Tracker

Around half an hour later, we were all on our way towards the building my father would always tell me to remember to go there if something bad happens. Jackson and I were in front in his car while my mother and Reece, were in their car travelling right behind us. For once, I wasn't nervous about heading to this place, it's somewhere I had been before but also, a place my father told me I'd be safe if anything happens. Why didn't I think of this when my father first went missing? What if all we need to stop Mario is in this building? I tell Jackson to take this final right turn where the building soon comes into view, the building itself not changing from the few years I had been here. I don't take my eyes off the place even after Jackson parks the car, both of our attentions going to this building. 'Ready?" Jackson asks turning to look at me with a smile, I take a deep breath nodding my head before we both open the doors and climb out where my mother and Reece were already waiting outside of the car. We didn't speak as I was much too focused on getting into this building and finding the guy I needed find, he could be the missing puzzle piece to finding my dad. Jackson walked beside me as we crossed the road, the other two close behind us as we reach the steps to the huge building. As we climb, I get a vibe that this place was either a bank or a hotel, no idea how I could be getting two different vibes. The door is opened by a man who I send a smile to, as we enter the place was very elegant, also a fact that hadn't changed since I arrived here with my father all those years ago. There were people in suits walking around the lobby area, everyone seeming to blend in. Whilst scanning my surroundings, I see the huge buff guy my dad spoke to talking to the person at the front desk, but once he turns to look in our direction, he clocks who I was sight away. He soon ends his conversation with the person and begins to weave himself through the crowd, our eyes not looking away from each other as he fully stopped in front of us smiling. 'Miss Ally, it is so great to see you again, haven't you grown up." He smiles looking down at me which told me I had gotten the right guy, even though I was pretty sure I had anyway. 'I can only assume why you're here." He says the smile now fading from his lips which took me back for a second, he can?! 'You can?" I ask baffled in a sense, how can he kind of know the reason for us being here, does that mean my father knew Mario was going to kidnap him at some point? 'Yes, but don't you worry, as I promised your father you will be safe here with me." He reassures me which for one of the first times in so long, I knew I was safe in this building as my father had taken me here himself. 'Now I need to take you into a separate room to show you what your father instructed me to if this was to happen, but I see you didn't come alone so I will need the names of everyone here." He says now taking a look away from me at the other three, a much more suspicious look on his father. 'Okay, here is my good friend Jackson Taylor, there is Reece Lester and my mother Joanna Carter." I begin to introduce them all, happy I had asked Jackson what Reece's last name was a few weeks ago. But once I had said my mother's name, the dude looks down at my mother with an unreadable expression. I even turn to look at her, where she was looking confused back at the guy. 'I'm sorry, but I was given strict instructions by Jason to not allow you access into the room I will need to take Ally." The man says placing his hands behind his back, his comment only causing confusion to rush through me. Why wouldn't my father want my mother to have access to this room? I thought he told my mother everything, so why isn't she allowed in this room? Could he have known about what she does and just didn't tell anyone? 'So, you want me to send my daughter into a room without me?" She asks placing her arms over her chest, this action causes me to roll my eyes at her comment, she was fine with me doing everything without her growing up while she was off working for years on end! 'That is the terms I was given which means I must follow them to every decision, as I have stated to Miss Ally herself, you can all trust that I will take good care of her, her father entrusted me with that task when he appointed me this job." The man says giving the facts to my mother, who I bet didn't like what she was hearing. 'But I will allow Ally to choose one of the other men to take with her, I know that will bring her some comfort." He smiles now looking down at me, I was worried for a second that I would have to follow the random man into a room alone. The question was easy to answer for me, I turn to look at Jackson who sends me a smile. Once the man saw I had picked the person, he instructs Jackson and I to follow him, while my mother and Reece to wait in one of the chairs in the lobby. Is it bad that I kind of enjoyed my mother had to sit this out? I mean she wanted to race here before Jackson and me so she could learn before I did, but to hear she wouldn't have been allowed in anyway, makes me kind of want to laugh. Jackson and I follow behind the man as we leave the lobby and start heading into the back area of this place, the amount of people around us getting smaller as we headed deeper. The elegant design and feel of this place was also disappearing, especially, after we entered through a door and all that was left was a table with a locked safe on the wall. 'Take a seat." The man whose name I still didn't know smiles, I take a look to Jackson who nods his head pulling out my seat whilst he remained standing behind me. The man gets a key and unlocks the safe, once he did, I spot the many folders and papers that stood hidden on the other side. What kind of things were written in those documents that need to be hidden in a safe? But after a moment of digging, he pulled out a brown folder and brings it towards me at the table. 'I understand how worried you may be feeling Ally, I apologise for how secretive I am being, but your father made me swear to not allow anyone who isn't you to see this if anything were to happen." He says still holding the folder against his chest, so I was unable to read what was written, but that comment once again makes me confused. 'Did my dad know he was going to get kidnapped by Mario?" I ask that being the only question which I had before reading this, all the signs are pointing to the same conclusion! 'He did, he had known for some time before he came here and set up this plan with me, the day Mario arrived at your front door and spoke to you, he knew it was time to get a plan into action." He says dropping such a huge bombshell, why didn't my dad tell me before so I could have helped or even been a little more prepared for what was going to happen?! 'But how did he know about Mario, I was told he didn't even know what my mother did as a career?" I ask that still not making any sense, if he didn't know what my mother did how could he have known about the guy she was hunting down?! 'Your father worked with Mario before he was flagged on your mother's desk as dangerous, she had only just heard about him. But after this your father learnt from Mario what you mother really does." He explains taking a seat at the table in front of me whilst opening up the folder, but what he said had once again, confused me and gave me even more questions. 'My father knew what my mother does! Wait, he worked with Mario?! None of this is making any sense to me!" I say putting my head back in confusion, where Jackson was quick to put his hand on my shoulder to try and make me feel better. 'When your father started working for Mario, he had no idea the man was actually a criminal mastermind. As you are aware, your father is a highly respected computer programmer, he has built many programs for many different companies and higher up people. If there is an issue with anything electronic, your father can fix it in a matter of minutes." He explains which I knew first hand, the number of laptops of mine he had to fix over the years. 'Because he was so respected and had such a reputation, his name was the first to be brought to attention whenever anyone would need some computer work doing, that is what happened with Mario." He says placing down a piece of a paper which seemed to be an advertisement, my father's name and explaining that he can do looking back at me. 'Mario called your father and said he had a big project he needed to be done, your father agreed to help, and they met the following week to set the clogs moving to get it up and running. Your father made the program for Mario, still unsure what it was being used for, but the money kept coming so he kept working." He begins to explain handing me more papers which most, I couldn't even understand what was written in front of me, it was all weird computer programs. 'Once your father had finished working, he explained what he had done and demonstrated to Mario how he will use it. Mario was pleased and thanked your father. He was leaving to head home when Mario spoke about your mother, he told him this will keep your wife away from me for some time." He explains which sounds terrifying, my father put together a whole programme just to learn my mother was trying to stop him. 'Your father asked what he meant where Mario said Joanna had her team had been hunting him down for years, but thanks to his unbreakable server, it will make what he does invisible. Your father still didn't know what he meant which caused Mario to laugh and finally, tell your father what she really does and how he had helped him. But not only that, he teased your father saying he was able to track down her real family down to her husband but also, their beautiful daughter." He says which make me sick to my stomach, I can't believe even before I knew what was happening and was in school, I had people looking into my family and finding out everything about me. 'Your father was very angry and told him he would be able to break the programme without being in the same room, if he dares come near his family again your father could ruin his life with the things he could do. Mario didn't take this threat lightly and told your father he had a lot more to lose than Mario did. Your father went low for a few months, trying to figure out what he could do when Mario showed up at your door and spoke to you, he knew it had to come to an end and came to me." He says sitting back in his chair after explaining the story, but there were still so many things which didn't make sense in my mind. 'But how did he know to come to you?" I ask that part not making sense, I mean I don't even know who this guy is or where the heck we are right now. 'I met your father years ago, years before he ever started working for Mario. Well, your father really helped me out to start my business and I credit the success of it to him. I explained what I did, which you do not need to know and told him if he ever needed me, to just come down here and I'd sort it all out. The day you came with your father, and he explained what had happened, I assured him that I would take care of it and explain to you what's happening if the time ever came." He explains which kind of worried me that he wouldn't tell me what it is he does, but at least he kept to his word and helped my father when he needed it. 'What happens now then! I mean it's all well and good that my father set all this up and I know what's going on, but how do we find him?!" I ask this not really helping with the search, yes, I knew why Mario had shown up at the house, but I still don't know how to find my father. 'That's the next part of the plan, your father being the computer genius that he is, set up this." He says pulling out a piece of paper with QR code on it, my eyes holding confusion. 'Your father knew if Mario ever kidnapped him, the only way to be found again is to use his computer brain. Your father created a tracker that he kept with him 24/7, it was tiny in his pocket and kept off until the day he would need it. When Mario and his men came to get him, he took the tiny tracker out of his pocket, activated it and very painfully, jabbed into into his skin somewhere. This means he's a walking tracker. You scan this code with your phone, and you'll find him." He smiled which caused me to grow surprised but also annoyed, I could have come here months ago and know where my dad was! I pull my phone and scan the code I needed, within a few seconds, a screen opens and a map like picture fills my screen with a dot shining. My father! Jackson and I both look at each other before getting to our feet. 'Thank you so much, you really helped us out." I say before both of us head towards the door and down the corridor, now I knew where my father was, I wasn't wasting anymore time. 'Be careful!" I hear the man shout as we enter the lobby to find my mother and Reece, but looking around, they were nowhere to be seen. 'They left?" Jackson says looking around, but we couldn't catch a sight of them, was my mother that annoyed that she couldn't come with us she just packed up and left. 'Forget them, let's go!" I say taking his hand and dragging him outside, by the end of the day I could have my father back safe with me and Mario behind bars. In no time, we were in Jackson's car heading towards where my father's tracker was binging. But if we had payed more attention, we would have seen my mother's car and realised, they never left willingly.