In The Name Of Family

Ch 5- Memory

🎵 Falling- Harry Style

Anhriel Rose

43 hours have passed and even though we have been searching incessantly there is no trace of Jay and now I just feel more desperate than ever.I keep losing the people I love and sometimes I think it's all my fault.

The reason why I'm in front of my house now is to see my daughter, to look for a reason to go ahead without surrendering. As soon as I opened the door one of the maids greeted me and after expressing her concern for Jay she informed me that Bell was asleep. I wanted to go and insure by myself but I know my little princess would wake up immediately as soon as she smelled my scent, she is obsessed with me so I sat on the floor in front of the TV and played an old video. I can't help myself but feel my eyes start to water watching the scene in front of me.

(9 years ago)

"MOMY, DADDY COME HERE RIGHT NOW" we were in our room when we heard our son screaming from dhe living room where he was taking care of Belle. I immediately rushed to him worried, but he kept yelling:-

"Old man, sexy mom come here Bell said the first word. Grab the camera."

Then I ran back to the room to get the camera, we had been preparing for this moment for a long time to let it go. After less than 30 seconds we were finally in the living room and I was more than irritated by the name my son had given me:- " And why is that I'm an old man and mom the sexy one, we're the same age and look what a dad you have."

My wife was giving me some death glance as if she was going to kill me while taking our daughter in her lap.

"My daughter said her first word and you two make this about yourself."

"Mom she said Jay." we heard our son saying and we couldn't believe our ears. Usually the first word of a child is mom, dad, tata or some babyisht word that we wouldn't understand.

"Jay we know you love your sister, but that is kind of impossible for a 11 months old baby to say." My wife tried to reason with.

"Are you calling me a liar mom?" He said with a suspicious look and raised his eyebrow.

We were left speechless and did not know what words to choose to say when we suddenly heard a small voice behind us.

"Ta..Tay" our little girl said pointing her little hand at Jay and i dropped my mouth.

"I told you, now do not talk to me for 2 days. I need a break from you two so you can understand your mistake." he said in a sassy voice.

My wife who had been speechless for a while started crying dramatically and Jay started to see her worried, but I knew it was all part of the acting.

She and Aiden often did this to make others feel bad, my innocent son still did not understand his mother's tricks and tried to calm her down.

"Mommy I'm kidding please keep calm. I love you an ocean!" and approached her in a warm hug, but my wife was looking at me with a sly smile.
She was always like this, wanting things to go her way. A feeling of happiness described my body as I watched my family hug and I could not resist and joined in.

"Dad is choking us with his arms." My son, the other drama queen in the family complained.

"OH no, an old man can't choke you because he has weak arms." i said hugging them tightly.

(Present time)

I was so lost in the video that when someone touched my shoulder I immediately turned ready to attack, but when I turned my head I realized it was just Aiden who was trying to comfort me.

"Easy Anh it's me." I nodded my head assuring him that i was now calm.

"How many times have you seen this video, it's not good for you" he said trying to make me understand , but it was like a drug to me, makes me feel home.

"1,862 times" i responded to his question and he looked at me in surprise.

" Every day in 5 years,1month and 6 days. Sometimes i might have seen it two times a day but i was so lost that i didn't even count."

"Have mercy on yourself and let it go. Hazel was my sister, but I'm sure she wouldn't want for us to suffer or blame ourselves."
I know he was right, but how can i explain this to my heart. I was not ready to return an answer so I decided to stay silent, filling a glass with alcohol.

After a while the silence had filled into the room, but Aiden kept going up and down the room with a glass of whiskey in hand. As soon as I got ready to get up and take him out because he was messing with my nerves, suddenly the phone started ringing and I immediately open it. Aiden made me a signal to put in the speaker and so i did and as soon as it was on the call i heard a voice coming from a man that didn't seem much older than me.

"Hello, we're getting you from the Jay phone company. We have noticed some irregularities with your number and would like you to pay us to get it back" he was messing with me and i was ready to kill him if he was in front of me.

"Bring me back my son otherwise you will not live another day to find the next joke. You fucker I'm going to kill you with my hands. Tell me were is my son?" now I found myself screaming and throwing my hands in my hair.

"Ncncnc you seem to have a lot of complaining about our company sir, so I will go directly go to the topic because it seems you have no sense of humour at all. I want the flesh that your wife was hiding the day, boom we decided to make a surprise in her car."

I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion not knowing what code he was talking about and most importantly how he had the courage to say so easily that he was the one who put the bomb in her car to cause her death.

" Tell me where my son is. I don't know what the hell or flesh you are talking about.. If my son is touched even the hair I will make you want to die from a bomb in your car because it will really be worse and that's a promise." I said taking the phone that now was in the table in my hands and having Aiden following after me.

"Look I was being very polite and loving but you ruined my mood, you have 12 hours to bring me the flesh in the place I will send with a message otherwise you will never see them both."

Both!? I was confused about what he was talking about and then a feeling of fear described my body as I thought about my little girl. I looked at the horror on Aiden's face when I realized that he was thinking the same thing and I did not think twice but ran up the stairs to her room.
As soon as I opened the door my heart calmed down and I started to breathe freely when I saw that Bell was sitting on the corner of the bed rubbing her eyes.

"Daddy i just woke up, but i couldn't find my little bunny." She said and i was so glad she was ok.

"Hey, heyyyy. Are you still there or should I close the phone?" i forget that the phone was still one and i put it on my ear while Aiden approached Bell helping her finding the bunny.

"Why did you say both of them?" i asked with my eyes still fixed on my daughter.

"Well let's keep it a surprise until you bring me the flesh."

I was about to argue but he hung up the phone leaving me in doubt where I would find that damn flesh and above all who was the other person i needed to save.