"Kidnapped" by Ernest

My spirits were as high as the sky. I knew that I could play computer as it was Friday. I was happily talking with my friends while walking to the front gate of my school after the remedial class. I waited for more than five minutes, my mother still did not show up. My heart was pounding wildly in anxiety, nervous.

"Derek. Your mum is ill and she asked me to come and fetch you home," a lady said to me while walking up to me.

"Yes!! Finally, I can go home!" I shouted joyfully.

Speaking the truth, I did not know who the lady was. She looked pretty, had a mole on her cheek and long black hair. She was wearing a dress. I thought I had seen her before or maybe not. I agreed to leave with her.

"Where are you taking me?" I asked the lady, puzzled when she was taking me on an unfamiliar route.

"This is a shortcut to your home," They lady replied with a creepy smile.

I thought that she was taking me somewhere. I panicked. I asked her some questions a few more times but she kept saying it was the shortcut. I did not recognise this place. Was the place somewhere very far? Or maybe I would be lost forever!

"Riiing!" my handphone vibrated.

It was my mom! Luckily, I did not switch on the volume of my ringtone or else the lady would have heard my phone ring.

"Hello? Mom! Where are you! I think I have been kidnapped!" I whispered anxiously so the lady could not hear me.

Tears rolled down my cheeks. The lady seemed to be walking faster and faster.

"Do you know where you are now?" my mom cried out, her voice laced with fear.

I looked around to look for any sign boards. Finally, I spotted one which printed " Hougang street 64". I told her the place I was at. The lady took me to a house. She opened the door and laughed. I should have fled! Why was I so stupid!

"Hahahaha! You have been tricked. You are so gullible!" she whispered beside my ear with a terrifying voice.

The creepy voice of hers freaked me out. She took me into one of the rooms. She used a masking tape and sealed my mouth to prevent me from shouting and pushed me onto a chair. After that, she tied me up. My hands and legs were tied up. I could still stand up but I would fall easily.

"No! Derek! Stand up and take your handphone. GO!" my mind shouted in tenacity.

I stood up. I lost my balance and fell. I wad lucky that I fell onto a pillow.

"Phew! Go on Derek! Don't give up!" I whispered to myself.

I stood again but surprisingly, I did not lose my balance. I jumped forward. Turning backwards so that my fingers could touch the phone, I used my fingers to drag the phone, it dropped onto the pillow.

I used my nose to press the buttons on my phone. Then, I heard footsteps. I quickly got back to the chair.

"Aaaannnkkkk! the old and rusty door swung open.

"You better be good here, don't you dare to get out of house, understand!" the lady shouted like a dinosaur roaring.

I nodded my head. I tried to stay calm. I had received 24 messages. It was hard to use my nose to press the buttons. I was lucky to spot a short knife lying at the corner of the room. I took the knife. While I was trying to cut the ropes around my legs, I received another message. It was by my mum. Finally I cut the ropes.

"Piak! Piak! Piak" all the ropes were cut.

I thought that I could get out of the house and guess what, the metal door on the entrance was locked. I smsed my mum to tell her I was at Hougang street 64, Block 640, door number #02-111.

After ten minutes, the police officers arrived. I peeked out the window, there was my mum. I shouted to tell her I was at the house. She finally saw me. The police officers knocked down the door and it slammed onto the floor. They asked me to stand back.

"Pank!" the metal door slammed onto the floor.

"Mum!" I cried.

"Derek!" my mum cried too.

When the lady came back, the police officers immediately arrested the lady. I learnt that no matter what, I cannot follow strangers and I learnt the lesson the hard way.