SANDRA.
*What does Clifford want from us?*
I don't seem to get a straight answer.
We're seated on our bed, the phone infron of us waiting for the call.
Nobody has made an attempt to speak to the other.
My thoughts wander to the first time Kyle was brought home.
At first, he's afraid of me but as time goes by, he gets used to me. I love him unconditionally and him being kidnapped breaks my heart into tiny pieces.
The phone rings and we all scamper to answer it. It's Kyle's grandma, his mum's mother.
"So you took my grandson away only to sell him to the highest bidder? "
Her voice fills the whole room.
"What do you mean ma'am? "
Oscar asks.
"Where's Kyle?"
"I was about to tell you ma'am. He was kidnapped earlier today and we're waiting for the kidnappers to call us! "
Oscar explains.
"If anything happens to him, you'll have me to answer to. You better start looking for him now. You should have known better than taking my grandson to a childless woman!"
She sounds bitter.
"Ma'am, please. Don't you dare insult my fie. She has nothing to do with my son's disappearance. Kindly wait. I'm working on something! "
Her words awaken the long buried feelings in me.
Tears trickle down my eyes but I make no attempt to wipe them.
So people reffer to me as childless?
Just because my pregnancy was forcefully ended by a malicious woman.
Oscar holds me into his arms and I let it all out.
The phone rings and it's the same number which called us earlier. He hits the speaker button and we all listen attentively.
"I hope you haven't called the police!"
The same voice almost bursts our ear drums.
"No, we didn't. where's my son? "
Ask replies.
"The Lil champ is safe. You know I can't harm my wife's son!"
"Your wife's son? "
We chorus.
"You heard me right dander heads! Now if you want to see this brat alive, meet me in the next thirty minutes in his school. Carry with you two million shillings in cash and I'll hand him over to you! "
He demands.
"But Natalia and her husband stays out of the country. She's married to a foreigner. When did you guys come back? "
"You talk too much my Co-husband. Just shut up and listen to me!"
"Where will I get all that money from in such a short notice? The banks are closed already!"
"I'll be lenient with you and somehow reason out with you. Make the money available latest tomorrow 8pm. Let's meet as arranged. Understood? "
"Yes... Please don't hurt him. He means alot to my wife and I."
"It'll depend on how the brat will behave! "
"Does my Natalia know that you're holding his son against his will? "
"The butch doesn't need to know. She's busy abroad making money for us to bother. Now shut up and start looking for money! "
He disconnects the call.
Oscar looks disturbed.
"What's really happening? I thought my ex wife's husband is a foreigner! Why is he holding my son? Just because he wants to make easy money? "
