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Hell And Back Again	By : watermajutsu Category: Singers/Bands/Musicians > Panic! At The Disco Views: 896 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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CHAPTER 2:

The dinner was a very pleasant surprise for us all. I’ve always enjoyed being at Spencer’s parents’ house. It always reminded me of being part of a family for some reason. Maybe because amongst all our parents (except for Jon’s, of course) they were the most accepting and supportive of the path we chose, or maybe because I just missed being part of a real family. I’m really not too sure.

Mrs. Katz’ daughter was gracious and did not act like a fangirl at all. She asked us to autograph her CDs and we gave her a hoodie from Clandestine that Brendon and I designed together. She beamed at us and that was when the picture-taking started.

When the young girl was finally satisfied with the amount of pictures she was able to take with us, I finally got to sit down and talk to Mrs. Katz about Jess. We stayed in the dining room and everyone left to give us some privacy.

Mrs. Katz sipped her coffee daintily and turned to me. She was an elegant lady in her late 40’s. She had regal bearings and a personality to boot as well. I remember that she was one of the few grown-ups in our old neighborhood who I loved dearly. She was also one of the few adults who put up with the antics Spencer and I used to pull.

Brendon stayed with me as I spoke with Mrs. Katz since Spencer was playing catch-up with his parents while Jon went jamming with Mrs. Katz’ daughter in the backyard.

The look that Mrs. Katz gave me chilled my blood. I somehow knew that that look was not directed at me, but I also knew that what she was about to tell me was something I might rather not hear.

“I always tried to check up on her when we moved to Reno. I remember how sweet and shy she was. Much like you when you were younger, Ryan.” She took another sip of coffee. When she looked up, she had this faraway look in her eyes. I chanced a glance at Brendon and saw him bite his lower lip.

“She got involved in so many bad things when she got to Reno. Drugs, alcohol…almost everything you can think of, but wouldn’t want to. We always thought it had something to do with the way her stepfather was treating her.”

I put my mug down on the table and frowned. I didn’t have the heart to ask the question, but I knew I had to. “So you’re saying that the rumors were true?”

It was now her turn to place her coffee cup on the table. Brendon shifted in his seat, obviously uncomfortable with the way the conversation was going; he had never been able to deal well with violence and things associated with it, much less domestic violence. He’s the nice, charming Mormon boy in the group: the all around good boy. He had the option to leave, but he stuck by me. Brave man, Brendon Urie. My heart was once again warmed by the fact that he was willing to squirm in his seat just so I wouldn’t be alone in dealing with whatever news it was I was about to receive.

I dreaded to hear her confirm the one thought that I prayed so hard to God was not true. But there it was; the confirmation that I have been always so afraid of. Mrs. Katz nodded and looked at me with so much sadness in her eyes. My heart dropped to my stomach for the second time that day.

“When they moved to Reno, especially when Jess turned 18, the bruises became more and more conspicuous. Her stepfather was not careful with her anymore since she was no longer a minor. Sometimes we’d see her with a ring of bruises on her arm as if somebody grabbed her there a little too hard than should have been. One time my son told me she came to school with a black eye. I saw the bruise on her jaw myself when I dared stop by their house to bring some food. Her stepfather left, you see, to go gamble at the Las Vegas strip. Although she was legally an adult by then, still she was left to fend for herself and I knew there was barely any food in that house at any given time.”

I frowned at that. “But you never tried to report it to the police or anything?”

Mrs. Katz gave me a look that would have had me hiding behind the couch in the living room. “I did, Ryan, but for some reason, when the police got there, she was gone.”

“Gone?”

She nodded. “She left the house and came back only when the police left. When she did, she went to my house and pleaded that I do not contact the police again. She was not crying but she was very, very scared. She said that her stepfather will kill her if he found out that I called the police on them. She promised that she was fine and that she’ll be able to handle things on her own. She left home a few months before her 25th birthday, and we never heard from her or seen her since.”

“How come she left only when she turned 25? She already had the chance to move out the moment she hit 18?” I asked, puzzled.

Mrs. Katz shrugged gracefully. “I would have to guess that it was because of her mother. She had diabetes and needed someone to look after her, which that bastard stepfather of hers wouldn’t even care to do. Jess left home shortly after she died.”

Brendon was shaking his head now. “What happened to his stepfather?”

Mrs. Katz gave us a cold, satisfied smile. “He died when their house burned down last year. Faulty wiring was what the police reported. Serves him right, that bastard.”

“Do you think Jess knows?” I asked, my voice just above a whisper, just loud enough to be heard in the quiet of the room.

“I hope she does, for her sake. It’ll do her some good to know that her nightmare is finally dead, literally.”

“Mrs. Katz, do you think I have a chance of finding her?” I inquired. A lump was starting to form in my throat and I was starting to break out in nervous sweat once again.

Mrs. Katz looked to her right for a minute, trying to think or maybe recall something. She looked up and gave me a solemn look.

“Ryan, I will not lie to you. Someone who does not wish to be found will do everything in their power to remain invisible. But, I do have a bit of news that may help you if you do pursue looking for her.”

I sat on the edge of my seat.

“My husband’s officemate saw her picture in one of our old photo albums – remember, she used to babysit Andrea for us before as well? He said he saw her at this rundown neighborhood near the strip. He said he remembered her because he helped her when she accidentally dropped some packages as she was walking briskly past him. He said she looked scared and he recalls that her eyes looked somewhat wild, like a deer caught in front of car headlights. I was actually hoping to catch a glimpse of her there myself during this trip of ours.”

I slumped down in my seat and slowly turned to look at Brendon. He had a grim, determined look on his face. I knew what he was thinking.

We were going to turn this entire city upside down until we find Jess.

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