It was Sunday morning and I woke up early because my family and I were going back to my

father’s village at Rantau Abang, Terengganu. I was very excited because I have not met my
grandparents since last three years. It was because my father was always busy with his work.

We departed from our house at 9.30 a.m. by my father’s car. After three hours of journey, we
finally arrived at the village at 1.00 p.m. As soon as we arrived at my grandparents’ home, they
welcomed us to the home and helped us to carry some of our luggage into the house. They were very
happy to see us because they really missed us.

At night, it was very cool and refreshing because the house is near the beach. My
grandmother had prepared the dinner for us. I ate a lot that night because the food prepared by my
grandmother was really delicious. After the dinner, I spent the time chatting with my cousin, Amir who
lives nearby here. We were chatting until late at night because we have not met for such a long time.

The next day, my grandparents took my family and I to their orchard. There were many types
of fruits there. I could see rambutans, durians, mangosteens, and mangoes. I was so excited because
this was my first experience picking all those fruits by myself. After finished picking the fruits, I went to
the river nearby to wash my hand. While washing my hands, I saw a small cottage on the other side of
the river. Then, I tried to ask my grandfather about the cottage but he said that he did not know
anything about the cottage because he did not go to the river for such a long time. He then told me
not to care about it because the cottage might be built by the workers who worked at the rubber
plantation nearby.

That evening, Amir invited me to go the beach. I was very excited because I really wanted to
swim at the beach. At the beach, we swam happily in the cold sea water. After a few minutes, Amir
suddenly asked me to swim alone for a while because he had to go to the toilet. He told me not to go
far from there because it might be dangerous to me. After he left me, I had forgotten his advice and
went to swim near a big rock.

While resting on the rock, I felt someone was grabbing my hand. Then, he closed my mouth
with his hand and carried me on his back. I could not see his face as he was wearing a mask. I tried to
hit with my hand, but he then slapped me on my face while saying that he would slapped me again if I
fought back against him. Then, he took me to his car. In the car, there were another two kidnapper’s
friends.

After few minutes, we arrived at a small cottage. The cottage seemed familiar to me. It was
the cottage that I found in the orchard this morning! The kidnappers then took me into the cottage.
When I entered the cottage, I was shocked to see few children there. They were dirty and smelly. In
my mind, I thought that they were forced to be beggars by the kidnappers. I did not want to be like
them. So, I tried to run away but they were able to caught me and then, they gave me sleeping pills.

A few hours after that, I woke up in a small and dark room. It was really scary there.
Suddenly, I heard a police siren. Then, I heard the gunshots. I was afraid at that moment because I
did not know about what happened outside. A few moments later, someone opened the door of the
room. It was Amir who accompanied the police to this cottage. He told me that he was there when the
kidnapperwas taking me in their car. So, he followed their car to this cottage and called the police to
come and rescue me. At that moment, I felt very glad because I was saved from the kidnapper and I
thanked Amir for his help. This incident has taught me to be more careful anywhere I go and this was
the most unforgettable incident in my life.

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