While driving behind Zoe and the twins a plan formed in Amy's head. She just hopes it works out and nobody gets hurt. Satisfied with the plan she drove slowly pass Zoe and the twins pretending to look at the houses around her. When she was a good short distance from them, she reversed back and stopped next to them in the street. She put a smile on her face and rolled down her window "Excuse me can you help me. I think I'm lost?" Amy called out in a friendly voice through her open window at Zoe.

Zoe smiled politely but kept a safe distance from the stranger in her car making sure they stay on the sidewalk. "Sure, how can I help you Mam?"

Amy felt the bile of guilt threatening to come over her lips. These are just kids and this girl is so beautiful and friendly. The three of them so innocent.

"Mam are you okay?" Zoe asked with a look of concern on her face.

Amy swallowed hard. She can't get weak now or else. "Yes, thank you for asking but I'm fine. I think it's just the heat and my car's aircon is not working. I'm not used to this kind of weather you see I'm not from around here. I have just arrived in town today and I'm looking for a friend of mine I want to surprise her. I believe she stays on this street but for the life of me I can't find her house or house number. All the houses are mansions with no numbers on them. Oh, wow I just said a mouthful. So yeah, I'm lost." Amy said and giggled nervously. Small droplets of sweat were starting to form on her forehead and her hands were shaking lightly.

"I understand Mam lets see what we can do does this friend have a name and last name it will make it easier for me to maybe help you." Zoe said with a soft smile.

"Oh yes of course her name is Jessica. Jessica Smith, she moved here last year I think." Amy said quickly.

There was something off about this woman. She was hiding something under that farce of friendliness. Zoe thought to herself. The shaky sweaty hands the light tremble in her voice and the nervous smiles. Is she on drugs or is this something else. "Well the only Jessica living on our street is an old widowed woman named Jessica Stanford but everyone calls her old Miss Jess she hardly gets any visitors and she is known as a recluse hardly steps out of her house unless she is attending to her garden. I'm sorry Mam, maybe your friend lives on the next street or try to call her. Sorry I couldn't help have a nice day." Zoe said politely.

"No wait please." Amy said quickly. "I have this really important package for her from her mother. Her mother asked me to give it to her you don't mind coming with me to look for her. I will just get lost on my own maybe we will find her on the next street.".

"We do not get into cars with strangers or in a stranger's car." Zoe said and gripped the hands of the twins tighter who have been quiet this whole time.

Amy knew this was a smart girl. She had to act now, she quickly opened her door but Zoe who saw her getting out retreated quickly back to the gate of Mr and Mrs Hetherson. The gate was locked. She pushed the twins behind her to barricade them from whatever this woman planned for them. Zoe looked back down the road they were only four houses away from their home. She can try and run back home with the twins but she won't make it far the woman will run her in or shoot her in the back.

"look I'm not going to hurt you or your brothers and please don't scream for help it will only make things worse and it don't have to be that way. I'm just going to take your brothers and keep them with me for a little while and that's it. I will bring them home later safe" Amy said and reached out for the twins behind Zoe.

"Don't you dare touch my brothers Lady. I don't know who put you up to this but it's not going to end well for you so please let us be it doesn't have to be this way." Zoe said with a determinate and fearless look

"Toffee." Aiden whined behind her. He pulled Zoe's hand for them to go. Caden just looked up quietly at Zoe and then at the woman who was stepping closer and closer to them.

Amy glance nervously up and down the road. The street was quiet but who knows for how long before a car comes down the road, she better do something now she is wasting time. "Come with me boys, quickly now. We going for a ride." Amy said but Zoe pushed them back further behind her. "I know you want to kidnap them but you're not going to take my brothers. I will go with you leave them."

Amy's eyes glanced nervously between Zoe and the two little twins. "They must come as well please don't make this hard I promise you nobody is going to hurt them."

"I'm going with you and that's it not my brothers. Me." Zoe said with tears in her eyes but still she stood tall in front of Amy with the two little cuties behind her trying to protect them as best she can.

Aiden peeked out from behind Zoe and stick out his tongue at Amy. He was not liking this one bit he couldn't understand what was going on. All he wanted was to see the ducks at the park and eat ice cream.

Amy knew time was running out she was already behind schedule. "Fine let's go, get in the car." Amy said in a voice trembling lightly with fear and anxiety.

Zoe bend down and pulled the two cuties close to her. "Now you must listen very carefully okay? Go back home and get Aslan. We forgot Aslan and he wants to go with us. I can't go with you but I will wait here."

"Aslan." The twins said excited and nodded their heads.

Zoe quickly took of her necklace and gave it to Aiden. "Give this to Cayllum okay?"

Aiden looked at the necklace and then back at Zoe. "Aslan" he said softly with a look of confusion on his face.

"No Aidy give the necklace to Cayllum, now go I will wait for you." Zoe said softly as a single tear rolled down her cheek.

"We should go now before someone comes." Amy said and pulled Zoe by her arm.

"Take your brother's hand Caden and go get Aslan and give Cayllum my necklace, okay." Zoe said. She kissed them quickly on the cheek. The two cuties looked at each neither one of them wanting to let go their sister's hand. Stubbornly they shake their heads no and put their arms around her neck.

"Please I will wait for you here but you have to go now. Go get Aslan for me. Go." Zoe said and pushed them gently away from her. Amy was getting restless Zoe knew that if she can't get the twins away safely this woman will take them with her. She sighs relieved when the two took each other's hands and started to walk back home very slowly. They kept looking back and it break Zoe's heart each time she had to tell them to keep walking and not to look back. Amy felt a sense of guilt and shame but she had to do what was asked of her or else it's her family. "Listen I gave you enough time get in the car please." Amy said and pushed Zoe to the front of the car.

"Please they are almost home if I get in the car now, they will come running back." Zoe begged. The twins looked back for the last time before they disappeared into the family's drive way. Zoe closed her eyes as Amy put her on the back seat of the car and ordered her to lie down on the seat. They are safe this woman can't hurt them now Zoe said to herself as tears welled up in her eyes.

The smile slowly faded from Cayllum's face when he saw the twins walking to the house hand in hand. He ran out of the garage to them. "Hey what are you guys doing back so soon where is Zoe?"

"Car" Caden said and pointed to the street.

A sick dreadful feeling settled in the pit of Cayllum's stomach. Pale in the face Cayllum ran to the end of the drive way out into the street. There was no sign of a car.

"Hey what's going on?" Dylan called out when he saw Cayllum running back to the twins.

"It's Zoe I think something bad happened to her. There is no way she would leave the twins on their own and disappear Dylan you need to call your dad now! I'm going to take the jeep maybe I can still find the car."

Dylan immediately dropped the fishing gear he had in his arms and took out his phone to call his dad.

"What colour was the car can you guys tell me?" Cayllum asked the twins.

"Blue." Aiden said and bit his lip.

"Green." Caden said and pushed his brother.

"Stop it!" Aiden screamed and threw Zoe's necklace at him.

When Cayllum saw the necklace, his heart sank to his feet. This was bad. This was really bad.

My dad is on his way. Is that Zoe's necklace?" Dylan asked wide eye.

"Someone kidnapped her." Cayllum said and swallowed hard as fear, anger and a sad empty feeling washed over him.

"Not again. Please God keep my sister safe where she is." Dylan said softly with shiny eyes.

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