Srry for the short chapter, I'll try making it longer on the next chapter tho, also thanks for the love so far in this story <3

Chapter.3 🍐

The sun started to rise.

The two children managed to sleep after rocking them back and forth on my lap.
I didn't sleep a wink.
No matter how hard I tried to close my eyes and hope that this is all just a nightmare, I can't sleep.

Every now and then one of the kids would shiver in fear, I had to hold them close to me and rock back and forth so they won't have fear in their sleep.

After a while my eyes started to feel heavy, I slowly let my eyes close and slowly fell to sleep.

Bang

The door banged opened causing me to open my eyes and causing the children to squirm a bit from the loud noise.
It was the same two men that tried to take Ava with them.
Oh god what do they want now?

"Get up." One of them said as they approached the cell.
"Boss wants to see you." The other said to me as he unlocked the cell and opened it up.
"M-me?" I asked.
"Come with us calmly, or we can drag you out." He said.
Ava and Tim woke up.

"Daddy..." Ava whispered out and Tim whimpered.
I sighed and gently let the two kids go. "Annie..." Ava whined out to me.
"It'll be ok." I said to them.
I went with the men.
"The kids too." The men said.
"W-what? The kids too?"
"Did I fucking stutter?" He said making a fist.

"Come." I said to Ava and Tim.
They went to my side and hugged my legs. I really don't want to bring them to that horrible man, but if I don't... They will do horrible things to them.
"Let's go." The men said as they made us exit the room.
We walked around the large house, as I looked around there were maids, and butlers.

We entered what seemed to be the dinning room due to a long table, and at the end of the table was the man from that horrible night, the boss.
"We brought them boss." The men said to him.
The boss put his newspaper down and looked at me and the two kids then he made a smirk.

"Bring them closer." He said.
They made us approach him closer, I made sure Ava and Tim were close to me.
"Well well, if it ain't the heroic babysitter. What's your name?" He asked.
"Annabelle." I said keeping my voice steady.
"Annabelle... Such a lovely name for a poor soul like you.
And these two kids, what are their names?" He asked.
Before I could answer he interrupted me.

"I want to hear it from them." He said.
"It's ok." I said to the small children that were still hugging my leg.
"Ava."
The man looked at Tim.
"And you?" He asked and Tim didn't answer him instead, Tim hugged my leg tightly.
The boss seemed to get inpatient.
"The boss asked you a question. Answer him!" One of the men behind us yelled at Tim.

Tim turned his face away crying softly. Ava flinched from the men shouting.
"Tim. His name is Tim." I said.
The boss looked at me.
"Did I asked you?" He said.
One of his men was a about to hit me but the boss stopped him.
"No, that doesn't matter." He then faced Ava and Tim.
"Ava your father is a famous singer isn't he?" He asked.
Ava nodded slowly.

"And... Tim, your parents are going bankrupt, meaning that they could go homeless." He said.
Tim didn't say anything nor did he react.
"You know, when I was a kid I was always told that family is more important.
Funny thing about that is that neither did my parents tell me that.
My nanny was the one who always said that.
So let's see if it's true...

Ava, if your parents find you first. You may leave freely. But that would mean that Tim will never leave.
Same goes to you Tim,
Your parents find you first, you leave and Ava stays here forever." He said.

So this really is a game to him.
Kidnapping little children and seeing which parent is more desperate in finding their child.

"So lets see who survives...
Miss Annabelle, I am hungry." He said.
"Make me something to eat woman. You have 10 minutes, for every minute that you take to come here with my food.
My men here will punish these kids." He added.
That made my eyes go wide.

"What?!? You can't do that!" I shouldn't have blurted that out loud.
The boss raised an eyebrow at me.
"Oh really Miss? You wouldn't want me to test that now would you?" He asked mocking me.
I closed my mouth and looked at the ground.
"N-no sir..." I said.
He smiled at me, and it wasn't a friendly one.

"Good. Remember Annabelle, I can do whatever I want with these kids, I can beat them up, make them do hard labour, I can even sell them to countries to make them into slaves, I can even sell them to an undercover company as human experiments." He whispered to me.
My heart dropped.
"Don't tempt me Annabelle and do what you're told." He said and pushed me to the men, they tore me away from the kids.

"Annie!" Ava yelled out.
"It's alright Ava, I'll be alright!" I yelled back at her as the men took me away to another room.
It was the kitchen.
The men pushed me in roughly.
"Ten minutes start now." One of them said as they closed the door.

I looked around the kitchen which was also huge.
Oh god... What do I make?!?? If I take long Ava and Tim will be forced to take my punishment. I began to panic but also looked around to see what to make.

-NORMAL POV-

It was 9 in the morning George was in his apartment with Danny, and Jordon.
"We looked everywhere around the town and nothing." Danny said to Jordon.
"Have you guys even slept?" Jordon asked.
"No, well Jorel went back to his place to sleep. George and I still haven't." Danny explained.

"We should try to get George to sleep." Jordon said.
"You're right." Danny said.
George was sitting on the couch looking out the window looking very tense.
"George..." Danny said to get his attention.
George glanced at him and Jordon.
"Ok so it's been a long night so you need to rest." Danny said to him.

George turned his attention back outside the window, completely ignoring him and Jordon.
"George, can you at least sleep for at least 4 hours then we can continue the search." Jordon said.
Again, George ignored him.
Jordon sighed in frustration.
"Fine, then how about a drink? To calm your nerves?" Jordon asked him. They waited for his response then he nodded.

Jordon made his way to George's small kitchen.
"Is it really a good time to drink?" Danny asked him.
"Trust me." Jordon said as he mixed George his favourite drink and secretly showed Danny a box of medicine.

"Is that-?" Danny whispered and Jordon nodded.
He took 2 pills and crushed them as quietly as he could and put them in the drink mixing it.
"Alright here." Jordon said as he handed him the drink.
George took it and glanced at it.
Danny and Jordon hoped that George wouldn't notice that they drugged his drink.

George took the whole thing down in three huge gulps.
He sat the glass down and continued to look out the window.
Danny and Jordon waited until their friend started to feel tired and he fell asleep on the couch.
"Alright he's out." Jordon said.
"Good, should we take him to his bed? So he won't sleep crooked?" Danny asked.
Jordon nodded.
"Yea, that's what's best for him." Jordon agreed and they both tried to drag George to his room.

"Alright Danny, you get some sleep while Dylan, Matt and I go and investigate on this." Jordon said putting a hand on Danny's shoulder.
"Alright, good luck." Danny said as he picked up his hoodie and keys then left.

-ANNABELLE'S POV-

"I'm finished!" I yelled out as I quickly ran out of the kitchen.
The boss looked at his watch.
"My, my, little Annabelle with only one minute to spare. What'd you make me?" He said.
I nervously put the plate in front of him.

"The best you could make me in less than 10 are eggs?" The boss said letting out a chuckle.
"And is it even cooked good?" He said as he took his fork and grabbed a piece and put it in his mouth, and chewed.

"Hmm..." He said making no expression on his face.
I felt sweat beads on my forehead.
He then let out a smile and glanced at me.
Then in a spilt second he threw the plate at me.
"Ah!" I put my arms to block myself the plate smashed on my arms causing a bruise and I felt the heat of the egg burn my forearm.

"That was the worst egg in my life." The boss said as he got up from his seat. I knew that if I didn't do something he would take his anger out on the two children.
I quickly got on my knees.

"I'm so sorry! Please don't punish the children! This is my fault! I deserve whatever you decide!" I said.
The boss looked down at me.
"Pathetic human." He whispered out. He called out to his two guards at still had the children.
"Put the two kids back in the cell. I'm gonna have a word with our little friend here." He said. The two men nodded and exited the room with the two children.

I couldn't help but feel worried for the two children. Who knows what they could actually be doing?
"Alright little Annabelle, for some reason you seem to protect these kids like you know them. Why?" He asked me.
"Children don't deserve this." I said.
"And as humans, we don't deserve dark nature. But let me tell you this, as human beings we aren't born equally, some were born to superior others, and I am one of those one who superior others. I am one of the ones who have power over others." He said.

I couldn't believe what he was saying.
"Tell me something Annabelle, do you enjoy taking harsh punishments from those two children?" He asked me.
"I don't believe that two children should deserve a harsh punishment.
But I don't care if I'm the one who receives them in their place." I said.
He chuckled at my answer.
"Oh Annabelle. Who do you think you are a hero? No. No you're not." He said.

"You are getting in the way of my usual fun so how about this?
I will give you $25 million dollars for your silence and to leave the states." He added.
"What?" Was he bargaining me?
"Think about it for your safety Annabelle, are you willing to get your freedom to pay the price of two children's own freedom?"

"So... What you're saying is that if I agree to take the money and leave the states, I will be... Safe?
Like from your gang and everything?" I asked.
He gave me a smile.
"Exactly. And all I ask is for your silence. If you don't agree Annabelle. You may suffer as much as those two kids will suffer." He said.

"So, what do you say? $25 million for your silence and disappearance?"

-NORMAL POV-

It was already getting dark. Jordon, Dylan and Matt have not found anything. So they all decided to take the time and make lost posters for Ava. They got a picture of her from her last birthday smiling at the camera with her tiara.
They wrote all the information about her and were willing to put the reward for $6000, each member would be willing to give $1000 as a reward to whoever finds and rescues Ava.

As they were putting up the signs Dylan noticed something as he noticed another lost poster.

"Hey guys look at this." He said and pointed at the poster.
"Looks like a little boy has also gone missing." Jordon said.
"Yea but look at the date he has been missing since." Dylan said.
"February 17th... That was almost two days ago." Matt said.
"Just like Ava." Jordon said.

"Could this mean something?" Dylan asked.
"Hmm... It could, but it could also be a coincidence." Jordon said.
"Come on, Danny just texted me that George is waking up now." Matt said.
Jordon and Matt went over to Jordon's car.
Dylan quickly grabbed the little boy's lost poster with him, he had a feeling that Ava's disappearance is connected to the little boy's disappearance also.

End of Chapter.3