Chapter 22: Chapter 22

What is wrong with you? Do you...

Dad stop it, I beg you, I will pay all the money Jack stole from us, please let him go, they didn't let me in anymore, I beg you.

Why do you want to see him? Daniel asked, he kept quiet. You lost your tongue.

Dad, he has Mandy, I don't know what they are doing to her, I beg you, let me have Mandy back. His tears fall, Lisa run to hugged him, Lauren never beg, he always got what he wanted but here begging for Mandy.

I said no, get out of here. Daniel yelled at Lauren.

Please...

Not a word...

Dad! Daniel face darken when Lisa called him, he can't say no to this little girl, she is his love. Dad please let Jack go, so we can have Mandy back.

Lisa, it's not as easy as you think, the man owes the family alot.

Dad, I know but that money is nothing to you, please!

Fine, you can go get Jack. Lisa hugged Daniel, Lauren run out, Larry go after him

You are the best. Lisa peck him. Silly girl, now go back to your food. Larry and Lauren get to the place were they kept Jack.

Lauren is getting the rope from him, Daniel had already called the security to let Lauren free him.

What do you want...

I am setting you free, so you have to call your people that I am bringing you back to them.

Wait, don't lose him, let him call first. The man isn't thinking right anymore, he doesn't even know the right thing to do. Jack is calling them, they were talking Jack didn't say a word after he said they should tell him where they are and the next word was.

No oh! Lauren head spin he grabbed the phone but the line die off. What is going on? He asked Jack almost breaking down.

She might be in danger, you have to let me go, I will take you there...

No, don't let him...

I can't wait for that Larry. He free Jack, the man didn't even try to run away, he enter same car with Larry and Lauren including Stone, they drove for a very long time, Lauren is not himself, he is worn-out, he might collapse anytime soon.

When they get to the place no houses are there, Lauren look at him confused. She is throw into a dungeon.

The keys! Lauren didn't wait, he break it, he head into it with the stairs, Larry is scared for him but he couldn't stop him, the man is already berserk, he go down, he called as she search for Mandy but she is not there, he comes out, Larry run to him.

Where is she? He grabbed his neck.

She is not there, Jack please tell me, were is she?

Assuredly, if she is not there it means she had fallen into the tunnel, that will lead her the other way.

Then lead the way. Lauren said, he takes them to the other side. Here, only this way she can survive but I doubt...

What do you mean you doubt? Lauren grabbed his shirt, This time, his tears fall, Larry pulled his hand from Jack. No one survive from it because it's difficult for them to find this way out.

Did you plan to bury her alive?

He asked his heart couldn't take it anymore, Mandy is his heart now, he just keeps imagining the pain that Mandy must be going through.

Lauren!

Larry leave me alone, there should be a way, Mandy had to survive, she had to, I need to see her through this. Edward, Susan and Sharon also drove to the destination, Lisa including Daniel, Daniella and Leah are there.

Mandy, start forming stones from the mud, she did alot of them, she throw up, hoping that it will meet somewhere but they keep falling down, some hit her face making her struggles with so many sand in her eyes, she wipe furiously to remove the sand from her eyes.

Seeing that will take her nowhere, she decided to sit and just wait for her death, she decided to sketch maybe that will keep her busy till her death approach.

Then she start remembering all the talent she had, she could hear the faintest sound, she could climbed really good even on a smooth wall but why is she unable to climb this, she concluded that fear had taken the better part of her.

How could she be able to do that, if she is so scared, scared of death, even if she will die, let her try first, let her make more move.

She clear her thoughts and focused on her will power, she could do it, to pay back all who hurt her, take back what was hers, to give her a new birth, to make people stop walking on her.

She start climbing, this time, she is faster but on the wrong direction, Edward start hitting two metal, he thought maybe his daughter could hear that, Daniel felt sorry for his friend.

I don't think, she could hear that. Jack said, Edward look at him.

She will hear, she is gifted with hearing the slightest sounds, I know my daughter will hear, he hit more but Mandy didn't get any of the sound, her focused wasn't on that, she is distracted, so she couldn't figure out anything, she realized all her effort are fruitless, she climbed down back to the muddy floor, she sit, resting her head on the wall, she try to clear her head.

She is not the type that have so many thoughts on her, she stare at just the dark up, trying so hard to clear all negative from her head, after that she fill it will exciting stuff then she start getting rest, she makes her heart to be clear, her thoughts became clear, now she could hear just her breath, just the sound of her breath.

It's doesn't seem to be working, she is not hearing anything. Edward yelled in frustration.

Mandy dear, dad is sorry. Susan hugged him, Lauren run, Larry run after him, catching up with him.

Lauren, what is wrong with you? Larry asked.

I don't want her to die,I will not be able to forgive myself, I can't live with the guilt

Then sing for her, yes, maybe she will hear, her dad said she could hear the slightest sounds?

Why didn't she hear his sounds? Lauren asked. Maybe because it's meaningless.