complicated begingings make complicated ends (BTR love story) part 2

it has been seven weeks since my parents disappeared, three weeks since i moved to LA. jo always seemed to be busy, so i was left by myself. today was sunny, so i was by the pool doing homework. i saw bitters storming away from a girl, who looked twelveish. "hey, your jo's cousin, right?" i nodded, smiling. "i'm anna. your kendalls little sister?" she nodded. "unfourtantly. so what are you doing?" i sighed. "not understanding math, like usual. whats going on with bitters?" she smiled. "i always mess with him. its entertaining." i laughed. we talked for a while. i found out that even if she was ten, shes a pretty cool girl. "hey, baby sister. hi, anna," kendall said, nodding towards me. "hey kendall. how was recording?" he shurgged. "same as usual. is jo here?" i shook my head, frowning. "i havent seen her in a few days, actually. we keep missing each other. which is really weird considering we live in the same room." he nodded, sitting down, katie left. "shes a pretty cool girl. i would love to have a little sister like that." he nodded, watching her leave. "yeah, until you are at the end of an eil scheme." i laughed as my phone rang. A-"hello?" i asked, telling kendall to hold on a minute. j-"hey. hows LA?" i rolled my eyes. a-"fine. any news yet?" i asked, hopeful. j-"no, but they have a lead they are following up on. i told you i would call the second i knew something." i sighed, frustrated. j-"crap, class starts soon. love you bye." i hung up, upset. "is everything ok?" kendall asked, carefully. "everythings just peachy. ive got to go," i said, running up to my room.

SIX MONTHS LATER
six months today and still no news about my parents. ive locked all those feelings away down deep in my heart. i appear more happy than i did when i first came. i was best friends with BTR. james still hits on me everyday, but i ignore it, hoping he will move on. today, i was planning on hanging out with logan and carlos. kendall was going out with jo and james was... well, i reallly dont know. i was sitting in the lobby waiting for them when i saw katie. "hi, anna," she said, sitting next to me. "hey, kate." i started calling her that a few months ago. "waiting for the boys?" i nodded. "yea... they take longer to get ready than i do, i think." she nodded. "i know, right? try living with them!" i shuddered at the thought. "living with who?" carlos asked. i looked at kate, smiling. "nothing," we said, as she left. logan pulled me up. "where are we going to today?" i shrugged, walking outside. "i dont know..." carlos' face light up with an idea. "THE ZOO!" he yelled. i looked at logan, shaking my head. "ok, but if you are going to act like that, i dont know you..." i said, entertwining my hand with logans. this was normal for us. carlos shrugged as the three amigos walked towards the zoo. i smiled as we got there, feeling like a kid again. but my smile was soon gone, being replaced by a frown. "whats wrong?" carlos asked. i shook it off. "nothing, just got a weird feeling." they nodded as i was dragged from animal to animal . when we were done, we just were looking at the monkeys. my phone rang. it was jesse so i walked away to take it. a-"hey jess," i said, smiling at logan and carlos. they were throwing popcorn at each other. j-"annabell..." he said. he never calls me that. he was the one who started calling me anna when we were little. i inhaled, knowing this was bad. a-"did they find them?" i whispered, trying not to cry. j-"they found them. dads in critical condioton. im at the airport, going to the LA hospital." i froze, looking around. the zoo was a block away from the hospital he was talking about. a-"im a block away. im going. ill call you with news. be careful." i hung up and was frozen in place. wait... dad was in the hospital. what about mo- omg. i had to get there, now. "anna, whats wrong?" logan asked, walking over with carlos. "i need to get to the hospital. no questions, lets go," i said, taking off. they followed behind me. before i got there i stopped running, slowing down to call jo. jo-"hey anna. can i call you back?" a-"jo, they found them. im almost at the hosptital now." jo-"im on my way." by now, they had caught up with me. "anna, whats going on?" carlos asked, confused. i shook my head and pushed myself to run faster. i got to the hospital and ran to the front desk. "gerald taylor," i said, out of breath. "im sorry. i cant release any information." i got angry. "thats my dad. hes been missing for six months. you will tell me where he is," i said, getting angry. the person scribbled something down and handed it to me. i ran to the elevator, waiting for it. i couldnt go up the stairs, i was to nervous. logan caught up with me first."anna, whats going on?" the doors opened and i got in. they followed, clearly concerned. i knew i had tears coming down my face, but i didnt care. logan tried to hug me, but i pushed him away as the doors opened again. i ran to the room number, not knowing what to expect. i quietly walked in, to see someone who looked nothing like my dad. this person was thin, weak, bloody. the nurse finally noticed me. "honey, you cant be in here. family only." i felt myself start to cry a little. "thats my dad," i whispered, trying to calm down. she looked sympathetic and pulled over a chair for me. i sat down, still crying. logan and carlos didnt follow me in, but i knew they were right outside the door if i needed them. "sweetie, the police need to talk with you or another family member. are you up to it?" i nodded, not looking away from my dad. i heard footsteps. ma'am?" a male voice asked. i looked over to see two police men standing in the door way. "yes?" i said, sounding horrible. they walked into the room. "i need your statement on what happened." i got a little angry. "what happened? how should i know? my parents were kidnapped for six months. all i know is they were gone. nothing else." i felt myself start to cry a little. "where did you find him?" nobody spoke. "uh... in an abandoned factory." they were only giving me the basics. "my mothers dead, right?" i asked, knowing the answer already. "were terribaly sorry, ma'am. we have suspects in custody, so we will do our best. any news, we will contact you. i promise." i nodded as they left. i heard jo's voice. she came in and stopped. "anna," she whispered. i nodded, not saying anything. "jesse is on his way. he should be here soon," i said, wiping my eyes. jo pulled a chair over and sat next to me. a doctor came in. "i have to prep him for surgery since he is stable. he has massive internal bleeding and broken bones. he was beaten repediatly for a long period of time. now, if you will please go wait in the waiting room, i will have someone update you as soon as i have news." jo pulled me up and out to the waiting room. i wasnt crying anymore. i couldnt feel anything. i was totally numb. i sat down, looking at my phone, waiting for jesse to call. jo was leaning against kendall, eyes closed. i knew she was trying not to cry. nobody was saying anything. i knew they had heard me when i was talking to the cops, so there was no need to explain. i felt my hands starting to shake. "ill be back," i said, running away. i ran to the part of the hospital where there was an outside courtyard, kind of. i sat down behind a tree, starting to cry again. i tried to be quiet. i heard footsteps approaching. i wiped my eyes, even though new tears came. "anna," logan said sounding out of breath. i refused to look at him, knowing i looked like a mess. he sat next to me, patiently waiting for me to do something. i couldnt talk, because i know my voice would quiver and i would start crying again. i started to feel myself shake and i just covered my face, wanting to be alone. logan gently hugged me, not wanting to upset me more. i cried into his shoulder, not holding it in anymore. he never said a word, which i was happy about. my phone rang, so i looked at it. a-"what jesse?" i asked, wiping my eyes. i was still in logans arms. j-"where are you?" i took a deep breath. a-"hospital. why?" j-"im here and i couldnt find you. are you ok?" i nodded, forgetting he couldnt see me. logan whispered in my ear, "he cant see your head move." i took another deep breath. a-"as ok as i can be," i said, tearing up a little. j-"where are you?" a-"ill be there in a minute." i hung up and wiped my eyes, yet again. logan stood up and held his hand out to pull me up. once i was standing, i through myself into his arms. "come on, anna. we have to go," he said, rubbing my back. i shook my head. "i cant," i whispered, getting my voice as loud as i could. he pulled me closer. "ill be right there with you. i wont leave." i nodded, not wanting to face jesse. i wiped my face again, trying to get any smeared makeup. logan looked confused. "i probably look horrible right now," i said, shaking my head. his arms wrapped around my waist again. "no, you look beautiful." i smiled a little and hugged him back. "so none of my makeup is smeared?" he shook his head, wiping my tears away. "are you ready?" i shook my head no, but started walking. at first we were walking side by side, but i grabbed his hand, wanting to feel like i wasnt alone. he squeezed my hand as we walked inside. jesse was pacing around, like normal. jo's face was red, so i knew she had just been crying. everyone else looked confused, like they didnt know what to do. quietly, i slipped into a chair, not wanting any attention. kendall tried to smile at me, but he couldnt. i understood why he couldnt. jesse was still pacing, not noticing me. logan was sitting next to me, still holding my hand. it was like this for hours. finally, the doctor came out. i jumped up, scared of what might of happened. "ms. taylor," he said to me. i nodded, fearin the worse. "you father is..." TBC