Chapter 3 - Memories (2) (1/2)

Mike Foster was arrested with Abduction and was also charged with having illegal businesses. The Fosters started to go down hill last year. Mike blamed Malcolm, Even though Malcolm had nothing to do with it.

Due to this hatred, he kidnapped Colm. It was only by luck that April got dragged in. He confessed to his crimes, to get a lower sentence and told them about the whereabouts of April.

Unfortunately, it was one of the big drug traffickers in Asia. It would be a tough job to locate a little girl.

The Smiths did their best to locate April. They owe her too much for saving their son. Even without that reason, they will still help their friends. They would never abandon them in times of needs.

Malcolm was the guiltiest of them four. He felt that it was all his fault for trusting that cruel man. He had never thought that Mike caused the driver's accident, just so he could kidnap the kids.

Another 3 months had passed and still no sign of April. Even the CIA had help locating the little girl. It was made news all over the US, Europe and Asia. They all suspected that April would've been in Asia by now. But where?

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Time went fast and It had been a year since April was kidnapped. The Police gave up their investigation. They thought that she was long dead. The FBI and CIA didn't prioritize her case anymore, after all it had been so long. No little kid can survive such torture. Even though they didn't prioritize her, they still kept a look out on anything about the asian drug traffickers.

Only Malcolm and Ted didn't stop their search. Malcolm almost exhausted all his money for April alone. Ted was appreciative of his buddy's help, but he too was getting tired.

His wife always cried herself to sleep, she lost so much weight. Annie didn't eat well nor slept well. Ted often caught her wife visiting their daughter's room or was daydreaming. At some point, he decided to let Annie go back to her parents. Just to help her get her strength back. Since he was busy with the search, he didn't have enough time to take care of her.

Often, Malcolm and Ted would be out of country. Any tiny news was big news to them. They didn't lost hope unless they found her body.

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One morning, A big drug raid happened in Bangkok. Ted was in the Smith Mansion when Malcolm received a call. Jenny was there as well.

The US Embassy in Hongkong called Malcolm and informed him that they had some news. A big drug raid that happened in Bangkok didn't only contained drugs. There were childrens as well. It was deemed to be one of the hideouts of the child traffickers in Asia.

One of the children that the Bangkok Police Department have in custody, seems to match April Lewis' description. They weren't sure yet about the details, but they recommended them to come over and check it personally.

Malcolm got the phone on speaker when he first heard about the possibility. Ted had to know the specifics himself.