It had to be done. If Heather wanted to find who kidnapped her father, she just had too. She had received a letter a few weeks before saying that she had to bring $100, 000 in order for her to be reunited with her father. Heather had no idea where she was going to get that kind of money, but she had to think fast if she ever wanted to see her father again.
Heather tried everything she could to get that money. From a few garage sale, to car washes. She even had to take money from her account that was helping her pay for college, but at the moment, her education didn't matter half as much as her father did. Even with all she did, with the help of some generous donations from family and friends, she was still $30, 345 short.
Now Heather did have the police on this search, but she immediately stopped them after she had told them about the letter she had received for fear that if she got the police more involved, the guys who kidnapped her father might hurt him, or even worse, kill him.
Howard Churchill's, Heather's father, disappearance had been all around town. He had been missing for six months when Heather received the letter, and the whole city just seemed to be relieved that he was still alive.
I should probably mention that Howard was the mayor of Lewes, Delaware. He was a well respected and well trusted man, who like most people, had enemies. Some of which he was aware of, others who just hated the way he ran the city and kept it to themselves.
Heather walked to school today feeling so desperate, so lifeless. She had no idea how she was going to get the $30, 345 she still needed. But she couldn't just give up. She loved her father, and would do whatever it took to get him back, but she didn't have any other ways to earn money; and she didn't want to ask her family and friends for more money, even though they probably would donate her some money, but she just couldn't ask for more. She had no other ways of getting money. Sure she had a job, but she was only being paid minimum wage. What was she suppose to do. I mean should could just go to the train station where the letter told her to be with the money and hope for the best. Hope that maybe they'll understand, and just take what she had. But she knew that would never work.
