A Story To Be Untold

Chapter 5: My Biggest Nightmare

"I'm sorry but Crystal's already been picked up" says the lady in school office

"What do you mean she's been picked up already?! Only my boyfriend, his brother and I are allowed to pick her up from school, we have it set that way for safety concerns that you are suppse to be aware of! Who athorized this!?" I shout.

"I did, they said they were Bradley though ma'am, ir sounded like him" she responded

"And you didn't think to check for any identification upon arrival!? This is a school, you're suppose to keep kids safe and now my sister is gone!?" I shout at the women before walking away.

I pull my phone out and call Bradley. Panic is in complete overdrive now. my legs feel weak, arms feel like they're falling straight down to the ground but I'm standing still. With Brad not answering his phone I call Austin and he picks up after a few rings. "Hey Danny is everything okay?" he ask me

"Yeah, I was just told by the school that your brother came to pick up Crystal, is she with him right now?" I ask, trying to sound calm

"Uh no? He's standing right next to me-"

"Give the phone to him right now, code red!" and without any hesitation he hads the phone to Bradley

"Babe, what do you mean the school said I picked up Crystal? I've been with Austin cleaning the house before going to work, it's not even time to get her" Bradley exclaims over the phone

"Joseph found me at work! I'm just gonna go on a huntch from what Harold told me but there was a breach of information with the state prision andf they think an officer or a guard gave him info about us, that's how he found out our home phone, because he also came into my work today too! After I called Harold and Jennifer, they came to work and I was on my way to get Crystal!"

"Explain it all later, Austin and I will tell our boss its a family emergency and we'll meet you at the house with Harold, Crystal will be okay, I love you and I will see you soon babe!"

We then got off the phone and I ushered Harold inside to talk to the principle and every othr office staff member, I text Jennifer what happened and I also tell her I'll keep her informed with a burner phone too

"So you mean to tell me with all the information that Danielle gave this school, you don't ask for any proof of I.D or anything to make sure that it was Bradley that came to pick her up? And what is your name ma'am?" Harold asks

"It's Ms. Gomez sir, and he said his name was Bradley Adams, I thought that by the sound of his voice that it was him" she responded

"So you're gonna tell me that you let my five year old sister go off with some complete stranger without even verifying with me?! Even if Bradley did get her, you're still suppose to call me! What kind of shit show is this!?" I yell at Ms. Gomez

"Please don't curse at me ma'am, this is still a scho-"

"I don't care if this was a damn funeral, my sister is missing cause I just called my boyfriend and him and Austin don't have her so I'm beyond pissed off right now, if anything happens to my sister, I will have you half your wages from now on and you will lose your job, I can promise you that Ms. Gomez!"

I then storm off with Harold after he collects more info from the school staff, before leaving the building, I see Crystal's teacher Mr. Andrews and he approches me

"I am so sorry to hear about Crystal, you know I protect my students at all costs, if there is ever anything you need from me Ms. White, you know where to find me!" Mr. Andrews says giving me a hug.

"Thank you, I'm just so livid with the rest of the school, how could they let this happen?" I ask crying

"I have no idea but in my opinion, I overheard everything you said and I would personally file a lawsuit if I were you, not only against the school but the district too, they don't protect the kids like they're suppose to"

"Well thank you, I better get going, I need to find my sister now too, I'll let you know with whatever happens. And again thank you Mr. Andrews"
He gives me a hug before departing the building.

As I'm exiting the building, I text Jennifer and tell her everything that just happened; I'm so angry, so furious that this even happening right now. I'm gritting my teeth and clenching my fists from all this rage built up inside. Then I begin to think and I call Jennifer. "Hey, I need you to check the security camera at work, specifically the area where I work, I wanna see if the cameras caught Joseph and if so, I need a printed photo of it or even email it to me"

"What are you gonna do with it?" she asks confused

"I'm gonna ask the dumbass Ms. Gomez if that's who he saw pick up Crystal"

"Good call, I'm heading over to the system right now, I'll see what I can find"

We then hung up and I find a bench to sit down on, and waited for a text or email from Jennifer. As soon as I got the photo from her I ran back inside to see Ms. Gomez

"Is this the man that picked up my little sister?!" I asked her quickly

"Uh yes, he was with another man tho. An older man actually, probably in his 70's says that she was Crystal's biological father. I can check our secuity camera and see if we can get an image of the other man for you. And again, I am truley sorry for all of this happening" Ms. Gomez responded

Without even responding I followed her over to their security offiice and just sat and waited, until I saw Joseph enter the building with an older man. The guy looked pretty old but he didn't act like it though; he was very tall and muscular, didn't have any grey hairs on his head or beard but had a lot of wrinkles on his face, I pull my phone out and take a photo of his face to keep it."Is there anyway you could take a screenshot with the security footage?" I ask

"Yeah, do you want us to email you a copy of it with both of the guys?" Ms. Gomez asked

"No, I know who the other gentleman is, I just need the older man you described, the one who said is her biological father, and the time stamp too if that goes with it too"

After much thorough investingating, I exit the building once more and get into my car and head over to my place. I begin to think to myself "are these two that stupid to show their faces on camera after kidnapping my babysister, and from a school. Is it even possible that someone at the school knew them?"

All of these thoughts begin to race my mind, like how could I let this happen? With every saftey measure taken, he still got out and he took Crystal for god knows what. I just know if he touches her, I will end his life!