Rescue

Kira blinked away her tears and touched her son’s cheek. ‘No, not him. It’s from the hospital. Grandma has woken up.’ ‘Oh, okay, that’s good,’ Joshua said. ‘Don’t worry, Jennie will be fine. Your dad and I will make sure of it.’ It took her another ten minutes to finally coax Joshua back to the bedroom and to tuck him in. Kira waited for him to drift off to sleep before slipping out of the apartment. She texted Isabel and begged her to come over to watch Joshua. The address Martin gave her was mid-town. It took her some time to find the rundown building. The place looked abandoned. She called Martin, but he didn’t pick up. Kira ventured inside. ‘Don’t move.’ Kira’s body stiffened. Martin stepped out from the shadows. ‘I came alone,’ Kira said quickly. ‘I know. I checked.’ Martin waved the knife in his hand. ‘Get over here.’ Kira approached slowly. ‘Where’s Jennie?’ ‘Upstairs.’ ‘Why are you doing this?’ ‘You know why. Take the stairs.’ Kira could feel the tip of the knife digging into h