Chapter 10 - Liam and Sam Hardy

Liam opened his eyes too see a boy about his age watching him with wide eyes.

"Who're you?" asked the boy.

"Liam Ha…how do I know that I can trust you?" he asked.

"Because I've been kidnapped as well. My name is Sam Hardy."

"Hardy?" Liam questioned, this day was just way too confusing 'How is it that just under 10 hours ago I sat listening to dad as he rambled on the phone to book plane tickets for us all and now here I am kidnapped with some kid I don't know who has the same last name as me?. Oh great I'm talking to my self now…stop it Liam.

"Yeah, my last name is Hardy, what's yours?"

"Would you believe me if I told you it was Hardy as well?"

"Well, yeah, you look too much like my Uncle Joe, whom I have-never-met, to not be related somehow."

"My dad's name is Joe."

"Really?"

"Yeah, and if I'm thinking along the right lines, your dad is Frank Hardy, my dads brother, which technically would make us cousins."

"Wow, for someone who just woke up after inhaling smelling salts, you are pretty alert!"

"A trick dad taught me. To fool the enemy, don't open your eyes until you are fully awake, cuz they pounce on you the second you wake up. I had been awake for about an hour before I looked at you."

Sam laughed "I'll have to remember that one!"

During the next hour the two told each other about their lives and the families they had.

"So your parents never told you the story of what happened either?" asked a voice that Liam recognized. It was the voice of steel and it sent shivers down his spine. Liam was resolved not to let his kidnappers know they frightened him.

"It depends on which story" Liam said bitterly.

"Oh don't bother yourself too much, we'll be telling you the story later - well our version anyway," the man sneered.

"How old was my dad?" Liam questioned.

"Seventeen, I believe."

Liam and Sam were left to ponder what the man had told them. They were also left to ponder the predicament that they were in.

"A lot of things could have happened," Sam muttered, confused.

Liam was a little more enlightened. "Sam, look I am going to tell you something. When I was first kidnapped, I didn't black out straight away, and the people were talking about my dad killing someone."

"Wow!" Sam whispered, shocked.

"If only I could call my dad" Liam said quietly.

Just as the words left his mouth, the man from before came in and looked straight at Liam before pointing the gun at Sam. "Tell me your dad's cell number or your buddy gets it."

Liam rattled off the number immediately. He was really scared now, and he didn't care if his captors knew it. If the guy were to shoot, Sam wouldn't have a chance. The bullet would have gone straight through his head.

Liam was handed the phone just as it was picked up and his dad's familiar voice sounded through the ear piece.