The stranger at the subway station handed me a key and whispered, " Don't lose it!" Then he hurriedly walked away without looking back.
I tried to follow him and ask him questions. Before I could trace him, he disappeared into thin air.
I certainly didn't understand the corners he took and was lost in the street.
Well, lots of people were walking up and down the subway station, so I couldn't really keep up with identifying and following him up well.
Now, I am left with a key I know nothing about with an instruction from a stranger not to lose it.
I am already going through a lot in life, so this additional responsibility is something I never wished for.
I was still contemplating what to do with the key and where to keep it before a call jacked me back to reality.
It was a call from the hospital, a reminder of completing the payment before evening, if not, my daughter's surgery would be cancelled.
I wanted to visit my friend Raymond to lend me some money to add to the little I have and make a deposit first.
I called Raymond to let him know that I was close to his house.
The unexpected happened when someone else picked up the call to tell me that Raymond had just travelled out of the country.
Someone I spoke to just a few hours ago, I couldn't believe it.
But there is nothing I can do other than turn back and head home.
On my way back home, my mind was busy calculating on where else to go and who else I could ask for help.
When a stranger quickly passed by me and gave me a note.
He also quickly disappeared like the one who gave me the key.
I was beginning to be frustrated by all the misery and suspicious act.
I opened the note and read a house address with "Go there and save your child"
I became alerted since it has to do with my precious jewel.
I didn't think it twice, I began to find my way to the house address written on the paper.
I got there, and the place looked so deserted, I inserted the key to the gate lock, and it jacked open.
I slowly entered inside the creepy house, just by the doorstep was a box.
I opened it and saw lots of cash,silver and gold, with a note inside, "I hope you didn't let my step grandchild to die the way I did".
This made me more curious 🤔 "step grandchild?"
Who is this?
Where is this place?
How did they find me?
Are they referring to my daughter?
These questions ran through my head as I started walking around the house just to find a clue.
And there was it, a photo of my dad with a lady whom I couldn't recognise.
A call from the hospital to confirm my stance of the payment to know when to schedule the surgery made me pause all the curiosity.
This is from a family member.
So, my dad had another wife I didn't know of?
I quickly grabbed some cash from the box, locked the gate to the house, and ran to the hospital to make a deposit for my daughter's surgery.
I would continue my findings later with the mystery house, wealth, and stepmother.
Thank you very much for stopping by my entry to @ecency-star finish the tale story #13
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