Watched

Chapter 22

Kevin

I woke up after having a three-hour nap which I didn’t enjoy because of overthinking. I kept dreaming of Julia my whole sleep. A strong shiver hit my body every time I remembered that she was with those bastards. I stayed awake all night long thinking about a good plan to get my only daughter back. I missed her warm hug so much. I was ready to sacrifice my whole life just for her.

Checking my alarm clock, I noticed that it was four in the morning. I grabbed my phone from the nightstand to call Joseph. We already planned to meet Jacob today.

“Hey, what’s up?” I yawned.

“I’m getting ready to meet with Jacob. Did you just wake up or what?” Joseph asked.

“Yes, I was having a nap. I’ll get ready in minutes.”

“Okay, see you later.”

I hung up then headed for the bathroom. I didn’t even have an appetite to eat anything. I turned on the faucet and splashed cold water across my face. I felt more awake and fresh, but my mind didn’t feel right yet. Thinking about Julia affected my mental health as if it was a drug. I had a throbbing goddamn headache all night long because of overthinking.

I turned off the faucet and grabbed a small white towel to dry my face. I needed to get ready as fast as possible. I didn’t want to waste a single minute. I quickly headed towards my room and grabbed a black T-shirt with a pair of jeans out of my closet. I checked the wall clock as soon as I changed my clothes. It was four-thirty.

Hopefully, I wasn’t too late for our meeting. I called a cab to drive me. It arrived in no time and it was a thing that made me appreciate the driver for it. I hated being late. I looked out the window. The streets weren’t so crowded and they looked boring. The weather was nippy and I started to shiver. Damn! I forgot to bring a jacket with me.

I climbed out of the cab as soon as I arrived. The cafe wasn’t too big. It was crowded with people. I called Joseph to tell him that I arrived.

“Joseph, I arrived at the cafe. Where are you?” I asked.

“We are on our way, just wait for us. You arrived too early though,” Joseph remarked.

“I didn’t arrive too early. You are the one who is late. We planned to meet at five o’clock and It is four-fifty now,” I giggled, checking my watch.

“Fine, fine. Mr. Perfect time. We will be there in a couple of minutes,” Joseph laughed.

“All right. I’ll be waiting for you,” I said then hung up.

I looked for an empty table then grabbed a chair and sat down. I was bored, so I fished my phone out of my back pocket and kept flipping through my photos with Julia. My cheeks were soaked with tears. She was such an innocent and kind-hearted girl. She didn’t deserve any of this, either her friends.

Time flew and finally my friends arrived with Jacob. I turned off my phone and stood up to greet them.

“Hello, Mr. Kevin. Nice to meet you,” Jacob greeted me with a smile as he shook my hand.

“Nice to meet you too, Jacob,” I smiled back.

“Did you find out anything new about the guys?” Jacob asked.

“Not yet,” I sighed.

“We reported them missing to the police and that’s the most necessary step. But we have to search for them by ourselves too. The police would definitely take a while until they find them. We should do something,” Seth explained.

“We should go to the places which they used to visit and ask people about them there. Maybe anyone saw them by chance in the past couple of days,” Joseph suggested.

“I couldn’t agree more. They used to go to the supermarket to buy their groceries. I also noticed that they sometimes liked to have a walk around our neighborhood every couple of days,” Jacob stated.