Shortly after talking to Christopher and apologizing for barely speaking too
him, Arielle was now at Cain's Ballroom with him and Rachel. He had apologized
as well for his behaviour lately, and things seemed to be better between them.
Now they were waiting for the show to start. They were at their very first
concert, waiting for the show to start. They stood backstage, watching everyone
prepare to go on the stage.
" Do you see all the fans out there, Arielle? It is amazing, isn't it?"
Rachel asked, trying to talk to her over all of the screaming fans.
Arielle smiled and nodded. " It is crazy to think nearly half of them
probably fantasize about my dad."
Christopher rolled his eyes. " That is a gross thought."
Rachel laughed. " You won't think so as you get older."
Isaac came up to them with a smile on his face. " You better get out there.
We go on in a few minutes." He told them.
Arielle gave him a big hug. " I am so proud of what you have accomplished,
uncle Isaac. All of these people that are here to see you just amaze me."
" Thank you." He hugged her back. " Now get out there."
The three of them went to join all of the other fan's, and found a good spot
off to the side. The show started, and Arielle was amazed at all the girls who
began screaming even louder. They started by playing Fired Up, and she sang
along with the rest of the fans.
Brian had heard about the concert that night, and figured he would get a
chance to follow through with his plan there. He finally spotted them about half
way through the show, and pushed his way through the crowd. There was so much
going on there he knew that no one would notice Christopher was gone until
afterwards, and he was right. So many others had crowded around the three of
them, and neither Arielle or Rachel saw him grab Christopher from behind. He
dragged him out of the venue, Christopher struggling to get out of his grasp.
" Let go of me! I'm not going anywhere with you!" Christopher screamed, as he
continued to fight free from his dad.
" Actually, you couldn't be more wrong. You are my son. You belong with me!
Not them!" Brian shoved him into his car, and in order to keep him from running
off, tied his arms and legs together. " Your mom had no right to take you from
me!"
Christopher looked at him angrily. " I hate you! After everything you did to
our family, I will never be the son you want me to be. I will..."
Brian gave him a good slap to the face, before he could finish his sentence.
" Don't you dare talk back to me like that ever again!" He slammed the car door
shut and went around to the drivers seat. Getting in, he buckled up his seatbelt
and drove off.
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When the show ended, Arielle and Rachel finally noticed that Christopher was
no longer by their side. They stared at each other for a moment in shock, unable
to believe he would just walk away from them like that. It wasn't normal for him
to do that. They started to call out for him, hoping he was nearby in the crowd
of girls that surrounded them. The longer it took to spot him anywhere, the more
they freaked out. After about twenty minutes of calling for him and searching
through the crowd, they decided it was time to alert everyone that he was
missing.
With tears in her eyes, she followed Rachel backstage and they knocked on the
dressing room door. Zac smiled when he saw them, but that was quickly replaced
by a frown when he saw that Arielle had been crying. " What's wrong? Are you
okay, Arielle?"
" No. I... I'm... Christopher is gone, uncle Zac. We don't know if he just
took off or whatever, but he's... nowhere to be found." She cried.
" He was right by our side at the start of the show, and by the end of it he
wasn't. We searched all through the crowd, and there was no sign of him at all."
Rachel told him.
Zac looked at them in shock, totally speechless at first. " Are... are you
sure he's not just in the bathroom?" He spoke after a moment.
" I would think he would find his way back here by now if that's where he
went. But he obviously isn't back here, and he's.. he just is gone, Zac. We
don't know where he went."
Taylor came up beside Zac, and saw the shocked look on his face. Then he
looked to see the tears in both Arielle's and Rachel's eyes. " What's going on?"
" Christopher is gone. Arielle and Rachel just... they told me he was by the
side at the start of the show, and... now he's taken off. Without so much as a
word, he just... he took off." Zac told him.
" Alright. Let's calm down." He told Zac, who he could see was about to lose
his temper. " I really don't think he would just take off like this, Zac. He has
got to be here somewhere. I know he is. He's just... he's lost is all."
Arielle really burst into tears, and threw herself in her dad's arms. " What
if that's not the case, dad? What if he... he finally had enough, and went
looking for mom? She is in town."
He looked at her in surprise. " You've seen her recently?"
" Yeah. When I took my drivers test, she showed up and Natalie let her have
it for taking off on us. I'm surprised she didn't tell you herself."
" Let's get out to the tour bus now. We need to find her, and..."
" There's no need. I'm right here, Taylor." Ashley appeared at the doorway. "
Before you say anything, I just want to tell you how sorry I am for leaving the
way I did. I know I hurt my kids and I... I shouldn't have left you to care for
them. You shouldn't have to take care of my son."
" He's been with me, Ashley. Only now he isn't. He's taken off, the way you
did. He is gone." Zac told her.
" What do you mean he's... he wouldn't just take off like that, Zac. There is
no way. He doesn't just take off for no good reason." Ashley looked at him, then
an Taylor. " You didn't..."
" No. Zac and Kate have been looking after him." Taylor said. " And he does
seem to be gone. But if he's not with you, then where is he?"
him, Arielle was now at Cain's Ballroom with him and Rachel. He had apologized
as well for his behaviour lately, and things seemed to be better between them.
Now they were waiting for the show to start. They were at their very first
concert, waiting for the show to start. They stood backstage, watching everyone
prepare to go on the stage.
" Do you see all the fans out there, Arielle? It is amazing, isn't it?"
Rachel asked, trying to talk to her over all of the screaming fans.
Arielle smiled and nodded. " It is crazy to think nearly half of them
probably fantasize about my dad."
Christopher rolled his eyes. " That is a gross thought."
Rachel laughed. " You won't think so as you get older."
Isaac came up to them with a smile on his face. " You better get out there.
We go on in a few minutes." He told them.
Arielle gave him a big hug. " I am so proud of what you have accomplished,
uncle Isaac. All of these people that are here to see you just amaze me."
" Thank you." He hugged her back. " Now get out there."
The three of them went to join all of the other fan's, and found a good spot
off to the side. The show started, and Arielle was amazed at all the girls who
began screaming even louder. They started by playing Fired Up, and she sang
along with the rest of the fans.
Brian had heard about the concert that night, and figured he would get a
chance to follow through with his plan there. He finally spotted them about half
way through the show, and pushed his way through the crowd. There was so much
going on there he knew that no one would notice Christopher was gone until
afterwards, and he was right. So many others had crowded around the three of
them, and neither Arielle or Rachel saw him grab Christopher from behind. He
dragged him out of the venue, Christopher struggling to get out of his grasp.
" Let go of me! I'm not going anywhere with you!" Christopher screamed, as he
continued to fight free from his dad.
" Actually, you couldn't be more wrong. You are my son. You belong with me!
Not them!" Brian shoved him into his car, and in order to keep him from running
off, tied his arms and legs together. " Your mom had no right to take you from
me!"
Christopher looked at him angrily. " I hate you! After everything you did to
our family, I will never be the son you want me to be. I will..."
Brian gave him a good slap to the face, before he could finish his sentence.
" Don't you dare talk back to me like that ever again!" He slammed the car door
shut and went around to the drivers seat. Getting in, he buckled up his seatbelt
and drove off.
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When the show ended, Arielle and Rachel finally noticed that Christopher was
no longer by their side. They stared at each other for a moment in shock, unable
to believe he would just walk away from them like that. It wasn't normal for him
to do that. They started to call out for him, hoping he was nearby in the crowd
of girls that surrounded them. The longer it took to spot him anywhere, the more
they freaked out. After about twenty minutes of calling for him and searching
through the crowd, they decided it was time to alert everyone that he was
missing.
With tears in her eyes, she followed Rachel backstage and they knocked on the
dressing room door. Zac smiled when he saw them, but that was quickly replaced
by a frown when he saw that Arielle had been crying. " What's wrong? Are you
okay, Arielle?"
" No. I... I'm... Christopher is gone, uncle Zac. We don't know if he just
took off or whatever, but he's... nowhere to be found." She cried.
" He was right by our side at the start of the show, and by the end of it he
wasn't. We searched all through the crowd, and there was no sign of him at all."
Rachel told him.
Zac looked at them in shock, totally speechless at first. " Are... are you
sure he's not just in the bathroom?" He spoke after a moment.
" I would think he would find his way back here by now if that's where he
went. But he obviously isn't back here, and he's.. he just is gone, Zac. We
don't know where he went."
Taylor came up beside Zac, and saw the shocked look on his face. Then he
looked to see the tears in both Arielle's and Rachel's eyes. " What's going on?"
" Christopher is gone. Arielle and Rachel just... they told me he was by the
side at the start of the show, and... now he's taken off. Without so much as a
word, he just... he took off." Zac told him.
" Alright. Let's calm down." He told Zac, who he could see was about to lose
his temper. " I really don't think he would just take off like this, Zac. He has
got to be here somewhere. I know he is. He's just... he's lost is all."
Arielle really burst into tears, and threw herself in her dad's arms. " What
if that's not the case, dad? What if he... he finally had enough, and went
looking for mom? She is in town."
He looked at her in surprise. " You've seen her recently?"
" Yeah. When I took my drivers test, she showed up and Natalie let her have
it for taking off on us. I'm surprised she didn't tell you herself."
" Let's get out to the tour bus now. We need to find her, and..."
" There's no need. I'm right here, Taylor." Ashley appeared at the doorway. "
Before you say anything, I just want to tell you how sorry I am for leaving the
way I did. I know I hurt my kids and I... I shouldn't have left you to care for
them. You shouldn't have to take care of my son."
" He's been with me, Ashley. Only now he isn't. He's taken off, the way you
did. He is gone." Zac told her.
" What do you mean he's... he wouldn't just take off like that, Zac. There is
no way. He doesn't just take off for no good reason." Ashley looked at him, then
an Taylor. " You didn't..."
" No. Zac and Kate have been looking after him." Taylor said. " And he does
seem to be gone. But if he's not with you, then where is he?"