Kidnap

by Andy



The full moon, a pale yellow, inched its way slowly up the nightsky past the tree branches and finally nestled itself comfortably among the stars. I was on my way home. The road I was walking on was remote. “I am going to be late! Mum will definitely scold me!” I grumbled. Not a car was in sight. Just at this moment, I heard a sound. I stood there motionless. “What that? Could it be a monster?” I said. Thousand of thoughts raced in my mind.“Ahh!” I heard the scream again.

Out of curiosity, I went to check out the source of the sound. What I saw was a woman crying. “What happened?” I said with concern. The next thing Iknew was that the woman cupped my mouth and dragged me into her car. When I was in the car, a man in the car knocked me unconscious with a metal rod. Darkness enveloped me…...

When I regained consciousness, I found myself lying in a gloomy and musty hut. I realized that I was gagged and tied to a chair. I struggled to get out of the chair but my attempts were in vain. The man who knocked me unconscious came in. “If you try to escape, this knife will pierce through your heart!” he threatened. Later, I was told that I was kidnapped! Panic engulfed me. Theman went outside and called my parents. “Hello Mr Low, your son is in our hands. To ensure his safety, you must bring ten thousand dollars to Yishun Park tomorrow!” He hung up with a loud bang. I knew I was in hot soup…Beads of perspiration rolled downmy cheeks. I knew my family was not rich and my parents could not raise so much money within one day.

Time passed quickly and the next day arrived. My dad arrived at noon, carrying a box in his hands. When, the kidnapper opened the box, he saw old newspapers in the box. He was about to shoot my dad when the policemen jumped out from their hiding place. The kidnappers tried to shoot the policemen but ran out of ammunitions. They surrendered as they soon found out that they were greatly outnumbered. My dad brought me home and I found out that the man and his accomplice, the lady who had tricked me, were sentenced to jail. Through this incident, I learned not to take shortcuts through desserted places.