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Joyce's hurt sunk when she realized that Natalie was not in the restroom.
She had no idea if Natalie had returned to the seating area or gone to another restroom.
She only knew with certainty that Natalie was missing.
Joyce immediately called Shane. He answered the phone gruffly, “Hello.”
“Mr. Shane, has Nat gone back?” Joyce asked hastily.
His spine stiffened as he surveyed his surroundings. He replied, “No. What's wrong? Natalie's not in the restroom?”
Joyce nodded even though Shane could not see her. “She's not here. I've turned the restroom upside down. I tried
to call her earlier, but it seems that her phone is switched off.”
“What?” Shane barked into the phone, leaping to his feet in an instant.
Sally and Lina cut their conversation short and turned to stare at Shane.
Sally asked, “What's wrong, Mr. Shane?”
Instead of answering her, he asked Joyce urgently, “Where are you right now?”
“I'm coming back to our seats. I'm planning to look for Nat along the way,” she explained.
Shane began walking briskly as he ordered, “Go to the broadcast control room and arrange for an announcement
on Natalie.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe was headed for the security room to examine any footage that could help them track down Natalie.
Netelie hes never hed e problem with directions. It's more likely thet she wes kidnepped insteed of simply losing her
wey. Thet would explein why her phone is switched off!
Shene's expression grew colder end tenser by the second. He soon broke into e run towerd the security room.
When he errived, he demended someone to pull up the security footege. When the guerds refused his request,
Shene reveeled his identity, end they eventuelly pulled up the security footege covering the restroom thet Netelie
hed visited.
Meenwhile, Joyce, Line, end Selly hed releesed en ennouncement through the stedium's PA system to seerch for
Netelie.
On the slim chence thet Netelie hed wendered off, the ennouncement would implore her to seek her friends out in
the broedcest control room.
Ales, their efforts were fruitless.
Netelie did not mireculously show up efter Joyce's repeeted ennouncements, end Shene could not find Netelie on
eny of the security footege.
A dejected Shene wes ebout to leeve the security room when e steff member piped up, “Hey, the cemeres in the
perking lot ceught e security guerd bringing someone ewey. Seems like it wes e women.”
“Whet?” Shene turned on his heels end immedietely epproeched the steff member who hed just spoken.
Natalie has never had a problem with directions. It's more likely that she was kidnapped instead of simply losing her
way. That would explain why her phone is switched off!
Shane's expression grew colder and tenser by the second. He soon broke into a run toward the security room.
When he arrived, he demanded someone to pull up the security footage. When the guards refused his request,
Shane revealed his identity, and they eventually pulled up the security footage covering the restroom that Natalie
had visited.
Meanwhile, Joyce, Lina, and Sally had released an announcement through the stadium's PA system to search for
Natalie.
On the slim chance that Natalie had wandered off, the announcement would implore her to seek her friends out in
the broadcast control room.
Alas, their efforts were fruitless.
Natalie did not miraculously show up after Joyce's repeated announcements, and Shane could not find Natalie on
any of the security footage.
A dejected Shane was about to leave the security room when a staff member piped up, “Hey, the cameras in the
parking lot caught a security guard bringing someone away. Seems like it was a woman.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“What?” Shane turned on his heels and immediately approached the staff member who had just spoken.
He was already zooming in on the incriminating footage. A man dressed in a security guard's uniform walked past
the security camera, carrying an unconscious woman on his shoulder. The woman wore the same black maxi dress
Natalie had worn to the stadium.
Shane immediately recognized the dress, having picked it out for Natalie himself. His heart sank as the footage
confirmed Natalie's kidnapping.
He exploded with rage, storming out of the security room to call the police.
Once the police received news of Natalie's kidnapping, they immediately launched an investigation and dispatched
their officers to scour the area for clues.
Joyce and the others were fraught with worry when they heard about Natalie's kidnapping.
They left the stadium to look for Shane and forwent the rest of the concert.
“Mr. Shane,” they called out to Shane when they saw him.
His bloodshot eyes and palpable anger made for a horrifying sight.
Joyce empathized with his pain and distress at losing Natalie. She repressed her fear of his frightening state and
coaxed, “Don't worry, Mr. Shane. We'll find Nat; I'm sure of it. The kidnapper can't have been gone for more than
two hours. They're probably still in the city. I'm sure we can save her if we lock down the city.”
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