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.

match the speed of the kidnappers' actions. Ever since

want you to see if there

looked around. The house was in a state of disrepair, resembling the kind of self-built house found in rural

only one door, but behind them was a large window,

observed everything he could and relayed it

think? It seems like

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

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

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people in the ca 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

care about us at

up. "So there are only six people in total. If it's