy catches it, opening it up and checking my driver's license to see that I am indeed 16 and not some 21 year old named Harold.
"Henry huh? Sorry kid but uh I'm letting you go." Jimmy says and then he un-cuffs me while Timmy starts to yell at him.
"Go home Henry, sorry about all this. Please don't think all cops are assholes." Jimmy says.
"Nah, it's all good. You're letting me go, thanks but what got you thinking?" I ask Jimmy. Timmy storms out of the room while I rub my wrists where the handcuffs were starting to dig in.
"Well a girl came in a few times, she actually stayed here for 4 days straight to catch a glimpse of you. I spoke to her briefly and she didn't say her relationship to you but I could tell she cared for you and not in the 'he's all I know' type of way but in the 'touch him and I'll kill you' way. Plus she came with her Dad who had no problem putting up as much a fight as she did. I just couldn't figure out why they were trying to help you if you'd allegedly broke their family apart. I did a little digging and apparently the woman who had you arrested was only listened to cause she blackmailed the Captain." Jimmy admits.
"Wow thanks dude really uh I mean Sir." I say really shocked.
Charlotte came for me? She stayed here for 4 days just to see me? I need to see her immediately.
"Well uh Jimmy, I think you can tell I have someone to go see. I'll find a way to repay you." I say to him.
"Yeah uh Kid, do me a favor and ask out that girl will you? It's evident that you guys mean something to each other."Jimmy says and I smile.
"I'll call you when I'm about to ask her." I tell him and I walk out my temporary home, a free man.
Jimmy was really nice, I've got to keep in touch with him. I'll find out his info some other day, today I need to visit a couple people.
Once outside I look around to see where I am. I notice that I'm roughly 3 blocks from my parent's house. I walk there and when I'm there I knock on the door. My mother answers.
"Just when I thought we were finally rid of you. What'd you do? Bribe yourself out of jail?" Siren asks me.
"What makes you think I was in jail?" I ask her.
"Isn't that where the cops took you?" She asks and then she slaps her forehead.
"You fucking ratted me out! Did Charlotte's mother talk to you? Do you even have any idea what I was locked up for?" I start to seethe.
"Yes, I helped her a bit. I may have lied about your age when she asked me. I figured it's best if you get locked away and rot in jail for what you did to my daughter. She doesn't even look at me anymore." Siren says and I just roll my eyes. This woman isn't worth my anger.
"Just remember I'm the one who makes the decisions when you die now move." I say and she actually looks scared for a second. She moves out of the doorway, letting me inside. I immediately run upstairs to my old bathroom and get myself together. I quickly use the bathroom and shower. I take a towel and wrap it around myself then I head to my room in the hopes that I still have clothes here. Luckily after searching I find some clothes that I never threw away just because I wanted to defy my father. I quickly run down the hall to my parent's room and enter their bathroom. I use my sperm donor's lotion and deodorant. He doesn't use either, it's just here for show. He's a dirty little bastard. As soon as I get my clothes on the door opens.
"Henry! You're out?" I hear a scream and then a body slams into me. Immediately I hug back recognizing it to be Piper. But just as soon as I hug back she's ripped off of me and slapped so hard she falls to the floor.
"What the fuck!" I shout angrily at the bitch I've called Mother. Piper just holds her cheek in shock and tears up.
"Don't touch him! He's a disgrace! He ripped this family apart! He's the reason your father left us!" Siren shouts angrily only she's got tears streaming down her face. Shes not angry, she's in pain and under stress. Usually I'd feel sad but I can't even feel the slightest bit of sympathy for her. She ruins everything she touches and she doesn't accept any responsibility. Someone like that doesn't deserve a glance from anyone else.
"You're the reason Dad left us! He couldn't take you destroying everything! You tore our family apart and blamed Henry! Dad finally woke up and couldn't take you blaming his son for doing things in this house after Henry left! You wanna talk about a disgrace? Take a look in the fucking mirror!" Piper lashes out and shoves my mother into the dresser behind her. Piper turns to me and cries into my chest. I just hug her and rub her back.
"Both of you get out of my house right now." Siren mutters.
"Gladly." I say and guide Piper to her room so she can pack.
"Pipes can you pack while I call someone? Where's your phone?" I ask her. She wipes her face and nods.
"Yeah, yeah. It's on the kitchen counter. I left it there once I heard some noise upstairs." Piper says and then goes to her room. I dial my father's phone number.
"Piper? I never thought you'd call. Listen I'm sorry but I'm not coming back to the house." My father says.
"Shut up. It's Henry, I'm taking Piper to live with me. Come take care of your wife. You married her so stick with her until you die, that was the vow , just stay committed." I say to him.
"Oh Henry, I'm sorry for everything I've ever done. If this in any way will bring us closer, I'll do it." My dad says. I smile slightly.
"Thanks." I say and then I hang up.
"Henry, I'm ready!" Piper yells and this time I dial Charlotte's number. She immediately answers.
"Piper? Is everything alright?" Charlotte asks frantically. Oh god, I missed her voice.
"Hey, it's me." I say.
"Henry, oh my gosh. I've missed you. Did anyone hurt you? I'll go fuck up any cop that did you wrong." Charlotte threatens but I chuckle.
"When can I see you? Should I come get you? I'm coming, be there in 3 minutes." Charlotte says and hangs up. It's about a 20 minute drive from this house to ours yet I have no doubt she really will be here in 3 minutes.
"We'll wait outside. Charlotte's coming. We're going home." I say to Piper as she comes downstairs. She just runs and hugs me again.
"Please don't ever leave again." She whispers. I hug her back.
"I won't Pipes." I whisper back.