"If you do something to make me mad like talk to your parents about your day today, I"ll kill your parents. If you see me or any of my men punishing someone, you walk away. Try to stop me or my men we break your legs. Try to go to the police, I will make you watch me as I slit your mother"s throat. Do something that will make me or my men mad we take something of yours.... an eye, an arm, your nails, your hair anything until I feel better." Monty said as he leaned into the kids. "Making me mad is something you don"t want to do... Disrespect me or make me upset or no gift goving will make you go on the naughty list. The third time you go on the naughty list... Well you and my people will have a meeting. Don"t worry, we"ll talk about how you can improve your att.i.tude, maybe even get you to compensate us for our time but if you still act up and go on my naughty list again.... Well you go on a very special trip where you will never see your family again... To be more accurate no one will see you again." Monty said as his face became shrouded in darkness the only thing they could see was his glowing red eyes.
The kids whimpered as they huddled together, some wet their pants others cried silently. Emmeline stared down Uncle Monty and Eve tried her best to stand tall next to her sister but her legs had turned to jelly.
Uncle Monty then brought his face back into the light. He showed them a smiling face but the kids couldn"t stop trembling. "Well that"s all! Everyone is dismissed. Please make your way back to cla.s.s"s and have a great day! Oh and remember. If you tell your parents anything about today"s special orientation I can guarentee you won"t ever see them again." Uncle Monty said sweetly as his goons stepped back into the shadows.
The kids whimpered as the nodded their heads. "Emmy less go." Eve cried as she tried to drag her sister away. Emmeline turned as she kept her hand inside her kilt pocket. The kids walked out horrified of what they learned. No one said a word as they walked back to cla.s.s.
Emmeline was very quiet for the first have of the day and Eve thought it was weird. She knew her sister better then anyone else. She wasn"t acting like herself. Then it clicked. By lunch time Eve pulled Emmeline to a corner table and whispered as the ate. "You retorded it." She asked in between bites. Emmeline looked around with her eyes then nodded her head.
Eve smiled. Her sister was so smart. She always had a pen that electronically recorded conversations. Emmeline always used it for cla.s.s just in case she missed any of the teachers words. Especially when she had to go to the bathroom. She always pulled out the pen and left it on top of her chair so she wouldn"t get caught.
Suddenly Emmeline dropped her gaze and focused on eating her lunch. "Walk away Daybe or you will get taught." Emmeline mumbled. Eve glanced beside her and caught sight of Davy Gavlin standing by their table as he looked around. "You"re Uncle Goodfellows girls?" He asked as he turned his back to them.
"So?" Eve said as she stabbed her food with her fork. "You Goodfellows are always about doing what"s right.... You should have run away, left the school but now... Listen, you"re not string enough no one is so leave it alone, don"t make trouble." Davy said.
"Don"t worry we ten tate tare of eat otter." Emmeline said just before she took another bite of her pasta. "Emmy got eddy dance so we will get Monty in jail." Eve said happily but Emmeline gave her a cold glare causing her to shrink back. "Don"t be stupid Uncle Monty makes people go away. Just leave things alone and keep your heads down." Davy said right before he walked away and sat down with his friends.
"Toward." Emmeline grummbled as she grabbed her juice. "I"m stared Emmy." Eve said as she looked at her sister. "Leaf it to me. Monty will go to jail." Emmeline said before she drank her juice. Eve nodded her head but the mistake was done. They were barely 7 years old. They were still young and couldn"t go against an adult so easily. Especially when the whole school was scared.
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"So what happened? How did that man get you?" Vasu asked as he appeared before Ariana"s eyes. "Vasu." She called out gently as she reached out to embrace him but she hesitated. Her hands trembled as they stayed suspened in the air. Vasu sighed and snuggled up to her left hand. Ariana scooped him up and brought him to her chest. "Not your fault... was just shocked. I still love you." Vasu said as he snuggled closely.
"Thank you Vasu." Ariana said as silent tears spilled from her eyes. "What happened next?" Vasu asked as he peeked up ar Ariana"s face. "Emmeline was sold out."
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It was finally the end of the day. Eve spent the afternoon fully enjoying herself while Emmeline stayed quiet and reserved. The blonde teacher stepped out into the hallway and watched the girls head out towards the main door. Eve waved goodbye to her friends happily as Emmeline dragged her away. They spotted their car and their bodyguards waiting for them. "Tom on Eevee." Emmeline said as she started to run towards the men.
Eve stumbled but was able to match her pace with Emmeline. They ran as fast as they could towards their bodyguards. "Hi!" Eve said happily as she looked up at the towering man. The man bent down slightly and lifted his shades. "Aquamarine, it"s you Miss Eve. You almost tricked me today." The man said as he stood back up and opened the car door.
"I didn"t mean too. I had a good afternoon and had to share my happiness." Eve said as she streched out her arms for a hug. The bodyguard laughed and patted Eve"s head.
"That"s good to hear but can we hug later. It"s not appropriate at school." The bodyguard said. "Otay." Eve grumbled.
With a deep laugh the bodyguard turned to Emmeline. "Miss Emmeline what about yourself." He asked as the other bodyguard moved to the driver seat. "We need to go home fast." Emmeline said as she jumped into the car.