Chapter Three
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"It all happened so fast." Mrs Molly broke down in tears.
"Mrs Molly, can I speak to my children?" I demanded. My heart had already stop function and a million things were going through my mind. I wanted to hear Collins voice. I needed Lina to assure me she and her siblings were doing okay. I want to hear Ally tell me her siblings were playing while their teacher taught them mathematics. My heart was in great pain as my chest rose and fell. Never in my life have been grippbed by fear. Each thump in my chest, I feared the next words of Mrs Molly. She was a cheerful teacher so hearing her voice quiver; I knew there was great danger.
I hated the silence I got from Mrs Molly. I reiterated slowly just maybe she couldn't comprehend my question. "Can I speak to my children?" Instead of a real response heard sobs from the other end of the call. I was sure my blood pressure was through roof. My eyes went over the dismantled kitchen. It was least of my worries now as I was itching to get a favorable response from my children's teacher.
"It all happened so fast, Miss Leila." The teacher's voice came again. This time between sobs.
"What the f**k is going on?" Tears welled in my eyes as I ran my hand in my hair violently. "Speak the hell up, Molly!"
"The triplets." She coughed out right away the sobbed. I was getting impatient and gnawing violently on my lips. "Shortly after you dropped them off... We heard gunshots."
"My babies!" I gasped. I felt my legs wanting to give out so I quickly held the island and sat on the nearest stool. "Are my babies okay?!"
"The triplets have been kidnapped."
My grip on the phone loosened causing it to fall. Tears rolled down my cheek as I held my blouse and screamed at the top of my lungs. "My babies!"
I shook my head vehemently. It was impossible. It had to be a mix up. I shook my head. "No!" Tears were rolling freely down my cheeks. "It's impossible." My heart rose and fell whilst I kept running my hand in my hair. By now, mucus dripped down my nostrils. My body was drenched in sweat despite that the air conditional was still in great shape. "Collins, Lina and Ally were fine." I nodded my head trying convince myself the kids were okay despite the news. I simply just needed to get my children. I needed to see them. I needed to get a whiff of their olive oil scent. I wanted to see my babies. I needed to see the triplets!
Standing from the stood, it was then I finally saw it. It all made sense now. I knew very well why the house was thrashed and my properties destroyed. My palms went to my face to clean up my eyes but it was impossible to stop the tears from flowing.
I clasped my eyes tight. It was probably just another nightmare I needed to wakeup from. The triplets were fine, fast asleep in their room and doing okay and I was simply just overreacting. The words on the wall were just a fragment of my imagination. They weren't real. It couldn't be real. I'll rather be crazy than have all these be real. She told herself.
I swallowed a whiff of air then let it all out then slowly opened my eyes. Those words were still there. The words that reminded me were still plastered to the wall. If the words were still there it simply meant one thing; the kids were really kidnapped. I bursted into tears shaking me head.
Red Dawn.
My hands went into my hair for the upteenth time. Red Dawn. I knew very well what that meant. I needed no one to explain the boldly written word written with red ink on her kitchen walls. I cried as memories of five years ago flashed before me. I found myself sitting in my disfigured kitchen crying my eyes out.
I ran. I had ran as fast as I could. Far, far away. I was different but I chose to stay hidden away for myself and the kids. I sobbed as I started to remember my kids. I had no idea how they were doing or how they were being treated and it killed me. My poor babies. I brought this upon them and I would do absolutely anything to trade places with them.
The part of me I thought I had successfully erased from history was back. Back in full force and my kids were being punished for the sins of their mother. I felt know greater paining knowing caused my children I go through the pain of being kidnapped. I could picture Ally and Lina bawling their eyes at the sight of the guns. I felt my heart squeeze and I wheezed and gasped for air as I sobbed. My heart broke again as I imagined my son crying and calling me as they snatched him from his friends.
I was different and I knew it. The full moon reminded me. Even when I forgot my root, my anger reminded me as claws shot out my fingers. I still tried to live a normal life. My life was normal until this sprung up.
I knew a part of me I had long buried was back and out to get me. My past had caught up with me. The words were true. No matter how long you seemed to hide and run from your past, it would still catch up with you. I tried to run away from it. I had moved on. My life was back on track and had meaning now. I took a deep breath. I knew very well what I had to do. I knew I had to face my fears. My greatest fear. I knew if I wanted back my precious jewels I had to take a big step.
I had to go back to my roots. I didn't have a choice. I needed to return to the pack I fled.
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