- 2.
Ashley went with him.
The kidnapper pulled his baseball cap low and
led Ashley to a car a few blocks away.
Then, he drove off.
The night went quiet again.
My mom finished her mahjong game and
realized Ashley was gone.
She looked out into the night, and fear
flashed in her eyes.
She dialed my dad.
“Is Ashley home?”
My dad automatically said no.
He realized what she meant, and his voice
stopped.
“What are you saying?”
There were no security cameras in this area.
く
My mom was starting to freak out.
“Ashley’s gone. She was just playing next to
me.”
My dad was stunned.
He couldn’t even yell at her.
He hung up.
A few minutes later, he ran up to my mom,
breathing hard, and slapped her.
He glared at her, his voice harsh.
“I told you to watch her! What were you
doing?”
“All you do is play mahjong. I’ll kill you if
anything happens to her!”
My mom was shaking and crying.
“She wanted to come with me.”
“I didn’t think she would run off…”
My dad spat on the ground and ran off again.
My mom wiped her tears and followed him.
- 3.
