Gone

24.

"Dad?"

My eyes teared up the moment I got back to my senses. I was hit had enough to faint for hours. I wanted to hug him but my tied hands prevented me from doing so.

How could I not recognise my dad at once when he was infront of my bare eyes?

My mind went blank for a while when I realized that the man I am tied next to, was no one else but my dad.

"I missed you," my cracked voice denied to come out of my throat which parched with pain.

I still can't accept that the person I was chasing all these years was now sitting beside me.

"Are you done staring him?", someone laughed.

I looked straight and a man in complete black clothes, which is a general characteristics of a criminal, sat infront of me with a masked face.

"Who are you?", I asked weakly as my mind is still stuck to help my unconscious dad. I turned to him and asked loudly, "why are you doing this to us?"

"Lower your voice sweety," he smirked. "I am doing all this for you. No personal profit hidden."

"How do you know me?", my voice clearly showed my anger and frustration. My face still hurts. I am sure I got bruised cheeks. "Spill out who your boss is."

"Boss?", his laughing noises entered my sober ears. "This is my game and I am the leader. But why should I tell you? I didn't even invited you here for a secret dinner date. In fact, you were the one who hid in my car. Am I correct?"

"This doesn't matter how I came here. The question is why you abducted my dad and kept him away from me all these years?", my eyes got red. "Just show your face coward!"

"Calm down baby. And there is nothing special in my face. Whatever I am is infront of you."

I investigated him with my eyes from top to toe. A face mask which only showed his blue contact lenses, black leather jacket and gloves, ripped denim jeans and rookie boots. He had few chains hanging from his jeans pockets. Double ear piercing distracted me till my eyes fell on his hands. Tattooed fingers with rings. Totally gangster style!

"Did you see me enough to fall in love with me?", he chuckled.

He scratched his masked face to remove the fake nervousness he showed to irritate me. He looked even more evil when crossed his legs and sat like a king infront of me. I was noticing his each and every action.

It didn't took me long to notice the bracelet which hung in his hands. Must be a charm! Though he was sitting far away, my detective eyes scanned the bracelet. It looked similar. It was metallic chain with a letter attached to it.

"J", I lip synced.

Have I seen this before? I closed my eyes to focus. My school locker was flashing in my memories. A bouquet of yellow flowers and a bracelet tied on it. Someone gifted me this bouquet. But who?

I opened my eyes and looked at it again.

...Ye Jun?

"So this is your real identity, huh?"

"You figured me out? Seems like you are badly in love with me," he laughed loud enough to create an echo. "Yes, that's me and all for you my love."

"Shut up!", a heat developed in the middle of my chest. "Just shut up. I trusted you, loved you. And what you did?"

"Did my ears heard it correct? Oh my! Please say it again sweetheart. My ears have waited too long to hear these golden words from your sweet tongue. All this time, I thought it was one sided. Thank you so much baby, I can't stop myself from--"