Love and Longing

Episode No 12: Darkness

Aenna was alone at home and Mrs.Marvel didn't arrived home. Suddenly, electricity of her house was gone. Aenna became fearful. She heard some noises outside the windows. It was too dark, Aenna stood up to find her phone, she walked slowly towards her room. She felt someone jumped inside her house.

Aenna shouted: "Who's there?"

Aenna's heartbeat became faster, her whole body was shivering with the waves of extreme fear. She heard the sound of footsteps.

Aenna in helpless voice said: I don't know who you are.. For God sake, leave my house. What you want?

The unknown person didn't replied.

He hold Aenna's waist with one arm, Aenna started shouting for help, as, she shouted, he put his hand on Aenna's mouth and dragged her from the corridor towards the main gate, Aenna tried to free herself from his clutching arms, but she failed. Aenna tried to note his appearance but his whole face was covered with a mask.

He unlocked the car and as he throw Aenna inside the car, he locked it again till he sit on the driving seat. After sitting inside the car, he put something on a piece of clothe and forcefully let Aenna sniff it. Within 5 minutes, Aenna was half faint. He drove the car fastly, he reached a long deserted road, on both sides were long pine trees. In the darkest night, he stopped the car in between the trees, a small cottage of wooden blocks was there. He unlocked the car, took Aenna in his big arms and opened the small cottage door, he bowed a little to enter inside.

He tied up Aenna's feet and hands.At 4 a.m Aenna woke up, her half opened eyes were a little blurred, she noticed the backside of a guy in black leather jacket, his hands were covered with black leather gloves, black long coat shoes, a black cap on his head. Aenna shouted in a louder tone, "Who are you? Why you brought me here?"

He replied in a heavy voice: "Don't shout."

Aenna: " Don't shout? My mother must be in search of me, let me go."

He replied again: "Don't shout."

Aenna asked him: Who are you? Which sort of revenge are you taking?

He didn't reply and went outside of the cottage leaving Aenna alone.

Aenna tried hard to open her hands but the ropes were tight and strong. The man again come inside with a glass of water and some snacks. He asked her to drink and eat.Aenna refused.

He called someone, "Sir, girl is extremely stubborn, she is shouting and refusing to eat."

He ended the call by saying, "Alright Sir."

Aenna shouted again, "Who is the bloody Sir, tell me, his name."

The guy didn't say anything and went outside. After few hours, a man came inside the cottage, Aenna noticed his brown shoes, he took a chair and sat in front of Aenna. Now, Aenna was able to see his face.

Aenna just said one word: "Jack."

Jack said to her: Now, Albert will never accept you, you spend a whole night in this cottage.

"Honey! I think you should decide the wedding dress colour as soon as possible."

Aenna shrieked: "Wedding Dress, I will never marry a cheap guy."

Jack hold her face with his both hands, "Aenna! talk gently, I don't like loud girls"

Aenna shook her face to move away Jack's hands from her face. Jack rubbed his thumb on Aenna's lips in anger and removed the remains of tint left on her lips. Aenna in a louder sound shreiked for help.

Jack: "No one is going to find you."

Aenna tried to play a trick with him. "I am ready to marry you, let me go home."

Jack laughed, "what you think, am I a kid?"

On the other side, Mrs.Marvel arrived home in the morning, the main gate was half opened, she became a little anxious, as, she went inside, her anxiety increased after seeing the things messed up on the floor. She checked Aenna's mobile phone, the last call was of Albert. She called Albert, he didn't pick up the call. After repeated calls, he picked the call and shouted, " now, why are you calling, when everything is over."

Mrs.Marvel replied, "I am her mother, Aenna is not at home, tell me what you did to her?

Albert: "I did to her, what you mean by this? I have done nothing."

Mrs.Marvel: As, I reached home, everything was messed up. And Aenna is missing.

Albert just jumped out of his bed, dropped the call, wore his slippers and ran down stairs. He walked quickly towards Aenna's home. Main gate was open. Mrs.Marvel was crying sitting on the sofa. She first shouted at Albert, assuming him as the main criminal, but after seeing his worry towards Aenna, she realized that this boy can't harm Aenna. He asked Mrs.Marvel that is there any family enemity. Mrs.Marvel nodded her head in no. Albert asked to involve police in the matter but Mrs.Marvel denied, by saying that if police will be involved in the matter, Aenna's repute in the society will be declined. Albert forced her to involve the police. They both went to police station, police started investigation ,immediately. Police started investigation by checking the whole house. They find no clue except a male bracelet. Officer asked to whom this belongs, Albert denied, Mrs. Marvel as well. Officer said that this clue is not enough to find Aenna. He asked, if there is any camera. Albert told him that the only cameras are on the main road. Police decided to check the last night's camera recordings. They reached the headoffice taking the CCTV footages with them. They checked the recordings with extreme focus.

Officer reported Albert:

" A black Mercedes-Benz model 300SL stopped last night in front of Mrs.Marvel's house."

The kidnapper belongs to a wealthy family, he is cunning as well, there is only footage of the car as it stopped, light's of the whole area were gone after a few moments, there is no footage, when the car left, it's all preplanned.