Episode 3

Time flew by and Ryan was still alone locked up in the secret room. He felt nauseous as the temperature in the room rose greatly. Ryan passed out after some while and woke up the next day. 

He unlocked the door and pushed it open. Ryan was extremely confused to see most of the house damaged beyond repair. It seemed the house was burned up, luckily the secret room Ryan hid in was built specifically to resist fire. 

That pointed out why he felt so hot in the room. Ryan shut the door and moved around. Things were burnt beyond recognition for him. 

“Mom, Mr Jack?” He called out as he moved around the house. 

He paused when he heard police sirens approaching the house. Tons of police vehicles and ambulances emerged in front of the damaged mansion. Ryan peeped out to see the cops and quickly ran away through the back door. 

He hid in the bushes and stared from safe distance. The police men and medics set to work immediately. The corpses were lifted by the medics. Ryan recognized his mother's body instantly. “Mother!?” He yelled and wanted to dash out from his hiding spot. 

He calmed down and tears ran down his cheeks. “ Mom's dead. What do I do now. Where's dad” The poor boy asked himself. Hours passed and the cops left after restricting the area. 

Ryan finally emerged from the bushes and went back into the mansion. He walked around and no one was in the vicinity. “I need to find dad” He murmured to himself. Ryan went back to the secret room and grabbed the little clothe he had there. He spotted a picture of his dad and kept it too. He set out and started walking away from the mansion. 

Reece's mansion was located far from the main city and would take about twenty minutes to reach the city, by car. And there was Ryan trying to reach there, with his tiny feet. 

He walked for about an hour but didn't seem to be closing in on the city. Few cars drove past him but no one seemed to seem to care about a child walking alone on the road. 

An old man soon emerged with his car. The car stopped next to Ryan, who paused and stared at the Driver. “Where are you heading young one” The driver asked. “I need to get to the city sir” Ryan replied. 

“ You're heading to the city?. All alone ” The man asked in disbelief. “Yes..” Ryan replied. “Well, you can come in. I'm heading to the city too” The old man said. Ryan walked to the other side of the vehicle and opened the door. 

He got in the car and the journey continued. “ what's your name young one. And What would happen to be the reason you're heading to the city alone” The driver asked. “ I'm Ryan and I'm going there to find someone ” Ryan replied smartly. 

“Who?” The man asked. “Someone I know ” Ryan replied. The old man chuckled at Ryan's reply. “ You're an odd one I must say” He said still chuckling. No reply came from Ryan. 

“Are you sure you're not lost young one. Should I take you to the police station ” The old man asked. “No!” Ryan Replied all riled up. “You seem so against going there. You're certain there is absolutely nothing wrong?" The old man asked. 

“I just need to get to the city sir. There's no need to go the police station ” Ryan replied. “I see. We'll head to the city then” The man stated and continued driving. 

They soon arrived at the city. “ We're here. Where would you hop off” The old man asked. “You can drop me anywhere ” Ryan replied. The old man looked quite baffled. His instincts were telling something was really wrong here but he seemed too confused on what to do.

“You want me to just drop you off anywhere ” The man asked again. “Yes. I'll find who I'm looking for if I'm in the City ” Ryan replied. The man slowed down and the car stopped. 

Ryan instantly opened the door and came off. “Young man. Would you still not tell me who you're looking for?” He asked. “I am looking for my father” Ryan replied. “Your father?. And why are you looking for him. Is he lost, we can report to the police if he is” The man suggested. 

“We are not going to the police station!” Ryan replied curtly. “Fine, fine. What does your father look like” The man asked. “ Here's a picture of him” Ryan said and handed a picture of Reece to the man. 

“Oh I see. But how do you intend to find him. It's a big city you know..” The man asked. Ryan kept the picture back. “ I'll find him by searching for him” He said and walked off. The man came out of his vehicle. 

“Be sure to go to a police station if you don't find him” He yelled as Ryan walked away. Ryan soon got mixed up with the crowd and the man couldn't spot him anymore. He sighed and got back into his car. 

“Am I doing the right thing leaving a little child to walk around in this city” He asked himself. He thought about the picture Ryan showed him. The man in the picture seemed quite familiar to him but he couldn't tell if he was sure. 

“it sure does look like I've seen his face somewhere” The man said. He ignited his car but paused again. “Wait, the news. The news!. I saw him on the news!” He yelled. 

The man alighted from his vehicle and dashed into the crowd searching for Ryan. He yelled his name and ran around searching for him. 

He soon saw a little boy waking alone.“Ryan!” He said and stopped the boy only to see it was someone else. He sighed and stared around at the huge crowd realizing it would be almost impossible to find Ryan. “What have I done now” He mumbled to himself.