I went to work this Monday morning, as I had a lot of tasks to handle in the office. So, I had no choice than to leave for work, especially after I had gone to do a little shopping.
After I found out that Stacy was a spy sent by whoever it was to monitor my movements, although I had no idea why, but I guessed it had something to do with what was happening in my house, I and Eddy left the hotel to a different one.
We needed to keep our heads low and although I felt like going home, I felt it wouldn't change a thing. Though, I kept in touch with the detective as he gave me feedback from home which was what actually kept me going.
At this time, I was confused as to whether or not Sonia was innocent or not. Everything that was happening left me more confused, as I couldn't fathom what was true or not.
Sonia stopped calling me a few days after I left and that made me a bit distressed. I wondered if she was tired of me already, or if she was still patiently waiting for me.
Eddy told me earlier this morning that he would leave the hotel completely that same morning, but I felt I would consider staying back or not depending on how the day goes.
The thought of me going back to an incomplete family still left a scar in my heart and it aches me a lot. There are times I had cried secretly, but come out straight faced looking like someone who doesn't shed a tear.
I postponed every meeting that I was supposed to have today to the next week, as well as others for the week as I wasn't in the right frame of mind to officiate any.
I worked on my laptop for a while. I fixed my myself deliberately on the work I was doing, so there will be no room for too much thoughts flooding my mind and taking my attention away.
As usual, thoughts still finds a way to get in the way and cause troubles than you can think of.
My assistant knocked and walked into my office, holding a file in his hands.
"Good Morning Sir." He greeted and smiled briefly.
I looked up from what I was doing. "Oh, Mr. Gregory, yeah. How are you doing today? I asked, trying to keep an informal conversation.
"I'm doing very well sir." He answered.
"Please sit." I said to him. "Do you have anything for me? I asked, curious as to why he came to see me.
"Not exactly sir. Please, permit me to ask, I'm not trying to be nosy though."
"Okay, go on. What is it you want to ask me? Please, speak up, I'm listening." I answered.
"Thank you. Well, it's about your kids. You know you mentioned a case of kidnap few weeks ago and since then, you haven't mentioned anything about it. I was just curious to know if they have been found yet." He explained.
I could feel a sense of concern in his tone and I wished the answer to the question was a yes, but unfortunately, it's a no.
"Well, to be honest with you. There's no trace of then yet. Right now, we don't know if they are still alive or dead, but I still have this hope that they'll be found." I answered with assurance.
"So sorry about that sir. But, just incase they ask for a ransom and you need help, please don't hesitate to inform me, so we can help out." He added.
"Whoa! That's so nice of you. Unfortunately, we haven't even heard from them yet. But, we hope we will soon though."
We talked briefly about work before he left the office. As soon as he left, I continued with the work I was handling.
Some minutes later, I got a call from detective Jide and I took up my phone to answer, secretly hoping for good news or anything positive from him at least.
"Hello detective." I said calmly. "Good afternoon to you."
"Good afternoon sir. I'm really sorry to bother you, but I think you need to come back home. Are you at work? He asked.
"Come back home? I'm not actually ready to come home yet. Did anything happen? And yes, I'm at work and was working before you called."
"Sir, I'm currently in your house and there's an emergency that you need to attend to, I would advise that you come home."
"An emergency? Please, what happened? I asked, now scared. "Is my wife okay? Is any one hurt?
"Sir, it's not something we can discuss on a call, so please if possible round up with what you are doing and meet us in your house. I'll see you soon."
As soon as he ended the call, I called my secretary and asked gave him some instructions. I told my assistant as well that I have an emergency at home, so I took my keys and hurried down to the garage.
I started my car and drove out of the compound, heading to the house straight away. I wished silently that this has nothing to do with my wife. I'll be a dead man if anything happens to her, I'll be a dead man indeed.
The traffic on the road was quite moderate, so I did not have to stay so much on the road.
Within twenty minutes, after the call, I got to the house. I didn't bother parking the car properly in the garage as usual. I jumped out of the car and headed to the house quickly.
As soon as I saw my wife, Sonia, my heart leaped for joy and I hugged her so tight like I never have in a long while. I was glad she was okay and wasn't hurt, that made me wonder what the emergency was all about. I was glad I came home all the same.
After talking briefly with my wife, I sat down in the sitting room to discuss with the detective as regards the reason he called for me.
"We have a situation here Mr. Alex Tinket. We got another message from those unknown people. First, it was yesterday afternoon or so."
He took a paper from a little folder he held and handed it over to me. I took it and read the contents of the paper. Those guys must be nuts, how could they be this heartless.
"So, this was sent here yesterday? I asked, still glancing at the paper.
"Yes sir. Your wife called me after she got it and I had to come over here. I sent you a message through the email you sent to me, but I wasn't sure if you read it or not as I didn't get a response from you."
"That must be an error from my side. So, uhm, is this the emergency? I guess this is only a threat from them to keep us quiet. Perhaps, we are getting closer to the truth." I said.
He shook his head. "Not exactly, that was exactly what we thought, till she received a mail delivered to this house few hours ago."
He handed something else to me. This time, it was a torn envelope. I collected it from him and took out what was inside. Pictures, I could see blood and someone. My heart started racing as I didn't know exactly what or who I was seeing. Till, I came across another picture that had the full body. It was Frank, our driver, shit dead and in the pool of his own blood.
I gasped for breathe. "Oh my God! This is Impossible. How, how could that be? How on Earth are we going to sort this out? I screamed in pain and anguish. "Oh my babies. What have they done to you two, hope they haven't laid their filthy fingers on you." I said, almost weeping.
"Sir, that's not the end of it. There was a writing attached to it." He got out another paper and gave it to me.
Slowly, I reached out and grabbed it. I wondered what this could be. My heart aches as the flashes of the pictures haunted me.
I opened that paper and looked through, slowly reading what was inside. I was shocked when I saw the task that was assigned.
"Detective, please tell me you won't let this happen. Tell me my wife isn't leaving here to any station. Please, tell me you have a plan out of all this shit." I cried and groaned in pain.
"Sir, that's the only way out."
He explained why it was the only way they could have a direct lead. Sonia on her own end already made up her mind to go to the train station and save the day.
With the help of a tech guy who was our neighbor, Mr. George, we got hold of two trackers. One was inserted in Sonia's necklace and the other, she had to swallow, Incase the first didn't work out.
We stayed in the tech guy's house to monitor everything that would happen when Sonia left. The tech guy connected to every camera on the road close to the station and everyone that took the route, so there'll be no hiccups.
At about few minutes to five, I kissed Sonia goodbye as she left with her car, to drive to the station as instructed.