Chapter 4
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Later that night in Miss Parker's house, Trinity was peacefully sleeping in her room. The curtains were gently blowing in the wind from the slightly opened window. She didn't hear the footsteps which were sneaking up the stairs until it was too late. One big hand was pressed over her mouth, preventing her from making a sound. All she could do was staring at the dark figure leaning over her. Terrified and desperately hoping her mother would help her, she was carried away into the night.
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Miss Parker awoke with a start; the sun was shining from the window. She looked at the alarm clock beside her bed, 09 30. With a strong feeling that something was wrong, she jumped out of bed and walked to check up on Trinity.
She was just about to open the door to her baby's room when she spotted something white lying on the floor. She bent down and picked it up. It seemed to be some kind of document, ripped apart. Only a few numbers were written in the middle. At the top of the paper a log was printed, with the name Tepicore. Miss Parker was confused. She didn't remember seeing this last night. She put it in her pajama pocket and opened the bed room door and walked inside.
Miss Parker stopped dead in her tracks. The bed was empty, and there was no sign of her daughter.
After about half an hour, Miss Parker had searched through the entire house, twice, but Trinity was gone. Scared and confused, she slowly entered her little girls' room again, sitting down at the edge of the bed.
Her hands were trembling as she grabbed the pillow and hugged it tight to her body, burying her head in the soft material.
Tears were slowly filling her eyes, she snivelled. She didn't know what to do, she had to find her daughter, but how? She could be anywhere by now…
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The Centre.
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Lyle was going through today's papers, when Miss Parker rushed into the room pointing her gun at him.
He quickly got up on his feet, backing away from her. She was really angry, he could see that. He opened his mouth to speak but was immediately cut off by Miss Parker.
"You son of a bitch, tell me where she is, or I'll blow your fucking head off," she snarled.
"I don't know what you're talking about… I swear Miss Parker," Lyle said slightly taken aback by his sisters' fury.
"Don't lie to me, what did you do to my daughter?"
There was no answer.
"Answer me!" Miss Parker screamed.
"She's gone?" Lyle asked dumbly. "I… I swear to you… I haven't taken her," he promised.
"Then WHO the HELL has?" Miss Parker shouted. She put her gun away, collapsing in the couch. Sighing deeply she hid her face in her hands, trying to pull herself together.
Lyle sat down next to her.
"Whoever did this," he started. "I'm gonna find them and make them pay," he said. Miss Parker could hear the anger he was trying to hide.
"I'm sorry Parker," Lyle's voice sounded softer, almost as if he actually felt sorry for her.
Miss Parker looked up at him. "For your own sake, I hope you're telling the truth," she said trying to keep her voice steady.
"Listen, I understand if you don't believe me…" he said. He knew that she was serious. If in fact he had done anything, she wouldn't hesitate to kill him. When it concerned her daughter Miss Parker didn't care what she did as long as the little girl was safe. That's a thing he'd learnt in only one day…
Miss Parker sighed. "I found this," she handed her brother the piece of paper she'd found earlier in her house.
"Tepicore?" Lyle said questioningly.
There was a long silence before he continued. "I think the one who did this dropped this by accident… it's not much, but we have a name… we're gonna find those bastards," he promised.
Miss Parker looked at him, didn't know what to think anymore. Was it possible that her brother was on her side? Or was this whole thing just some of his twisted games? Maybe he did everything he could to lead her in the wrong direction, while Trinity slipped further and further away from her… Miss Parker didn't trust him, but she suddenly realized he was her only hope right now.
"It sounds like some kind of corporation…" she mumbled.
Lyle nodded. "Yeah… but the question is, why would they want a small child?"
"You can ask the Centre that," Miss Parker muttered.
Lyle nodded sadly.
"Oh by the way, what's her name?"
"Trinity."
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TBC
