Chapter 12-2
Room For All
Part 3
To optimize the space in my room and accommodate an extra person, my adoptive Dad had us boys transfer the couch from my room to the living room. Similar to our parents, they didn't feel it was fair that our guests who were parents didn't have a room of their own. As a result, they made the selfless decision to give up their bedroom for Paul, Jeanie's, and their family. Even Tony and Jenny, as well as Dave and Jody, would be sleeping on the floor. Mom and Dad would be sharing a bed with Mr. and Mrs. Vincent, and her two boys and my three adoptive brothers would all be sleeping on the floor. In order to accommodate families with small children, such as my brothers Jason and Jonathon, he assigned each family their own room. Any remaining items that didn't fit were placed in the living rooms of each house. However, I'm excited to share that all my friends will be staying in my room.
The house was filled, with Dad instructing those who were sleeping in the living room to store their belongings temporarily in corners. The reason for doing this was to establish a clear and safe pathway throughout the house, which would prevent any potential accidents or stumbling, such as tripping over objects or even their shoes. Once the table that was placed outside near the pool was no longer in use, he graciously moved it to the Kitchen, dining room, and living room, allowing us all to gather and dine together. The ovens and stoves in each of the cabins were busy as they prepared dinner for all of us. Pizza would have been easier, but I had a feeling if Dad or Stringham called in an order for all of us, the poor pizza workers would have a heart attack and think it was a prank call.
I waited until everyone had settled in and returned here at the main house before I reintroduced everyone, mostly letting my friends introduce themselves to each other as they set up for the big sleepover. Grandma greeted them as if they were just part of the family yet when they left, she whispered. "I have to say I like them better with their clothes on then off, but then again. I am not a nudist. I also think your mermaids are very, very pretty. I could only imagine the difficulty you had when meeting them the first time. And I really like your nudist boyfriend Dillon."
My mother and everyone else played it cool as they each hugged them and kiss on the cheek. Jeanie said to Paul. "Don't even think about it, Paul. You can look but cannot, and repeat cannot touch. If you do, you'll be going out that front door and never be coming back."
Paul growled. "I wasn't thinking about it, and if I was. I am a guy. I like looking at beautiful women, more so naked women."
Jeanie's said. "Yeah, right? Is that why you didn't bring a bathing suit? Not to worry Paul; I thought you might forget, so I packed one for you. The only sex you are going to get here is from me and no one else. Do I make myself clear? Or you will be going home alone? Because I intend to stay where I can keep an eye on you every minute." Paul mumbled something under his breath and took a seat as he waited for the big meeting to begin.
Once everyone was here, it was my mother's turn and everyone else to find out what the hell was going on. Dad invited Bishop Sakes and Bishop Earl because technically they were still our Bishops. Even though we didn't invite Paul to join us, we had to accept the fact that he too had signed a confidential agreement stating there would be no secrets in our group. Dad had everyone meet in the Vincent's master bedroom and had me help bring chairs from the kitchen to accommodate everyone. Grandma also took a seat, even though she knew everything — well, mostly everything. She wanted to be there more so she could see the reaction as everyone found out what we had been up to.
I cringed when she took a seat, and I whispered that Dad and Stringham wouldn't be using the PG-13-rated version. She nodded and waved it away. I said even the one from last Sunday at the black mass. She still waved it away. I shrugged my shoulders, considering her to be forewarned.
Dad motioned me and Eli up and the girls. So, I could reintroduce them to everyone; telling them to hold their questions until the end, not that they would listen. Grandma nudged my mother, telling her that this would be a heart-stopper. My mother crossed her arms and stared at me. She was already angry about how things ended on the phone the other day and now she was even angrier because she was behind on the news, and had just learned I had gotten a girl pregnant.
I started out by introducing my friends. Everyone gasped the moment I introduced Eli as my husband. My mother said. "Please tell me, I heard that wrong?"
I shook my head and said. "Sorry but no, he is and will be my husband we have already been married … we all have by the Satanic Church last Tuesday night … and tomorrow we are going to do it civilly so the whole state of Utah can see it, and once again in the Satanic Church here."
Paul asked what was on everyone's minds if this was legal. Stringham said. "Yes, the laws state that a boy or girl can be married at sixteen if their parents or guardians give their permission. Eric is sixteen and almost seventeen shy of a few months. Eli too is sixteen and so are the girls. All their parents have given their permission to do so, mostly? Which you will see in the videos you are about to watch. Warning: The following videos contain content unsuitable for sensitive viewers. The violence is actual; the rituals they are performing are real. I have edited the unimportant parts for a more private screening for obvious reason because it needs to be addressed in a more discreet matter."
Dad and Mr. Vincent stood up and addressed the room. Mr. Vincent then said. "Many of you by now have heard what was going on in Highland regarding Crawford and the people he represents. We at first thought it was just one man pulling the strings and using him as some sort of puppet. Yet it wasn't until most recently that we found that he wasn't alone, and the problem was way bigger than just vandalizing our homes, and terrorizing us and the neighborhood.
"So, I will start by first apologizing because I feel it was my fault for letting it happen; thinking a woman we had trusted for many years betrayed us and had her own personal agenda. Her name is Gloria West … Hanks' ex-wife; he would have been here today, but right now he is hunting down some information which will be disclosed later.
"His two girls and his boys are here, and so is his new wife. They are sharing Stringham's small cabin because Dr. Sars and his wife are working on a special project which we will also discuss at a later time. For the time being, this meeting is to bring you all up to date, and on what we have discovered and what we are doing that requires all this secrecy, and so forth. It will become clear once you view the tapes we are about to watch. I suggest you keep an open mind and note when these recordings were made. We were unable to do anything about it. We were as much as a prisoner as they were.
"If wasn't for certain people like Hank and Stringham and the people in this room. This could have turned out differently … and none of us would be here. Instead, we would be dead. I mean that literally, in fact, at this very moment there is a price on our heads; it doesn't matter where we go. They could hunt us down and kill us. So here we are, hiding in plain sight. We have changed our names and our looks, we have given out false information, everything we have done is to prevent them from finding us, and the people we love.
It may have started with Crawford, but like I said he is not the only one in charge. He is a member of a powerful group of individuals who are responsible for orchestrating and plotting a hostile takeover in numerous cities, towns, neighborhoods, and States across the United States. There are others who are joining us in our efforts to stop them, so we are not alone in this. We are only but a small handful, doing an impossible job. We have been asked to serve our country because of the resources we have at our disposal. We came involved because of Crawford and Gloria West. We could not walk away; we couldn't say let someone else do it. Let some other families like ours risk their lives. Let someone else suffer for things we could have to do to prevent this.
"Each day that this Satanic occult is live is another day that someone is being raped, being murdered, and sacrificed. The United States Government is calling it the satanic panic… is labeled SRA (Satanic Ritual Abuse). The Satanic Church has existed peaceable for years until now and remained underground for centuries. They had done away with sacrificing people of all ages; they have done away with committing crimes of rape and kidnapping people off the streets and their homes and follow the law that we are all governed under.
However, there have been individuals within the church who have departed and establish their own congregation, intending to return to the church's original principles and practices. These are the people we are after; these are the people we are helping for those that want out, those that haven't committed crimes so badly they needed to be put in prison. The people doing these crimes have become so powerful that they have escaped punishment like our man Crawford, a man they call their prophet, or megastar. He is one what they call the holy ten and so far untouchable… for now.
"We will go more into the logistics of the church another time for those that would like a little more detail and would like to help, in some form. We are not asking for money unless you are in a position like Stringham and myself. Like I have said we are not alone. We have several financial backers. We have the government lending a hand. Either people that are trained in the areas we need, like our man Tony and his soon to be wife Jenny and their team. We have the resources and contacts, but we could always use more. Now once again I do apologize and If we would have known or the Rothwells would have known that my housekeeper was a part of this group of crazies. I would have or we wouldn't have let her near our children or in our homes. The images are graphic, and the violence is real, but it shows what they are capable of doing."
Dad said as he remained standing; "over the years we had been taught and teach our children responsibility and trust to follow orders without questioning our motives. Each of my older children had been tested to see if they can and if they can't. We give them things they can handle until they can and help them, so next time we test them they will be ready to pass our test.
Gloria stood out to be the ideal candidate for the position because of her impartiality and fairness during the maturity test, which we conducted during our time in the nudist colonies. While we, the parents and our families, observe through a live feed, she would take charge and oversee the tests. With today's technology, we can now record our tests, and we can use cameras almost anywhere without a lot of equipment and wires and use them as surveillance. Each of our children is given a series of tests to prove their worth knowing, using what they have learned over the years. Like what their strong points are and how far they can go before they break, but only to the point that it doesn't endanger them.
"Once they have passed the test, they get a reward depending on what they want most, within reason or wish to have. When individuals are given greater responsibilities, it is because they are confident in their ability to handle them. If they cannot pass a test, the testing will be promptly discontinued. The amount they are rewarded with is based on their performance in the tests, resulting in them receiving a smaller sum than what they initially requested. We made our first mistake by not allowing ourselves, as Shawn's parents, to remain neutral and administering the test to him. Our second mistake was trusting Gloria. We gave them a chance to do it again until they passed all of them.
"Yet that wasn't our only mistake, which we now know that it started was when we let their grandfather back in our lives and returned to the nudist colony where he sexually abused Shawn and Arthur and several other boys before he was caught red-handed by me and Mr. Rockwater and Mr. Vincent."
Dad quickly went over what happened that we now know regarding the deaths of the other boys that had been tested by Gloria during their Shaming Ritual after they had been retested to see if they could be trusted, and not become abusers like Dad's grandfather. How they thought they had taken their own lives when she murdered them by poisoning them, making it look like an overdose, or hanging them or some other form that caused their death.
By the time they found out Gloria was gone, they were lucky to be able to save only a couple of boys like Dillon from being killed because they had been closely monitoring them. It was only until recently that they had gotten proof that Gloria was involved.
Dad played her confession on tape for them to watch before putting in one of my tests. Mom and Grandma had seen both of them. Gloria told them everything that she had been trained to be a killer for the Satanic Church and was in line to become High Priestess, once she had killed me and the Rothwells and the Vincent's, that she would be wedded to Crawford, and this was to be her test to him and their true and only god Lucifer and his almighty angel and savior Mormo. For me, it was my first time seeing the confession. Grandma and my mother knew I had been poisoned, but this was the first for everyone else, except the Cranny's. I had no doubt my mother told them everything.
Today they were watching the video that had every single detail. Except for the parts where he said I had been forced to have sex with her many times during the testing. Told me that if I didn't, she'd kill me, and if I didn't prove to her that I wasn't gay. If they wanted to see it, Dad and I would be willing to make the video available. Paul asked if he could get a copy of it. Causing Jeanie to look at Paul and say. "Shut the hell up, Paul! You can't be quiet then get the hell out! Nobody wants to see them having sex with someone like that!"
Paul snarled. "I only asked, because I wanted to make sure he wasn't lying to us. That Eric was being forced to have sex. Wondering how anyone could be forced to have sex or if he was even really capable of having sex in the first place. I for one have seen no evidence of that … and so far he hasn't lived up to our bargain in showing me anything except a small sample of what I can expect not even our two boys haven't had that chance, I am thinking he's all talk and no show. I am just saying."
I stood up and growled. "Fine, Paul! If you want to watch it, you can, all by yourself. We can all watch it after we have finished covering why we are having this meeting in the first place. As for me, not holding up to my bargain of showing you regarding what you can expect after I had given you a free sample. It's not my fault that I haven't been available to do so. If you haven't been too dense to recognize it, I have been rather occupied lately as I've been running for my life. Now do what she says. Either leave or shut the hell up or I will personally make sure you do."
Tony stood up and said. "No, I will make sure you do, Paul!"
Jenny stood up next to him and said. "No! I'll make sure you do, Paul!" Everyone in the room began to stand up, stating they were all going to make him shut up or leave the room. Once he had made his choice, we continued, watching him retake his seat. I watched as many of the parent's faces looked horrified as they watch her try to drown me and then raped me and Jared inside my guestroom. Then the final moment when she beat me with a cattail whip.
It still and felt real enough to me and everyone gasped as she drew the knife across my throat and watched me fall on the floor. Dad quickly explained what had happened, as he showed the tape of them locked inside their room being tied up and held prisoner unable to do anything until Hank and Bishop Sakes, and Bishop Lanwall crashed the party in the nick of time. Stating that the informant said we were in trouble, no one mentioned his name as of yet.