Chapter 4 The kidnap

Chapter 4- The kidnap

The neon light and the heavy bass of music made Ruby winced as she stepped out of the car.

"Now, are we ready to get drunk and have the night of our lives, before we take the plane for France?!", John hollered in appreciation as he stared at the massive building of the club in front of them while the rest of the squad cheered in delight.

"I can't believe we're about to do this! Our favorite artist will be in France for his last concert of the year, and we'll be seeing him live!!", Claire squealed in delight.

"The concert we've been waiting for all our lives!!", Ashley beamed alongside her friend.

"Guys, are you sure this is a good idea? It's very late, and we still have to drive to the airport. I mean, is it safe?", She asked.

"Come on, Ruby. First of all, it's not that late. Secondly, we deliberately chose to stop by the bar close to the airport, so we don't have a lot of journey to cover in case we actually get drunk", Ashley rolled her eyes.

"Besides, I'm going to be driving. So I'll be careful not to drink too much. And trust me, I'm not one who gets drunk easily", Victor bragged and they all laughed.

"Hey guys...", Claire called their attention.

"What's the problem, babe?", John asked.

"Do you think that black car has been following us?", She asked and their eyes followed her eyes to meet and black Ford packed two cars away from theirs.

'I managed to catch sight of the car around Ruby's block before we started journeying, and somehow, it's still the same vehicle that's packed cars away from our Sienna. Do you think..."

"Come on, Claire. It could be a coincidence. Or you are just overthinking things", John objected.

"We haven't even started drinking, and you're getting drunk already", Ashley jested, causing everyone to crack up in laughter.

John managed to drag her into the bar, alongside the rest of the group.

Ruby was the only one who was single and didn't tag along with a boyfriend, so she sat by the counter, while Ashley and Claire decided to drag their boyfriends to the dance floor to vibe with the blaring music that was playing.

Ruby watched them as they danced and even cheered for them when they looked her way. But deep down, she felt empty. She felt sad and disappointed.

She was twenty-four already, but she'd never been in any serious relationship. She didn't know if it was because of her wreckless lifestyle. No one wanted a crazy girlfriend nowadays, and she wasn't ready to change for anyone.

She didn't know what exactly was the problem with her.

Maybe her standards were too high. She'd always dreamt of marrying a tall, handsome man with smooth abs. She'd come across a lot of guys in that category, but most of them were too gentle and lovey-dovey. She hated guy that were mild. She'd always fantasized a good looking bad boy for a boyfriend. She wanted a rough guy who would only give a fuck about her and no one else.

Just like the guy she bumped into yesterday...

"You need to get that guy out of your mind, Ruby"

She exhaled and shook her head as she gulped down her glass of martini and ordered for some more.

While she drank, her mind traveled back home.

She remembered the promise she made to her dad in the morning.

She'd been giving her dad a lot of stress because of how irresponsible she'd been, and she promised him that she would try to act better. She asked him this morning if she could go with her friends for the concert at France, but because he didn't trust her, he didn't let her.

But there she was, downing shots of Martini before boarding a plane to France, despite her father's disapproval.

For some reason, she felt kinda bad for leaving. But despite the fact that she felt like she had betrayed her father again, he had to understand. She couldn't miss this concert for anything, and he couldn't keep bodding her around like she was still a child. She was twenty-four, already. The only reason why her father had the opportunity to keep controlling her was becoming she was still living at his mansion, and that was something she was planning to change soon. Now that she'd gotten a degree in Art, she could survive on her own. Infact, she'd decided that once she comes back home from France, she would move out of her father's house. She needed to live her life to the fullest, and her father was obstructing that.

As she got lost in her thoughts, she kept drinking heavy on the Martimi she'd ordered earlier.

She didn't realize that she'd been taking a lot, and now she was seemingly drunk.

She was tired of staying in a corner, but she didn't want to join her friends at the dance floor.

She got out of the club to get some fresh air.

From nowhere, a weird looking bartender who had a tray of drinks crashed into her, spewing all the drinks her.

"What's this?!!", She yelled in instant irritation.

"Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry!", He said and began packing up the broken bottles. She was drunk, but not drunk enough to not be careful of her steps. It was almost as if the bartender did it intentionally.

Before she could recover from that, she felt sudden movement behind her, and the next thing she saw was a person running away with her bag.

"Thief!! Give me back my bag!!", She screamed. All her friends were back into the club, so she began chasing the thief in hot pursuit without thinking.

The thief took a sharp turn and was getting out of sight, so Ruby doubled her pace. She wasn't planning on letting him go.

She took the sharp turn too, and before she could go any further, she felt someone yank her roughly and pull her to himself.

"Leave me!! Let me go...", But his grip was too strong for her struggle. She felt a heavy hand forcing a piece of handkerchief over her nose and in a matter of seconds, she slipped into unconsciousness.

******

Raymond Reed's phone came alive and immediately caught his attention. He'd been looking for to a call.

He kept the glass of white wine and picked the call up immediately.

"Have she been kidnapped?", He questioned once he picked it.

"Yes, boss. Everything worked as planned. In fact, we're on our way right now", the person at the other end of the call confirmed.

"Good", he said and cut the call.

"For more than a decade, I've been plotting my revenge against that traitor that calls himself Lawrence Birschoff. The plan is finally taking place!! What better way to hurt him back than to take what he loves the most - his only daughter? He'll regret ever messing with me!!", He said to himself with an sly smile on his face and let out an evil sneer.