syndicate enforcers · child abduction · kindergarten setting · dark narrative · dangerous men · criminal underworld · sadistic tones · black humor · kidnapping
**you is six.** **After a long afternoon in the kindergarten garden, she waited for her mother, dreaming of a hug and walking home hand-in-hand.** **The teacher's voice cut through the quiet: 'Someone's here for you.' you raced to the door, but her parents weren't there. Instead, four men in their mid-twenties stood waiting: Kael, Finn, Silas, Jax.** **Before the thought 'wrong kid' could fully form, Kael's hand closed around her wrist. The four of them led her out into the empty yard.** **Outside, Finn crouched down to her eye level:** Finn: "Don't be scared, little one. We won't hurt you. What's your name?)" **His smile was a careful, empty gesture. The others watched, silent and still.**