Chapter 12

Past

The car finally came to halt after hours of continued driving. They beeped the horn and the door opened automatically. The tyres screeched as they entered the house and parked.

"Come down dear, we've got a surprise for you." She came out and wowed at the beauty of the house. *No wonder Kevin didn't come on his own. Who would wanna take an inch outta here*.She thought and grabbed the lady's hand. She lead Molly to the door and the man tied a blindfold to her eyes. Then entered the room

and the sweet scent of pineapple filled their nostrils.

Molly inhaled deeply and a smile tugged along her lips as they took the blindfold off.

"Surpriiiiise!",The man and woman said beaming with smiles.

"Where's he?", Molly asked the man. " where's whodear?, it's only me, your mom and I. We'll go to the court tomorrow to legalize your adoption. Don't worry we can't have kids on our own so there's no way anyone will come between us but if you want a sibling, we’ll surely get you one. We'd do anything for you dear." He replied and kissed her temple.

Molly was confused as to what to say "So you don't know any Kevin? He's brown skinned, weird grey eyes?"They shook their head. She closed was in complete disappointment. "Come dear, lemme show you to your room".

The woman ushered Molly inside and told her a few words of comfort . "Tomorrow, you'll be Molly Moon. You’ll have to leave the past behind and move on dear…it’s all going to be alright ". She ended and patted Molly on the head.

She kissed Molly's cheek and left. *Kevin has no idea about these people? He….he…..he didn't send them?Has he forgotten our friendship already?Why did you do this Kev? But this isn't possible. It felt like he was the one behind this.. no no no... what if he was planning to come next year? But why does he have to wait. He promised he'd come immediately he was able to convince them so ...ugh*

She thought as she sobbed into her pillows.

" so I'm not gonna see you again? No. No. No" she cried harder and opened her locket to look at the photograph in it. More tears trickled down her cheeks as she drifted off to sleep.

" Do you think she'll be okay?" Molly's new mom asked her husband. He nodded sharply in affirmation as they watched her from the doorway. "I hope so. Kevin might have been a good friend or someone very important" her mom said .

PRESENT

A fair, thick, tall, broad chested and muscular man with blond hair, curled in all directions wrapped his arms around his not so tall, moderately built fair Nick whose faded brown hair was neatly combed backwards. "Happy anniversary ones again hun", Evans said as he kissed Nicks hair and patted it. Nicks was comfortably resting on his hard broadened torso as they sat in the sofa, engulfed in a cuddle.

They were in Nicks apartment, spending the rest of the day doing 'Netflix and chill'. Nick checked his phone for the third time that evening and sighed heavily. "You keep glancing at your phone time and again. Are you expecting a call or something?", Evans said worriedly. After Nick left Molly, she had told him she had plans with Pedro and that was far back in the morning. It was now late evening and he hadn't head from her neither did he hear her door creak pen or anything. He was worried sick, but then again, *she always gets carried away when it's about Pedro*. He thought and tried to let go the angst he felt.

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"Ouch!", Molly winced in pain as she saw light again after being blindfolded for God knows how long. Her blurry vision cleared up little by little as she strained to focus her lens on her surroundings. "Where am I?", she asked a man from a distance as she examines the room.

The room was actually empty and void, aside the chair she sat on, herself and the man refusing to answer her. There was no proper ventilation. Only a high tiny window which was the only source of sunlight. As she scanned the armor green room with vibrant black tiles, she realized the window was far too high and too small that even if she attempted an escape, she'd fail.

"Excuse me, where are we?", she asks the man again. She was getting impatient, she has always been and she hated it when she was ignored by men especially, reason?unknown let's just say she was made that way. The man, clad in a black suit and dark shades stood aimlessly by the door, staring right at Molly but said nothing. "HELLOOO? I am talking t'you here" she says loudly and attempts to move herself in her chair but the new found love between her body and the chair with ropes as their mediator, made it difficult as she hops in every direction she can, causing so much cacophony.

"Hey woman! (she stops immediately his hoard voice bounced off the walls to her ears) Be careful there and stop the drama", he says, fully irritated by Molly’s actions. Molly cocks her head to her side dramatically and lets out a slight laugh. "Oouuu, so you can talk?..................I was starting to think you were deaf and probably dumb", she retorts and giggles. Annoyed, the man unlocks the heavy Chinese door and is about to leave. "Heeeeyyy! You didn’t answer me WHERE THE HELL ARE WE?".

"Where are we? Knowing the location is not going to get you out of here so just shut the hell up and quit moving", he said and scowled at her intensely. "Since it’s not going to get me out of here...you can just tell me. You know, theres nothing to lose on your end ...come oonnn".

Annoyed, the man walks out slamming the door. *Geez, he’s so annoying. He's just dumb*, she thought and rolled her eyes. The man returned immediately and taped her mouth through her struggles. "Hmmm hmmmm hmm mmmmmmmm", were the only sounds that came outta Molly, who was fuming as she tries to speak. "There", the man said, a smirk washing across one corner of his lips. "I'll see you later", he added and left the room, locking it behind him. Sounds of a burglar proof was heard across the door.

*Do they really think I can escape with all these ropes? Damn all their shitty security, I'm even sure they have a camera hidden here somewhere.

Molly sits there, breathing hard and recovering from the earlier struggle. Now she thought, *how did I end up here? * .

Flashbacks of the messages and how she lost consciousness suddenly rushed through her mind. *Damn! What'll Pedro have gone through realizing I never returned*, and that's when she realized all her accessories had been ripped off her; bracelets, watch, purse, shoes and her necklace. "My necklace", she said, more like a whisper, which only came out as "hm hmmm" through the tape. *I hope it's safe and sound* she thought.

The sound of the burglar proof being dragged along the floor and sounds of locks woke Molly from her slumber. Five men walked in in sync, all clad in a similar suit as the other guy, with black shades on as well. They stood opposite each other in a weird pattern and looked straight ahead to walls in their front. A man in a white tuxedo and a pair of grey pants with dark brown hair walked in right between the five men. *Oh, so is it some kind of welcome pattern? He seems like the boss*, she thought as she observed how the five men acted in his presence, avoiding a straight gaze at him.

"Take of the tape, she owes me some answers", he said and the guy who was with Molly earlier on walked up to her and freed her bright pink rosy lips, which felt nothing, but pain, after the swish movement of the tape. "Can't you be gentle?!", she yelled at him and licked her slightly swollen lips. "Miss Molly (he paused dramatically and smirked evilly) Molly....... oh right you .......changed it.....I suppose you're now....Moon hm....SO Miss Molly Moon, if you want to leave here unharmed, just give me the damn answers to my questions.......First off, I know you know about that..."

#Modro or #Monzie