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Time dragged on in the suffocating silence, with the man keeping them confined, neither assaulting
them nor offering food or a drink.
In this eerie hush, seconds turned into minutes, and Tom’s restlessness grew, hanging over him like a
storm cloud, threatening to burst at any moment.
He cast a glance at Ariana, who had maintained an unflinching composure throughout, and voiced his
guilt in a hushed tone, “This whole mess is on me. It’s obvious they came after me, but I’ve dragged
you into this, Ariana. Are you holding up okay?”
“I’m fine.”
Kidnapping was something she’d been into before, and given their current captors, their attitude was
relatively calm.
She turned to reassure Tom, “Don’t blame yourself for this ordeal.
It’s a trap set for us. Carl anticipated we’d return to inspect the surveillance, and they deliberately left
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtthe back door open. Trust me; others will take notice of our absence and come looking for us.”
Meanwhile, Sonia had been frantically searching for Ariana. They had made plans to take young Melon
to the children’s park that day.
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However, upon inquiring Ariana’s assistant, Sonia learned that Ariana hadn’t returned home since the
previous night, and her calls had gone unanswered.
Initially, she presumed Ariana was preoccupied at the police station, dealing with Tom’s predicament,
making it inconvenient to respond to calls. Yet, after conferring with her assistant and other colleagues,
it happened that no one had seen Ariana for a while!
Sonia sensed immediately that something was awry, vivid memories of the harrowing discovery of
Ariana’s condition after the car accident five years ago rushing back. Even now, the mere recollection
of that incident sent shivers down her spine.
Swiftly, Sonia hastened to inspect the surveillance footage near the police station, and she confirmed
that Ariana had left with Tom.
She promptly dialed Tom’s number, but it went unanswered as well.
A sense of foreboding gripped Sonia, a sentiment she couldn’t afford to ignore. Upon her visit to the
police station to report the situation, she was met with the disheartening news that they couldn’t initiate
a case until twenty-four hours had elapsed.
Sonia couldn’t endure such a delay, and she promptly rallied her friends for assistance while also
apprising Mitchel of the unfolding crisis. She divulged the particulars to him and implored him to stay
with Melon.
Receiving the distressing news, Mitchel wasted no time leveraging his connections to acquire
information discreetly. However, from dawn to dusk, there was nothing.
Melon remained indoors, complying obediently. Although both Sonia and Mitchel strove to wear brave
countenances in his presence, the child intuited that something was amiss.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe suppressed his emotions, refraining from uttering a word until the following morning when, as was
his custom, he went to find Ariana and didn’t find her. Unable to restrain his emotions any longer, he
burst into tears.
“Mommy, wh-where’s Mommy? Is something terrible going to happen to her?” Melon sobbed, his
breath hitching with distress.
Mitchel promptly scooped him up, offering solace.
“No, nothing will.
Your Mommy will return, I promise. Be a good lad, give Uncle a promise with your pinky, and Mommy
will come back.” Mitchel tenderly ruffled the child’s hair, extending his little finger.
As Melon dabbed his tears away, he extended his tiny hand to link pinkies with Mitchel’s. Nonetheless,
fear and anxiety lingered heavily in his heart, his tears continuing to flow.
Sonia, accompanied by Sarah and others, left no stone unturned, exhausting all available resources.
They scoured through the night, yet their efforts yielded no results.
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