DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL
Daddy's Little Girl - Episode 22
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I arrived at the address and was confused as I looked around to be sure that I wasn't at the wrong place.
I was surrounded by bushes and an uncompleted building
I have been communicating with a man who kept directing me until I found myself here.
I wasn't sure that I got the right address as I kept looking around the whole lonely and quiet place
I walked a little bit further into the bush, probably there's a street or houses at the other side but I just found myself walking deeper into the bush and had to come back.
I sensed a presence, it felt like somebody was watching me from somewhere
My eyes travelled hastily around the entire place but I saw nothing.
I try calling the number again, making it the forth time since I arrived here but it was still not reachable
I doubled my step and began walking out of the bush, straight to the area I parked my car.
I was several feet away from my car park location when I heard my name
"Mr Samson...".
I startled as I turned to see three men approaching me
Fear grabbed me, my heart started racing but I took a deep breath and remained focused
I stopped and waited.
I felt a little uneasy.
Informing the police before coming down here could've been the best thing to do but I was too enthusiastic, too eager, happy and so hasty that I wasn't thinking of any other thing aside seeing my little girl.
I looked around and the whole place was deserted.
"Did you come with it... where's it? The guy in a dreadlocks asked me.
"What are you talking about?" I asked confused as I stared into the faces of the three young men.
"The money, where's is it..? The guy in a green top asked. He was smelling of a strong c!garette
Meaning he has been smoking
I didn't reply as I looked at them more confused and wondered what they were taking about.
"This man didn't come with money even after we told him over the phone but there's always a way out.."
The third guy with a missing tooth said as he turned to the guy second guy in a green top
"... Hazard, didn't you inform this man to come along with the money..?
"I did, I told him to come with the money. Osama, relax maybe the money is in his car..."
"I hope so because it won't be funny if I find out that he drove all the way down empty. He will never see his daughter again..."
"Please, I'm not here to make any trouble with anybody, I'm just here to get my girl. You didn't mention anything money when we spoke, you asked me to come to this address and get my daughter..." I said bluntly without féar.
Life has scāred me enough, i have suffered many losses and no longer care if I lose my life
I'm tired and had enough of all this trouble.
I just want to see my Marvel again.
"Spanner, I think you were there when I told this man to come with the money. That was the last thing I said before ending the call.." the one they called Hazard said defensively.
Spanner nodded in agreement.
"Can I see my daughter please, that's what I'm here to do and if you don't have her then it's alright, I will just be on my way..."
"We have your daughter and she's safe. Isn't her name Marvel?
I nodded at the one they called Osama asked me.
"Good, she's 7 years and looks so much like you?
I wasn't sure if that's a question but I nodded anyway.
"Hazard, do you have the girl picture here with you? Osama asked.
Hazard quickly deep hand into his pocket and brought out a flyer.
It was one of those flyers I printed with the police instruction of a missing girl and shared to different organisations, including churches, mosques and even big event centres.
He showed me the picture but I didn't react
The one they called Spanner brought out his phone and showed me a picture of my little girl.
It's not a new picture, it's one of those pictures that was shared on social media just incase anyone has a useful information on her.
"I get it, it's my daughter quite alright but where's is she. I want to see her physically... not picture to be able to confirm..."
"That's not a problem Mr Samson, where she is right now is not far from here. Once you hand the money over to us then your daughter will be yours..." Osama replied impatiently.
"What money are you talking about, I'm seriously confused..."I said while staring at the faces of the three men.
"Mr Man, what nonsense are you talking with your mouth? Aren't you the same person that posted on social media that anybody that finds your daughter or have any useful information about her will get paid. You attached a price of two million... and now we did not only have a useful information we found the girl and here you're acting like you were suffering from dementia and can no longer remember your promises...." Spanner said ângrily.
"For your information, we're not collecting two million. If it's not four million then it's a no no..." Hazard added.
"We're very considerate, so you can pay 3.5 million instead of the 4 million my friend said.." Osama said to me.
"It does not work that way, how do I know that you're not trying to scam me. I want to see a different picture or video of my daughter first..." I said to them unafraid
"You're seriously wasting our time here, if you don't have the money then you won't see your daughter. Hold your money and we will hold onto the girl. It's as simple as that..." Hazard added.
"Guys...calm down. This man is ready to do anything for have his daughter, he can't possibly make such promises and not keep it. He just wants to be sure that we actually have her but the evidence is there. He has already confirmed that the pictures are that of his little girl, so I don't know what other prove he needs..." Osama said calmly.
I was caught in-between believing that they actually got my daughter or they were trying to scam me.
I don't even have the money because I never forsee that I will lose my job or have so much expenses to deal with this past months.
But I can borrow from my friends
I don't know if Edna has enough money to lend me but asking her may cause a problem.
I just want to be certain that this men actually have my daughter
Why are we even having this conversation in a bushy area, isn't there a better place to discuss such a sensitive issue as this.
I asked Osama directly why the address brought me to this bush, isn't there somewhere better to discuss.
Also hope they're not keeping my daughter hostage in this bush.
Osama replied that my daughter is not on hostage, he further added that this place is safer.
It's a serious case and it should be discussed in private without anyone eavesdropping or interrupting.
His reasons still doesn't make sense to me but I decided not to prob further.
I told them that I had to inform the police first before parting with any money
Immediately I mentioned police the one they called Hazard blew up like a time bomb
"Don't try it, don't even think of it. Hope you didn't inform the police before coming here..."
I reply him that I didn't
"Better for you because you wouldn't have seen your daughter again. This meeting is becoming longer than expected. Give us the money so that you can be gone with your daughter..." Hazard said impatiently
"What my friend means that informing the police is not a good idea. Police may end up taking all the money and leaving us empty. It seems you've not had encounter with the police so you probably can't tell what they're capable of. We mean no harm, we only want what belongs to us and you can take your daughter home..." Osama said gently
"Fine.. I totally understand. The thing is that I don't have any money here with me. I I didn't come out with any cash, I will need to go añd...
I was still talking when Osama, the one that has been calm with replies and explanation interrupted.
"Listen sir, if not for the way I'm calming my friends down they would've been gone by now and so is your daughter. Don't take my quietness for granted Mr Samson. I know that cash is far more better in this case, we prefer cash but in the absence of that, We're in a digital world, you don't need to carry money around anymore, with just your phone you can do mobile transfer and all this back and forth will be over..."
"Hazard let's go and lock up his daughter. This man doesn't value his child and can't even pay the promised price for her..." Spanner said before turning to me
"...It's very unfortunate that she has somebody like you as a father. You don't actually value her, you love your money more than your daughter. No problem, we will keep the girl for ourselves..."
Osama added
"Listen sir, if we were bad, we won't even invite you to come fetch your daughter. We will sell her off to any buyer interested and get going. If we were bâd, we would've captured you and torture you before taking all your money or everything you got on you. But we didn't physically hurt you or do anything to you, we are rather asking kindly for our right, our payment for the job we done for you..."
I gasped out, unknowingly what to do.
I was in another tight corner.
Osama especially sounds convincing, probably they're right.
Maybe they actually have Marvel
I can't afford to take chances
I have come to love my little girl so much that I can even give my life in exchange for hers.
"No problem, I only have seven hundred thousand in my account. Please can you accept it like that...please, that's seriously all I have left..."
"You're a joker.." Hazard said bluntly
"You're a very unserious man, I see why your daughter ran away from you at such a tender age. She's probably tired of your stinginess and self centeredness. ..." Spanner said
I looked at him ângrily, I felt the insult directly to my bone marrow but there's nothing I can do.
I'm a one man against three tough looking guys.
"We're supposed to collect nothing less than 10 million because we risk alot of things to save your daughter and we've been feeding her for months. Do you know what that means? We're only asking for 3.5million añd you're finding it difficult. Well then no problem... we're out of here and you can't find us after now, just forget about your daughter..." Osama said calmly again
They made attempts to walk away I had to quickly stop them
"Wait...wait please. I will need to go to my car and make a call so that I can get some more money.."
"You will have to make that call here, you are free to take few steps away but we got our eyes on you. How're we sure you don't want to call the police. Go ahead and make the call... We will be waiting but remember time is going and our patients is running out..." Spanner said
My heart beat was sounding like a drum to my ears.
It's really a waste of time arguing because they won't comply to my term.
What do I do at this moment in the means of this men
What if they actually have my daughter
What if they're just lying while trying to take such a huge amount from me.
Since it's about Marvel, I'm ready to do anything to have her back.
I just hope this is all real
I took a few steps away from them to make a call.
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