Chapter 6
By now every single kid in the hall was staring at us. I didn't care though. I had to get my daughter back. I frantically searched my pockets for my phone. It wasn't there. For crying out loud – I must have left it at home.
"Do you have a phone that I can borrow?" I asked Miss Kasey in as calm a voice as I could muster.
" Of course – here." she said, reaching in her jacket pocket and handing me her slick black phone. Normally I'd take an interest in what make it was, but right now that paled into insignificance.
9-9-9. I punched each number in with aggression then held it to my ear, jigging from foot to foot as I waited impatiently for the voice on the end of the line. After a few seconds, they picked up.
"Hello," it said in deep monotone "Press 1 for Police, 2 for fire brigade or 3 for ambulance". I pressed one. Now an actual human was on the line-a young woman with a squeaky voice.
"How can we provide assistance?" she said.
"My daughter's been kidnapped." I told her.
"Age?"
" What, her's or mine?" I asked with agitation – this was wasting time already.
" Your daughter." She said as if I was stupid.
I was getting really annoyed now but this wasn't the time to argue."4" I told her.
" Where did she go missing?"
"At school."
"What?"
"Somebody else picked her up from school!".
" How did they do that – did she know them?"
" ummm…yes" I replied hesitantly.
" Were they related?"
"…yeah"
"How?"
" She was her mum."
"What, her mum picked her up from school?"
"Yes."
" So what's the problem then – is her mum abusive: does she have any criminal records?"
"No… I don't think so, but she shouldn't be with her, she should be with me! I'm the one who brought her up."
"Err..We don't deal with family issues. We can't help you –you're wasting our time. Goodbye."
" But how-"
"GOODBYE." she all but shouted. Then she hung up.
Shoot.