30th December, 1998The WarehouseLanaHe took me to a well furnished room. A Queen size bed stood at the center of the room, a standing mirror was attached to the wall and to complement it gold tiles adorned the floor giving it a regal look.        "I hope you like it miss Lana" JG said.     "Its fine...Why do I have this room?. I mean, I'm a prisoner here and clearly this room is something else" I said.   Chuckling, he said; "Beautiful you mean. Just know that I have no grudges against you. I'm only keeping you here until your father settles his debt".           "You keep speaking of a debt, if its monetary I can easily repay as I've got some money stashed away. Any amount at all Mr Gustav" I pleaded.He laughed, a booming laugh which temporarily caught me off guard. I never knew such a dangerous man had the spiri

31st December, 1998Undisclosed locationJames RobertsWhat have I gotten myself into?, I knew that name somewhere- JG. Joel Gustav, the most notorious crime boss in the whole of America. How on earth do I tell the first lady that her daughter is with the most feared crime boss. If he knew I was investigating him, he'll have my head faster than I can say my name. What do I do?. I was left with only one option and with that, I picked up my phone.                    **************************************The White HouseFirst lady Samantha RawlingsIts been over twenty four hours since I gave James the job and up till now I haven't gotten a report. What could be keeping him?. I just hope he is able to get something tangible. My thoughts were interrupted by the door opening, Freddie walked in looking so tired and distraught.

2nd January, 1999The White houseFirst Lady Samantha RawlingsA new year without my daughter, a new year of sadness. A year I would never forget. I still haven't gotten a report from James and by now, I was beyond worried. What's taking him so long?. It's well over twenty four hours since I gave him the job and i'm yet to get anything from him. I couldn't risk going over to his house for fear of someone recognizing me.                "What do I do?" I muttered.A gentle knock on the door cut through my thoughts. I remembered I was expecting Agent mark, I assigned the job of getting any information that he could find concerning Lana's kidnap, I just hope he got something.               "Agent Mark, do you have any news?."               "Yes ma'am" he said, sadly.&nbs

3rd January, 1999(morning)The WarehouseLanaIts a never ending circle. A repeated sequence I experience everyday, locked up in this room with little or no contact. A hollow feeling in my heart whenever I think about my family, the grief I feel whenever I remember those who died in that bloody Christmas party.Over the weeks, I've had little or no contact with Joel. The only reason he came to my room was to warn me that time was running out. I was so scared at what would happen if time finally runs out. My family hasn't made any contact with Joel, actually nobody at the white house has even made any effort to secure my release.Would they just leave me here to die at Joel's hands?, Don't I mean anything to them?. Perhaps this was how my life was going to end. Dying at the hands of a psychotic killer, perfect. I could just see how the headlines would be; "Lana Rawlings, daughter of President Freddie Rawlings has d

4th January, 1999The White HouseFirst Lady Samantha RawlingsI still couldn't wrap my head around the fact that James Roberts was dead. I mean, how could this happen. James was always so careful, he was practically invisible. As far as I'm concerned, nobody knew him. He never drew attention to himself. How on earth did he end up getting killed?. Gosh, this is getting serious by the day. Whoever is behind this has no conscience at all.The problem at hand now was what to do. My only source of hope was gone. Agent Mark hasn't gotten anything for the past few days, I was practically at a standstill.The only option I have left is to inform Freddie, perhaps we can put heads together and come out with a plan. After all, two heads are better than one. I just hope he comes out with a plan.      &nbs