*** At Kelly Medicals***
” So he really didn’t leave any clue?”, I wondered as I continued searching through some of Dad’s files. ” There’s gotta be something, some document or record somewhere”, I muttered while I kept on searching.
” Dring! dring!”, my phone rang as I was sorting out some files. ” Urrghh! Who is it now?”, I murmured as I picked up the phone from the desk. It was Jared. ” I wonder what it is this time”, I thought and then picked up.
” You imbecile! You took her, didn’t you?”, his voice blared out from the phone, making me pull it away from my ear.
” What are you talking about?”, I asked.
” Don’t play dumb with me asshole! ’cause I ain’t buying it”, he said.
” Look Jared, I don’t have time for this okay? Unlike you, I’ve got work to do”, I said.
” Oh that’s rich! Really rich! coming from a crook like you”, he yelled.
” Like I said, I’m busy”, I responded and was about to hang up on him.
” Why can’t you leave Janet out of this?”, he asked, ” you’re taking this too far. She’s way too young to be abducted repeatedly and having guns pointed at her”, he said in a more sombre voice.
” She was kidnapped?”, I asked.
” Don’t act shocked! I know you’re the one who abducted her last time!”, he yelled.
” Yeah, that was an accident. But I didn’t do anything this time, I swear it”, I said.
” I don’t know man, let’s just put our differences aside and find her”, he said to me, in a voice almost pleading.
” Don’t worry, I’ll make some calls right away”, I answered.
” Alright man, I’ll be waiting”, he said before hanging up.
“I wonder who would do someth….”.
” Dring! dring!!”, the phone rang again. I looked at the screen, and it was Alberto calling. ” Humph! not again”, I murmured before picking up.
” What is it, Alberto?”, I asked.
” Oh Tristan, how are you?”, he asked in his cheerful Mexican accent.
” Look Alberto, I’ve got…”
” Shhhshh shhsh shshh, you don’t want to annoy me now Tristy, not while the nozzle of my gun is pointed at the temple of your sister”, he said.
” Wait what?!”, I exclaimed, ” you abducted her?”, I asked.
” Calm down amigo, I just wanted someone to play with”, he said with a chuckle.
” Okay look here Alberto, we need to talk okay. It’s way too low to drag my sister into this. How much do you want?”, I asked.
” Now we’re talking muchacho!”, he said excitedly, ” you just show up here with a million dollars and you can have your sister, oh! and her boyfriend too”, he added.
” Alright, I’m on my way”, I said and walked out of the office.
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*** At Royal Resorts***
” I better let the cops know about this”, I thought and was about to dial their number when…..
” Ding! dong!”, the doorbell rang. ” Who is it?”, I asked as I stood up to check.
” Madison!”, I said excitedly as I unlocked the door and opened it.
” Hey”, she said while smiling and waving.
” What’s up? I was thinking about coming over to see you”, I said.
” I knew you’d want to, that’s why I came here”, she said, ” now can I come in?”, she asked.
” Oh sure, where are my manners?”, I said, ” come on in”, I said gesturing with my hands.
She walked in and looked around, ” Where’s your sister?”, she asked.
” I don’t know. I haven’t seen her all day”, I replied.
” Really? Maybe she went out for a walk or something”, she said.
” I highly doubt she’d take so long, except she’s gonna walk around the city”, I said sarcastically.
” Hmmm, you do have a point”, she said as she sat on the bed.
” Oh yeah, I’ve got something to ask you”, I said.
” Really? What’s that?”, she asked.
” I’ve been wanting to meet your family”, I said.
” Oh really?”, she replied with a seductive smirk.
” Yeah, since we’re dating and all, it would be nice if you could introduce me to your family, if you’re okay with it, that is”, I said.
” Sure, I don’t see why not”, she replied.
” Yes!”, I exclaimed quietly, retracting my elbow in excitement, ” can we go now? let’s go now”, I said.
” Geez, someone sure is excited”, she said with a chuckle as she got up from the bed.
” I’ll go get the keys”, I said as I ran towards the table where it was, ” Alright! here they are. Let’s go”, I said and then held her by the hand as we strutted towards the door.
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*** About an hour later***
” Wait a minute! I know you”, he said as he stretched out his hand for a handshake.
” Oh really? From where?”, I asked.
” I can’t really put my finger on it though, but I’m pretty sure I’ve seen you somewhere before. It’s nice to finally get to meet you though”, he said as I shook his hand.
” You’re quite the attractive guy”, I complimented.
” Gee, thanks a lot”, he responded.
” So I heard you are Tristan’s brother. Is that true?”, Justin asked, even though the face was more than enough evidence.
” Yes, I am”, he replied as he stretched out his hand for a handshake. Justin stared at the hand with a disdainful look and then back at him, before walking out on him.
” Did I say something wrong?”, he muttered to Maddie.
” Nah, it’s probably just transferred aggression. It’ll go away, hopefully”, she replied.
” Transferred aggression?”, he asked.
” Yeah, he kinda hates you because of Tristan”, she said.
” Tristan? Did that bastard do something to him”, he asked in annoyance.
” Oh, I forgot to tell you. Tristan is the prime suspect for the kidnap of my sister here”, Madison explained, gesturing at me with her hand.
” He kidnapped her?! When was that?”, he asked in shock.
” It was probably around three months ago, right sis?”, she said.
” Yeah, it was around then”, I added.
” That means she was one off…”, he paused as his expression of deep thought suddenly metamorphosed into a eureka expression, ” Wait a minute! I remember where I’ve seen you”, he said as he hurriedly pulled out his phone from his pocket and scrolled through it for some seconds. ” Aha! I got it!”, he said as he showed some pictures to Madison, who went through them for a minute, before shock suddenly found expression through her.
” Oh my god! I can’t believe it”, Madison said in shock as she glanced through the photos.
” Let me have a look”, I requested.
” Sure”, she said as she walked over to me to show me.
” Human trafficking….. surrogate mothers… designer babies..”, I mumbled as I scrolled through the photos, ” Jesus! This guy’s a monster…… wait! what?”, I paused as I saw a photo of me amidst the faces of other suspected victims. We called Justin and let him see it too.
” That bastard!”, Justin exclaimed in anger, ” have you shown this to the police?”, Justin asked Jared.
” Yeah, I have. They working on his arrest as we speak”, he replied.
” Humph!”, Justin sighed, ” I hope they get him soon”, he said.
” That’d be a relief. That guy’s a demon”, Jared quipped.
” Come on Jared, let’s go to my room for now”, Maddie said to him as she hugged his hand from the side.
” Sure thing”, he replied and was about to turn around with her, when…..
” Wait!….”, Justin said.
” Yeah?”, Jared replied.
” I’m sorry for how I behaved a few minutes ago….. it was really rude of me”, he apologized.
” Pfft! That’s alright. I hate Tristan a lot more than y’all do, so I get it”, he said and winked before walking off with Maddie.
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*** A few hours later***
” Yeah, it was my bad and I really apologize for what I said”, I said and then dropped the bag on the floor, ” that’s two million dollars cash. Please let my sister go and her friend too”, I asked Alberto, who smoked his cigar, seated on his chair, with his men everywhere, glaring at me.
” Release the two brats”, Alberto ordered, which his men did immediately.
” Tristan!”, Janet exclaimed as she cake over to hug me.
” I’m glad you’re safe”, I said as I hugged her back , ” and you too kid. Though you might need to get some stitches on that face, but it’s alright”, he said.
” Thank you sir”, the kid responded.
” It’s nothing, now you guys get out of here”, I said to them.
” What about you?”, she asked.
” Don’t worry about me. I’ll be out of here in a minute”, I said, ” now run along”, I told them and they ran off.
” Haha haha!, you’re quite the caring brother”, said Alberto, “for someone as conniving as you are”, he said.
” I’ll give you more money okay? I was just a bit pissed that…..”.
” Krrrkuh!”, I heard a gun crackle behind me.
” What are you doing Alberto?”, I asked.
” Nobody disrespect Purple Mafia and lives”, he said in his deep intimidating Mexican accent.
” Killing is going to be way less beneficial than if …..”.
” Bang!”, a loud gunshot pervaded the air, as I dropped straight to the floor. ” Hope you rot in hell, Bastard!”, I heard in a rather inaudible manner as my consciousness fell into darkness…..
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*** Three years later***
” Awwwn, he’s so cute!”, they all said as they fawned over the baby.
” Alright alright, you’re gonna wake him up”, I said to them and took the baby to his cot. Then I returned to the dining table, where everyone was already sitted.
” Clink! clink! clink!”, the sound of my spoon hitting against the glass goblet silenced everyone’s chattering.
” Urr…. uhm…. Thanks you guys, for showing up. As you all know, we’ve been through some really rough times. But today, we celebrate not just because of the baby, but because of what we’ve overcome on our way here and what we’ll overcome in the future. Cheers!”, I said as they all clapped emotionally. We had a feast that night and so it was for as long as we stayed together. We had come a long way since dad died and I’m sure he’s proud of his daughters, wherever he is…
Author’s note: Hi my lovely readers, This marks the end of this story.