OVERWHELMED

Richard walked slowly to Russell's room, he felt like his life was shattered, broken into pieces, he felt cold. Like, someone just poured water all over his body. It's been a week, he's been looking for Russell and the police have said he was nowhere to be found. Tears streamed down his face, he missed him so much, how could Russell just disappear out of thin air. He staggered and fell on the cold floor and the quiet room around him. How could this happen, and why? Richard was in his office when his daughter Stormi called him on the telephone to tell him about how Russell was screaming and blood was all over the place. He got scared and quickly called the ambulance for help. On getting to his home, running to Russell's room while pushing his wife aside away from him. On getting to his room, what he saw, made him terrified. Blood was all over the place, windows were broken and the whole place was upside down. What could have happened here and Russell was nowhere to be found? Panicking, he called the cops and they came right away, searching all over the place and also did some questioning. He kept sobbing and sobbing. How could this have happened, Richard couldn't stop asking himself all these questions. He wished he was here with him, only the heavens knew what he... he had passed through and nobody helped him. He must have cried for help and nobody came to his aid. But, the question was, how did leave the house, could somebody have kidnapped him. Maybe, one of his enemies kidnapped him to punish him or something. That was it. Someone did all these, that kidnapper could have broken in and tried to take Russell, and, Russell could have tried to defend himself and he failed in doing so. He didn't know what to do or think anymore, he was so weak and tired. "Father,' Stormi called and walked up to her father in tears. "It's okay, daddy. Let's...Lets...' Stormi couldn't say a word to her father and seeing him in this state was making her worried and she couldn't help it either or stop her tears from pouring down her face. She missed Russell as well, she missed him so much. She wished her brother was here. She didn't like how the family was, but she couldn't do anything about it. she just stood there beside her father crying, she fell on her knees and hugged him. She felt so sorry for him, she just hoped and prayed for Russell to come back to them and let the kidnapper be caught. Lee was watching all this happening since he heard about the incident and what happened to Russell. He couldn't help but think that something was strange and some things were just not right and he knew it. He wept too. He has to be strong and rectify his emotions. He wished he was at home on that day, he quickly could have done something to help and those were his regrets. He can only hope that the person behind all this should be caught and put behind bars. And, he misses Russell so much. Irene didn't know if she should be happy or not. She has always wanted the boy to get out of her house and stay away from her family. Since when Russell left, the place had been silent. She didn't understand what they saw in him and why they seemed so sad. She was tired of all these and she was even scared to talk to Richard, because of what his reaction was going to be and his character towards her and she didn't know what to do for her family to be happy again. She only felt bad for Russell, because of what happened to him. All these years, she hated the boy, so much, that she didn't want to have anything to do with him. Now that he is gone, she is confused and his disappearance is affecting her family. She knew, right at that moment, that Russell was a bad omen, the day she and Richard adopted him, and she didn't know it would get to this extent and well, she had to try her best so her family would be back to normal. She wore her sexy nightgown and climbed on the bed and got close to her husband, trying to seduce him and she was so aroused. "Irene, I'm not in the mood,' he mumbled. "Sweetie, it's been days now and we have not done anything,' she said in her cute voice. "I know, Irene. Please, I'm not in the mood and please just for tonight, leave me alone?' He said and turned his back against and faced the wall. Irene was so angry, out of frustration she got up and removed the blanket from both their bodies. "What is all this,' she shouted in anger. Richard got up and faced her with no expression on his face and stared at her. "I'm frustrated, I haven't had sex with you for a long time, I want you and you are rejecting me,' "Is that why you are acting this way? Russell is kidnapped and nobody knows where he is...' Irene cut in. "And, how is that my business. Should that interrupt what we married couples do on the bed, because of a nobody?' "Do not ever call him a nobody,' Richard roared as he got up from the bed and pointed one of his fingers at her. "I don't like the names, you call that boy, he has done nothing wrong to deserve the way you mistreat him, Irene. Stop it?' He shouted. He had reached his limit. He doesn't know what came over his wife, for her to hate that boy so much was surprising, even after all these years. "Really? I should stop it and...' She stopped when she saw Richard taking his pillow and his blanket. "Our son is missing and you were at home that day chatting with your friends. You never cared to check on him and you even told your friends to ignore him and that he was just playing with Stormi.' Then, he looked at his wife and stared daggers at her. "If I don't find Russell or you have a hand in his disappearance, Irene. I will never forgive you and this house will not contain both of us?' With that, he stormed out of the room and slammed the door with the windows vibrating. If looks could kill, Irene would have been dead by now. She was still in shock, after seeing how her husband glared at her. It's been a long time since her husband looked at her that way and that was because he was angry with her. What should she do? She asked herself, but she had no clue.