Broken Wings 02 Midnight Flight by V. C. Andrews Read Free Book Online

time. We
might." M'Lady Three said, smiling at the other two,
"take you on a detour if you don't behave."
Teal looked at the two of us and then gazed
around and into the darkness. Would she try to bolt
and run? I think she realized she had no idea in which
direction to go and the chances of her outrunning
them were slim. Defeated, she climbed into the van
and sat with her back to the side, her arms folded. I
did the same, sitting across from her. and Robin got in
and sat next to her. They closed the doors on us and
we were in total darkness.
That wasn't the only problem. Teal was right.
Once the doors were closed, we had little fresh air, the
odor was nauseating, and the van walls felt like the
walls of an oven.
"We'll die in here if we have to stay in here
long," Teal moaned,
"Keep your voice down." Robin said. "Whisper.
Who knows what else those sadistic creatures will do
to us if they hear us talking."
"If I wasn't so tired. I'd choke one of them,"
Teal claimed.
They don't look like they're afraid of that,
especially your buddy." I told her. "I think she's a
former football player or bouncer from same bar." Robin grunted her agreement. We heard the
van's engine start, then the van pulled away. It was
smooth for a while, but not five minutes into the ride,
it suddenly became quite bumpy, and for us to bounce
sitting on this metal floor was not easy. It was at times
painful. We all screamed and shouted complaints, but
whoever was driving didn't hear us or care. The van
jostled and shook us as it went along. At times, the
driver turned so hard and sharply, we were thrown
from side to side. Finally, the ride became a lot
smoother.
"I'm going to strangle my mother darling when
I get away from here." Robin vowed. "She just wanted
to get me out of her hair while she tries to become a
famous country singing star. She didn't care where I
was sent. Just go, she told me. I'm better off. What she
really meant was she was better off. She could party
and carry on without worrying about me."
"What did your father have to say about it?"
Teal asked.
"I don't have a father. Mother darling got
pregnant when she was a teenager and my
grandparents made her have me as a punishment.
They are very religious and we had to live with them.
Mother darling's not sure who my father is. The best
she can remember is she was at a party where she had
sex with three. guys."
"Three in one night?" I asked.
"That's what she claimed."
"Some mother." Teal said.
"I didn't exactly have a choice, you know. From
the sound of things, you're not that much better off," "Yeah, well, at least I'm sure who my father is."
Teal said.
"Doesn't sound like he wants to be your father."
Robin batted back.
"How came you don't get along with your
parents?" I asked Teal. Talking at least passed the
time and stopped me from thinking about the horrible
ride.
"They had me late in their marriage. I was an
accident for sure." she replied bitterly. "I have a brother who's much older and he's by far the favorite. He works with my father in his business. Na one had any patience for me. I'm sure they're just as happy to
get rid of me as Robin's mother was to get rid of her." "She'll be sorry." Robin swore. "If she ever
does become famous. I'll tell the world how Mother
darling treated me."
"Why do you call her 'Mother darling'?" Teal
asked.
"Just to annoy her. You've heard of Mommie
Dearest , right?"
"Yeah," Teal said so vaguely I was sure she
hadn't. I hadn't but I didn't say so. What difference did
it make? I thought.
"My daddy wouldn't have put up with this," I
told them. "He was hoping to take me back as soon as
he got himself a position where he didn't have to be
on the road all the time."
"Sure he was," Teal said.
- He was!" I insisted. "If he didn't get himself
killed, my aunt and uncle would never dare to do
something like this to me."
"What about your mother?" Robin asked. I told her about how she had deserted us in
Atlanta and how I had gone looking for her in hopes
of our