AT LOST, ON WHAT TO DO
Richard was at a loss for words and simply continued to hold Russell in his arms before returning his gaze to him. He went to the door and exited his house, but when he saw some people standing in front of his house, his wife ran to him, crying. Richard looked at the baby and felt compelled to lavish more love and affection on this child. Then he began to wonder why the mother or perhaps the parents of this would abandon it in the orphanage, and someone came running up to him, and he inquired worriedly. He could tell what the boy was going to say. Perhaps the landlord of the house wants to kick them out because of all the bad things that have happened to him. He couldn't even pay his rent, which had been past due for nearly a year. "Why are you still holding this Baby?" His wife yelled angrily. "
"I've told you countless times that you should return this baby to the orphanage. No, you insisted on keeping it and pitying this cursed child. He's already cursed. Why are you still holding it? We don't know anything about his background, where he lives, or where he came from, and the parents should've known their child was cursed, which is why they abandoned him there. As a result...'
"Enough?' Richard roared. He doesn't normally treat his wife this way, but she was saying something she wasn't supposed to say.
"Can't you see people here? Could you please keep quiet for the time being and allow me to think?' Richard reprimanded the boy who had come to deliver a message for him. "Um...could you please notify the landlord that I will be leaving the house this week and..."
"That's not why I came here, sir,' the young man explained.
"OK, but did anything happen,' he asked worriedly. "Not really, sir. He said, I should come and tell you that the shipment you thought was lost a year ago has landed and he's calling you to come claim it,'' The young man said happily and Richard smiled and he didn't know how to express his Joy. He just nodded and followed the boy carrying Russell in his arms and he noticed that the baby was smiling again. He smiles as well and before he knew it. A company called him on the same day that they were ready to collaborate with him after rejecting him. And others called as well and gave him houses, cars as gifts and Richard was so happy, together with his family. But, his wife still didn't like to be around Russell and was always sending maids to be around him all the time. She didn't like him, after experiencing some witchcraft from him or so she thought. They went about their lives as days turned to weeks, weeks turned to months, and years passed. Irene became pregnant, and Richard was overjoyed, as was their son Lee. Things went well for them from then on. One day, Richard was driving his car with his family when it suddenly stopped, and he got out to inspect the vehicle. But there was no indication that anything had happened to it. Everything was fine, the engine and everything, and he went inside the car to restart it, but it was still not moving. Richard became concerned because the road they were on was both out of town and in the middle of nowhere. Richard took out his phone and attempted to call his mechanic, but there was no signal, and Irene did the same. She stepped out of the car, heavily pregnant. "What are we going to do now that we have no signals on our phone and the car won't start? What are we going to do now?' Irene wondered. She was becoming terrified. Richard moved around a little to see if he could see a signal, but there was still no signal. Then he remembered his son had brought his phone along with him.
"Lee," he said to his nine-year-old son. Lee looked at him as he pressed his phone while holding a three-year-old Russell on his lap.
"Yes, father," he replied. "Does your phone have a signal?" he inquired.
"There isn't one, father, and my WIFI isn't working either," he complained.
"What is going on here, this has never happened before," Richard exclaimed as he continued to press his phone and move from one location to another with no signal. Russell began crying unexpectedly, and Lee consoled him despite everything Lee did to make him stop crying. Russell cried for almost an hour, and it was getting dark, and they had no idea how to get back to where they came from. Nobody or any cars passed, and even if one did, they could still get help. Lee was visited by Richard.
"Why is he crying, it's been almost an hour now," he was worried about Russell, and if this continued, they might invite something terrible and possibly a wild animal.
"I'm not sure why he's crying and won't say anything," Lee explained.
"Russell, my dear. What is it?' Richard inquired as he entered the car and shut the door. He motioned with his hands for Russell to come to him. Russell, on the other hand, trembled as he pointed his hand behind him. When Richard turned around, he saw nothing behind him.
"Nobody should ever coax me out of this car again. If we do, we will all perish. Please, no one should come out,' Russell kept crying, and what he saw was beyond his imagination. Richard was perplexed as to why Russell had said they shouldn't get out of the car.
"What do you mean by that, Russell?' he inquired. Russell shook his head and buried his face in Lee's chest, while Lee hugged Russell. Richard didn't know what to say, but he had a feeling that what Russell was saying had meaning; this child is strange, but in a good way, and he kept looking at Russell trembling in Lee's arms before suddenly closing all the car doors and relaxing.
"What's the point of it all? Are we going to just sit here and do nothing?' Irene was getting irritated because she couldn't understand why they should sit down and listen to a child who didn't know anything, and it was getting on her nerves.
"Let's just wait and see what happens, honey.' Richard responded.
"We'll see what happens.' She snorted.
"I'm not sure you know, what you're talking about, so we should listen to this little brat and sit down. Instead of us, go find a mechanic and get out of this hell hole. I don't even know, if we are going to survive and this baby in me is already due and I can give birth at any time for now.' She yelled.
"Irene, enough now and ...' Richard stopped when he heard Russell talking and got close to his mouth to hear what he was saying and Lee was all ears too. .
"You will be giving birth in a week and it's a ... a ...girl. wait here,' Russell started breathing so fast and he said. "For thirty minutes and start the car again?' As soon as Russell said that he blacked out.