Chapter 5 A race against time
When I left work it was an hour later, and I went by the back and withdrew the cash that the killer wanted. By that time, I was in a panic. I had no proof that my daughter was still alive, I only had faith to go on and I prayed she would be alright.
Had I knew that Terry was on the loose, I wouldn't have let Megan out of our sight that day. But the thing was, we didn't know Terry had escaped from jail. Now he was messing with us, by kidnapping our daughter. If he did anything to her, I might not let him live to see tomorrow.
I took the money and drove where Terry wanted to meet me. He told me to go to Ivy street, to an old abandon building practically out in the middle of nowhere. I made sure that Stella and the others didn't follow me and I followed Terry's directions. I had no idea that I was being traced by my movements by the group at that moment.
"He's on Ivy street, near that old abandon building", Eddie told Stella. "Great, At least, we know where he is and that he is safe", she said as she watched me being traced on a computer monitor.
Danny sighed as he ate a bag of chips. "He shouldn't have went alone. Any cop needs backup". Lindsay agreed "He's walking into a trap, Stella".
"Maybe. But Matt and I cannot take any chances. He has our daughter. One wrong move, and she could die tonight". she began to cry tears.
Lindsay hugged her "Megan will be alright, ok? If it's anything I've learned about Matt, is that he's a great cop, and he knows what he's doing. He wouldn't let anything happen to your little girl."
Stella sighed and hugged Lindsay back. "I hope your right. Because, I couldn't stand it if something were to happen to my baby.
I finally reached the building and turned off the engine. Showing the camera I was alone, Terry let me in. "Got the money?" he asked. I looked around, I didn't even know where Megan was.
"I got it, the exact amount you wanted in bills and not checks", I said "Where is Megan, is she alive?" I asked. I pretended not to be armed.
"She's alive alright, but she doesn't have but an hour to live. I buried her alive", said Terry grinning.
Getting angry, I grabbed his shirt collar. "Where is she?" I yelled in his face.
"Over there man", he pointed to the fresh mound of dirt on the floor. It appeared he tried to bury her in concrete. I took him by surprise and arrested him making him drop the money and his weapon. "You said you weren't armed!" he said in pain as I grabbed his arm.
"Oh yeah? Well you didn't exactly say she was alright either did you? Looks like we're even". I put him in my car in cuffs, and locked it. Then I called Stella.
"Hello?" asked Stella answering the phone.
"Stella, I found Terry and arrested him. He's got Megan buried alive. She's got an hour to live. Can you get the others down here asap?" asked Mac. He didn't have time to panic, they had to get Megan out.
Stella wanted to panic, but she remained strong for Mac and Megan. There was a slim chance she might live. But she was willing to do everything she took to save their little girl. "We'll be there soon, Mac".
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