"Hey kid, they said you're lost, is that true?"
Jay looked at the teenage boy in front of him and asked gently.
But before the boy even get the chance to answer, the voice of Robert's complaints sounded first.
"What do you mean by that, Jay?"
"Yeah, are you doubting our characters? You know we're not liars!" Ben followed.
Rolling his eyes at them, Jay said, "How could I not doubt you? I heard you've been hanging around those hooligans that do nothing but create trouble nowadays!"
Hearing that, the two of them became speechless.
As for Julio, he has a naturally quiet personality and doesn't really speak much even back in their younger days.
Seeing that they have now become silent, Jay turned his attention back to the boy and waited for him to speak.
Feeling the concern coming from Jay, the teenage boy nodded, "Yes, sir… I-I really don't know where I am and how to get back home."
His voice trembles a little from the fact that he is still in a frightened state.
Jay looked thoughtful as he stared at him and asked, "So, how did you even come to this place?"
This is an obvious question that needs to be asked.
For kids nowadays, it is not that easy to get lost because almost all of them already carry mobile phones.
Using it, they can contact other people and even look at the maps.
That's why Jay is curious.
How could a teenage boy like this get lost like this?
At his question, the kid seemed to have thought of something and looked really scared.
"T-that… I…"
He couldn't even say anything because of fright which raised many concerns in Jay's mind.
Moving closer to the kid, Jay spoke in a gentle tone.
"Calm down. You're safe here. Tell me, what's the matter?"
The kid raised his eyes and met Jay's. For some reason, he calmed down.
Taking a deep breath, the kid started talking.
Jay listened intently in hopes that he could provide the kid with some help.
But as he listens, his brows can't help but furrow and after a while, his expression darkened.
Similarly, his three childhood friends also didn't look good as they listened to the story of the kid.
Basically, what the teenage boy said is that last night, he was on his way home from the mall after hanging out with his friends.
To travel, he uses an online hailing app to order a car to ride on.
But unexpectedly, it was there that something happened.
At first, nothing felt unusual to him and everything is as he normally encounters.
But after a few minutes on the ride, a sudden dizziness hit him and made him feel groggy.
The driver looked concerned and asked him a few times how he feels, but he just dismissed it as him being tired.
However, just after a few seconds, he suddenly lost consciousness.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself still inside the car but the driver was no longer there.
Looking around, he saw that he was actually in an unknown place in a mountainous area.
Grass as high as 1 meter grows all over the place.
And outside the car, he saw the driver standing not far away, talking to a few people.
At this point, the kid stated that he was already very scared.
In an unknown situation like this, anyone can think of the worst possible thing that could happen to them.
Knowing that he's in danger, he started panicking and began looking for ways to get out of this situation.
Fortunately, he found out the car door wasn't locked.
Maybe the driver thought he wouldn't wake up anytime soon or just his own carelessness, but the kid didn't care about that.
He slowly opened the car door and it was very quiet.
With the driver busy discussing with those people around him, the teenage boy used that chance to get off and quietly dive into the tall grasses.
At this time, the driver and the people he's talking to still haven't noticed that the boy has already escaped.
Crawling in the grass quietly, the teenage boy successfully managed to get away from them.
After that, he started looking for the path to get down the mountain and that's when he arrived here.
Seeing that he's in an unfamiliar place, he started asking people, which happens to be the trio of Jay's childhood friends.
…
After hearing the full story from the kid, Jay's face didn't look good.
He turned around and faced his three old friends and saw that they also had the same looks on their faces.
At the same time, Jay's live stream room also looks very silent at this time.
No comments or anything appeared on the screen for a long time.
If not for the fact that the number of viewers still shows that there are hundreds of people inside, people would have thought that everyone already left.
But that situation also didn't last for long.
[What the hell?!]
[Hey, can someone tell me, is this real?]
[Yeah, is this real? This isn't a script or anything made up by the host, right.]
[It shouldn't be. Look, it's pretty obvious that the kid is in such a disgraceful state and covered with dirt all over his body. It should be from him escaping as he said.]
[Hello everyone, I'm a psychology student. From what I can see, the kid looks to be traumatized and it doesn't appear to be an act. So, all of what he said should be true.]
[Damn! So, you're saying that kid almost got kidnapped and just happened to escape?!]
[Huhuhuhu, that's really scary. For such a young boy to experience that, he's pitiful!]
[Jay, you should go to the police immediately and report it!]
[Yes, that's right, Jay! Go to the police immediately!]
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The number of comments on Jay's live stream room continued to increase and everyone wants him to go to the police immediately.
Jay also saw this situation and said, "Alright, guys. This situation is very critical and sensitive. We should hurry up and bring this to the attention of the police."
Saying that, Jay turned his eyes back to the kid.