he night wind blew ominously in the night and Jess rolled over to the other side of her bed, she woke up and her eyes started to tear as she remembered that it been a year and a half since her husband Mickey had been abducted.
“Mummy, do you know were daddy is yet?” She looked over at her door on the north side of her room at her little girl Sophie with her round face, large brown eyes, and curly brown hair. It was two in the morning, way past her bed time.
'Why aren't you asleep Soph? ”' Asked Jess somewhat upset that she was awake.
'Answer my question first. Please.'” Demanded Sophie
“No Sophie, not yet.” She sighed and felt her heart shattering into even more tiny pieces as she saw tears roll down her face.
She tried to wipe them as she climbed into the bed with her mum, almost falling off the first time, because she was so small, even for an almost six-year-old.
“Mummy, did someone really take daddy away?” Sophie asked as Jess held her closer. Jess sighed as she repeated the same thing she did every night to Sophie
“Yes, someone did. But we don't know who. ”
“But why would someone do that? Daddy was happy and-” Sophie burst into tears.
“I'm not sure sweetheart. There are all kinds of people in the world, and daddy was a very strong, intelligent person. You know, he was the head of police, and people want that kind of person to work for them. ” Said Jess, biting her lip afraid that Sophie would start crying again.
“'So, you think someone took daddy, because they wanted him to work for them? Why didn't they just ask? ” said Sophie in a confused voice.
“Well, in the world, there are two kinds of candy, hard candy, and soft candy, ok?” Sophie nodded her head slowly trying to figure out what her mom is getting at.
”But, daddy only likes the soft candy, but the hard candy want him to like them. Daddy really doesn't like the hard candy, so the hard candies are jumping into his mouth because he doesn't want to put them in by himself.'' Said Jess to Sophie.
“'Oh! So, there are soft people and hard people, and daddy only wants to work for the soft people? ” asked Sophie, proud that she figured it out.
“Yes, that’s correct honey” Replied Jess as she grimaced, remembering what happened that night: Jess closed her eyes and Mickey grinned, kissing her eyelids. It was near midnight and he turned off the lights when suddenly there was a loud, terrifying crash. Jess screamed the loudest she ever had as Mickey was pulled from her arm out of her life. She rushed outside, after checking Sophie, who was four years old then, was safe but when she got outside she was too late to save Mickey... Sun Hill had searched for a short amount of time, but they soon gave up the search, despite how much Jess pleaded with Jack to continue the search.
Suddenly her mobile rang playing the song 'Swear it again' by Westlife. And Jess looked up in surprise. She released her grip around Sophie and reached over to her phone.
“Mickey...? Is- can- is it you?! ” She said somewhat nervously, not wanting to get excited if it was someone else.
She said his name because she had programmed her phone to play “Swear it again" by Westlife whenever he rang.
“Jess, I need.... need you come to the Larkmead train station, I need....need you to pick me up.” came Mickey's frightened voice.
“It's you! It's really you! I will be there right away. You will recognize me by my pajamas and I will have Sophie with me. ” She said grabbing Sophie and went to her black Holden Ute.
“Mummy was that daddy?" Sophie asked in a shallow voice as Jess put her into her car seat.
“Yes it was darling. We found him! We are going to go and pick him up from the train station right away. ” Jess smiled to her as she fell asleep.
The car trip seemed to take ages to the train station but when she got there and Mickey ran to the car and got in.
Soon they were back home and Mickey went and picked up Sophie, Jess smiled as he placed her back into her bed but frowned when she saw that he was injured, and the guilt override her joy.
She sank to their bed, with tears in her eyes when Mickey walked in and he frowned as he pulled her into his arms.
“Hey, darling' I’m back what is wrong?” Mickey asked as she buried her face into his shoulder.
“I didn’t try hard enough to get the others to keep searching for you. If I had you would have been found sooner.” She cried, her tears streaming down her cheeks.
Mickey stopped the flow with his finger.
“Come on, let’s go to the station and let everyone know I’m alive in the morning, and then maybe you, Sophie, and I can get some KFC.” Mickey said as he hugged Jess in a big bear hug who nodded.
He smiled at Jess and they fell asleep in peace for the first time in a year. The next morning, Mickey told Sophie who cooed with delight as she thought about the idea of KFC. Jess drove towards the station when suddenly she saw a white truck heading towards them.
Her heart sank when she saw it wasn't going to stop, she looked at Mickey who was staring at it in fear when there was a loud crash.
Mickey hit his head to the gl*censored* and shattered the window and he blacked out
“... Mickey? ...Mickey? Are you awake? ” said an unfamiliar voice
“Huh...? Wha- what happened? ”
“You’re back. You’re back, where you belong. In Italy. I am the newest member of the Comentina, and my task was to get you back. You ran away. And that was a terrible mistake... ” Said the woman, in a strong but calm voice.
“Where is my family?! What did you do with Jess and Sophie? ”Roared Mickey, almost breaking the restraints.
“Oh, they are unharmed. For now... ”
“Don't touch them! I- I'll kill you! ” He screamed in terror thinking about the terrible fate that might be awaiting his family. “Don’t hurt them, please I’ll do anything, just don’t hurt them.” Mickey cried.
Meanwhile back in England Jess was awaken and screaming at the top of her voice after her Detective Inspector Neil Manson had told her that Mickey was missing.
She was in a crying mess and she was fighting to get out of the hospital bed. She tried to get up and pull out her drip, she took a swipe at Neil as he tried to stop her and then he said “If you don’t stop, I’m handing Sophie over to the Social services.”
“No please don't take Soph away from me...I'm sorry Neil. But...Mickey and Sophie are all I have. ” Jess whispered lying down again.
That night was terrible for Jess, she couldn't go to sleep, all she could think about was Mickey far away in a place, probably being tortured and he had already been through too much, especially when he had been raped.
"Mickey we miss you! How could I let you be taken away! Again!" She cried out, tears flow from her eyes as she looked at Sophie who was in a cot beside her, "Mickey, Sophie and I need you, please come back." she then looked at the shining moon in the sky.
She cried herself to sleep but she woke up in a start, her eyes wandered to the clock on the wall and it said 1.00.
Sophie was crying from her cot something awful. Jess reached over to her, lifting her into her arms.
“Sophie Shhh, Soph its okay. I have you, mummy has you.” Jess soothed her.
“I want daddy! I want…mummy I don’t feel well.” Sophie whimpered as she buried her face into Jess’ shoulder.
“Shh, it’s okay Soph. I got you my little one, I got you.” Jess said as she got a bucket for her upset daughter who threw up from being so worked up when her door opened.
She looked up to see Mickey standing there shaking and he run to her bedside. She reached up to him as he climbed into the bed and laid next to her and he said “She is coming after me…She is...”
“Mickey, calm down. Shhh….take a deep breathe and tell me what is going on?” Jess asked as she pulled him into her arms stroking his blonde hair.
“Hello Mickey and is this your sweet Jess and Sophie?” A lady walked in and Mickey’s shaking got worst.
“Yes I am and are you the person who put my husband through all this and took him away from his family for a year?!” Jess growled.
The woman smirked. “Oh did I put you through that? I’m sorry.” She laughed, “Well I’m here to bring him back to Italy.”
“I won’t let you!” Jess hissed as she pulled out her drip and walked up to the woman and punched her. “I won’t let you torture him any longer.”
While the woman was distracted Mickey hit the emergency button and nurses came running in as well as Detective Inspectors Neil Manson and Inspector Dale Smith, whom had came to check on Jess.
“Smithy, Neil. That lady there-“Mickey pointed to the woman, “Kidnapped me and *censored*aulted me every night.”
Smithy grabbed the woman and handcuffed her while saying “Malocchio Sofio, you are under arrest for kidnapping and holding someone against their own will, and causing bodily harm.”
Malocchio was put in jail for 20 years after being found guilty of kidnapping and causing bodily harm.
Jess and Mickey and Sophie’s physical injuries healed very quickly but their mental injuries are going to take a little longer
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