AhsokaWhen I wake up I find myself in a very bright room. My whole body hurts and I see that my leg is in a cast. Father has never hurt me so bad in years. I notice some male nurses in my room along with a doctor. I hear the machine beeping faster as my heart rate increases. I try to remove the IV in my arm but one of the nurses stops me. I flinch away but I can’t move far being stuck in this cast. He raises his hands up and backs away from me.“Easy there. I don’t want you to hurt yourself. You need to keep that IV in. I don’t want to frighten you but I will have to touch you if you try and take it out.” I quickly decide to leave it alone. I don’t want anyone touching me. The doctor walks in with Mary and tears sting my eyes. “We are not going to hurt you Ahsoka. Let me help you. You will not be going back to your father,” Mary informs. I begin to tremble with fear. He is going to kill someone for this. I just know it. “Do you remember what happened before you blacked out,” asks M
NicoMy heart nearly broke seeing her so frightened of me. Father said she reacted the same way to him and told me about her reaction when she was told she was coming to stay with us. It sounds as though she is deathly terrified of her father, but she wants to return to him. I don’t understand why she would want to. Sounds like the guy is a wanted murderer if he has killed before. I’ll have to see what Drew dug up. When we get to the house Ahsoka is passed out in the back seat. She looks so peaceful. I don’t know what would have happened had I and Shaun not been there, watching her. I could hear the panic in Mr. McGuire’s voice when he told me she took off as soon as the social worker spoke to her, then Shaun and I had to ask permission to break into the house as we saw her father beating the shit out of her to the point I thought he was going to kill her. Father finally agreed since children’s services had already planned to intervene. Makes me angry all over again just thinking abo
NicoMom and dad arrive and we can hear Natasha speaking so I assume Ahsoka is with her. I can’t help but smile at her as Natasha wheels her into the dining room. I can feel her nervousness. Natasha wheels her next to Nadia which makes me grumpy but at the same time I can feel how at ease Ahsoka feels around her. Nadia’s gift has come in handy in keeping Ahsoka calm.“Ahsoka dear, our cook Nancy made shrimp and grits. Nadia told her it is your favorite,” says mom. For the first time I see light in Ahsoka’s eyes as she smiles and signs ‘thank you’.“You’re welcome. As for the rest of us Nancy made meatloaf in case we don’t enjoy that particular dish.” I all of a sudden feel worry coming from her and guilt.“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to cause more work for anyone,” Ahsoka signs.“Please do not fret about it child. Nancy enjoys a challenge and she has never made that dish before.”“How long do I have to stay here,” asks Ahsoka. That question throws everyone off.“Umm…well dear. It may be
Ahsoka“Nadia, what happened,” Nico signs to his sister. He grabs my hand while trying to assess what is wrong. All Nadia does is look at her brother. Why isn’t she signing to him?“Run to the security building and tell Drew to bring his epi pen. I’ll call father.” I don’t want Nadia to leave me alone with her brother, but I can’t do anything to stop it. Tears are streaming down my cheeks as I struggle to take a breath. Nico still has his hand in mine with a look of fear on his face. For once I don’t flinch or push him away.“You are going to be okay Ahsoka. Don’t panic. You are having an allergic reaction.”“Nico here. I ran as fast as I could,” says some other man that looks a bit older than Nico. “Okay I have to stab this into your leg Ahsoka okay.” I begin to panic and back away, trying to get away from him but the other man stops me from moving away. “She’s turning blue man, do it now.” Nico stabs something into my leg and I suddenly can take a breath. The other man backs awa
Nico “It’s okay son. Give her a bit of space. She took a big leap today in trusting you. She let you not only hold her hand but she let you carry her. I saw how relaxed she was in your arms. I bet she feels the mate bond but just doesn’t know how to respond to this kind of affection.”“I’m okay dad. Ace is over the moon right now. I hope this means she’ll at least trust me a bit more. I just have to be careful with my movements. I don’t want her to think I am going to hit her.”“I linked with your mother and let her know what happened. She’s on her way home.”“She didn’t have to. Ahsoka seems….” We both snap our head up at the smell of blood. Shit. We both rush to the library and throw open the doors. I see Ahsoka flinch and drop the razor that was in her hand from being startled. I can’t understand what happened for her to feel like she needed to hurt herself. Dad calmly walks towards her and takes the razor. There are tears in her eyes and I can feel her fear.“I am going to have
NicoI know I probably shouldn’t be listening in to Ahsoka’s session but I want to know what is going on in her head. With Helen’s gift, Ahsoka will finally be able to say what she has been oppressing from herself. “Son what are you doing?”“I need to know so I can help her.”“You and I are alike more than you know.” Dad sits down next to me and listens in as well. The more I hear the more angry I become. Not at her but at her father. The way she talks about her father is like he has brainwashed her into believing it’s all her fault and that he truly loves her. As the conversation turns towards how a father should be I can feel her sorrow as she is coming to the realization of how wrong her thinking has been. Helen is pushing her to see the truth, harder than I wanted her to. Helen ends up pushing her too far to where Ahsoka storms out of the library towards the flower garden. I stand to follow her but dad stops me.“You are losing control of Ace son. Go for a run. I will follow he
Nico The first week has gone by quickly, without incident. She has warmed up to me and even sits next to me at lunch. Today is Friday and we both have mechanics together. I can’t believe how much she knows about cars. Nadia said she has shown our wolves a thing or two when repairing some of the jeeps. I am woken up music blaring. I look at my clock and find its six in the morning. We have plenty of time to get ready for school, why is anyone up this early. I head out into the hall and stop as I hear her laughter again. I peak into my sister’s bedroom and see the girls giggling as Natasha and Nadia are picking out their school outfits dancing to whatever song is on the radio. I now know why the music is so loud; it’s so my sister can feel the beat. I am not sure Ahsoka has ever been this happy before. I watch her as she tries to copy my sister’s dance moves and laughs when she messes them up. The sight of her makes me happy. I silently walk away to not disrupt her happiness and head
AhsokaI felt it again today. That spark that travels throughout my body when our skin makes contact. I just don’t know what it means. I head to the bathroom fully aware Nico is watching me as I walk away. He seems very protective of me but I don’t know why. I am not one of his sisters. But I am also aware that when he touches me I can’t help but smile and I don’t want that feeling to go away.This has been the best summer I have ever had. His family has been patient with me and I feel more comfortable around them. I wonder if all families are like this or are they like mine was? It seems I lack knowledge in how a family is suppose to be and mine and Nico’s contradict one another. It leaves me a lot to sort out.I come out of the stalls only to be startled to find a boy in the girls bathroom. I begin signing to him but he obviously doesn’t know sign language.“I’m sorry I didn’t mean to startle you. I’m Sam, wide receiver on the football team with Nico.”He has his hand out but someth