A long way back home

The jet shuddered through the storm as the four of them sat in complete silence. Jake and Lea sat on the far ends of the cabin. Both staring out through the window on either end.

Mercy was seated towards the front but she excused herself to take the call as her phone rang aloud.

"Yeah, Phill, we're just trying to make it through this storm. What's the update?" Mercy's eyes flicked towards Lea.

" It's not good. We found a bloodied rod. It was probably used to strike the child. Don't tell Lea right away. They have sent it for investigation. I will give you an update as soon as I have one. " Mercy shook her head accompanied with a subtle " Hhmmm! "

" Oh, there is one more thing that you must know. " Phill continued. Mercy glanced nervously at Lea, trying to shield her from hearing the conversation. "Go on," she whispered moving further away. "We can be somewhat sure that the boy was kidnapped. And from what the detectives have gathered, someone inside Lea's household had to be