Katelyn struggles for awhile before finally coming to again. Her face pale like she has seen a ghost. She starts to cry "Lesette is coming for me and Keri."
Keri hears this put doesn't respond, she leaves the room and heads down the stairs, flipping a small gun to Dusty "Use it if needed." and heads out the door. She turns on her computer and looks up an address for Lesette then pulls a call in for a domestic disturbance.
Kallie pulled Katelyn into her arms. "Katie love she can't get you. You and Keri are safe know."
Jen eyed Keri a moment. "Oh shit that's what's wrong with Katie she thinks Lesette is gonna get her and Keri."
Juli moved over to Kallie and Katie. "Katie Lesette can't get you." She hoped that Keri wasn't doing what she felt inside that she'd do and that was going after Lesette.
Katelyn snuggles into Kallie's arms crying "She...sh... she wanted Dusty last night too..." her body wracked with sobs as she cries. Kately reaches out to touch Juli, needing to feel her. "Wh...WHere's my sis?"
Dusty looks at Jen in shock and hands her the gun, not wanting to touch it. She frowns "Is Lesette the one that was following us?"
Katelyn leans into Kallie, bearing her weight into her as she holds onto her. She looks at Juli "ok" She starts to calm down a bit and looks around as if finally realzing where she is "I'm sorry........"
Dusty sighs, "that is why Keri was so upset last night?"
Keri arrives at the house, having already called for backup. She walks around the sound of the house, armed with a 35mm camera and her gun. She lifts the door to the basement open and walks in, gasping at what she says and thinking to herself "Oh.. this looks like a torture chamber more than a dungeon, what the hell is she doing here? Making snuff films?" Keri's eyes grow wide as she realizes the truth in that statement. She looks around snapping shots here and there. Creeping around silently because she knows Lesette is home.
Kallie just held Katie close to her. "It's okay love but you cut again. I'll deal with that later."
Juli smiled at Katie and continued to pet her hair.
Jen nodded. "Yes it was."
Lesette heard a noise in her basement and picked up the baseball bat she started down the steps to see what she heard. She heard a camera click. "Hold it right there." She had the bag poised to swing.
I woke up early, and wondered what in the hell I just did. "I'm taking over mum's business tomorrow, what in the hell am I doing this for?" and laughed at myself. I sat down with my coffe, and a cigarette, and checked my email, while I tried to sort out my motivations and feelings. I chuckled as I read Jen's response to my email. "Well, we won't be trying to get into that tight bond, now will we, Leena?" I put out my cigarette, and composed another email.
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Dearest friends,
I have been under a bit of stress this past week, after hearing from the Estate Manager. I was out of line to bring this up, at least, in my own estimation, I was.
Congrats, Dusty, and Jen, darlings.....my most hearty congratulations on the collaring. I wish you all my love, all the happiness, love, and prosperity you can find.
My address in Austin is (*.*) My home is attatched to my new .....place of business; and there is no outer entrance; so, feel free to drop your names to the door-person, and they will show you to my door. I wanted you both to know that any time you feel the urge to visit, you are quite welcome....for any reason.
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I smiled, and chuckled to myself, lit a cigarette, and went to type again, when I felt a chill of horror on my spine.
I picked up my cell, and called Jen, hoping to the gods it wasn't her or Dusty who was in so much pain.
Katelyn looks up at Kallie a bit confused. "I what? I cut? Oh God... I'm so sorry. I don't know what came over me." she sighs and leans in Kallie then tilts her head in a sudden realization "Yes I do... This is the same time last year when I was beat so badly and burned." She looks up at Katelyn, tears filling her eyes "I'm sorry I messed up" She wipes her eyes and pulls away from Kallie, standing a bit shakily "Let's go downstairs, Dusty and Jen are waiting for us." she smiles as if nothing happened and starts down the stairs.
Dusty nods and relaxes again, jumping as Jen's cell phone rings once more. As she waits for Jen to answer she hears footfalls on the stairs and turns to see Katelyn making her way down slowly.
Keri covers her mouth to keep her gasp from being heard. She steps behind a pillar that has an Andrew's cross mounted to it and hides out of the way, when she notices a tape couple of video tapes in boxes. She picks them up and reads the labels "Keri" and "Katelyn" her eyes grow large as she rifles through the box and finds another tape "Angelina, crucifixion of a slave girl." Keri's heart almost stops as she sees this, Angelina was Krystall's pet before her. She hears a metal clang behind her and spins around to see a girl no more than 14 years old chained to the wall, black and blue and half starved. Her arm has been branded with Lesette's seal. Keri puts a finger to lips in a signal for the girl to be quiet then waits for Lesette. She steps out from behind the pillar and ducks as Lesette swings the bat. She takes out her baton and hits Lesette hard in the back of the knee causing her to fall then sits on top of her. She clicks on her radio "I made a call for backup, where the hell are you guys?" She moves the tapes of Katelyn and herself to metal canister and gives a lit candle a nudge, letting the tapes ignite and melt. But leaving the snuff film intact. She cuffs Lesette and walks her up the stairs, pushing her hard onto the ground.
Keri's radio clicks "We're coming up the drive." Keri presses the button and says "We have a young girl here, need to call child protective services and alert the ER that she is coming in." The response is returned "10-4"
Her backup arrives and she goes down the stairs, finding a key she unlocks the girl and helps her up the stairs, smiling at her briefly she slips her a card with her phone number "Listen" she says "I've been where you are now" she raises her shirt and undershirt to show the myriad of scars then quickly pulls it down "I'm here to listen if you need me." The girl nods and Keri waves to the others "Tell the chief that I will bring in a report later, I have to deal with a crisis having to do with wonderful Lesette and a couple of years ago." Keri's partner nods and yells "Good luck, I hope everything goes ok, I will deal with all of this." Keri gets in her car and heads for home, her second home that is.
Katelyn nods, knowing she is in trouble for cutting but not really caring. She smiles at Jen and Dusty "So, we have pictures to look at?" she asks as she sits down in the floor.
Dusty giggled at Jen then looked at Katelyn and smiles "Yes we have pictures to look at."
Keri grins all the way to Kallie and Katelyn's house, she puts a Melissa Etheridge tape in the tape player and cranks it all the way up, very proud of herself. As she pulls up to a stop light she pulls off her duty shirt since she has a white undershirt beneath it and takes off her hat then lets her hair out of the pony tail and shakes her head. She stops at the liquor store and buys several cases of bacardi silver and various other things then pulls up in front of Kallie's house. She carries the huge box of booze into the house with a huge smile on her face "Let the party begin"
Katelyn smiles at Keri walks in, her eyes growing bright "Sis, your back!" She then grins as Jen settles next to her and leans against Kallie.
Dusty smiles and settles in front of them on the floor, looking up at Keri knowingly. The young girl was very intuitive and seemed to be intune with Keri and Katelyn.
Keri sets the box down and passes around a bacardi silver to each person in the room. She then leans over and kisses the top of Katelyn's head then her cheek "Heya Katie, didja miss me?" She looks at the portfolio "Ooooooh pictures" she settles on the floor next to Dusty and puts her elbow on her shoulder, giggling softly and acting silly "Hey Dusty, how are ya?" She avoided Juli as long as she could then finally glances at her and gets the sobering look. She winks at Juli though and gives her a thumbs up to show she is ok.
Katelyn sighs happily as she snuggles against Kallie, looking at the pictures closely, taking note of the way each picture was set up as well as the composition. She smiles and looks at Dusty "Self Portraits?"
Dusty nods to both Kallie and Katelyn "Yes... Yes..." she says with a slight blush.
Keri opens up her bottle and takes a long draw from it, then looks at Dusty after watching the pictures for awhile. "Wow, your as good as Katelyn. And very pretty too little one." She grins then notices the stern look and gets up. She settles behind Juli and wraps her arms around her tightly and whispers "I had to do this love, it's the only way that Katelyn will ever find peace. Please understand. I don't care if I do get in trouble. I found evidence........ "
Kallie cuddled Katie close to her. "Yes they are very good Dusty."
Jen flipped over the first nude know watching Dusty a moment. She glanced at Keri and Juli.
Juli looked at the photos. "Yes they are very good." She whispered back to Keri. "I know you did but you put yourself in danger so we will discuss it later. Evidence?"
Katelyn smiles, just watching the photos as they are flipped through. She glances at the nude then up at Dusty's face.
Dusty blushes brightly as Jen gets to the first nude. She takes several sips of her drink and tries not to look at anyone. "Thank you very much."
Keri listens to Juli then finally answers "Yes, I found a tape of Angelina... I think it is a snuff film. There were copies of the videos of Katie and I there too. She had a young girl chained to the floor of basement though. She will never see the light of day dear." She looks up at Jen and gives her a brief nod and a look that says "We will talk about this."
Katelyn looks up at Kallie curiously then at Juli and Keri wondering what is going on.
Dusty looks at each of the women for a moment then gets up and excuses herself "Excuse me, may I borrow your dark room for a moment Katelyn?"
Keri takes a deep breath and looks to each of the women. She then tilts her head and grins at Dusty. "Wait a second" She gets up quickly and heads to the refrigerator and pulls out a box of film. She walks back in and pitches it to Dusty "Here, you have a red filter I am sure. Just play with this."
Dusty looks at the box "oooo, thank you very much" She grabs her camera bag and runs out the door yelling "I have my cell" over her shoulder.
Keri sighs "Well, I went to Lesette's on a fake domestic disturbance call. I found what looked like a torture chamber in her basement as well as.." she takes a deep breath and clears her throat "A film of Angelina, it was a snuff film. She also had to others that I won't mention... They accidentally caught fire." Keri watches Katelyn, and places a hand on her shoulder as she talks "There was a teenager chained to the wall in the basement, obviously intended to have the same fate as Angelina. There is enough evidence to put Lesette away for life... Or death for that matter. Depending on the film."
Katelyn listens in shock, tears coming to her eyes as she thinks about all that has happened but this time she remains strong. She reaches for Keri's hand and Jen's and squeezes them tightly. "I owe each of you my life. Thank you" She looks up at Keri "Sis... You didn't have to do this again, I would have been ok."
Keri looks at Katelyn long and hard "This ends today. No more... And you are not testifying. You and I are free and safe and that is all there is to it."
Dusty walks around the neighborhood taking pictures of various plants and animals. Excited about getting to use infrared again. She finds a stand of palm trees and takes many shots of them.
Keri nods and smiles "Yes, things will be fine now. So... Now these pleasantries are over lets have some fun ok?" Keri grins as she is hugged tightly, she hugs Kallie back and kisses her cheek "That's what friends are for dear"
Katelyn just sits there is shock, not sure of what to say at this point. She smiles brightly "We should have a toast when Dusty returns and finish looking at her picts... then... Hhmmm.. we could a have picture party..." she grins.
Keri winks at Katelyn teasingly "or an orgy"
Dusty wanders down the beach and takes some more pictures. As she runs out of film she just starts walking for awhile and thinking. She feels pretty bad that they all went to the dungeon to meet her and then bad things happened. She finishes off her drink and flings it hard, watching as it smashes into a million pieces on the rocks.
Keri grins mischeviously and finishes off her bottle of silver. She grabs another one and pulls the top off, taking a long swig then bursting into a giggling fit "The horizontal square dance.... switch your partners do-si-do."
Katelyn watches and listens to Keri, laughing quite hard. "Yes, it would definitely work." She swats Keri's thigh and laughs again "Your the life of the party"
Dusty looks at the time, but doesn't dare venture in till called.