Ocean's POV

Michael and I go downstairs for breakfast and look around for Nevaeh. "LaToya's taken her to the park for the day" Joseph says before we can ask. "she could have bothered to ask us first" Michael frowns. "she wanted to spend some time with her niece before you all go home tomorrow. Quit with the attitude" Joseph frowns. I'm about to speak when Janet comes in "I'm ready" she mumbles then looks and Me and Michael worriedly then walks out. "what's wrong with her?" I ask confused. "they had a drug awareness thing at school yesterday, she's been in a weird mood since the class. I don't know what the hell they showed the kids, but she's been freaked out ever since" Joseph sighs. "isn't that the whole point? To scare them?" I shrug. "yeah scare them. Not traumatise them" I'm about to speak when Janet comes back in. "where gonna be late" she mumbles and Joseph leaves to take her to school.

"I hope she's ok" I turn to Michael when they leave. "she'll be fine. at least we know she won't turn out like us" he mumbles. "nobody want's to be like us" I mumble back. "we'll be ok. And we're trying again remember? We just need enough to stop the pain and stuff. It's not like we're doing it for the buzz" he shrugs.

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Joseph's POV

"so are you gonna tell me what's going on?" I ask Janet on the way to school. "nothing" she mumbles. "Janet, clearly something's upsetting you. Are you being picked on at school?" I ask and she shakes her head. "If you don't tell me what's wrong then I can't help you"

"It's not me" she mumbles barely audible "then who?" I frown confused and she looks away nervously. "Janet. If you know something then you need to tell me" I say getting worried. "I promised them I wouldn't say" she croaks. "who?"

"Ocean and Michael... I don't want them to die" she blurts out then starts crying and I quickly pull over at the edge of the road. "why would you think their gonna die? Did they say that?" I ask nervously.

"No" she mumbles, shaking her head. "Janet, your really scaring me right now. what exactly did Ocean and Michael say!?"

"I promised I wouldn't tell. You can't break a promise" she says nervously. "It's not breaking a promise if your telling your parent's. And if Michael or Ocean is sick or in trouble then you need to tell me. I can't help them if I don't know what's going on" she doesn't say anything and I sigh taking a deep breath "Your not gonna be in trouble and I'm not gonna get mad at you. Please just tell me what's going on" I say softly and she starts crying again.

It's take awhile and eventually Janet tells me everything and I sit in shock listening to her tell me about her taking DJ and what she saw when she went to see Michael and Ocean. "And your sure about this? You definitely saw them using a needle?" I ask softly yet sternly and she nods. "They said they were just playing doctors and made me promise not to tell, but yesterday in class, the teacher showed us a video and the people were doing the same thing I saw Michael doing... I don't want them to die" she sobs. "Their not gonna die" I reassure her "Do you remember the address of Ocean's brother?" I ask and she nods. "Are you gonna send them away again?" She sniffles and I shake my head. "Their not going anywhere. I just need to speak to Ocean's brother so I can help them" I smile through pursed lips. "Are you mad at me for taking DJ?"

"I'm not mad at you for anything. DJs fine and Ocean and Michael soon will be too. I just need that address from you" I reassure her. She's hesitant at first then eventually gives it to me. "Thank you. Now I'm gonna take you to school, don't worry yourself anymore about this ok? I'll take care of it"

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Mollie's POV

"So what happened yesterday? Could you not get away?" I ask Michael and Ocean as I get in the back of their car. "Yeah, but we still had some left over is all" Michael explains. "I put a little extra in than you asked for" I smile handing it to them.  "You didn't have to" Ocean shakes her head. "we're actually trying to sto..."

"It's fine" I cut her off. "if it's the money your worried about then don't. I know how hard it must be trying to get in round here where everybody knows you, but you don't have to go without like I said before. We're friends I'm not gonna leave you both to suffer" I smile. "really are grateful you coming all this way" Michael smiles at me through pursed lips. "it's fine sweetie and tomorrow you'll be back home and you won't have to worry about sneaking around and having all these people judge you both"

I stay and talk with them for awhile then when they leave I get back in my car and call Frank to let him know what's going on. "they asked for less again!?" He sighs. "it's fine I put extra in the bag for them, it could just be that they didn't have the money"

"it better be! We need them to stay dependant on that shit, the more the better. If they get clean..."

"they won't" I cut him off. "they're going back to Robert's tomorrow and they'll be back in the right environment and away from their family. I'm not gonna let them get clean" I reassure him. "well make sure you don't! Those to are worth to much" he says sternly. "relax. I'm not gonna let them get away" I smile down the phone.

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Joseph's POV

I've had a sixth sense Michael and Ocean were hiding something, but I never imagined it would be something like this and I'm still trying to convince myself that Janet has it wrong.

I get to the address Janet gave me and it's an old run down apartment building and I make my way inside and go straight to the apartment and knock on the door. "you!?" I frown, seeing Ray at the door. "w-what are you doing here?" He stutters. "I'm looking for Robert" I snap pushing past him and walk inside the apartment and see a man on the sofa about to inject himself and he gets up and looks at me nervously. "um, Rob this is..."

"Michael's father" I cut Ray off "are they ok?" He asks nervously. "is that what I think it is!?" I point at the needle ignoring his question and he nods. "have Ocean and Michael been doing it?" I ask sternly trying desperately to keep myself from attacking him, as much as I want to punch this man right now, I need answers and him be unconscious won't give me that. "I thought they were getting clean, that's why they went back" he looks at me confused. "clearly not if I'm asking you, if their using's drugs!" I snap "who gave it them?"

"I only gave them a little bit, I didn't think they'd get hooked so quickly. Ocean had and abortion that got messed up and she'd been in pain for hours before they got here and Michael was stressed and freaking out and..."

"So they came to you for help and you inject them with fucking heroin!!?" I snap "have they been here this whole time with the baby!?"

"yeah, but they never leave it out. They always put it high up wear she can't get to it" Ray cuts in. "oh that's ok then!" I shrug sarcastically. Then turn back to Robert. "how bad is it?"

"bad" he mumbles. "how bad? Few times a week? Daily? what!?" I frown "few times a day"

"their moving back in with me and their family. where's their medication and clothes and stuff?" I ask and he looks at me confused "Michael has Schizophrenia and paranoia and Ocean's Bi polar, which they need daily medication for. are you telling me they haven't been taking it!?" I snap. "they never told us that" Ray cuts in. "probably, because they were to busy shooting up on heroin! What kind of brother gives his own sister shit like that!?" I frown in disgust. "I was trying to help I told you. She was in pain and Michael was freaking out and..."

"so you gave it them to shut them up!" I cut him off packing theirs and Nevaeh's clothes into a bag. "it wasn't like that..."

"I don't give a fuck what it was like! Nothing justifies what you did! Now if either of you try to contact them again it'll be the last thing you ever do. Do you understand!?" I say sternly and they both nod.

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After I left went over to Jermaine's and called the rest of the family to come over immediately and I explain everything that's going on.

"that's ridiculous! Their not on heroin or any drugs!" Katherine shakes her head in disbelief. "Janet saw them with her own eyes and Ocean's brother confirmed it"

"but, wouldn't they show signs and have needle marks on their arms and stuff like that?" Tito asks. "they always have their arms covered and their not gonna do it in the open where we can see them"

"well when we get back. We'll sit down and they can explain what's really going on and..."

"we've been through this" I cut her off. "we'll wait until their out then we take everything out of ours and LaToya's room. Leave nothing but the beds so they don't have anything they can hurt themselves with and..."

"why does it have to be my room? Can't they both stay in the room their already in?" LaToya cuts in. "we can't have them in the same room, they'll end up murdering each other and they'll have stuff hidden in the room their in now, which we need to find and get rid of"

"we can't just ambush them like this" Kathrine shakes her head and Randy puts his arm around her. "Mother, none of us wanna do this, but it's what's best for them"

"we could get them to rehab it worked for Michael last time" she suggests. "that's not gonna work. Ocean's 18 and Michael almost 20 and we can't force them to stay at a rehab centre, they'll leave the first chance they get. This is the best way of getting them better"

"and what about Nevaeh and Janet? We can't let them see all this"

"Jermaine's agreed to keep them with him untill their better"

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Michael's POV

"how are you feeling?" I turn to Ocean sitting beside me in the car. "better. How about you?" She asks drowsily. "same" I sigh contently. We sit and wait untill that drowsy feeling goes away then start the car and head back to my parent's.

when we get back and my mother is sitting on the sofa and all my brothers are here. "what's happened?" I ask confused and Joseph sighs coming over to me. "we know about the heroin and where you've really been staying"

"what are you talking about?" I lie trying to act innocent. "Robert told us everything"

"he couldn't have because we haven't seen him. I don't even know where he is" Ocean lies and he shakes his head. "There's no point lying Janet told me she saw you doing it. "well she lying!" Ocean snaps at him. "why would she lie about something like this?"

"because she's a lier and an attention seeking little brat!" I snap. "then let me see your arms. Both of you" he says sternly and we shake are heads. "we don't have to prove shit any of you!" I shrug and we both turn to leave but Jermaine and Tito block the door. "we just need to see how bad it is" LaToya says softly. "there's nothing to see!" Ocean says sternly and we try to leave again but Tito and Jermaine. grabs hold of me and starts lifting up my sleeve while Jackie and Marlon is doing the same to Ocean. "that's not what is looks like!" I lie and they start patting us both down. "get your fucking hands out of my pants you fucking perverts!" Ocean snaps at my brothers and the hand the stuff over to Joseph. "Are they both clean?" Joseph asks and my brothers nod. "get them upstairs" he says sternly.

Ocean and I try to run, but again we're stopped by my brothers and they start dragging us upstairs. We keep trying to it and kick our way out but everyone keeps a firm grip on us. "please don't do this" I try and plead with my brothers but they don't answers and push me into the bedroom quickly shutting the door behind them and I hear it locking on the other side. I start kicking at the door and I can hear Ocean banging and yelling in another room.

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Kathrine's POV

Joesph and I are sat in the living room watching TV and all I concentrate on is the image of Michael and Ocean being dragged off. It broke my heart having to stand and watch Joseph and the others dragging them up the stairs like that and for hours I could hear them screaming and banging, trying to get out. "it's for their own good" Joseph says bringing me from my thoughts while still keeping his eyes on the TV. "you didn't all have to gang up on them like that. You didn't even give them a chance to explain themselves"

"there was nothing to explain. Their heroin addicts.... they need help.... And now they have it... Case closed"

"they've been up there for hours. And they've quietened down maybe...."

"don't even think about letting them out! Their staying there until I say their ready to come out" he cuts me off.

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it's getting late and the whole house is silent. I look beside me and Joseph has fallen asleep so I tiptoe upstairs to the bathroom trying not to wake anybody.

I'm about to go back downstairs and I hear Ocean faintly "Kathrine?" She whispers sniffling. "try and get some sleep" I whisper. "I can't. I hurt my hand and it's bleeding I need to go to a doctor. It might be broken"

"I can't let you out. I'm sorry" I whisper "please? It really hurts"

"I'm sorry, but I'm not..."

"mother, she's really hurt. You can't leave her in there when she's hurt" Michael cuts me off "I'm not letting either of you out"

"but, we're fine now" Ocean says and I don't answer her. "JUST OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR!!!" Michael shouts. "do you have any idea how much pain we're in right now or just not care!?" Ocean snaps. "of course I care! That's why were doing this"

"no you don't! If you did then you wouldn't lock us up like this" Micheal sniffles. "how could you do this to me?... I'm your son!... You bitch!!! NOW OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR YOU FUCKING BITCH!!!!" He yells punching the door then I hear him crying. "mother, I'm sorry I got mad. I'm just in so much pain" I'm about to speak when I hear Ocean throwing up. "Ocean's really sick. She needs to see a doctor"

"Ocean's gonna be ok and so will you"

"I really am sorry I yelled at you. You I love you really right?" Michael say softly "and I love you too"

"then why won't you open the door?"

"because sick. You both are and..."

"mommy please don't make me stay in here. We're really really sorry and we won't do it again. we'll be good! I promise. Please let me out" he whimpers and I can here him crying."ignore him" I hear Joseph's voice from behind me. "LET ME OUT OF THIS FUCKING ROOM!!!!" Ocean starts screaming and banging on the door and Michael soon begins doing the same. Joseph goes into another room then comes back out with a radio turning it up loud. "they don't need to be talking to each other. Come back downstairs" he says softly taking my hand and we go back into the living room.

"we can't just leave them locked up crying in pain like this" I sob and he wraps his arms around me. "it's just the withdrawal stage they'll push past it eventually. I know it's hard for you and it is  for me too. But we have to stay strong. Because as hard as this is on us it's gonna be million times harder for them and they need us to stay strong and help them through it"

"how did it even get to this? They were good kids! How do two kind, sweet little kids turn to... What made them even think about...."

"none of that matters right now" I cut her off "I want answers to, but right now we need to concentrate on getting Michael and Ocean better. And they still are good kids. Their just in a really bad place right now and they need us all to help them through it.