Kendrick led Ryan to a new office. “Who are we here to see?” Ryan asked as they walked in. “The chief” Kendrick whispered. They walked in and took their seats.
“So this is the boy?” The huge man on the table asked. “Yes sir. I've interrogated him too” Kendrick replied. “So, what is going on here” The chief asked.
“He is looking for his father. I suggest we enroll him in the program till we find the father” Kendrick replied. “What!. You know that's not how it works Ken” The chief Opposed.
“Yes sir but we..” Kendrick paused and stared at Ryan's face. He stood up, “Can I talk to you outside chief” he asked. The chief stood up and they both left leaving only Ryan in the office.
Kendrick shut the door as soon as the Chief came out.“We don't know how long it will take to find his father. We probably might not even find him sir” Kendrick stated. “If he says he's looking for his father. We'll just investigate the case further and figure out where the father is” The Chief Opposed.
“I already asked him all that sir and he doesn't seem to remember most of the things that happened before now. All he remember is that his father left home and hasn't returned ” Kendrick stated. “And where is his home” The chief asked.
“He doesn't even remember that too!” Kendrick exclaimed. “Christ. This is not what I was expecting!” The chief stated. “ I'll handle everything boss. Just send him there and I'll look for his father myself ” Kendrick said.
The door opened and the two walked in again. Ryan stared at them eager to hear what they'll say next. The chief sat down and wiped his face with a white handkerchief.
“Since you insist on sending him there. We'll do it” The Chief said and brought out some paper.
“Fill this little boy” He send and handed a paper to Ryan who took it and stared at it in confusion. Kendrick quickly snatched it from him. The chief stared at him. “He already told me everything about him. I'll fill it out correctly sir” Kendrick said with an awkward smile. The Chief nodded.
Kendrick went through the paper carefully. “Name..James Ryan ” He thought as filled out the wrong information on the Paper.
He soon finished and handed it back to the Chief who collected it and glanced through it.
“Alright. It'll be ready in an hour” The Chief stated. “Thank you so much Sir” Kendrick said and left with Ryan. “Why is he so interested in this case all of a sudden. It's concerning ” The chief thought as they left.
*Hours later*
Ryan had ate some food Kendrick gave him and slept in a room for about thirty minutes. He seemed quite refreshed now.
Kendrick entered the room and He sat up. “Alright, we're going to leave now” He said to him.
“Where are we heading to?” Ryan asked. “ I'll tell you on the way” Kendrick replied. Ryan left with Kendrick and they exited the hospital. They got in his car and he drove off.
Twenty minutes later, Kendrick stopped at a huge house, fenced and guarded by some policemen. “Where are we?” Ryan asked eagerly. “ Here's the thing Ryan, You're going to be staying here until I find your father. As soon as I leave here, I'll go looking for him immediately ” Kendrick replied.
Ryan thought for a while. “How Long is that going to take” He asked. “I don't know for sure yet but it's surely not going to take too long. Your father should be here to pick you up soon” Kendrick said with a smile. Ryan sighed and slowly alighted from the vehicle.
Kendrick came down too and walked him to the gate. He handed a paper to the police at the gate and turned to leave. “Take care boy. I'll check in on you to tell you how close I've gotten sometimes later” He said. Ryan nodded and was taken away by the policeman.
The job was finally done. Kendrick heaved a sigh of relief. “This is all I can do for you Reece. I don't have the power to keep him safe anymore ” He said and headed back for his vehicle, He got in and drove off.
Ryan stared around as he was been led in by the officer, he saw tons of children walking around. They walked to a huge building and walked in. More children were in the hall shouting and playing.
The sight was quite confusing for Ryan. He just maintained his cool and was led to an office. The officer handed the Paper to Him. “Take it in” He said and left. Ryan stared at him as he walked away swiftly.
He took a deep breath and knocked on the door. “You can come in” A voice said from inside. Ryan opened the door and walked in slowly. A young man was sitting and chewing gum loudly.
"what do we have here this time" He said staring at Ryan. “Umm, hi sir. I was asked to give this to you” Ryan said and handed out the paper to him. “Just drop it over there and take a seat” The man said loudly. Ryan stared at a huge pile of papers and dropped the Paper on them. He took his seat on a chair.
“This is going to take some time. Want a gum?” The man asked. Ryan shook his head.
*Later that day*
Ryan spent hours in the office and finally left by noon. He was given a room number which would be his temporary room. Ryan walked around searching for his room.
After a long search, He finally found the room. Ryan opened the door and walked in. He stared around for a while. Dozen of bed bunks were arranged vertically in the entire room.
He stared at the paper again and noticed another number written on it. “Must be the bed I'm looking for ” He thought and searched around till he finally found it. Ryan dropped his bag and rested on his bed staring at the ceiling.
“Hi!” A voice suddenly said next to him. Ryan sat up quickly and stared at a boy, about his age. “Hi..” Ryan muttered. “Nice to meet you. I'm Cole. You're gonna have a nice time here” The boy said with a smile.
“Yeah..” Ryan said and rested back. “ it's really nice in here. We're going to have a great time for the rest of our lives!” Cole stated.
Ryan sat up once more. “For the rest of our lives?. How Long have you been here" Ryan asked.
“Five... or six. I can't really remember” Coke replied chuckling vigorously. “Five weeks!?” Ryan exclaimed. “No. Five years!” Cole replied.
Time stood still completely in a blink of an eye. Ryan thought he heard wrong and asked again. “You stayed here for five weeks.. right ..” He muttered knowing what the answer was already, he didn't just want to accept it yet. “I just said Five years. I've been here for five years ” Cole stated. Ryan's heart was beginning to throb too hard. “ You've been here for years. How is that possible. What is going on here!?” He exclaimed. Coke stared at him in confusion. “Are you annoyed I haven't stayed long enough. I know some people that have been here for ten years you know...” He stated. Ryan almost went crazy. He instantly stood up and dashed out of the room. “Hey, where's are you going. I'll come with you” Cole said and stood up to chase after him. “Do whatever you want. I need to leave here immediately!” Ryan said fuming towards the door. The door suddenly swung open and They stopped. It was the Young man From the office, Mr Derris. Derris stared down at Ryan and Cole. “Where were
“You cannot stay here till you're eligible to leave. That's absurd ” Ryan opposed him. Cole didn't say anything but stared at him. “Alright, what if..I find us somewhere to stay” Ryan asked. “Somewhere to stay?. You don't have anywhere to stay yet and you want to leave?” Cole asked. “I Will figure out everything later. All I have to do is leave this place first” Ryan replied. “Fine..” Cole said. “So, you'll come with me?” Ryan asked meekly. “I don't think it's a good idea. How are we going to survive out there. We cannot also hide from the police forever. They'll probably find us as soon as we leave” Cole stated. “I have friends who were just like us. They're doing great on their own now. We can do it too” Ryan stated. Cole was quite for a while, he was pondering on what to say. “Fine.. I'll come with you. But don't say I didn't try to stop you when they bring us back here” He said. “Yes!” Ryan said brightly. “And the plan...” Cole said and paused. Ryan stared at him waiting for hi
The day was finally subduing, so was the noise and uproar in the city. Reece stared at the city as his car moved along the streets. Sitting next to him in the car was his right hand man, Jack. Jack worked for Recce, he was more like a personal guard too. Jack's phone seemed to beep all of a sudden. He grabbed it and stared at a text. “Boss, The Intel we sent just dropped something" He stated. Reece turned to him eagerly. “He says the old man is trafficking young girls and women. Turning them into sex slaves at his hotels in the city" Jack stated. Reece sighed in disappointment. He was suspicious of Mr Jacob but he hoped such allegation would turn out to be false. “Umm boss, what should we do now?” Jack asked.Reece didn't answer, he seemed to be lost in his thoughts. “We can call the cops to deal with it or something?” Jack suggested. “We cannot Call the cops. They will do absolutely nothing about it. Jacob has men everywhere, even In the police!" Reece replied. “Then what are
Jack was driving them back home. Reece was completely Mute whilst Jack was driving, He seemed to be contemplating on what step to take next. “Stop when you reach the next bus stop” He suddenly said. “Is something the issue Boss” Jack asked. “I need to go somewhere alone. Return home right away, I'll be back soon ” Reece replied. Jack sighed and continued driving. He soon stopped when he reached a bus stop. Jack alighted from the vehicle and watched as Reece got in and drove away. He took his seat and waited for a bus. Not long after, a bus arrived. Reece was driving through the town heading back for the main city. He stared at the rear mirror and noticed a car following him. “Is that Mr Jacob's car” He asked himself and took a closer look at the car. He slowed down a bit trying to make the car meet up and overtake him. The car sped up and ran into his trunk instead. Reece jumped in fear trying to get control of his car back, He Finally did and stared back at the car. “ it's Mr Ja
Time flew by and Ryan was still alone locked up in the secret room. He felt nauseous as the temperature in the room rose greatly. Ryan passed out after some while and woke up the next day. He unlocked the door and pushed it open. Ryan was extremely confused to see most of the house damaged beyond repair. It seemed the house was burned up, luckily the secret room Ryan hid in was built specifically to resist fire. That pointed out why he felt so hot in the room. Ryan shut the door and moved around. Things were burnt beyond recognition for him. “Mom, Mr Jack?” He called out as he moved around the house. He paused when he heard police sirens approaching the house. Tons of police vehicles and ambulances emerged in front of the damaged mansion. Ryan peeped out to see the cops and quickly ran away through the back door. He hid in the bushes and stared from safe distance. The police men and medics set to work immediately. The corpses were lifted by the medics. Ryan recognized his mother'
Ryan roamed around in the cold and dangerous city. He walked around and asked people if they could recognize his father and no one seemed to know him. Few people offered to help and report the issue to the police but he opposer strongly and ran off each time.The sun was out and Ryan was getting really tired now. He hasn't eaten since daybreak. “I need to eat something soon. I'm getting tired” He mumbled and continued walking around. He soon spotted a supermarket. Overwhelmed by hunger, Ryan didn't think twice before heading into the supermarket . He walked around staring at the huge shelves and stocks all arranged around the supermarket.“There are lot of foods here. I bet they won't mind of I grabbed some?” Ryan mumbled and picked a doughnut and Milk. He slowly ate the doughnut, he soon finished it up and gulped some milk.“What in the world are you doing thief!” A voice suddenly yelled from behind him. Ryan turned around to see one of the workers. “I didn't steal it sir. I took i
One of the men grabbed Ryan and picked him up easily. “Let go of me!. Let go!” Ryan said fighting to free himself from the fearsome grip. The Man's strength exceeded Ryan's greatly and he stood no chance. “quit struggling little one. We just want to have a few words with you” The man said and chuckled. “what do you want from me. Let me go, I have no money you could steal from me” Ryan said bluntly. “Oh, he has no money. What do we do with him boss” The man asked another man who had been watching them from a corner. “ we'll sell him off or something. We didn't even need to go hunting today before a prey was caught. It's a blessing ” The boss said and chuckled. The men all laughed loudly. “Please, you need to let me go. I need to find my father” Ryan said with a tearful eye. “i pretty much care less about that. You're mine now and you're going to make me some money ” The boss stated. The men dragged Ryan along as they headed for a house near the road. They entered the house and Ryan
Ryan could not believe his eyes when the two strangers turned out to be teenagers who looked a bit older than him. They were two boys “ you're teenagers. Why are you living here alone” Ryan asked.“ I'm Brian and this is my twin brother, Blake” He replied. “Yeah nice to meet you..” Blake mumbled and took his seat. “ I'm Ryan. Thank you saving me back there” Ryan said meekly. “You should thank him. He forced me to come with him after he spotted the men abducting you” Blake stated. Ryan gulped and fumbled to seat on a Rusty chair. “So, why are you living alone here?” He asked. “Why don't you tell us what got you involved with those old farts first ” Brian asked. “ I met them when I was looking for someone ” Ryan replied. “And who might that be?” Brian asked.“My father. He left home and some men attacked our house and murdered everyone. My mom protected me and I need to find my father alone now” Ryan replied. “Oh, that's quite sad” Brian mumbled. “How are you going to find him. Do yo