Away

PROLOUGE

"Are you sure we should be doing this boss?" a man, around twenty stuttered.

It was the dead of night and two men dressed in black where sneaking around the property of Mr and Mrs Mint. Mr Mint's house was a mansion in the UK, hidden in a little village that had yet to be discovered. In the back of the house was a pool, cleaned daily by there house maid, Ruby (along with the rest of the house). The rooms where huge, on of which belonging to there baby girl, Dove.

The boss looked over at his colleague, Matt.

"Yes, I'm sure. We need to. He deserves it."

In the morning the Mint's house was covered in yellow tape. Big black words spelled out,

POLICE LINE. KEEP BACK.

 Jessie Mint's daughter was gone. Only her remains was a white blanket left a metre from the house. There was also a note though. On it was written,

Want your daughter? Give me back what I want.

You.

TO BE DEAD.

Sincerely, Anon.

Adam Mint squinted at the note, making sure it really said that. A single tear slided down his cheek. Then, he went into the office at the back of the mansion. Even though he was alive Adam never came out.

Not until he was sure Dove was alive. And to that, he kept his promise, never leaving the house. Never...