Chapter 5 The Call And The Wrong Decision

Violet POV

You need to be strong, young lady

"Father said and I felt my heart prick again.

"Young mother" it was supposed to be a young mother. Was this how a mother feels when their

kids are lost or dead?. No no no, I cannot let this happen.

And that was when my phone rang loudly but I ignored it, it rang insistently and father took it out to answer it.

"We have the kids

"filled my ears from the phone and I sprang up as a cold chill raced down my spine.

"My kids, where are they? Why did you take them?" I cried out into the phone and a cruel

laughter filled my ears, they thought this was funny?.

"You will have the kids but you will pay a ransom first" the person informed and without thinking,

I quickly spoke up again.

" Anything"

"Violet be careful" dad mumbled at me and I nodded, not fully listening for my mind was set in how to get my kids back and how to get the sun of money they would ask as ransom

"you're the one called Violet?" They asked sharply and my brows furrowed with confusion.

"I am" I replied with hesitation clear in my tone.

"Our boss wants you in exchange for the kids you hold dear.

"What" I and father exclaimed together and Mr Leonard's face shone with confusion and a new fear for me and the kids.

"I will send the details to you, arrive there by mid night or risk losing them" he laughed before a

sudden beep filled my ears and we discovered that the call had been disconnected.

A small chirp came from the phone and we all glanced down to see a new text message showing on my notifications bar.

"I will not allow it" father fell to the one person couch.

"Father this is not up for a debate, my children's life is at stake here and as a mother, I have to do something." I pointed out and he sighed with resignation.

"I can't lose you too.

"Father mumbled with a croaky voice and my heart broke up on seeing him that way but I had to do this.

"I have to, you won't lose me. I'll find a way" I said to him before tapping on the screen and opening the text only for me to discover that it was a location here on Italy but by the beach called Rock beach surrounding one

of the companies I had tried to get a job in.

It was weird and my brain tried to decipher what was going on or what it must mean but I was

far too focused on how to get my kids back to think too much of it.

I could not dally or dwell on the reason behind it any longer.

"Be careful and come back to me

"father hugged me tightly when another beep came to my phone and I found out that they had sent a new text. It was now for me to come tomorrow by 4am.

"That's way too early!" Mr Leonard exclaimed with tight brows.

"It is but this gives us time to think of an alternative" my phone's ringtone blared up and I glanced down to see who it was. Raphael.

"Raph" I called out into the phone with voice filled with instant relief. I needed him right now.

"I'll be there and ten minutes later, he was pulling up by our front porch and rushing out.

I laughed when I saw him still buttoning up his shirt, he had left his house just to come see how I was doing after a mere phone call.

"What happened?" He asked with a grouchy tone and I knew I must have woken him up from

sleep, I had even forgotten to call him during the delivery.

"My kids, Raphael. They took my kids" confusion filled his eyes before he glanced down at my now flattened belly and then he gasped before coughing loudly and I passed him a cup of water." And nobody thought to call me for the delivery " if only we had, Raphael loved kids and he would have kept his eyes on them all through. I was not blaming my father because he must have fallen asleep due to all the stress

from work and me.

"That's not the point now. Someone has my kids and they want me in return for them" I explained as shortly as I could in the most understandable way possible.

"As ransom? Why not money!" He asked as he calmly took a seat and I felt my eyes prick.

"I don't know why, I'm to meet them in this location by 4am tomorrow morning

"I passed him my phone and he glanced at the message before returning it to me.

"This is bad,really bad. Hope father talked you out of doing this?" He asked expectantly.

"I will go, alone" I added and he suddenly stood up.

"This is madness" he exclaimed loudly and I hissed at him.

"This are the children I gave birth to and before even setting my eyes or hands on them, someone taken them away from me so if it is madness then I will feel it" she raised her kick slightly before stomping up the stairs.

Did they not care? Her kids were probably screaming their vocal cords off because they couldn't see me or father. How could I not go through with this. Even if I have to move mountains and hills to find them and bring them

home then I will do it.

I sat on my mind and soon my door was pushed open and Raphael came in, with a guilty look

and I turned away from him, still deep in thoughts.

"I'm sorry for the way I spoke, I didn't mean to make you feel as though we don't care. I'm just afraid for your safety"he truthfully said before taking a seat beside me on the bed.

"I just want them back" I crumbled in his arms and cried my heart out till I fell unconscious and

my slumber was plagued with dreams of ghosts and death and of blood and of darkness and loss..

" Am sorry" I whispered to the still napping Raphael the next morning and slowly sneaked away into the night.

Dawn was approaching fast and I needed tobe fast if I was going to get to where I was asked to

go to.

I stopped one of those early cabs and took a ride down to the Rock beach where I stood

by the sea sand and waited with heart beating a million miles per hour.

"Miss Violet, you came" filled my ears and I slowly went to turn around when a harsh voice rang out.

"Don't even dare think about trying to turn around" and I stopped dead in my tracks, that voice was the one

I screeched loudly with panic when a smelly bag was put over my head and I was lifted up.

"Shut the bitch up, you fool" the harsh voiced one yelled with frustration and the other did as

asked, slamming his hands into my shoulders and a hard force hit my head unexpectedly before I found myself losing consciousness.