Max ran out the door. Freya knew that if he needed to go somewhere and he didn't know the house. She had to be with him .Ava yawned and she got an idea. She went on to tuck her in bed and followed him .
When Max reached down stairs it was too late he was no longer there. And it was difficult to tell which room he went in if the target was Freya. He should have followed them.
"But where could he have gone ", she asked.
"Wait wait!", he said.
"What?".
"Now I get it ", he said as if he remembered something
"You alone are not just the target. But...", he didn't finish his sentence and he looked at Freya in shock.
"Show me your father's bedroom", he said.
Freya led the way to her father's master bedroom. They stopped at the front.
"Here now take this ", he gave her a phone. If something happens to me in there then you call this number he showed her the contact. "These people are close they just need a signal to act ok?".
She nodded. Fear was evident in her eyes. If these people wanted to kill her father then this would be the end of her. She would be shattered. She can't just loose her mother then her father. What wrong did she do so deserve this.
Max came inside the bedroom door but he was late again.He sneaked inside the bedroom making sure that he didn't make any noise. He spotted the old man stretched out on the big Queen size bed in the corner of the room. The lamb near his night stand provided a dim light enough for him to see his way around and he wouldn't have to switch on the light.
He looked at the two doors where this person could be in. It was either the walk in closet or the bathroom. The door that led to the walk in closet wasn't tightly closed.
'I'm sure he used the closet. He couldn't be stupid enough to use the bathroom ', he thought to himself.
He went in the closet and searched every single corner but he was no where to be found. He came back and saw the bath room door wide open this time. He quickly went in there and found the ensuite bathroom window wide open. He eascaped.
He came outside with his spirits down. He thought they would get a lead from this but no. He was so close .The next morning they woke up with eye bags underneath their eyes. They barely had any sleep after what happend last night.
"After this I need to know where each and everyone was at yesterday. You guys were supposed to be in your fuckin stations and you let the only thing that was going to lead us to these people slip", he growled over the phone.
"Sir, I promise you everyone was there and no one got in or out", he said wanting to convince him but he was too angry to think straight or believe anything he said right now.
"Freya got out of the bathroom ", and slumped lazily on the bed which made Ava's little body go up and down a little.
"Why haven't gone down for breakfast yet", she asked after he hung up.
"Then who was going to save me from your aunt's questions or make your cousins stop the checking me out " .
"But you like it when they check you out", she laughed.
"Ava! ", they heard someone else call.
A couple of other voices yelled. The entire house was filled with noise.
"What happened down there", she asked.
"I don't know ", let's go and check.
They both dragged themselves downstairs and saw that people had already started breakfast but left things unfinished. When they reached the end of the stairs they found Janette standing there.
"What's going on", she asked her.
"I don't know. I just came down here and found people all over the house and shouting", she went further into the living room and saw Aunt Shay by the couch with Rosaline and she was weeping like someone died.
"But who could have done this to us ", she said sneezing in the tissues she had in her hand.
"Hello! Anyone care to tell me what's going on ", she yelled as people didn't pay attention to her.
"They took her Freya. I don't know when but when we woke up she was gone ", she managed to say in between her sobs.
"Who?".
"Ava!", she finally said and she continued crying.
Oh damn. She forgot about her.
"What Ava ?", she asked.
"Yes".
"She's..", she turned about to point but her eyes met Max's. He lightly shook his head sideways and she got the message. She couldn't tell them about last night.
"She ummmmm came to my room last night?", she finally said scratching her head and it sank in that they must have been looking at her all morning.
When they heard her say that. Everyone around stopped looking and shifted their attention to her.
"Are you sure?", she asked standing up from the couch as she gut a little hope that her little princess was ok.
"Hmmm yeah I am ".
Rosaline didn't need to be told twice that her daughter was ok and they followed behind.
The others were told to stop looking and continued with their breakfast.
**
Rosaline rocked her daughter back and forth while in her arms as she let out tiny happy sobs. David took a seat next to them and hugged them both.
Freya took in the sight before her and smiled. Some day she would one tiny family of hers and a pet dog. Her father came in looking at the people who were in gbe room.
"You found her? Good ", her father said letting out a relieved sigh. " I'll call the inspector and tell him that we found her ", he said and got out.
While everyone was happy that they found her Max noticed that the handle of his gun appeared under the pillow on the couch he slept in. He quickly went there before anyone noticed and slightly pushed it under.
They all went down stairs to continue with breakfast.
"Thank you very much. I hope she didn't trouble you ", he said thanking them again.
"It was no big deal ", she said.
"Max looked at her ", like he was going to scream 'Hell yes was a big deal because that man could have killed you ' in her face.
"But it looks like you didn't get any sleep. They eye bags can tell everything", he said.
"Mmm something else kept us up ,we were busy with other stuff. Adult stuff ", Max cut in.
"I just hope you didn't pollute my little Princess's eyes ", David said in a fatherly tone.
"No no no. Not that kind of stuff", she said as she stomped on Max's foot under the table.
**
After breakfast they went on to be busy with something else and Freya lied on the couch scrolling down her phone checking her emails. She was feeling hungry. 'Sandwiches' she thought.
She stood up and her feet touched the carpet and one foot after the other she went to the door. She instantly got back in.
"Do you want juice", she asked.
"I'd love some ", he said.
She skipped in her steps ad she hummed a song until somewhere along the passage a hand pulled her into a dark room.
"What the", she said to herself as she couldn't see anything. Her heart beat picked up and she was now scared.
What if ?
The light switch made a clinking sound and she closed her eyes as the bright light blinded her. She slowly opened them again adjusting to the light.
"What the Nanny! No it can't be ", she took back steps.