Riley kept absolutely still as the footsteps got louder. Riley tried not to suffocate as he laid under the bed. Riley was wondering what had happened to his brother and his family. The man with the blade in his hand stormed around the house.
Mum has had boyfriends before but we had not thought that they would ever find us. Maybe he was one of them looking for revenge, but why would he come? Mum would just move. How did he find us? We live on the other side of the planet from where all of mum’s boyfriends were. How could he find us? He might have put a tracker, on mum when he last saw her, or on one of her devises.
“Hello, where are you? I know you are here. You're going to tell me where your mother is or you shall join your father... in the skies. so which will it be, death or freedom! You have ten seconds to chose wisely.”


