The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Claudia was extremely anxious. She bumped into Henry, wanting to know if he was okay.

"Don't worry, I'm sitting here talking to you just fine. Nothing's wrong. They only hit me with a stick, but I didn't even shed a single drop of blood. It was my fault for missing the opportunity. Those kidnappers are really audacious. They actually set a trap for us along with the officers."

Lucas remained silent, contemplating how they could increase their chances of escape.

Sitting idly by was absolutely not an option.

He believed his grandparents would surely rescue him, and indeed, that proved to be true to some extent. Still, he did not think those kidnappers would just sit quietly and do nothing to them. Every second they waited here, their danger increased by another degree.

"Mister Henry, didn't they blindfold you?" asked Lucas.

Henry shook his head. "No, they only tied my hands and feet. Child, is there something you want me to check out?"

Henry shifted slightly in Lucas' direction. As the only adult present, he was also figuring out ways to help the two children escape.

officers arrived, they could not match the speed of the kidnappers' actions. Ever since he was

if there are any other ways out of this

looked around. The house was in a state of disrepair, resembling the kind

but behind them was a large

could and

you think? It seems like they're

they truly did not think

never been blindfolded. Can you estimate how many

his head and

it for a

.ne

in the ca earlier, and when they pushed me in, I saw two standing at the door. But I'm not sure

be one person in the next room. They really don't care about us at all. When Claudia and I were here, they

six people in total. If it's just six people, there's still