That retched daughter of mine. Who does she think she is? We have lived in poverty our entire lives yet I still did everything I could to make her comfortable. I fed her, clothed her and gave her a room to sleep in yet she just runs off when such an opportunity approaches! I cannot believe her arrogance! She was such a waste of money, and yet she is my only ticket out of here.
Picking up my phone I place a call to her betrothed, I know he will be interested in hearing about his soon to be wife.
"Hello?"
"Alexander darling, how are you?"
"What do you want?"
"I have some news for you. I just happened to run into my daughter today at the grocery store. Unfortunately, she was not alone."
There's a long pause on the other end of the line. That tells me that Alexander is not very happy at the moment. He has always been, stingy when it comes to Annabeth.
"Who was she with?"
"I am not sure, some man in a plaid shirt and jeans. Quite large and muscular by the looks of it and definitely had some color to him. He is someone who seems to work outdoors a lot."
Another moment of silence is followed by the muffled sound of swearing.
"Where is she Martha?"
"She left with the man. I have no idea where they went but it looked like they were headed out of town. I have heard that there are some folks who enjoy living in the surrounding woods, that might be where they went."
"Meet me at the downtown diner in ten minutes."
The phone was then slammed making me slightly wince before making my way to my old beat up piece of junk I call a car. Why couldn't I have married a rich man?
Pulling up to the diner I noticed Alexanders Cadillac sitting in the parking lot. I climbed out and made my way into the building scanning the dining area before I spotted him.
"Hello Alex-"
"Cut the crap Martha. I have a plan to find Annabeth and bring her back. I need you to understand if this plan fails, you will not only lose everything that comes with this deal, but you will owe me for I have already given you."
I swallowed the lump in my throat and slowly nodded my head.
"Good. I have made some calls to some old friends of mine."