Disclaimer: this chapter will contain mental abuse against women and men. My purpose is for you to identify a violent person and leave. Please, don't try to change a person. No matter if a male or female, a violent person cannot be changed because of our will. Don't be a dead hero/heroine, be safe!
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Hi, the past chapter was very hard and mind tiring for Reena so I will take over and let you know what happened after the email. By the way, it's Yedidah and thank you for your well wishes and real, heartwarming, messages.
You are turning into good counselors for us and everyday there are more persons joining and viewing this blog. Not all seeds that fall under the tree grow to be good so, let's say that most of you are starting to understand what we went through and that writing about our experiences sort of becomes a manner for us to heal. Once again, thank you!!
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After Khris and Reena brought the email sent by Iona (eldest sister by both parents, identical twin) we stayed discussing possibilities for her email. Miles indicated that he had seen several emails from Nikolas but he had not wanted to open them in case they were tracking it or something. A bit more of chat and we went to check on the little ones, thereafter re-joining to prepare a list of things to do in the community, houses and possible necessities for cooking and other needs.
A few days later, Miles called to meet with Reena and Khris. That afternoon he informed that they were authorized to reply to Iona as long as it wasn't by using our electronic devices nor our internet. We all discussed possible conversations and what to indicate as to whereas or who they were with.
The following day members from the different families went with them to a university away from us, the colleges where our kids studied and any possible area where some of our families worked. We found a public library where Reena accessed her email and replied:
"Dear Iona,
Khris and I are ok, it has been a difficult time for us as well. I cannot tell you how much we have suffered seeing you on television, our family, defending Andrew notwithstanding how you were treated. I learned from others that you were not the only woman treated like that, seems like that is part of his "welcoming into adulthood" celebration.
Hey sis, this is Khris, I am sorry you went through that, I do, but you should stand on your own now. Begin your life, take control of it and take your kids into another world, one where you are not afraid of saying something, doing something, dressing one way or the other. Don't forget that there is a whole world out of Atlantis. Be certain that if the community keeps their terror kingdom, there are many places you can go and things to do.
Begin your life, the life you were forced to leave and forget. Please send mom and dad our love and tell them that we miss them as well and our reason for leaving was mainly to get a future that Andrew, was not going to let us learn. Do you even know that dad was helping him? Do you know what was it that Andrew was/is planning to do? If you don't then start asking questions because your daughters' future will depend on it.
I am sorry we cannot tell you where we are, as of this moment I do not think it would be beneficial for us to meet or see each other either. We have been suffering while you have Andrew back with you.
Miles says that he will contact dad soon. Not sure when, but soon.
It's Reena again, please tell mom and dad that we love and miss them but our future, the one we are going to create, will be healthier. We were taught to appreciate everything we had but taking my own decisions on what I want to do is just as much necessary. Don't forget to send our love.
Love you sis, be strong.
Reena and Khris
The message was sent and we took the opportunity to visit the city and get some food at the markets. Whole families, kids and elders have been getting some coupons and collecting them in order to get free food and discounts. Charis and her family taught us as a form to entertain ourselves and spend the least possible in food while our fruits and veggies are ready.
On our trips, we've seen lots of things for a cheap price and it amazes us how many things we can get. Since our community/resort is very big and every main family came with their kids (including married with kids and grandkids) we are a very big community and feeding all of us is not an easy task.
In order for us to heal as a person and as a family, also to express our love towards our facility kids and those kids who left their parents behind in their own painful process, a vote was casted towards a daily dinner gathering at our community center thus the importance of these coupons to obtain food for our gatherings and our homes.
Another way to see these trips as important is our exposure to just be part of our city and state, just one more citizen, thus learning from another culture and turning into one more to the eye of society. It wasn't easy, especially for us adults conditioned to do, act and talk one way. Many of our people (adults and elders) started helping Charis' family and other families who like them, left Atlantis a long time ago. They really prepared themselves to help us transition in a smooth way by having job openings for many of us in order to help when something we did Atlantis' way was not fit to this society.
Since I'm telling you about some of the new rules we were dealing with while creating our own let me tell you some of the general community approved rulings.
Some of Charis and other families joined us and explained how many persons lived around the state and the whole country thus finding there were nudist resorts and communities was just perfect for us. For which, we decided to keep our clothes free option both at our homes and the general areas of our resort.
Regarding our dressing code while leaving the resort was left for each family to decide as long as we maintained the reminder that our clothing was not made to tempt the city but rather to exalt our inner and outer beauty.
With that in mind, many parents turned to shopping trips as very important for references. The families decided on regular clothing but no dresses or skirts three or four inches over the knees, no transparencies unless part of an appropriate dress or blouse and definitely no skimpy clothes (those were left for the bedroom).