Chapter 7: Kidnap
Smiley waited outside their house and waited for Philey's school bus. He was a 3rd grade student now, time passed so fast that she didn't even realize that.
A bus then stopped and as the door opened, a brown-haired little boy stepped out and smiled to her.
"Welcome home, dear. How's your day?" She hugged him while smiling back to him. He hugged her back.
"It's good as always, mom." He looked up at her. "I kinda miss you today."
"Well, I'm here now, sweetie. Come on, let's go inside."
"Yes, mom." She then held his hand and they walked inside. But neither of them noticed that someone was standing on a roof of another house and grinned evilly at them.
"And they live happily ever after." Smiley said and closed the book. "It's the end. It's time to sleep, Philey."
"Aw, but I don't want to sleep yet." He pouted as he lay in his bed. "Can you read more? Please?"
"Sorry but it's kinda late now. But I promise I'll read more tomorrow."
"Promise?"
"Promise." She sat up from the chair and kissed his forehead. "Good night, Philey."
"Good night, mom." He said and she turned off the light. His eyelids closed slowly as she closed the door.
Smiley opened the door of her and Phil's bedroom and came to the bed with him. He smiled.
"You're finally here, dear." He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and pulled her closer to him.
"Why would I let you waiting? Smiley is never late." She said and he just chuckled.
"It's… kinda true, actually."
"Come on, let's go to sleep." She yawned softly. "I'm sleepy."
"Me too." He pulled the blanket up a little bit so it covered the body completely.
"Sleep tight, dear." He smiled and she smiled back as she slowly closed her eyes.
"You too."
As the clock struck midnight, a shadow appeared at Philey's bedroom's window. It then pushed it open and quietly stepped closer to Philey, who now was sleeping peacefully.
He grinned.
Another beautiful day arrived and Smiley gently rubbed her eyes as the sunshine hit her face. She yawned and carefully sat up, trying not to wake up her husband. But eventually, he did. He then stretched his arms and when he saw her, he smiled.
"Good morning, sweetie."
"Good morning to you too, honey. Did you sleep well last night?"
"Yes. Do you know what I dreamt last night?"
"How could I know if it was your dream?" He laughed softly as she looked down at him. "What did you dream?"
He then suddenly held her arm and pulled her back down, causing her back to hit the bed once again, he wrapped his arms around her. "I dreamt of me and you nuzzling to each other as we used to."
"Well, we still do it now, actually." She struggled slightly. "It's morning, though. I need to wake Philey up."
"Come on, just a few minutes more."
"That's very sweet, but I should really go now." He let her got up, a little disappointment in his face. She leaned down and kissed his cheek.
"But I promise you can hold me as long as you want tonight."
"You said it." He smiled and she got up and walked out. He then got up too and headed downstairs. As she reached Philey's room, she slowly opened the door and said.
"Rise and shine, sweetie. It's morni-"
When she didn't see him, she looked around for a few seconds, trying to find him. But eventually she stopped when she saw a note on the bed instead of her child.
"AHHHHHH!" She screamed.
"What's wrong, Smiley?" Phil ran up and looked at her.
She was speechless. She couldn't say anything. He then looked at the bed and his eyes widened.
"He's… he isn't here… Just a note…" Smiley managed to mumble out, tears welled her eyes. "Where… where could he be…? Who did this…?"
"C… calm down Smiley…" He put a hand on her shoulder. "Let me see what the note says."
He walked closer to the bed and picked the note up. Trying to stay calm, he looked at it.
You are probably shocked right now. But don't worry, your son is still safe and sound with me. If you want to see him, meet me at the bottom of the hill. But just only you…
… Phil.
He could feel his hands were shaking.
"How… how dare you!" He angrily mumbled.
"What does it say? Tell me!"
He turned around to see her was standing with her eyes filled with tears. He sighed.
"Someone wants me to go to the bottom of the hill in order to see Philey."
"Who's 'someone'?"
"I don't know. This thing doesn't tell me." He glanced down at the note again. "But it does tell me that only I am allowed to come."
"No way I'm letting you go alone!"
"No, Smiley. This could be dangerous. You shouldn't come."
"But-"
He cut her off by pulling her toward him and hugged her.
"It's going to be alright." He moved his hand up and down her back in a comfort way. She seemed calm down a bit. "I promise. It's going to be alright…"
She was going to say something, but instead, she put her arms around him and hugged him back. He looked down at her and using one of his hands, he wiped the tears that stained her face. He smiled gently at her.
"I'll be fine, Smiley, and so will our son. So don't cry anymore."
She didn't say anything and just hugged him tighter. She didn't want to let him go at all, not a tiny bit.
