THE KIDNAP
Jackie's POV
I stood there helplessly watching my brother being taken away by the police for a crime I hardly believe he committed.
"Oh dear God, why does it seem like calamity keeps falling on our family when a Ray of happiness seems to be shining on us? What did my family ever do to deserve all this, first it was Dad, then Mom and now Kelvin, Oh heavens please have mercy"
All these thoughts rushed through my mind as tears rolled down my cheek.
"And you! Was that all you had left in that empty head of yours to say?" I said with tears in my eyes turning to Jeoffery.
"Was there nothing much sensible to do to help rather than attempting to bribe the officer? I sometimes wonder why my brother allowed you into our home. All you do is eat and waste money and nothing else!!!. I angrily added.
"You know what, I never had the opportunity to tell you this but I hate you Jeoffery. I've been pretending all this while in front of my brother that I like you but deep down inside I despise you" I said angrily.
"But what did I do Jackie? He asked annoyingly.
"You did nothing, but I still hate you" I retorted.
"You do act dull and amoral sometimes when you know we are in serious times" I added.
And anyway, how did you know the officer's name I asked with a frown.
"Eerrm he told me on the phone when he called to announce your mom's death." He replied picking his words.
"And how were you able to recognise him when he came here?" I asked
"I, I, I," he stuttered not knowing what to say.
"I what?" I shouted.
"Whatever keep that to yourself, " I said angrily as I walked passed him taking the stairs to my room.
On reaching my room I picked up my phone to make a call.
Daphne's POV
It's past two already and I haven't had a call from Kelvin yet, or he has forgotten that we have an outing to go today. I thought as I picked up my phone to call him but a call came in, it was Jackie. I answered on the second ring.
📞"Hi Daphne" she greeted.
📞Hello Jackie, thank God you called, I was about to call Kelvin, Is he home" I inquired immediately from her.
📞"Hmm " she sighed
📞What is it, Jackie? I asked with a concerned voice.
📞"Kelvin was just arrested today she said with a mutter in her voice
📞what! That's not possible, Kelvin wouldn't hurt a fly. And what proof did that inspector give? I asked angrily.
📞"None cos we didn't ask" she replied slowly
📞What you didn't!!? Oh goodness and where was that friend of his, Jeoffery? I asked in frustration.
📞He was right here, he couldn't say anything reasonable. Jackie retorted.
📞"OK you know what, just meet me at the taxi station. We are going to the police station now" I said to her and hung up.
I quickly went inside the bathroom and took a quick shower. I tied a towel around me and creamed my body. I went into my wardrobe and changed into something casual and stormed out of the house. I flagged down a taxi in front of my house ." Taxi station " I said to the driver and he nodded before he took off.
In the taxi, I laid my head back to rest, I began to remember all the good times I spent with Kelvin, the promises we made to be by each other's side whether good or bad.
The Car screeched to a halt at the taxi station waking me up from my thoughts, I alighted and paid him. I sighted Jackie and Jeoffery from a distance and we headed to the police station. We entered and walked directly to the counter and we were directed to the chief inspector's office. The directions led to a luxurious office, we looked in awe as we admired the beautiful decorations in the office. The office housed numerous awards and citations which proved that the officer was very powerful and hardworking. He was a thick tall dark man, who was around his mid-fifties. He was a bit muscular and had facial hair all over. He had dark hair with a pinch of grey hair uniformly scattered in it. We greeted and started to make enquiries about the arrest of Kelvin by the so-called inspector Einstein.
"I'm sorry madam but we have no records of such arrest to be permitted and to be done in our files. And there's no inspector by that name here." These were the words of the chief inspector.
"What!!! We all screamed in total surprise with gloomy expressions drawn on our faces as we started at the inspector.
If Kelvin wasn't arrested by any police then where is he and who were these people who framed themselves as officers? I asked in shock as we stormed out of the station.
KELVIN'S POV
"Hey, where are you guys taking me? Do you think I'm too stupid to know we've passed the police station already? And besides this ain't the route to the station. What the fuck is going on here man" I asked in anger and fear.
"Hey, bro you better shut up bro before I rip out your head".
"For your information, you are being kidnapped, " the other man said as he covered my nose with a handkerchief which contained a pungent invasive chemical. The unidentified substance overly fought its way into my olfatory lobes. Suddenly, the world around me went black as my muscles gave in to invasive chemical to take control of my system, entering me into an unconscious state of total darkness.