Chapter 2
A man in his mid forties picked up the telephone receiver and dialed a number. A woman of similar age picked up. "Hello?" she inquired. She had an Irish accent. Frantically he began talking. He had a sophisticated posh English accent. He did not give her enough room to interrupt him. "It's Richard!...Listen you know what we talked about...Well, you've got to make a decision now or never...because I'm leaving now!". She whispered down the phone frantically in reply: "What?...But you can't!...You can't just expect me to make this sort of decision on the spot!!!!!...Where are you even thinking of going?". "I don't know!...abroad?...England maybe...Ireland if you want!". "Can't you wait just another day!" she begged. "No!...You don't understand she'll take her!...the bitch will take my daughter away from me!...We have to go now!...Are you coming or not?". "All right! All right!...come and collect me!" she replied. She put the phone down and begun to sob. She just sat by the telephone for a while crying. She was awakened by her husband's voice coming from the direction of the study. He was friendly, had an American accent and had no idea about how much his life was about to change. "Isobel darling...Who was that?" her husband asked. "It was just Richard wondering if we had those predictive figures ready, David" she lied. "Well, you can tell him I am frantically working day and night to produce them!". David paused and commented: "How strange!". A look of fear developed on Leonie's face: "What is, dear?". David replied "Well, Leonie usually discusses the business side with us...He hasn't a clue what he's talking about usually!". Isobel could only utter a "Uh huh...strange!" in response.
Richard put the phone down. He looked worried, flustered and...almost scared!. That was unlike him!. He called out "Are you ready yet?...Hurry up!" as he tore up the stairs. He opened a bedroom door to reveal a girl of nine years old packing her bags, through tears. "Stop blubbering!" he scorned. "I don't wanna go" the American girl whined. He grabbed her hand and her bag and pulled her down the stairs. "We've got to go...If you hadn't kept secrets from me, we would be fine!". "I'm sorry!...I'm sorry!" she whined. But all he could reply is "It's too late for apologizes". The young girl fell on the floor crying. Richard took a deep sigh and realized his cruelty. He comforted the girl. "Pumpkin, I'm sorry!...I'm just really stressed!...Daddy, has a big problem and the only way he can BEGIN to sort it!...is by leaving". "What about mummy?" the girl blubbered. "She'll meet us there" Richard lied. "Can I help you with your problem, Daddy?". He looked down at her naive inquisitive eyes and regretfully replied "No pumpkin, not at the moment...but later!...later I am going to need your help so much, princess!!!...because I'm going to need you to co-operate with me!...in fact! wait!...you can help now!...you can help by getting in that car!...please hurry up!". "One second...I just have to do something" she replied. Richard nodded and went outside. The young girl walked towards the lounge room. There lying on the floor was a woman in her mid forties. The woman was unconscious and there was blood everywhere, but the woman's face was untouched. The young girl kneeled down and kissed her forehead. "Bye bye Mummy...I'm sorry" she said tearfully.
Richard and the little girl were driving along in a flashy jaguar car. He was driving and she was in the back seat. There wasn't much noise and the girl seemed withdrawn. Richard broke the silence and tried to encourage the little girl. "You'll love it!...You like Isobel don't you?". Silence filled the car as the young girl stayed mute. "She has a son...the same age as you!...your have a brother!". "I already have a brother" the young girl replied. "Oh! He's a nothing!...This brother would be a something!...Any how, Jacob is only your half brother!...He's hardly a brother at all...and he's hardly lived with us!-so he doesn't count!". Silence invaded again. Richard continued "He isn't fully human!...He's mentally retarded!". An outburst of emotion sparked up in the young girl "And whose fault is that?????!!!!!". The car suddenly screeched to a halt. "What did you say?!!!" Richard shouted angrily. The young girl squirms back scared and petrified, practically in tears. "I'm sorry!...I'm sorry!" she whimpered. "I'm not the bad guy here!...It's your mother!...She made me do it!...What does she expect when she has a child without me!!!!!!!". There was silence. The young girl quivered to reply and Richard calmed himself to resume his driving.
Back at Richard's house. A young woman and young man in their 20's walked through the front door . The woman immediately called out "Leonie?...It's Eloise...I've brought that stuff you wanted...and I've arranged for you to collect Jacob on the way...hello?...Oh! And I've brought Dominic who's promised to help...Leonie, are you ready yet?...Leonie?...hello???!!!". This woman, you could tell by her accent, was also English. But the man was American. They entered the lounge room and saw the woman lying blood- covered on the floor unconscious. "Leonie!!!!...Oh my god!!!...He's been here!!!!!!" Eloise screamed flustered. Eloise checked if Leonie had a pulse. "She has a pulse!...she should be all right!...Quick! Help me put her in the recovery position!...no wait! Go and get some bandages!!!...quick!!" Eloise screamed flustered. Dominic rushed out to the kitchen. "I'm not sure if we need an ambulance this time!...I'll try and wake her!" called out Eloise. She shook Leonie chanting "Leonie, wake up!...wake up! it's Eloise!". Eventually Leonie awoke and choked "Eloise?". "I knew I should have been quicker!!!!!...but I thought he wouldn't be back for ages!...He wasn't meant to be back for another five hours!...Where is he?...I'll kill him!...Let me at him!". Alarms bells suddenly rang in Leonie's head. Leonie sprung up and ran upstairs, followed by a frantic Eloise. "Leonie!!!!!...be careful!!!!!...you need to rest!!!!!!...your collapse again!". Leonie went into her daughter's room to find her clothes and prized belongings gone!. Leonie just fell on the floor crying. "He's taken her!!!!!...He's taken my precious away from me!!!!...He's taken her!" cried Leonie devastated. "What?" asked Eloise confused. Eloise thought and then called out to Dominic "Dominic!!!!...Call the police!!!!...tell them there's been a child kidnapped!!!!!". Eloise got down on the floor to comfort a crying Leonie. Eloise soon began crying too. "Sshhh...Don't worry!...We'll find her!...They'll find her!...They'll find her" Eloise chanted tearfully.
A man in his mid forties picked up the telephone receiver and dialed a number. A woman of similar age picked up. "Hello?" she inquired. She had an Irish accent. Frantically he began talking. He had a sophisticated posh English accent. He did not give her enough room to interrupt him. "It's Richard!...Listen you know what we talked about...Well, you've got to make a decision now or never...because I'm leaving now!". She whispered down the phone frantically in reply: "What?...But you can't!...You can't just expect me to make this sort of decision on the spot!!!!!...Where are you even thinking of going?". "I don't know!...abroad?...England maybe...Ireland if you want!". "Can't you wait just another day!" she begged. "No!...You don't understand she'll take her!...the bitch will take my daughter away from me!...We have to go now!...Are you coming or not?". "All right! All right!...come and collect me!" she replied. She put the phone down and begun to sob. She just sat by the telephone for a while crying. She was awakened by her husband's voice coming from the direction of the study. He was friendly, had an American accent and had no idea about how much his life was about to change. "Isobel darling...Who was that?" her husband asked. "It was just Richard wondering if we had those predictive figures ready, David" she lied. "Well, you can tell him I am frantically working day and night to produce them!". David paused and commented: "How strange!". A look of fear developed on Leonie's face: "What is, dear?". David replied "Well, Leonie usually discusses the business side with us...He hasn't a clue what he's talking about usually!". Isobel could only utter a "Uh huh...strange!" in response.
Richard put the phone down. He looked worried, flustered and...almost scared!. That was unlike him!. He called out "Are you ready yet?...Hurry up!" as he tore up the stairs. He opened a bedroom door to reveal a girl of nine years old packing her bags, through tears. "Stop blubbering!" he scorned. "I don't wanna go" the American girl whined. He grabbed her hand and her bag and pulled her down the stairs. "We've got to go...If you hadn't kept secrets from me, we would be fine!". "I'm sorry!...I'm sorry!" she whined. But all he could reply is "It's too late for apologizes". The young girl fell on the floor crying. Richard took a deep sigh and realized his cruelty. He comforted the girl. "Pumpkin, I'm sorry!...I'm just really stressed!...Daddy, has a big problem and the only way he can BEGIN to sort it!...is by leaving". "What about mummy?" the girl blubbered. "She'll meet us there" Richard lied. "Can I help you with your problem, Daddy?". He looked down at her naive inquisitive eyes and regretfully replied "No pumpkin, not at the moment...but later!...later I am going to need your help so much, princess!!!...because I'm going to need you to co-operate with me!...in fact! wait!...you can help now!...you can help by getting in that car!...please hurry up!". "One second...I just have to do something" she replied. Richard nodded and went outside. The young girl walked towards the lounge room. There lying on the floor was a woman in her mid forties. The woman was unconscious and there was blood everywhere, but the woman's face was untouched. The young girl kneeled down and kissed her forehead. "Bye bye Mummy...I'm sorry" she said tearfully.
Richard and the little girl were driving along in a flashy jaguar car. He was driving and she was in the back seat. There wasn't much noise and the girl seemed withdrawn. Richard broke the silence and tried to encourage the little girl. "You'll love it!...You like Isobel don't you?". Silence filled the car as the young girl stayed mute. "She has a son...the same age as you!...your have a brother!". "I already have a brother" the young girl replied. "Oh! He's a nothing!...This brother would be a something!...Any how, Jacob is only your half brother!...He's hardly a brother at all...and he's hardly lived with us!-so he doesn't count!". Silence invaded again. Richard continued "He isn't fully human!...He's mentally retarded!". An outburst of emotion sparked up in the young girl "And whose fault is that?????!!!!!". The car suddenly screeched to a halt. "What did you say?!!!" Richard shouted angrily. The young girl squirms back scared and petrified, practically in tears. "I'm sorry!...I'm sorry!" she whimpered. "I'm not the bad guy here!...It's your mother!...She made me do it!...What does she expect when she has a child without me!!!!!!!". There was silence. The young girl quivered to reply and Richard calmed himself to resume his driving.
Back at Richard's house. A young woman and young man in their 20's walked through the front door . The woman immediately called out "Leonie?...It's Eloise...I've brought that stuff you wanted...and I've arranged for you to collect Jacob on the way...hello?...Oh! And I've brought Dominic who's promised to help...Leonie, are you ready yet?...Leonie?...hello???!!!". This woman, you could tell by her accent, was also English. But the man was American. They entered the lounge room and saw the woman lying blood- covered on the floor unconscious. "Leonie!!!!...Oh my god!!!...He's been here!!!!!!" Eloise screamed flustered. Eloise checked if Leonie had a pulse. "She has a pulse!...she should be all right!...Quick! Help me put her in the recovery position!...no wait! Go and get some bandages!!!...quick!!" Eloise screamed flustered. Dominic rushed out to the kitchen. "I'm not sure if we need an ambulance this time!...I'll try and wake her!" called out Eloise. She shook Leonie chanting "Leonie, wake up!...wake up! it's Eloise!". Eventually Leonie awoke and choked "Eloise?". "I knew I should have been quicker!!!!!...but I thought he wouldn't be back for ages!...He wasn't meant to be back for another five hours!...Where is he?...I'll kill him!...Let me at him!". Alarms bells suddenly rang in Leonie's head. Leonie sprung up and ran upstairs, followed by a frantic Eloise. "Leonie!!!!!...be careful!!!!!...you need to rest!!!!!!...your collapse again!". Leonie went into her daughter's room to find her clothes and prized belongings gone!. Leonie just fell on the floor crying. "He's taken her!!!!!...He's taken my precious away from me!!!!...He's taken her!" cried Leonie devastated. "What?" asked Eloise confused. Eloise thought and then called out to Dominic "Dominic!!!!...Call the police!!!!...tell them there's been a child kidnapped!!!!!". Eloise got down on the floor to comfort a crying Leonie. Eloise soon began crying too. "Sshhh...Don't worry!...We'll find her!...They'll find her!...They'll find her" Eloise chanted tearfully.
