"Should we kill them now Miss because we have another operation we must carry out today." The boss of the kidnapper said coldly
Nina looked at every one of them and when her eyes met that of Hannah, she remembered. what Kim said "She is like my little sister..." it rang in her head over and over again and she screamed
"No! No! NO! Don't kill her please. Don't kill her son either. Don't kill them," she said and sat down on the floor as her tears kept falling. She regretted her action.
The kidnappers were unimpressed and gave her a cold glare but she cared less about them and continued weeping.
"If we don't kill them. Then what do we do? Eat them or return them so they might expose us?" The boss of the kidnappers asked with an angry voice.
Nina knew returning them wasn't an option but she couldn't bring herself to kill them either. She was confused and started thinking of what to do.
"Take them to DC. Drop them at Dc." she finally blurted
The kidnappers had no reason to disagree. So they just nodded.
"On your way to DC. Make sure you open an account for her, I will transfer some money to the account and also I will transfer some money to your own account to get a house for her and her son there. Make sure they live comfortably ok?" She said to the kidnappers.
Hannah was so confused at what was happening 'How could someone that had been impatient to kill her a few minutes ago, now ready to release her even giving her money? What's wrong?' She was really confused but was so scared to ask any question so she didn't piss her off.
Nina wiped her tears and moved closer to Hannah
"Hannah, I will warn you to stay where they drop you and don't ever think of coming back here again in your life if you don't want to waste both your life and that of your son's. I will make sure life is easy for you over there but the day you step your feet into this country again will be your last day on earth. Mark my words. I'm not too nice." She said and took a few steps back.
"Take them away," she ordered and two kidnappers dragged them away
"Please, can I see Mabel one last time?" Jun asked but the kidnapper dragged her away.
"Kill her and her son when she steps foot in this country again," Nina said to the boss of the kidnapper and he nodded in agreement.
Hannah heard Nina's last voice and all her secret plans to return after they dropped her disappeared immediately.
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Time flew so fast and it has been one month already since they've been searching for Hannah and Jun.
They found no traces of them. Not even their corpse. The cop was working so hard but all their hard work was futile.
Kim was getting more frustrated and found it difficult to concentrate on anything. Even his company was being managed by his secretary because he stopped going to work. He hardly eats nor does anything.
Mabel on the other hand became a lonely child. She no longer had her happy days. All that remained for her were the tears that never dried in her eyes. Her smile became a stranger to her and she felt nothing but emptiness. She wanted to see Jun. She missed Jun but she did not even know if they were dead or not. She felt tired and lonely.
Their once happy home became so silent as a graveyard. There was no happiness in their home anymore and everyone only does their thing their way. There was not much fatherly affection being received by Mabel from Kim anymore because Kim too was drowning in his own sadness.
Mabel threw away all her toys and everything Jun and she used to play with. She no longer wanted to see them again.
"Kim, don't you think you are getting too far away from your daughter? You no longer play with her anymore. No fatherly love anymore. Don't you know this should be the best time you should stay with her?" Da won asked Kim one day when he came visiting and found out Kim was in the sitting room while Mabel was inside her room alone.
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A year after Hannah and Jun had been kidnapped. Kim and Mabel were still on it but they were slowly getting over it and everything was becoming normal again.
Mabel changed her school and got new friends that made her days lively again and she no longer felt lonely but she would always vow to look for Jun when she grows up.
"Mabel, see my new baby. Magun is her name. I just bought her yesterday when I followed my Dad out." a young girl of about 6 years old with long bronze hair with a silver eyes color dressed in school uniform came to meet Mabel where she sat down writing some works. She held a little puppy in her hands.
Mabel looked up from what she was writing and revealed a smile to the girl, whereafter, she looked at the fluffy puppy and patted his head "Hey, Magun. My name is Mabel. I'm Se Jin's friend, nice to meet you."
Magun replied to her nice gesture by licking her hands. Which made Mabel and Se Jin giggle "She likes you!" Se Jin whispered and Mabel laughed out loud.
"Se Jin, How are you?" Mabel asked the girl with the dog.
The girl smiled and sat down opposite Mabel "I'm fine Mabel. What are you drawing?" She asked
"Drawing... oh! A friend! I'm drawing a friend!" She claimed
"A friend? Are you sure? Or is it Jun again?"
"Jun... Yes, it's Jun... I missed Jun. I missed him so much." Mabel replied as tears rolled down her face.
"I thought you'd gotten over him? You've been playing well with me these days and I thought everything is ok. Why don't you try to forget him and move on?" Se jin advised with concern.
"I've been trying to forget him but I can't. I don't even miss mum as I missed him and I have the feeling that they are alive somewhere. I will grow up very well and look for Jun when I find him. He will no longer be my brother but my soul mate. My dad already explained everything to me. He told me my mum died the day I was given birth to and Jun's mum had been taking care of me since then. So Jun is not my blood brother and we can become lovers."
"Ohh! He is not your brother. Then that just makes it easy for both of you. I'm sure his mum would have explained everything to him too and he will be searching for you too. Let me ask you, Do you like him? Do you want to marry him?"
"Yes... I like him and I will marry him when I become an adult." Mabel confessed
"Then wipe your tears and wait for him with your pretty face. I'm sure he will fall in love with you at first sight when he sees you in the future."
Mabel nodded and wiped her tears and revealed a smile "Thank you Se Jin." she exclaimed and hugged her friend.
Se Jin and Mabel had been friends for 6 months already and Se Jin had become her confidant. They were best of friends and would always gist and advise each other. She had been the one making Mabel normal and happy.
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"Kim, what's up?" Da won entered Kim's office in high spirits. It was obvious he was happy about something.
"I'm good Won... Good to see you again today. Come and. Check this." Kim said and signaled him to come over to check something on his laptop.
"Who's this?" Da won asked as what Kim showed him was a picture of someone he didn't know.
"I don't know this person but look at the person behind him. Look at this side. Look at this person. Who is he?" Kim asked as he pointed to a picture of a person behind the person in the picture.
Da won looked at it very well and when he figured out who it was, his eyes nearly popped out of their socket. He was utterly surprised and shocked. "Is this.... is this... is this not ... is this person not Jun??!" He asked with wide eyes.
"Yes! I knew I wasn't hallucinating or thinking things! It's really Jun! So he's alive!!" Kim was so happy. He had initially thought Hannah and her son were dead but with the look on Jun's face and his dressing, it was obvious they are not just alive but living fine and ok as well. Kim was overjoyed.
"They are really alive. I'm also glad." said Da won "But when they are alive, why didn't they look for you? Why did they not come back? Something must be up. Something is really fishy, Kim."