Stranded

 

Preface

This book is about an abandoned -then adopted boy named Zach. After being abandoned, Zach wanted to get a job but then he had to beg after he was fired from a pizza store Chef Italy, due to helping a homeless man.  When he started to beg, he saw   a family adopting him. He was so excited to have a family! But his foster parents died in an accident. And it was up to 2 siblings, Kyle and Goldy adding Zach to explore new places to study and become scientists. They read millions of books, did tons of research before going to explore. Unfortunately, Kyle and Goldy got hit by a hurricane when they were in a jungle in Chicago.  tried saving them but he failed to do so. Now it’s up to Zach to find and save Kyle and Goldy. But will he be able to accomplish this mission. Or will he suffer his life more than Kyle and Goldy then be lost…? Read this book and find out!

Chapter 1: On to Destiny

I knew my destiny would be bad when   I got fired from Chef Italy when he was poor. Doesn’t my boss have common sense that I helped a beggar who was dying for food. That was kind. I literally did not expect anything good will happen to me, I just wanted that man to have an awesome life. That's what makes me happy the most. Now here I am, myself now begging. I could hardly breathe without my need. Oh, how rude of me, I am Zach. I almost forgot to introduce myself. “Hey buddy what’s wrong?”, asked a family’s dad, it seemed to me”. “It’s just that I got fired from Chef Italy just for giving some money and a pizza to a poor man. But my boss fired me. And now I’m poor”, I said with a heavy sigh. “Now, I know you will not agree with this because that happens, but can you please give me just $4. I will return the favor, I swear”, now with a ‘I know that will not happen’ face. “You know, we can adopt you since your true story made me think it’s a great idea”, said the mom who had bright sunglasses and a kind smile on her face. “Only if you want to”, said a kid who I suppose that’s a member of the family.  “OMG, that was my whole wish!!!, I said jumping around. “Thank you”!!!, I screamed. “Well   then, let’s go to our house”, said the mom and dad together happily. It was only 5 blocks away.  I could walk that far. The   inside of the house was as mesmerizing as a precious jewel. It looked like the family lived in luxury. “Come upstairs”, said the siblings. They showed me my room. That was the highest floor in the building. There was a balcony next to my room, two bathrooms, 3 shelves, a medium sized wooden desk with a comfy chair that spins, and a couch. Okay, that was the inside of the room, but are you ready for the most extraordinary thing in my life! A large hot tub was in the balcony. When I looked outside the balcony, it felt like I was looking from the mountain. There was a quiet and peaceful scene, people doing their business, some chatting and taking a walk, some waiting at the bus stop, some driving quietly, sometimes people would often go to the subway station, and most of all, since it is the hot summer days, kids can be found in the pool, in line outside of the ice-cream truck or playing in the park   near the school. “Wow, I’ve never seen anything like this”, I said to my siblings. “Yup, you got to believe us, this town is so fun, you would want to take over as the mayor of this town, said Kyle. “Come on, we don’t want to be late for dinner at CPK”, said Goldy. Every Saturday, we go to CPK, a pizza restaurant for dinner, said Kyle. Guessing that it is a family it’s a family tradition, I carried on.  I didn’t want to ask too much questions or else they will be like “Duh!!”. We arrived at CPK and I got to choose my own food. When the food was served, I smelled it and the aroma and taste made me want more and more, but I didn’t actually get a lot since I wanted to save room for dessert. Dessert was double-chocolate brownie. I got 4 pieces just like the others because I thought it was normal for them and I also wanted to be normal. The mom asked me when we were leaving,” Did you have fun, because I want to ensure that my children’s happiness is fulfilled”. “Are you kidding mom, this was the most extraordinary day of my life”, I said, looking cheerful. I gave her a big tight hug. She liked it. It felt like being adopted is pretty. 

 

                   Chapter 2: TUITON TIME!!!

Today is Monday. I thought it was another day of enjoyment. But, as always, I was wrong. Everyone needs to study in order to be smart and get a job. That’s why   Dad and Mom send me to Kumon class, a class where you tutor children of any grade level. It’s not just before starting school, it is also to learn extra. My class starts at 12o’clock till 7pm. I learn a little before going to class by dad and mom. “You will do fine, kiddo”, said dad. “Just try your best Zach”, said mom. “If you have any questions or doubts, just ask the tutor and they will help you”, said Kyle. “Also, you can ask your questions here if you don’t understand your question’s answer the way the tutor is saying”, said Goldy. When we reached there, I bid them goodbye, and I was in the class. There were a lot of people my age, it seemed to me. The teacher was very nice as she greeted me when I was walking with a nervous face to the class room. “Hey, how are you”, asked the teacher to me. “Good”, I said, sounding friendly. “I am Mrs. Chang. Come in the class room”, she said. I went to the class-room with my head hung down. “Class, we have a new student. I would like you to meet, Miller! There was a student who laughed when he heard the name. I was   guessing   that   was the bully. “Zach”!! What kind of   freaking   name is that!!”, he laughed. “Is he Captain Zach Sparrow,” he said, still laughing hysterically. “Does he have….” “Shut up, Bill”, a kid said. He was so nice. I thank him in my mind for standing up for me. “Okay, both of you, stop. “Bill, you may sit outside the building with the guard”. Now, you may sit next to Bill. Okay now, I was so scared I almost wet my pants. Sit next to the bully? What if the bully killed me? Find out!

 

 

 

 

     Chapter 3: Wasn’t expecting to be great

Math class, was my favorite. We learnt how to solve division problem with long division, which was my favorite strategy and we learnt fractions which were so easy for me. We played video games, board games etc. The most favorite game was Prodigy, a video game. In case you don’t know what, it is, I’ll explain it. It’s a game where you battle different monsters   and battle your friends to prove how strong you are. You answer math problems and get powers or magic you can call them whatever you like. Well, class was good. In English class, the teacher Mrs. Ann asked us to read 10 8^th grade sentences fluently, and guess their meaning. I was the only one who could read those, by being the new kid in class and tuition. She gave us tons of homework, which takes about 4hrs. We learnt how to clap out the syllables because that was the way I read the words.  That kid which stood up for me when Bill was making fun of me, well we are friends now. He helped in every single thing I need help with. I appreciate him every single time. Slowly, we started becoming closer because my parents talked to his parents nicely. I found out that his name was Chris. I was so close to become best friends with him.

 

Chapter 4: SURPRISE!!(With Sarcasm, obviously)

There were tons of homework from math and English. I loved math   homework since it was only division, and we can solve in any strategy we like. There was also a review of what the class has learnt so far. The teacher taught me those things virtually right after tuition so that it will help me in my daily review homework. There was rounding, place value, multiplication, solving multiplication and division in every strategy, money, fractions, unit conversion we can solve in the review homework. I was so good at it that I completed a 48 paged daily review homework and a 4 paged division homework in 2hrs. And English homework, it was a piece of chocolate cake. There was clapping out the syllables and writing them which was 4 pages and what is the meaning of each word which was 2 pages, I finished in 30 min. My parents were impressed. When I was chatting with my dad, a phone call came. The phone said Central Elementary School Teacher. Dad picked the phone and talked. Then I realized that Dad is trying to send me to school. But why? Isn’t tuition enough. Or if it isn’t, then mom can homeschool me. Why should I got to go to school. School is going to be hard. There will be a lot of homework and I won’t have time to spend with anyone. When dad was done with the phone call, Mom made some animated faces to dad. I was feeling like something was not right. “Son, do you think you’re ready for school?”, asked dad. “I have no idea”, I said. “I think, well if you’re not ready, that’s okay”. But only if you’re okay with your siblings going to school and being the only child not going to school. That instant, I knew that I couldn’t let them down. I have to do it. “That’s why we advise you to go to school”, said mom. “Dad, Mom, since you think it’s the best for me, I will go to school. I like what’s best for me. Parents always make their   kids successful, no matter what obstacle comes in their way. So yes, I will definitely go to school”, I said with a smile. Dad and Mom smiled at each other, then at me. We then went to the store and got school supplies such as, backpacks, pencil boxes, pencils, pens, erasers, glue, art box, water bottle, you know the regular supplies. I practiced a lot of studies, completed my tuition assignments correct, completed and turned in on time. I was organized everywhere in case my class teacher was strict about organization. I also did meditation to be calm and quiet in school. Finally, it was the day!!!

 

 

           Chapter 5: DING, DING, DING!!

It is my first day of school today! I was really feeling emotional as I woke up from bed. I hurried down the stairs when I got dressed and ready. Mom said she had a doctor’s appointment, so that’s why she couldn’t prepare me my lunch and breakfast or she could not drop me of at school. I was okay with that as long as I didn’t miss the bus. I packed my backpack with my math workbook, science notebook, other   math needs, school supplies, writing things, reading necessities etc. I bid my parents goodbye and I races Kyle and Goldy to the bus stop. It was a long line. When we got on the bus, I saw Chris. He had a seat open, so I sat down next to him. “Mind if I sit here”, I asked. “Not at all, bro”, said Chris, in a ‘cool’ voice. “So, whose class are you in”, I asked, crossing my fingers that he will be in my class. “In Mrs. Olive’s class, he said. That’s the class I’m in. “Let’s go buddy”, he said with an excited face. Finally, I loved going to school. It turns out that he was the new student ambassador, so he’ll give me a tour of the school. When we got off the bus, it was a huge building. Students rushed inside since it was super cold. Gee whiz! Dad and Mom had put a lot of effort for choosing a school for me. When we got inside, Chris gave me a few warnings about the class. Mrs. Olive was very strict in turning everything in on time, in organization of desks and also super strict in focus, calmness, and quietness. I’m glad I am prepared for that. Another shocking thing is that, the bully Bill from Kumon, is in the class. At recess, he smushes people, he breaks kids’ neck and even the nose. He has a gang which do those bullying with him. So, I knew, I had to stay away from him a lot, like around 20 feet from him. And lastly, detention. In detention, for the rest of the day, you stay inside. You cannot talk to anyone and do 4 daily review homework like the ones you get in Kumon in math class. Also, you have to get an office referral and stay with the principal if there were any major issues you have caused in school. In both normal issue and major issue detention, you stay after school for 1 hour. “Are you ready for it”, he asked me when we got near the class. “I was born ready”, I said in a brave tone like Hercules. When   I got in the class-room, the teacher greeted me with a   smile   and a ‘welcome to our class’. Then she introduced herself and asked me, “Are you the new kid Zach?” “Yes”, I said with a deep voice. “Welcome”, she said. “Class, we have a new student. I present you, Zach!!! “Hi”, I said with a smile “Hello”, they all replied with a smile, except Bill, of course. Your new desk is right next to Chris, “Yes!”, I whispered to myself. I hung my backpack and unpacked. I organized my desk with my supplies. All the kids, surprisingly, were nice to me, except for Bill, obviously. Later, Chris gave me a tour of the school. “Wow!!”, I exclaimed after the tour. When we had math, we learnt about long division. I solved all the correctly and gave correct answers sharply, and the teacher was impressed. So were the other students. They all liked me. I was friends with them in no time. I was also surprised that nothing went wrong with me anytime. Until one day….

Unlock the MYSTERY!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            Chapter 6: SOS!!!!!!!SOS!!!!!!!

I was sliding down the slides with Chris. We were planning whose house we could go to after school our houses. We’re having so much fun until Bill ruined it. He came to the slides and pushed me down so hard that I fell off the slide and hit my head so hard near a metal pole. Chris came running so hard he almost lost his balance. My head was bleeding so hard, blood poured over my shirt. My legs were also kind of bleeding. And it felt like I twisted my hands. He helped me up and walked me to the nurse. He spent his whole recess time with me and the nurse. I was thankful for him. He had a sweaty and worrying face on. I told him not to worry. Every time he asked the nurse “Is Zach going to be okay”, and the nurse said that she doesn’t know anything yet. The teacher tried to grab him, but he refused to leave me. So, he did all his class work in the nurse’s room in a flash. Finally, the nurse said that he has a severe head injury. He has to got to go to the hospital. He got all my stuff from class and called my parents to let them know that I am going to the hospital because I got a severe head injury. My parents rushed to the emergency room the second I was there. I was so glad to see them. They were all with tears of relief that I wasn’t dead. They asked me a lot of questions. My dad’s top most question was that who pushed me off the slide. I said Bill the bully. They sure knew Bill, because his dad work in the same company as my dad works in. He cracked his knuckles and said, “How was I such a fool to trust him”? “That’s it!!”, my mom and dad said together in a tough voice. I’m going to beat Bill and his parents up! They are going to be so sorry for this. Dad and Mom went to the car and went to the police. They told the police what happened. The police also raged and went to Bill’s house. Shockingly, Dad called and told me that the principal was there too. Bill was lying to get him out of trouble. The police checked the security cameras and found out Bill was lying. They jailed Bill and his parents. Bill’s parents paid Dad and Mom the cost for my treatment. But something unexpected happened. And it broke my heart…...

 

 

Deep Sunken Hearts 💔

Chapter 7: The Heart-Broken Incident

When my parents were coming to the hospital to check on me, they had a headache. This is all because of Bill. Since this trauma gave them a serious headache Dad couldn’t drive well and Mom could not give directions. So, my dad accidentally speeded over the freeway limit and crashed into a car so hard that both of them lost their lives. They were rushed to the emergency room, but the treatment failed. They were in the same hospital as me. So, all the doctors told me and my siblings the problem. I was fine before the news. I cried so loud I couldn’t breathe. Neither could my siblings. We all cried out loud and went to see them for the last time. “Oh no, no, no, no, no, nooo!!!!! This is impossible. Dad!!  Mom !!Please come back!!”, I cried. I’m sorry I got you into this drama. I’m so foolish. I’m supposed to die myself. Kyle and Goldy consulted me along with the doctors crying, but nothing made me feel better. “This is the end of our lives”, I thought along crying.

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 8: The Funeral

At the funeral, I invited my class, friends, teacher, my family and of course Chris and his family. I was crying tears when I was talking with everyone.  Finally, it was time for me to speak about my parents. “Everyone”, I said in the mic. “It had all been happy days. Until today. Dad and Mom were great parents ever since I was begging and   they adopted me. I would never have forgotten that day. No other person in the world would have done that. They wanted the best for me, and I chose that path. Where destiny led me, I went there. I thought my only destiny was to achieve the goals with dad and mom. But I never knew fate would change destiny. They would protect me. They would make me the best in any way they could. They were my angels. They were my success. But fate ripped that from me.  Like they say, ‘parents are the key to your success’. I am very lucky to be in an adopted home, and a family, even though, fate ripped it from me”, I said with deep sadness in my voice. I shed tears as I said those 2 lines. I meant it. I knew Kyle and Goldy meant their lines too when they gave their speech. Everyone shed tears. I shed them the most.  Kyle, Goldy, and I walked home. We said nothing to each other. Fate made deep sadness shut our mouths.

               Chapter 9: Future Decision

We didn’t talk to each other for a few days. We sat on our beds, rooms locked, and with a small snack to eat. I have been wondering how our future would be without dad and mom. And how dad and mom will manage looking at us from up. So, every night, I prayed to God. “Dear god, it’s me, Zach. I want to know if mom and dad are doing well with you. Please keep them happy with you. Also, please give us all the blessings for our future. Amen”. I hope God listens to me. On one Saturday morning, me, Kyle and Goldy finally talked to each other. We were planning our futures. Goldy said we should separate from each other for our jobs to be good. Kyle said we should sometimes communicate with each other some way or the other no matter what, along with Goldy’s idea. I made my own idea. I said that we should stay together in case something goes wrong between us, we can help each other. We can be very close, and we will never forget each other. Everyone agreed to my idea. “But what occupation should we choose in order to stay together?”, Goldy asked. “That’s a great question”, I said. We all knew what we wanted to be when we grew up. I wanted to be a neurosurgeon (24/7), Kyle wants to be a police officer, and Goldy wants to become a biologist. But with all research, chances are very high that you would move most of the time. We decided, if we wanted to see the world, discover new things, the only thing we can become is a traveler. We made our decision and got to work. We researched with bunch of digital information, and loads of notes and research from tons of books. Then the day came!

 

 

Chapter 10: EXPLORERS

Drumroll please…….! It was the day that we set off to travel. We decided we should go to Chicago. We biked talking and eating food for 1 day and 4hr. We sometimes drove our bikes on lanes, sometimes on the shoulders and on roads. It was fun. On Sunday morning at 4Am, we reached Chicago. We rode our bikes to the nearest rest area and slept there till 5AM on Then, we thought were should we go and venture. I said that there is a Kumon friend of mine who moved to Chicago. He lives in Woodlawn. From the rest area to Woodlawn, it was pretty a long way. But we managed to go. My friend saw me as he was walking. “Hey bro, wassup”, he said. “Dab me up, come on Ace”, I said. “Sorry that your parents died”, he said. “Thanks”, I said. “How did they die? ”, he asked. “It was because of Bill, now I don’t want to explain furthermore”, I said looking down at the ground. “I don’t want to hurt my brother and sister’s feelings too. “We’ve been pretty emotional when the topic came   to our minds”, I said my voice cracking. “It’s okay”, he said. “So, what brings you here”, he asked. “Since dad and mom died, we want to see the world by exploring 100s of miles in the country”, I said, with a voice when I am telling a speech. “I gotcha”, he said. “Come to my room, then we’ll discuss”, he said with a serious voice for some reason. I took a quick short tour of the house. It was kind of like our house back in Missouri. We sat down on   the table for breakfast. I helped his mom lay the table since she is pregnant. “Thank you, sweetie,”, she said with a huge smile. “Anytime”, I said. We had waffles with maple syrup. It was pretty good. After eating, we sat down in Ace’s room and discussed. “There is a place where it is vast, but I’m afraid it’s in New York. “That’s okay”, Kyle said. “No matter how far it is, we will still go there”, said Goldy. “And I’m sure that when we go there, there are going to be amazing experiences”, I said with a brave tone. He told us that there is a place called Niagara Falls. It is a water fall that forms a huge river. We can see Canada when we are going there or from the ship Maid of the Mist. We can also see it from a bridge. There is a place called Cave of the Winds place. It has blowing water and strong winds blowing in your face. It feels like you’re bathing in the water. But warned us because there is a peak called the Hurricane Peak. It can blow the strongest waters and winds on your face. We all thanked him, said goodbye to his family and set off for the journey. Our journey was 1 day and 23hrs. We stopped at every rest area and either chatted, slept or ate. We rode our bikes a lot on the bike path and on the shoulders because cars were going above the speed limit in every highway or freeway. Thankfully, we were safe even though there were a lot of thieves in New York and Chicago. When we reached Niagara Falls, we were so hungry. We walked with our bikes to an Indian food stall and ate 6 Dosas and 7 Sambars. In case you don’t know what those are, the food stall owner told us that Dosa is a rolled crispy Indian bread with potatoes and Sambar is a veg Indian curry which is most of the time pretty spicy. We liked the food very much. We also took some with us in case. We also had   more than enough money to live in a hotel.  We stayed in the hotel and then went to Niagara Falls next morning. We packed and planned by staying up late. Goldy fell asleep, so it was me and Kyle who did all plannings and packings. Then we were ready.

 

 

Chapter 11: Niagara Falls, here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!

We rode our bikes to Niagara Falls which was about a day. Me and Kyle were making fun of Goldy that she was sleep-talking in her dreams so loud, the police came and asked what happened! We were just joking about that to entertain ourselves in the trip. Goldy had a huge frown on her face the whole time. When we reached Niagara Falls, we parked our bikes and checked the weather. It was about 74.8F, but still cloudy and   slightly windy. It was expected, because Ace had told us that the weather will be like that in order to enjoy it. I thank God for making Ace a genius on his. He knows how important this is for us. We booked 3 tickets for us from Kyle’s phone. I thought the guards wouldn’t let us, but when they looked at Kyle’s ID, they let us board the ship. We had raincoats from the Niagara Falls Guards.  because when we   are on the ship it will rain. When we were on the ship   the wind was so strong I almost dropped to the ground. When the ride was almost ending, it was sunny in the Canadian side. We saw a little rainbow in their side. We took pictures. The Canadians were also going on their side on their ship. We waved and shouted hello to them. They shouted hello smiling and waved to us. When we reached the port, we got off and went to our hotel near the falls. There was beautiful scenery everywhere we went. We took pictures like crazy and everyone was looking at us when we were taking weird poses for a selfie. I ordered pizza for $55.00. Gee! That was an extreme payment for 3 pizzas that night to eat dinner. The next morning….

 

 

Chapter 12: 💔

I was jumping out of bed this morning. We were supposed to go to Cave of the Winds at 8:30 AM, but my alarm didn’t go off again. That’s why I had to book another ticket in 10:30 AM. We checked out from the hotel, then rushed to our bus ride. When we reached Cave of The Winds, for some reason Kye and Goldy started coughing so hard that I almost felt like they were about to be sick. I also thought that our trip was in trouble. But they insisted to go to the Cave of The Winds. “Are you sure guys”, I asked with a ‘suspicious’ voice. “Duh!”, said Goldy with a ‘that’s obvious dummy’ voice. “After what Ace said about the Cave of the Winds, I swear it amazed me”, Kyle said excitedly. “Hugh”, I sighed. “Alright, let’s go” I said. We went to the cave slowly. It was very slippery, dirty and wet, but the crowd kept jumbling with random people, so it's easy to get lost. Because we didn’t want to get lost, I gripped my hand with Kyle, and gripped his with Goldy. We were safe luckily. When we reached the Cave of the Winds, we raced each other to the level 1 of the stairs where it was kind of windy and little gushing water sprayed our faces. We ran to level 2, where pretty much all the water sprayed in everyone’s faces and hair at once. We were soaked. Kyle and Goldy were coughing so much, it sounded like they were laughing hysterically. I was getting worried about them. Luckily, I brought some coughing medicines and tablets for situations like this. So, it seems like I have to buy more from the pharmacy store. Not right now though. We were having so much fun. There was a thunderstorm but, that did not bother anyone. When we went to the hurricane peak, it felt like all the water from the falls are getting thrown in our faces, hairs etc. So much people were taking photos near the railing by sitting on them. But since they were adults, they had enough balance. When Kyle and Goldy sat on the railings and I took pictures, I knew since they were almost teenagers, they still don’t have any balance. I thought they had at first, but fate had something else in mind. I sensed it. Death. Or even worse, MURDER!! I was definitely not going to let that happen. And when I was about to stop it, fate struck like lightning at once….

Chapter 13: Cave of Death

When they were sitting on the railing, I saw that they were kind of slipping.  I rushed as fast as I can, but death and fate struck both at the same time, like peanut butter and jelly. When they fell on air. I jumped so high, and rushed as fast as Flash, but they fell in the river. “Kyle!!! Goldy!!!!!”, I screamed crying at the same time. Seeing me, people called SOS and 911. They searched for them, but failed. But Canadian police also searched and found Goldy’s doll and Kyle’s hat. They messaged me a picture of those, and I immediately realized, they were swept away. I fainted in deep shock. People rushed me to the hospital, but whatever treatment they did, I still wasn’t waking up. In my dream, I saw Jesus. “Dear son”, he said “Your siblings are not here with me. They are kidnapped. Your time has not come to enter the gates of Heaven. Go save them, now”, he said. I quickly woke up, finding myself in the hospital. “My brother, my sister, with a kidnapper. Please help me”, I said sobbing. “It’s okay”, a man said. “We all will help you. Even if we have to sacrifice a few things, we are always happy to help”, another man said. So, when we got out of the hospital, we contacted the Canadian police and America’s police. America’s New York police came here, and informed other states and they reported to the government. We went in the New York police car for searching them. We found out every kidnapper in the police’ system, luckily. “Wait a minute”, a police officer said. Didn’t the kidnapper    Fuji had 14 kids kidnapped last night. “You’re correct”, another officer said. “He must have kidnapped Kyle and Goldy”, I said “Can you check the security cameras”, I also asked the officer. “Sure”, they said. They sent their drones to record the event in the kidnapper Fuji’s house. When the drones came back, the police and I checked the drones video recording. I saw Kyle and Goldy masked with tape. I was shocked. The police officers promised me to look for Kyle and Goldy with me. They also advised me to get some rest. But when I got in my hotel room, I couldn’t sleep. What will happen?  Are they scared?  Is fate choosing something bad to happen? I pondered on the question. I wish someone was there to help. I just have to find out tomorrow. And if I don’t find out tomorrow, I would rather lose my life than not finding out.

                 

Chapter 14: UNKNOWN

When it struck 7 in the morning, I rushed out of bed, bathing and brushing as fast as legit! I went to the police station and was so hyper and had extreme eagerness to get Kyle and Goldy out. The police and I went in their car. When we got there, the front door was filled with screaming and it looked like blood all over the door. I was scared. What if the blood was all the kids who got killed along with Kyle and Goldy? That’s why I suggested that we should park behind the house. We saw a big jungle near it, so we parked there silently. We got off the car, and the police officers and I got to action in stealth mode. I walked steady and had cool moves like ninjas to get to the front door quick. The police officers followed me with their Wilson Combat 20S.  We got some S.W.A.T agents in our side also. They had the rifle Sauer 505 Synchro XT. “Dang, the S.W.A.T agents and the police must be experts on shooting”, I thought. We huddled up and whispered our plan to each other. Our plan was to dress up as normal people since when someone knocks on the door of kidnapper, he disguises himself. But the police officers can recognize him because his shirt is so costly as the world. No one could buy it or afford it in the community. We disguised ourselves and knocked on the door. The kidnapper came out, greeting us in faking it. I saw red pretty much everywhere in the house. It was blood as I expected. I heard crying sounds and that instant I told an officer that they are the kidnapped children. We excused ourselves to the restroom. Thank God Fuji was sitting on the sofa in the living room. He was looking at the restroom 98% of the time. The moment his attention went to a picture, we rushed to the direction where the crying sounds where heard. The door was unlocked. I saw kids which gave me the creeps. They had huge scars filled with pure blood. Some people’s legs were broken. My eyes were suddenly attracted to Kyle and Goldy. “Kyle, Goldy!”, I almost screamed. Uh oh. I could hear the kidnapper screaming. “Are you guys done using the restroom”, Fuji screamed. “Almost”, I blurted out shouting. I could hear his giant feet stomping towards this room. “Aha”, I could hear him saying that addition to laughing hysterically. He ripped the door opened and showed his kidnapper shirt with a knife kin his hands. We also revealed our disguises too as well. “Well, well, if it isn’t for my brother’s nice gang”, he said looking at the police officer standing right next to me. “Wait a minute”, I said sensing something suspicious. “You’re his brother?”, I questioned the police officer who Fuji looked at. Something suspicious was going on, and it was getting way over the limit of strange……...

 

Chapter 15: Suspicions Marked

“Dear God, it’s me, Zach. I have a question for you. Why are there so many conflicted problems happening?  God, can you please give me the answer quickly? It feels like I am a detective solving the mysterious world’s suspicious secrets. And God, I need you to console dad and mom that me, Kyle and Goldy are going to be just fine. Tell them we would sacrifice our lives for anything they need if it’s in danger. I really hope you answer my question and send the message to mom and dad. Amen.” I prayed God for that in my head, when we were looking stunned at the kidnapper. “Yes, I am Fuji’s brother”, he said hopelessly. “You see, me and Fuji were helpful towards each other and helpful to others too. We never fought with each other and make everyone live in peace in one way or the other. Until mother and father died though. Some 24 year – old guy killed them when they were sleeping. Mom and Dad told us that we will choose our own path. We couldn’t fight or kill each other. So that’s why I’m not killing him”, he said bravely. “But no one said we couldn’t kill or arrest him”, another police officer said. “No, don’t you dare”, I said.

 

Chapter 16: Glad I did!!

“What do you mean no, kid”, said a policeman. “It was your idea to kill or arrest the kidnapper”, said another policeman. Okay, right now if you’re thinking the same way as the policemen are thinking, I’ll explain. Since Fuji and the police officer made a will to their parents before they died. If both of them promised and took an oath of that they will keep that will and never misuse it, they may live a happy life. And that’s what I want for everyone. Now, I have to say something to stand up for them. “But, if they promised their parents that they will never fight, kill or harm each other in any type of way, they should fulfill it. The same way they did for them”, I said, loudly. “Wow”, a police officer said, looking astonished. “I’ve never heard of anything like this”, another police officer. ‘Well, that was how I learnt to stand up for someone after my parents died, I said close to be sobbing. The police agreed with what I said and charged the kidnapper a huge fine. They also interrogated Fuji to know why he was kidnapping kids. I was interrogating him the most since he kidnapped Kyle and Goldy. “I wanted to get a lot of money to see the world and live a happy life, he said, crying to get his past memories in his mind. “I was fired from every single job. Sweeper, pizza deliveryman, jewelry clerk, car mechanic, but they fired me since I was helping the kind most of my time and not doing work. I was also accused of taking a dollar each day from the safe. Then I realized that kidnappers get a lot of money by kidnapping kids and charging parents in order to get them back”, he said sobbing almost to the ground. “But who told you that kidnappers get a lot of money? And why were you being cruel and evil to steal kids get back a huge money? Also, why did you break your will towards your parents? Luckily, he gave me all the answers. When I was about to ask him some more questions, the police said, “Mister, were you here to chitchat or where you here to free every kid?” “Um, err, you just made my mind ring the bell”, I said. I walked over where the kids were standing and ripped the tape that was on their mouth and cut the ropes which made them stay tied up. “Zach”!!, they both screamed in joy.

  

 

Chapter 17: Back to the usual

“I’m so glad you guys are okay”, I cried, with happy and relief tears from my eyes. The police offered us a ride to our hotel. We all laughed and were full of happy teras. When we reached the hotel, we thanked the police for giving us a ride here. Kyle and Goldy started to stink, since they hadn’t had a bath for a long time. I just yelled at them for sitting on the bed before bathing and pushed them to the tub. They came out quite quick from the bathroom, but thank goodness they did not stink anymore. “So, what did you find in your trip”, Kyle asked. “Um, I was half dead from searching you. I couldn’t sleep you know that Mr. Wrong”, I said with an obvious voice. “And I seem to believe you talk too much Mr. Yapper, said Goldy. (She was sounding hysterical) “Er, um, I stuttered. “I thought she was joking with me.” Who’s ready for a roast battle, I announced. “Me! Me!”, they all shouted. “Okay, gee, chill out people. Starting in 3… 1.  2..3…, go!” I announced. We all roasted each other. We were having so much fun, we almost forgot that we needed to explore. Anyways, I was happy as long as I had Kyle, Goldy and also mom and dad even though they are not with us physically. I like the best for every good person, especially my family. I wish we were here to enjoy this with mom and dad. I know how they wanted to spend time with us a lot.

Chapter 18: Travelling to a new place

When we were done roasting each other, we talked about how to avoid trouble when we are travelling. We also planned where we are going to explore next. We decided we should go to Illinois, since we want to learn about Abraham Lincoln. We all like him so much. We also wanted to visit our friend, the one who gave us ideas about Niagara Falls. He is pretty good on planning trips and pretty adventurous guy. I wish he could explore the world with us. Hmmm… That’s a great idea. Maybe I should ask his parents and him to see if they are okay with it. I thought about the next trip already in bed. I had lots of questions in my head. “Is fate is going to choose a difficult path for us?” “If so, I never had a time when I was almost harmed?” “What should I do?” A lot of questions jumbled inside my head and finally I fell asleep. We planned about what should we do, where should we rest, what will we eat, how much stuff we should pack, you know I’m not going to bore you with those stuff. They all asked me those questions and I was like “Let’s go, Zach’s the brainy”. We went to a small café and ate there. The food was delicious. We took takeout and I hoped it lasted longer than our trip. Then we were ready. I was thankful that God made me have a good sleep that night.

 

Chapter 19: Chicago!!!!!!

I woke up at 4A.M. Since Kyle and Goldy were too lazy to move, I decided to delay our trip by 1 hour. Then I was like a sergeant who is so strict. I imitated a sergeant who I know. I was like, “Move it people!” And they were like, “Okay, gee, chill brother.”  All of us were rushing through our morning routine. We ate breakfast in the hotel at 6A.M. We checked out of the hotel and hoped on our bikes. I was so excited to see Ace after so long. I hope I did not forget to get all safety precautions. Luckily, I did. We made notes when we were going through different states. I saw a lot of conical shaped plants. I almost thought they were Christmas trees. I never stopped to sleep. Okay, maybe a little. But I keep praying to God that mom and dad stay okay up in heaven. I wish they have the best life there. Sometimes, I think about going back to Missouri. I miss everyone there. I also think about how can I manage things like mom and dad did. I also wonder who were my parents where before I was adopted. I was crying when I thought about those stories. The trip was good. I really was feeling smart because I had the most notes. It was an extremely long trip, but I was faster than all the cars. We finally reached there. We went inside and had dinner with them. “Hey guys, good to see you”, I said cheerfully. “I was wondering if Ace could go on a small trip with us”. “Do you mind if you guys can also give us some company us”, I asked, hoping they would say yes. At last, they said yes. The next day we were more than ready. Well, see you next time. Keep wondering!!!!

 

 About The Author

The author of this book is Spandan Bisoi who is officially 10 years old. He loves reading books 24/7. He is so crazy for story books. Books are his passion. He wanted to describe to the world about life that is conflicted, and how to easily manage through it. He wanted to teach kids who have love for the world and are always curious about everything. His favorite subject in school is math and writing. Nowadays, he still draws and plans to write more books.