When I go to my house I walked in the door to find my dad looking at a note. He looked at me with tears in is eyes and ran up to me and hugged me making me feel like all my bones were gonna break. That's when I read the note. It read: I am holding your family until I get what i want. You know EXACTLY what it is so don't waste time getting it to me. The longer you wait the more they get hurt. Signed Dunyhiri." I did know exactly what they wanted, the drawing.
My father and I rode in silence on the way to the police station. I couldn't tell him what was going on. He would think I was insane and I don't think I could deal with that. Not now at least when I knew my mother and baby brother were possibly dead. We arrived at the little police station and told them what happened. They made copies of the most recent pictures of my mother and brother and had every police officer in this town go knocking door to door asking if they had seen them.
After about an hour or so of sitting and impatiently waiting the police station got a call. "Colbert police station this is Chief Samuel can I help you?" he asked. As the person on the other line talked Chief Samuel face became more serious. "Whats happening?" I ask my dad, and all I get in return was a shrug as his eyes never leave the phone held to Chief Samuel face. He calls us over and puts the person on the other end on speaker phone, and that's when it sunk in. The voice that I'm listening to come out the phone is Dunyhiri. "I wont waste much time. I know they are with you and if I don't get what I want soon SOMEONE will get hurt. You have 9 hours to leave what I want in the woods. I marked the spot you just need to find it. Have fun" His deep and frightening voice hit my ears and almost sent me into shock. I wanted to so badly wake up from this nightmare but I knew that this was unfortunately real life. I felt someone shake me as tears began to run down my face. I looked up and realized I wasn't the only one.
Our town never really had anything happen. Maybe when a kid would get rebellious he would try and steal candy or chips from the general store, but nothing like this. I don't think in my life we have EVER had anything this bad happen in Colbert. I have seen on the news in other city's and towns car jackers and people getting kidnapped or turned up missing but I never would have thought it would happen to my family. I was scared for my mom and my brother. What if this psycho has already killed them and is eating their skin. OK that might be my over active imagination talking but still something bad might have already happened to them.
Maybe it wasn't Dunyhiri. I mean if the person on the phone took my mom and brother and it was him then why didn't the Af know this was going to happen? I don't know what to think right no but I know for sure that its not right. "What do we do now?" I ask chief Samuel. "Well right now we are trying to track the call and see where it came from. If we can figure that out then we should be able to get them back. If not we go looking in the woods and wait there till whoever it is comes to get whatever it is that they want." He paused. "Does that voice sound like anyone you have ever talked to or maybe even know?" He asked my father and myself. "I don't know him." I answered. "I uh I don't think I know him. I don't know what would only make him take half my family, but I'm happy that I have one of you here because i think i just would have killed myself. I don't think I have ever seen a name like that either. Is that even English?" My father shot these questions out in one breath and neither I nor Chief Samuel knew what to say.
"Can I make a call to someone? She might know something." I asked the Chief. "Yes but we must keep the phone tapped at all times so if need be we can record whats said." He replied. I nod and walk to the phone. I dial Kristy's cell phone first and to my surprise no answer. That's weird because she always has it on her. Maybe it died, so I call her house number and her mom answer the phone. "Hi Mrs.Parsons is Kristy home?" I ask. "No, she told me she was staying late with you. I have been trying to call her all afternoon but she wont answer her phone. Is everything OK?" She asked concerned. "Actually no, right after Kristy left my house I went for a walk. When I returned My father had found a note and someone has taken my mom and brother. I was actually trying to contact Kristy to know if she had seen anyone or anything suspicious when she left. Do you know if Kristy knew anyone with the name of Dunyhiri?" I asked "Nope never heard of him i need to go bye." And she hung up. Weird.. "I'll let my officers know that if they see young Miss Parsons around to have her come in to ask her some questions" He told me once i set down the phone.
We were getting a little hungry so my father and I went to the diner that was right next door. We had a cop come with us just in case something happened and got us some dinner. We sat at the back of the restaurant so that we could escape through the kitchen if need be, my dad sat with his back to the people and I had my back to the wall. When our waitress brought us our food something felt off about her. She handed my dad his steak and potatoes first then turned to me and as she put my Chicken wrap on the table her eyes flipped and turned a bright neon orange color. She looked as though she was about to say something when my dad thanked her for her service. She looked at him and her eyes must have gone back to normal because he didn't freak out or look scared.
We ate our dinner in silence, and when my dad got up to pay our waitress came back. I was alone in the booth and beginning to get scared. She turned to me again and spoke in a low hissed voice. "You better give him what he wants before we get your father too. You don't know who is on our side so be careful what you say to people." and with that my dad came back and she grabbed our plated and left. I knew her saying be careful wasn't her being cautious for me and my father, but more of a statement to scare me. At that point right there I couldn't trust anyone not even my father. I just walked to the police station to hopefully be safe and make it through the next 9 hours. That's until I realised that I would probably be sleeping here and needed clothes.
My father and I went to our house followed by 2 cops. We got there and on the out side everything looked normal. My father opened the door and the cops went in first holding guns and flashlights. When they gave us the OK we went in as well. I went to my room to pack the things i knew i would need. Especially the drawing and the light, but when I opened my door I wasn't the only one in my room.
