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.

matter how fast the officers arrived, they could not match the speed of the kidnappers' actions. Ever since

Mister Henry, I want you to see if there are any other ways out of this room," replied

house was in a state of disrepair, resembling the

behind them was a large window, barred

everything he could and

like they're all guarding

laughing and drinking. It seemed they truly did not think they would escape, or perhaps even if some were drinking, others

sure how many people there are. Mister Henry, you've never been blindfolded. Can you estimate

lowered his head

for a while

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earlier, and when they pushed me in, I saw two standing at the door. But I'm not sure if there were people in the next room at that

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

six people in total. If