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Chapter 6 (Part 1) - Close call
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Natalie and Caitlin were still in pieces the day after, neither getting sleep that night. Natalie grabbed her tea and looked out the window as the trees calmly waved from side to side, suddenly the wind grew stronger, and that was when she saw the police car pull up. At the site of them heading for the door that Julie lived at, she rushed to get dressed.



At Julie’s place, on the other hand, Julie opened the door to see the two police officers putting fake expressions of care for her. “Can I help you?” Julie asked before the police officers walked past her and said “Yes, you can tell us where Caitlin Harrison is?” and Julie suddenly realised what was happening. They walked upstairs to find Caitlin eating her breakfast and then the police officers’ face turned from caring to smug, really smug. Caitlin turned around and they said “Ah, there you are Caitlin, you have to come with us, your dad’s missing you”



Caitlin suddenly shot up from the chair and backed away as they got closer shouting “NO, I’m never going back!” but the policewoman just said “Hey, it’s only a spatula” in which Julie and Caitlin’s faces turned confused and the policewoman said “You know that fighting over kitchen utensils isn’t a reason to run away, Cait, dear” Caitlin looked disgusted and yelled “Oh that’s what he told you isn’t it? I’m not going!”



Suddenly all everyone heard was “Have you not seen her face? Her body? She’s been beaten to a pulp and all that was her pathetic excuse for a dad” and the officers turned to see Natalie in the stairway. “And who are you?” one said.



“I am her mother and I demand that you leave her,” but the policewoman laughed and said “Her mother? Not a very good one if you’re not her legal guardian” and Natalie snapped back “Believe me, I have a backstory you don’t wanna know, so you better leave my daughter alone”. The police officers stared at Natalie and then Caitlin’s fearful face and then back to one another. “Then you’re going to have to come down to the police station because this is a serious allegation you're making”



Caitlin smiled at Natalie and she smiled back. They escorted them to the police car and took them to the police station, to make a statement. They interviewed Caitlin and she was terrified of telling the police because it would have to go to court and she’d have to face him all over again, but the risk that he could hurt her now he’s found her was far too great, so she signed the statement and walked out.



Caitlin was quiet as she walked out and Natalie kept thinking about all the years without her. They didn’t get to grow a bond and all she saw was this growing girl that was meant to be her daughter, she just didn’t know how to treat her after all this. Natalie began “I think you did the right thing, Caitlin” but Caitlin kept quiet, Natalie felt like she was trying to battle down a brick wall, she just wasn’t budging. “Talk to me, Caitlin. I know I haven’t been much of a mother to you these past few years”



Caitlin stopped walking and turned to her “You left me with him. I could’ve been killed if I hadn’t have escaped. You do realise that, don’t you?” and a tear went to Natalie’s eye, the guilt was horrendous and she couldn’t stop this feeling. “I wanted to take you with me, but you don’t know what situation I was in”. Caitlin looked straight at her and said “Well. What situation were you in?”

Natalie began her story...

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