“Come on Miss Doe, is there any need for that?” Jonathan smiled cheerily as he slipped the phone into his pocket, “I showed you the picture with this address clearly written at the back with your mom’s handwritten, which should be enough to convince you that I’m speaking the truth. I should take you home already, your mom mentioned that you skipped your breakfast, it’s already half past 12PM now, and we should get you home so that you can eat. Remember, food is the first medicine to any sickness, how are you going to recover if you don’t eat well?” he added with a confident smile on her face.Tina was mystified; why she had her suspicions about him, but the more Jonathan spoke the more he sounded like a professional Health Care aide and the more he was convincing. Though she wasn’t sure whether the handwritten at the back was her mother’s or not, the way he said it confidently was convincing enough."We should get going," Jonathan said, his voice steady. "Once we get home, you can as
"That’s the turn right there, don’t miss it. That road should go around the one you said was blocked. You should take it,” Tina said, her voice quick and unsteady as she pointed ahead.But to her dismay, Jonathan sped right past the turn. In fact, he was now driving twice as fast as before.“Jonathan? Did you not hear me? You just flew past the road to my house!” she exclaimed, her frustration rising.Jonathan did not say a word, he continued to play dump and speed the more. It was at that moment that Tina realized she had been deceived. Jonathan wasn’t an aide from the Home health care service, as he had claimed. And possibly, the road was not blocked like he claimed, it was all part of his gimmicks.If he wasn’t who he said he was, then who was he? And, more importantly, what did he want with Tina?Tina panicked terribly as it crossed her mind what great danger she could be in. She wished she could rewind time and go back to the hospital; she shouldn’t have agreed to follow Jonatha
Mrs. Doe was perplexed, darting her eyes between the nurse and August. August himself was equally stunned by the nurse's accusations. He hadn’t even seen Tina for days, and her mother had just called to inform him she was missing. Upon arriving at the hospital, the nurse quickly accused him of taking Tina away earlier. Was the nurse mistaking August for Jonathan, or was there more to her accusations?"Are you certain he's the one?" Mrs. Doe asked, her brows knitted in confusion. "You should take a closer look at him. You must have gotten it all confused; maybe the person just had a striking resemblance to him." “I’m not confused," the nurse said firmly, her expression stern. "I’m certain it’s him. He may have changed out of the black suit he was wearing, but I can still tell. I’d swear on my life that he’s the one who took Tina”."What nonsense!" August snapped, his brows knitted in indignation. "How can you claim I'm the one who took her away when I'm equally worried about her whe
****“My head aches a lot! What’s happened to me?” Tina muttered under her breath as she slowly opened her eyes.“Where am I?” She whispered to herself, stunned as she took in the sight around her, it wasn’t a familiar place; one she had never been before.She found herself in an abandoned dusty warehouse with remnants of old shelving and shattered wood littering carelessly on the floor. The room was partially darkened with the doors and windows sealed.Her heart ran against her chest quickly as she recalled her last moments before she lost consciousness. She wanted to jump to her feet but she couldn’t, she forgot her legs were temporarily paralyzed leaving her in a wheelchair.She looked around, and though she was the only human in the room, she wasn’t the only creature- rats roamed the space like they owned it. Of course, they owned it! The warehouse seemed to have been abandoned for years, causing her to fear more.“Hello! Is anyone here? Help!” She yelled frustrating but the respo
****“Tina?!” August was startled as he stared at his phone. He became nervous and curious when he found out the caller was Tina.“Where are you, Tina? We are sickly worried about you, thank the almighty you finally called,” August said quickly as he answered the call.But the caller did not say a single word for a few seconds.“Tina, say something already,” he said frustratingly, sensing something was wrong.Hearing August mention Tina’s name several times over the phone, Mrs. Doe's stiffened gesture softened.“Oh my goodness, this man is a professional criminal!” The nurse exclaimed pointing at August. “He’s now trying to fool us with these fake calls and pretend that he doesn’t know anything about your daughter’s whereabouts, meanwhile he’s the real abductor. I can’t wait for the police to come here and take this despicable man away”.Mrs. Doe seemed to believe every word from the nurse’s mouth. She frowned and cursed: “August, you bastard, I won’t be deceived by your fake calls! I
Seeing that August was no longer a threat as he was tied to a chair, a smug smile painted on Boris face."I thought you were the almighty Iron fist; you knocked me out with just a punch and look at what you did to James' face. I was beginning to think you would knock all these men down with your Iron fist. But Maybe I overrated you, you are not as strong as I thought"August seethed with rage. If he could untie just one of his hand, then he would've shown Boris just how much he deserved to be called Iron fist like he was mocking him. "I swear this time I'll make sure I knock you off for good" August growled.Boris then frowned and slapped his face hard. "You are lucky we need you alive for our plan or I would've killed you already!" Boris spat angrily yanking August's chin before slapping it again."Stop hitting him," Tina protested defensively. "Your problem is with me, right? You already have me, what do you want from him?" She asked frustratingly.James then approached Tina and ru
August was exasperated, despite being at the mercy of Boris and James, he didn't seem to be afraid of them. "I wouldn't threaten me if I were you!"Boris's face flushed red with rage, he frowned and slapped August two more times. "Don't test me, you filthy waiter. You are at my mercy yet you dare to speak such nonsense. With just a snap of my fingers; these men will hit you to death," Boris warned, his voice trembling with rage."Try, if you have the balls," August sneered slyly. He knew Boris and James needed him alive too well to take all the blame for what they planned to do to Tina. No matter how far he pushed Boris, all he got was a slap or two across the face."That's enough, Boris," James interjected, gripping Boris’s arm as he prepared to strike August again. "I see what he’s trying to do, but what’s the point of hitting him? He’s already in a worse position. The charge for rape and murder is death by hanging—unless the judge is feeling generous, in which case it might be life
"What do you mean?" Boris frowned, his brows knitting together as he looked both offended and confused.August smiled nonchalantly and shook his head mockingly. "Despite how bad you’ve treated me, I’d be generous and tell you to escape through the backdoor before the next two minutes," he said, his smile fading."Or else what?" Boris growled, his eyes narrowing with rage."You have one minute left," August replied ignorantly, his chuckle sly.James, flushed red with fury, stormed up to August and slapped him hard across the face. "You piece of shit! Will it kill you to stop bluffing?" he spat, seething. Gesturing to one of his men, he added, "Go get the sedatives and psyche-twisters. Since he can't keep quiet, we’ll make sure he does."Boris scoffed. "Such a shame, August, you’ll not be awake to hear our pleasure moans. By the time you wake up, we'll be long gone, and you'll be surrounded by the police. Maybe you should've kept your mouth shut." With a mocking laugh, he gripped the ri