Damien's Pov
"Well-"
Beep Beep, my phone went off.
"Hello?"
"Is this Damien Black?"
"This is he."
"We're calling about the attack on Sally Black."
"What about it?" I stood up and walked away out of ear shot.
"We would like for you, the victim, and the witnesses to come to the station to answer some questions."
"Right now?"
"Yes."
"Alright."
I hung up my phone and threw it a few feet before screaming.
'You've gotta be kidding me! Sally can't go back there, she'll have an attack! What I'm I going to do….'
"Dee are you ok?" Allie asked with worry clearly written on her face.
"This is going to have to wait till next time."
"Why?"
"We need to go to the police station."
"All of us?"
"Yep."
"What about Sal? She won't make it again."
I dug my hands in my hair, "I-I don't know! Uhhggg! Stupid Carson! Stupid dad! Stupid life! Maybe Sally was right! Maybe we should just...give up…"
"Damien! No! What would Sally think if she heard this!"
"I don't know! I don't know anything anymore! All I know is that life sucks and I'm fed up with it!" I yelled before walking to grab my phone.
"Dam-"
"No. I don't want to hear it." I sighed, "Let's just go tell the others what's going on."
"Dee are you ok?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." I put a fake smile on my face, "We have to go to the police station to answer some questions."
"Wh-What!?"
"Great! This is going to take forever!"
"I'm sure it won't be that long Jake." Emily put a hand on his shoulder
"Fine let's go then."
Jake's Pov
I was waiting with Emily in one of the waiting rooms to be questioned or whatever they wanted.
"So Jake…"
"Yes?"
"I was wondering...you don't have to of course but I'm a therapist and it's clear at least to me that there's some…..issues and well again only if you want to maybe we could talk. I could set up an appointment and we could just talk. It doesn't even need to be about…..well whatever is going on….. Again only if you want to I'm not going to force you but I'm here to talk and my door is always open."
"Thanks…..is it really that obvious?"
"I mean no? But again I'm a therapist it's kinda my job to read people and try to figure out their emotions to help them."
"Ok…..can I have some time to think before getting back to you?"
"Of course. How about we get coffee tonight?" She asked with a blush.
"That sounds nice."
"Great!"
"Emily Heart."
"Oh my turn."
Emily walked away into the questioning room. 'Maybe I should talk to her. I mean it might help...…'
"Jake Prince."
I walked over and sat down in the chair across from the officer. I answered their questions then walked out to see Emily sitting there waiting.
She smiled, "Ready?"
"Yeah. Does Amy know?"
"Yep I texted her after I was done."
"Ok let's go."
"Where do you want to go?"
"Let's just go to a Tea and Coffee Cafe."
"Ok."
When we got there I ordered our drinks while Emily found a table.
I handed her, her drink and sat down, "So…"
"So?"
"How soon can I get an appointment?"
"Well Amy said Carson and Sally's trial is next week on Wednesday. I'm booked Thursday but I have an opening at one on Friday."
I nodded, "That works for me."
"Perfect." She entered it in her phone, "So Jake what do you do for work?"
"I'm an actor. Not well known yet but soon….hopefully."
"That suits you, you'll be famous one day...I know it."
"Really?"
"Yep, I mean you're dramatic, can remember songs easily, are good looking, have an amazing voice and hair, and you have that peppiness about you that most actors would kill to have."
"You know all of this how?"
"Again therapist, but also just by the way you talk and walk. That and in the car when a song came on you didn't know you focused on the words and tapped along to the rhythm to try to remember it better. Also I've heard you sing Disney when you come home from work when I'm with Amy."
"You can tell all of that just by watching my body language?"
"Yep."
"Ok. What about Jack."
"Hmmm…..Jack can be loud and annoying but he really is protective of the people he loves and is a big softie when it comes to those people. Um….Oh! He knows way more than he lets on and could make a good detective if he really wanted to. He also likes to have fun and prank people."
"Ok that is true and a detective?"
"Yes, he pays close attention to everything going on around him, he's quiet when he wants to be, and doesn't leave evidence behind but is also good at finding evidence."
"Ok….how about Maddie."
"Smart, has emotions but bottles them up so deep it seems like she's emotionless but really has mental breakdowns when she snaps. Umm...she well overworks herself and hides behind a mask. Also she doesn't have the best relationship with her parents. She wants friends but is afraid to get close to people because she doesn't want to lose them."
"Wow….really?"
"I don't know any of this for sure, it's just from observing."
"What about any of the Black siblings?"
"I-I can't answer that one…."
"Why?"
"They might not have talked to me but…..I-I just can't it's…..never mind I just can't sorry…"
I reached for her hand, "It's ok I understand....what about….Amy or Quinn."
"I can't say everything about Amy but you already know she's depressed...she takes her meds but there are days she still wears a mask mainly if you see a glassy look in her eyes or has on her onesie. She will pretend she's fine when she's not because she doesn't want people to worry about her. She also acts like a mother figure because she doesn't want to see people sad so she���ll help them in any way she can because she kn-uh has a big heart and is too good for this world! But really just need a hug or a shoulder to cry on from time to time."
"Wow…..is it that bad?"
"No well not anymore but everyone has their bad days and hers are….well different from other people without depression."
"What about Quinn?"
She sighed, "Quinn is....different….he isn't depressed but he's not 'normal.' He...oh how do I put this….he'll hide behind a mask sometimes but is still sassy and protective. He's…..confusing….he doesn't talk about how he feels unless you're Amy and he's breaking with all his walls down, which is rare. I've only seen it happen twice but he's so good at hiding his emotions behind fake ones that you think he's depressed but he's not. I…...he's confusing and I still don't understand how he feels and honestly I hate it because I can't help him if he needs it because I don't know how."
I reached across to grab her hand, "That's ok Em, it's impressive you can even figure out as much as you can just by watching people's body language."
"Thanks Jake...oh Amy wanted me to tell you that the trial is at 2:30."
"Ok."
"Oh look at the time. I'm sorry but I have a patient soon." She stood up, "This was fun. I hope we can do it again sometime. Do you need a ride or?"
"Nah I need to make a stop and I can just call Amy."
"Ok. Thank you for this Jake it was nice. Bye!"
"Bye!"