A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

A look of despair appeared on Darren's face as soon as he read the message on Bonnie's phone.

He honestly hadn't expected that Bonnie's parents would still be worrying about their daughter even though he was transferring money to their bank account every month under Bonnie's name.

The possibility that they might've caught wind of Bonnie's imprisonment made Darren feel frantic, especially since they were calling and texting Bonnie's phone like he had never seen before.

About a week passed, and Bonnie's parents were still persistent in speaking with their daughter. At that point, it was clear to Darren that he wouldn't be able to keep Bonnie's imprisonment a secret anymore if he didn't find a way to convince them that Bonnie was just fine.

And preferably soon, because he was running out of excuses to decline their calls as well as their requests to have a video chat.

To make matters worse, his last text message to them didn't really allow him to make up another excuse without being overly suspicious. “I'm sorry I haven't been able to keep in touch, Mom and Dad. I've had to work overtime for the past couple of days and I always end up coming home late at night. I really wish I could call you right now, but I still have a lot of work to do. I promise I'll make it up to you, okay? By the way, Dad, please tell Mom not to worry too much about me. I'm fine and eating healthy. I miss you guys so much! Love you both!“

Darren tried his best to sound just like Bonnie. He even used some words that he had seen her frequently use before. The only thing left to do at that point was to hope that they believed it, so that they would stop insisting on getting a hold of their daughter.

However, Darren's attempt to make Bonnie seem busy completely backfired on him. As soon as Bonnie's father read Darren's last text message, he immediately thought that his daughter might be tiring herself to death even though she didn't have to.

With this in mind, Bonnie's father turned to his wife and asked with a concerned look on his face, “Honey, why does Bonnie have to work overtime every night? Do you remember what kind of field she's in? To tell you the truth, I don't know a single place besides the hospital that would require her to work that much. Do you think she's really fine? I can't help but worry about her.“

When Bonnie's mother saw the expression on her husband's face, she carefully read the message he was talking about. She tried her best to figure out what was going on and took her time to see if something was really wrong. After all that fuss, she didn't really think there was anything to worry about. However, the fact that she hadn't seen nor heard her daughter in ages made her want to see Bonnie as well.

Additionally, her husband really looked like he believed that something wrong was going on with their daughter. This, plus the fact that she couldn't remember the last time they had had a video call with Bonnie, made her remember something she had watched on TV.

It was just yesterday when she had watched the news about a beautiful young girl, just like Bonnie, who was killed for no reason. The news report also added that the perpetrator used the victim's cell phone to send messages to family and friends so that they wouldn't look for the girl. The fact that they had only been getting text messages from their daughter made her inevitably feel like the same thing had happened to Bonnie. As a mother, she couldn't help but feel sick to her stomach.

A few hours went by and she still couldn't get rid of this nagging feeling that her daughter had suffered the same fate as the girl on the news. Suddenly, an image of a sick bastard pretending to be her daughter randomly popped up in her head. Because of this, she almost lost it and she couldn't let another day go by without hearing her daughter's voice.

'Please, dear God, don't let anything bad happen to my baby!' Bonnie's mother thought to herself while rushing over to her husband.

When she found him in the living room, she immediately told her husband how she felt. “Honey, I can't get rid of this ominous feeling that something happened to our daughter. How about we try contacting Bonnie again? Let's tell her that we'll wait until she finishes all her work so we can finally speak to her. I'm sure she'll realize that we're just worried about her and she'll agree to it, right?“

I can't stop worrying about her as

thought that Bonnie's parents wouldn't

while his hands were still dripping with water. His heart sank right

you so much and we really want to hear your voice. Can we please speak on the phone later tonight? We'll wait until you finish all of your work, okay?“ To Darren, the message was pretty much an ultimatum. He couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows and feel helpless because of it. He knew that if he didn't find a way to give Bonnie's parents what they wanted, they would come to the city themselves just

problems stacking up on top of one another caused Darren to feel weak. At that point, he was ready to give up anything just to feel Bonnie's soft hands once again. But no matter how successful of a businessman he was, there was absolutely nothing he could do about

think about the situation he was in. It was normal for Bonnie's parents and other relatives to send texts or try to call her from time to

these cases, Darren would just say that “she“ was very busy with her work, and they wouldn't bother her anymore. He would even add things like “Take care of yourself“ and “I

now, the situation was completely different. Bonnie's parents weren't their usual selves and might have even sensed that something

don't have any idea when I'd be able to finish my work tonight. So, please don't let Mom wait for me anymore! Going to bed very late is bad for her health. What's more, I will look like a big mess by the time I'm done

utmost patience, trying to

after the message had been sent, Bonnie's phone suddenly rang. Darren

a very light and uplifting tune. This familiar tune would've probably lifted Darren's

hung up the phone with a gloomy

didn't give in

had no choice but to hang it up again. Before they could call a third time, he

right now. I'm still working and I'll probably get in trouble if I answer the phone. I promise I'll call you guys

have to think of an excuse so they won't ask me again for a video call. I honestly wish the internet hadn't been

of making them believe that the person they would be talking to was actually their daughter,

Darren's message, they

through text that she's still at work and she can't talk with us right now,“ her father explained to

she mention what

persuading his wife to change her mind. Although Bonnie's mother was reluctant, she finally agreed to wait for Bonnie

and just wait for her, okay? You're being too sensitive. I'm sure she's just fine. We just have to accept the fact that our daughter is busy. With that much on her shoulders, we should support her, right?“ Bonnie's father comforted her

a look at his wife, Bonnie's father knew that she was still a bit worried and anxious. With the patience of a husband, he stayed beside her in an attempt to ease

her father, shouldn't you be a little more worried right now?“ Bonnie's mother complained to her father. Unfortunately, his efforts at trying

a ton of work to do. It's just that she doesn't have the time to do what we want right now. Besides, she already promised to call us back after she finishes her work tonight. I'm saying all of this for your own good. Don't worry about her too much. It's not good for your own health. We're supposed to take good care of ourselves so that Bonnie doesn't have to worry about us. If you continue to have these nonsense thoughts all the