The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Lucas was about to leave when Claudia grabbed his wrist. "Our phones were confiscated. How am I supposed to know how long two minutes is? We don't need to rest. I'm not that tired. Let's keep going. My dad... He's already chosen to distract the kidnappers. We can't let his sacrifice go to waste."

Claudia spoke through tears, which quickly mingled with the soil, disappearing.

"Okay," Lucas said, pulling Claudia up.

Claudia felt like her legs were filled with lead; it was incredibly hard for her to take each step. Her chest felt like it had a bellows in it, making it painful for her to breathe.

"You need to adjust your breathing. Don't keep your mouth open. The wind will only make it more painful," Lucas advised.

Claudia gradually felt a bit better as she followed the rhythm of Lucas' breathing while he kept listening carefully for any sounds behind them. It could mean trouble for Henry if there was a car honking. At that moment, all Lucas could do was pray.

Stan and the others were

the entire police force poured out of the station. Cedric and Beatrice also volunteered to go to the

was stopped by Claudia's teacher who said, "Silly child, the adults will rescue your sister and father.

want to wait here in fear. I want to know

started sobbing. In the

with us in the same car. Wet take care of her

rescue was urgent, and they did not have time to hesitate. After loading everyone into the vehicles and gearing up,

around him constantly. 'They're definitely looking for us,'

people just disappear like that? I woke up as soon as I heard a noise at the gate, so how

his

had slept deeply, they should have heard some commotion. However, they could not find a trace of the captives after they ran out, which seemed impossible. Did these people