Episode 43

“I'll give you a hand” Josh said and cut Brian's rope with a knife, He fell with a great thud and groaned in pain. Josh had already vanished from the room before the weakened Brian stood up and stretched.

“What the..what the hell happened " He asked Ace who was still hanged upside down. “Will you just untie me you pu$$y!!" Ace yelled angrily.

“oh sure, emm where did I keep the stupid knife, its not here..oh there you are!" Brian yelled and took the knife.

“What the hell are you doing. wait don't ” Ace said and fell with a great thud, he stood up groaning in pain. “what happened " Brian asked him.

Ace stared at him in disdain, He angrily walked to his car. Brian looked around and picked up his knife. He quickly left the room and rushed out to meet Ace, but he was too slow as Ace had already started driving off.

“Wait!!...what the hell" Brian exclaimed and looked around. Everywhere seemed silent, the house was in the outskirts of the city!

“How the hell am I gonna get home now " Brian asked himself...

Ace heart was beating rapidly as he drove home in a haste. He got home and rushed in. He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw his wife and son watching TV.

Jane stared at him as he breathed heavily. she was sure something was wrong. Ace walked to her and sat next to her.

“What's wrong honey" Jane asked. Ace sighed and walked to the fridge, He took a bottle of water and gulped down the whole water.

“Hey, can you give I and your mum a second, I'll join you in your room soon..daddy has a present for you" Ace said to his son.

He stood up and walked to his room. “Can you now tell me what's wrong" Jane asked. “you need to leave the city instantly " Ace said.

“Why, is everything okay" Jane asked. “it's a long story but you should leave now” Ace replied. “i hope its not what am thinking” Jane said and paused.

Bob nodded and Jane quickly rushed to her room and packed some of her wears, she got their little son ready for the trip.

“Dad, where are we going" He asked. “You and your mum are gonna go stay with Grandma for some time, I have some important things to sort out here first, I'll join you as soon as am done" Ace said and patted his son.

“Bye baby, stay safe" Jane said and kissed him. Ace watched as they got in the car and drove off. Ace sighed and took his seat, his head was preoccupied with thoughts of Josh.

He still couldn't believe he would show up after five years. He decided to rest a bit. He had barely shut his eyes before his phone started beeping.

He sluggishly picked up the phone to check the caller. “Annie?, gosh not now Annie.. " Ace said and sighed. “Hi Annie can you give me some minutes, I'll call you later" Ace said.

“Ace..Shaw's gone!” Annie said panting relentlessly. “shit!" Ace exclaimed. “What the hell happened" He asked. “i went shopping with the kids only to return and meet him lying in a pool of blood, A note was dropped on the table and THE WHITE VAN was written on it. you should come over quickly, CCTV cameras caught a man sneaking in the house ” Annie said.

Ace rushed out of the house. He sat in his car and was breathing relentlessly. His phone suddenly beeped and it was Linda. He picked the phone. “Hey, I will be right there to pick you up now" Ace said.

Linda had left home to go stay with her mum for some time, Ace had absolutely forgotten to pick her up earlier. “Hi, it's your pal Josh. i have her with me, what was her name again..hey you, what's your name" The voice asked and a girl voice responded.

“Linda!, yes Linda. I'll give you ten minutes to meet me at the train station or you'll have nothing else but another dead body " The voice said.

“oh and by the way, I killed him..the one with a wife and kids, She has called you already right. You can go check on her now and meet your little sweetheart's body at home later or otherwise, the choice is yours and by the way you now have Eight minutes left, see you soon pal!” The voice said and laughed.

Ace was really heartbroken. He had never imagined A five year old escapades would lead to such mess. He Rested on his back thinking on what to do next. Josh was playing a game and he seems to be outsmarting Ace already.

Ace sighed and picked up his phone, He only had five minutes left!. He sped to the Train station instantly.

Ace got to the station and parked in a safe spot, He walked around for some while but didn't notice anything unusual. People were roaming around normally.

Ace picked his phone and dialed the number. “Oh perfect timing, we are both having fun right now" Josh said.

“What the hell are you doing with her you dickhead" Ave asked furiously. “He's forcing me to suck his dick!!” Linda yelled.

“Shut up bitch, now suck daddy will you, Ohhh.. nice!" Josh said and let out a soft moan. “None of this will bring your daughter back, just let her go and I can cover things up for you. everyone can then return to their normal life?" Ace said.

“Yeah just like you covered yours up right, I don't think so pal. so, back to business..I'll give you Twenty four hours to get me 5 million dollars then I can consider letting her go, ok?" Josh asked.

“5 million dollars in twenty four hours. are you crazy or what" Ace asked. “Or I think we're missing something here, your wife's boarding a bus to Dallas to go stay with your mum, two of my men are with them. I have instructed my men to kill them in twenty four hours if they don't receive any texts or call from me. So no money, No text. No text, No family!!" Josh said.

“fuck!!,tell your men not to lay a single hand on my family, I'll see what I can get in twenty four hours" Ace said.

“Alright, well I think that's it for now, bye pal.. will you just suck this cock for fuck's sake bitch!!" Josh yelled and the phone call ended.

“Wait, why did he ask me to meet him here, he could have just said everything on the phone " Ace asked himself.