Interesting

After my initial cry session, we leave the house, but Jackson does make sure to take photos of everything that he could. We know there may not be a chance for us to go back to that house, either my mother will find it herself and we'll have to act like we never knew it was there. Or as Jackson said, we may have to send this all to my mother again which we can't allow her to know it was us. We were on our way home now, the day started with us in the car heading towards that house, it now ends with us in the car leaving that house. But so much has happened in between, so much so that my brain can't really comprehend everything which happened. My phone unexpectedly ringing on my lap causes me to jump, this because I was in my own little world but also, only three people have this number and one of them is sat right beside me. I pick up my phone to see it only read unknown caller, I look over to Jackson who also looked rather taken back. 'Answer it but put it on speaker so I can hear." He tells me placing his own phone in his lap, I wondered if this maybe in case he has to call somebody like my mother. I do as I'm told and with a deep breath in, I answer the phone and hold it closer to my face with a little hello. 'Ally." A man's voice came through which instantly, makes my eyes grow wide and stare down at the phone in a total state of shock. 'Dad?" I ask a little confused but also so shocked and scared that he was on the other end, I see Jackson whip his head to me shocked before picking up his own phone and beginning to frantically, call who I bet is my mother. 'Yes, sweetheart it's me, are you okay?" He asks more worried about me; he is the one that's been kidnapped and is being held in conditions which are beyond inhumane! 'Dad I'm fine, I've been staying with mum and her team, are you okay?" I ask trying to make him see that he was the one we had to be worrying about here, at this same moment Jackson was telling whoever was on the phone who I was on the phone with. 'I'm still alive sweetheart, I would be so much better if I was there with you and your mother. I don't know if I'm going to make it out of here so, please listen, I love you and your mother so incredibly much. I don't know if I'll get to say that to your mother." My dad sighs which only allowed the stupid tears to escape my eyes, while Jackson checks my seatbelt was on correctly before making us speed down the road, phone still in his hand. 'No dad don't say that you're gonna get out of this and we'll all be together I promise, please don't give up." I say trying to make it seem like I wasn't crying, I had to be strong for him so he would remain strong until we can rescue him. 'I'm trying to stay strong for my two girls I promise, you need to also be careful sweetheart, they-'he begins to say but before he could finish his sentence, I hear the sound of the phone being ripped away from his hands. 'That's enough, I think it's time I have a little talk with Miss Ally." A man's voice which I knew was Mario, mostly from the conversation he and I had the time he was at our front door, a moment I have played so many times in my head since remembering. 'Hello Miss Carter, it's lovely that you and I can have a conversation, I have been watching you for quite some time." He says in a calm voice, which was somehow even more terrifying than if he was laughing. 'What do you want Mario?" I ask not only having enough of him taking over my life recently, but also worried of what he may be planning, he wouldn't have just taken my father without having a plan of action before he returns him. 'That is a very good question Miss Carter, but it is also a rather difficult question for me to answer. As I'm sure you'll understand Miss Carter, there are many people who have been tracking me down for some years." He says talking to me so casually, it felt like he was just a friend of mine having a normal conversation, but he was far from being anything like that with me. Jackson placing something on my lap causes me to look down, where written on a little piece of paper read 'keep him talking". I look over sending him a nod before turning my attention back towards the phone. 'My mother being one of them." I say hoping to do what Jackson had just told me, I didn't know why they wanted me to continue talking to him, but I couldn't ask why at this moment. 'You are a very smart woman Miss Carter, I have to give your father some credit, he did a very fine job raising you alone." Mario says sounding as though he was snickering a little, was he trying to get in my head and turn me against my mother again? 'How did you get this number; my mother and her team made it their top priority to keep my new identity and information a secret?" I ask trying to put what he said at the back of my mind, I knew what he was trying to do, and I wasn't going to let him. 'Your mother and her team can only hide information I want to know away for a little while, but if I want to unearth information, I will rather easily." He says with another snicker, it was clear he likes to brag at all of the power he has around this place. 'I bet your friend Derek helped you out with that." I say as Jackson turns the last corner where the base stood, somewhere I have been on multiple different occasions. 'Derek was useful to me for some time, but unfortunately for him, his usefulness has run out. But let's not discus him, that is someone you will be seeing sooner than you think Miss Carter." He says as Jackson stops the car in the carpark, but this time my mother, Reece and the man which I may have shouted at stood there waiting for us. 'If you want your father to come back to you unharmed, I'm going to need your help, Miss Carter." He says as my door is open and Jackson pulls me outside to stand with the rest, who now begin to listen to our conversation. 'Why do you need my help?" I ask a little worried at his request, I mean what kind of things he is going to try and make me do?! 'No! I will not let you use my daughter!" I hear my dad's voice in the background again, my eyes now going to look at my mother who holds her hand to her mouth trying not to cry. 'Kill me if you have to, leave Ally out of it!" He shouts again which does cause me to look down at the ground, why would he want to give himself up like that? 'How heroic of you, but I'm afraid that isn't part of my plan, shut him up." Mario says before the shouts from my father soon died away, this causes my heart to sink in case they have hurt my dad in some way to keep him quiet. 'What did you just do to him?" I ask getting rather frustrated at Mario now, he has me on the phone saying he won't hurt my father but here I just heard him telling people to shut him up. 'Oh, don't worry Miss Carter, your dad is fine. But if you ever want to see him alive and well again, you will do exactly what I tell you to." He tells me in a more serious tone, I stare up at my mother and Reece who both looked worried themselves. 'What do you need me to do?" I ask not breaking eye contact with my mother, I didn't know if this was something she wanted me to ask but, in this moment, my only thought was keeping my dad safe. 'There is a number of things I need you to do before you see your dad again, but not one after the other. What would be fun about you doing one job for me and then getting your father back, we need to keep things interesting don't you think?" He asks with made me want to chuck the phone across the carpark, but that wouldn't help anyone in this situation. 'The first, I need you to drop off my father's chain and the handgun your mothers team stole from me three years ago, it will be put in a bag and sealed. If any tracking, hearing devices or cameras are found on the items, your father will die. If anybody else, who isn't you attempts to deliver the items, your father will die. I will allow you to be taken to the location by your babysitter, but he is to wait by his car while you make the drop." Mario begins to explain, I turn my head to the side where Jackson was sending me a tiny smile for reassurance, his hand slowly reaching behind my back to take my hand discreetly. 'You will meet me at Westcombe Park, by the white bandstand at 9.21am, that will give your mother some time to get the chain and gun prepared, but I must not stress enough, if my rules are not followed and the chain or gun are tampered with, your father will die." Mario says giving me a stern warning, I take a deep breath in understanding how dangerous but also, terrifying this situation was. 'I understand, I'll be there." I say confirming that I would be there tomorrow morning, no matter how terrifying that sounded to me in this moment. 'See, I knew I liked you for a reason Miss Carter. I will be seeing you very soon." He says before the phone line soon goes dead, I guess we're over any goodbyes. 'I guess I'm more involved in this situation than you thought." I say now looking up at my mother, who shook her head before shouting orders at the people around her. I turn to look at Jackson again, who was running his thumb over my knuckles to help me calm down. 'The underdogs taking the lead again." I whisper as my mother and the two men walk into the building, while Jackson and I remained by the car. 'Just the way we like it." He whispers back with a smile.