Jo-Jo's Wishing Star Part 10

Alyssa sighed. This was it. She had to explain herself to them and hopefully not get herself in trouble. If her dad found out, she would probably be beaten to death instead of just senseless. She nervously tugged on the end of her shirt as the Mayor sat down beside her and handed her a mug of hot chocolate. “Alright. Now tell me exactly what it is that’s been going on.”
Jo-Jo watched from a chair on the other side of the room. He couldn’t believe he’d actually told his dad about Alyssa’s secret. Why was he such a jerk? He’d said that just because he was jealous of the time she was spending with his dad and now he’d caused Alyssa to cry again.
He watched as she took a deep breath and began her story.
“Back home….where I used to live, my dad was really important. Everyone looked up to him and treated him like he was the greatest man in the world…but when Candy died…” Alyssa was cut off when the Mayor raised his hand to her. “Who’s Candy?”
Yet another deep breath came from Alyssa. This was really taking a lot out of her.
“Candy was my sister. She was everything my dad wanted in a child but then she was hit by a car. My dad got really mad and started drinking. Then….he killed mom and the neighbors….” Silence followed. “He wanted to turn me into Candy so he forced me to act like her and be her. He beat me. Then when the charges came for what he had done, dad remarried and moved here.”
The Mayor nodded slowly. Things were starting to make sense now. There was only one thing for him to do. “Alyssa….we’re going to call the police and we’re going to get you help.” Alyssa pulled back in shock. “No….No no. If my dad finds out I told you…You can’t!” Once again she made a break for the door and once again the Mayor caught her by the wrist.
She twisted and squirmed to try and get away but the Mayor was quick to restrain her by pulling both her arms behind her back and holding her there. “Jo-Jo lock the door and call the police. We’re going to finish this once and for all.”
Jo-Jo did as his father said and watched as his dad dragged Alyssa kicking and screaming into her room at the end of the hall. The last thing he heard before his dad closed the door was “I don’t want to die.”