Dont worry! I've got you now (and I'm not letting go again) parental yandere
Tw (kidnapping, drugging)
Nils tries to help another kid. Little does he know that it would be the biggest mistake of his life
Today was an exciting day! Nil's mum, who usually didn't have that much time for him due to having a demanding job, was taking him to the park, and not just any park, the national park that was an hour away.
Most of the park was of course geared towards hikers, but they also had a big section at the front for families and people, who were just looking to casually enjoy nature, and in that section, stood the best playground in the entire world. It's huge, with twisting slides that seem to go for minutes, a trampoline and, best of all, a huge climbing wall.
Last time the two went there, Nils climbed the blue route. Today he was hoping to beat his high score and climb the more difficult orange one.
He can hardly contain his excitement when the park finnaly comes into view and his mum drives into the car park.
Eagerly, he jumps out of the car and imidiatly drags his mum with him to the playground. There's a lot of other children there as well. He assumes that a lot of families wanted to take advantage of the great weather.
Excitedly, he points at the climbing wall, before looking back at his mum and explaining "each colour is a different difficulty. I've already climbed the blue route, I'm going to climb the next one today." then he wastes no time before he starts to run towards the wall, looking back a couple of times to check that his mum is following (though she chooses to walk, clearly not as excited by the climbing wall as him)
Once he's reached his destination, he imidiatly starts climbing. "watch!" he exclaims as he conquers the first two holds.
Initially, Nils still turns back every once in while to make sure that his mum is paying attention, but as the climb progresses and gets more difficult, he looses himself in the task and starts focussing solely on his hands and feet.
After about ten minutes, he's finnaly reached the top of the wall. Even Nils himself is surprised by how quickly he managed that and so he can only imagine how proud his mummy must be... But when he turns around to check for her reaction, she's not there anymore.
After a couple of moments of searching, Nils finnaly finds her, standing a couple of meters away, where the noise can't reach her, talking into her phone
Looks like she got an important work call again. Whenever that happens, she drops everything else and Nils is not allowed to talk to her until she's done. They usually take a long time, so he takes the slide back down, though he's not able to find any enjoiment in the usually thrilling ride, and tries to find something to do on the playground that he can busy himself with, already familiar with the routine.
He looks around, however he finds that basically all of the playground equipment is already taken up by the other families there. He can feel tears start to well up in his eyes and he has to wipe them away with his sleeve.
He decides to take a small break from the busy playground to sit on the side and decompress. Nils has only made it a couple of steps away from the playground however, when he suddenly spots a young child crying.
She's standing much farther away from the playground than he is, and Nils is unsure of what to do. He looks back and forth between her and his mum a couple of times. In the end, he decides to go and help her. It's not like his mum will even notice he's gone. She never pays attention to him. Sometimes, he feels like she doesn't even like him.
Nils shakes his head, as if hoping that he can simply shake away those uncomfortable thoughts, and starts making his way over to the crying girl.
When he reaches her, he gently taps her on the shoulder, careful not to startle her. Unfortunately, the girl still spooks a little and Nils is quick to apologise "I'm sorry. I don't mean to scare you. My name is Nils. I saw you crying when I was playing on the playground, and I was wondering if you needed help?" he explains.
The girl seems shy and Nils almost thinks that she might not answer him at all, but after a couple of moments, the girl nods slightly.
Nils pets her shoulder sympatheticly, hoping to help her feel more comfortable before he starts to speak again "what do you need help with? Have you lost your parents?" again, the girl nods, though without hesitation this time. Nils is pleased to see her already warming up to him, even if only a tiny bit. He smiles at her in an attempt to lighten the mood and says "that's okay. I'll help you find them. Do you know where you last saw them?" the girl nods and points towards the picknick tables in the distance. Nils nods to confirm his understanding, and the two set of.
The tables are quite far from the playground, only just barely being seen from where they're standing, so Nils decides to try and talk to the girl again to make the journey a little more fun. "what's your name by the way? You never told me."
"Jona" the girl responds simply, though the tone of her voice lets Nils know that she's just a bit shy not annoyed.
"that's a pretty name" Nils smiles. He's about to ask her his next question, when their journey suddenly gets intercepted by a grown up. Nils didn't register them at first, but now that they're standing right in front of them, he can see that it's a man. He's dressed for the sunny weather with a baseball cap and dark sunglasses, they conceal most of his face, the only part that's visible being his mouth as he speaks to them. "what are you two doing here all alone? Are you lost?" Nils shakes his head before explaining "I'm not. I'm actually helping her find her parents right now. My mummy is over there."
The man nods thoughtfully before clarifieing "so she's lost but you're fine?". As he's saying this, he crouches down to be at their level. "yep." Nils confirms, adding a little head nod to emphasise his statement.
The man looks first at them and then around for second, as if searching for something. Nils is about to ask what he's doing, when he gets up and says "follow me. The sun in so hot, but it's nice and shady over there." before pointing at a patch of trees at the edge of the park.
Nils follows obediently, glad to have a found a grown up who could help them, but Jona seems hesitant. Nils quickly takes her by the hand and together they follow the man to where he indicated.
The man walks surprisingly quickly. He's almost a little hard to keep up with, however once they've reached the shade, he slows down noticeably until he finally comes to a full stop and turns back around to them, once again squating to be at eye level "what are your names?" He asks with an inviting smile. Nils thinks it's a bit strange how happy he seems, but in the end he doesnt think much of it and simply answers the question. The man nods upon hearing his name before leaning down a bit more towards the girl and repeating his question, though in a much softer tone this time, "and you? What's your name?" he says. The girl hesitantly answers "Jona" voice barely above a whisper. The man smiles warmly at her, then he looks back up at Nils and asks "and who are you guys here with?". Nils quickly explains "I'm here with my mum. She's here with her parents.". The man nods again, seeming to think for a second before asking "and do you know where your mum is? What about her parents? Where are they?". Nils nods before answering "my mum is at the playground. She was called by her work, so I can't talk to her right now. And Jona doesn't know where her parents are, but the last time she saw them they were at the picknick tables. I was taking her there to look for them." the man's eyes seem to light up a bit, and Nils feels confused by his happiness once more. The stranger now addresses Jona again" and you're not here with anyone else? Only your parents? They didn't bring any friends, or maybe your grandma is here too? "the girl shakes her head.
The man suddenly gets up and says "good thing I found you guys then. My brother works for the security at the park. My phone is in my car, come with me and I'll call him so he can make an announcement and find her parents."
Nils and Jona find themselves following the man once more, though that might be the wrong word, as he has taken Nils by the hand and Jona into his arms. They're more so walking together than really following.
Nils notes that they are taking a strange route. Instead of walking through the grass back to the playground and then to the parking lot, they are instead walking further into the trees. Curiously, he asks the man what's going on "why are we walking here? The parking lot is in the other direction." while looking up at him with slight concern.
The man is quick to squash any worries though and explains "my car isn't parked in the parking lot there. It's a little further away that's why we're walking like this. This is the fastest route." Nils nods, pleased with the man's answer.
After about ten minutes of walking through the Forrest, they have finally reached the car. As he looks at the vehicle, Nils suddenly starts to feel a little uneasy. It's parked completely by it's lonesome at the edge of the park. Nils isn't sure if there is even a parking spot there.
The man notices Nil's unease immediately, and in a reassuring tone he says "are you alright Nils? I have some cold Fanta in the trunk, if you want you can have one." Nils is still unsure, but there's not much he can do. The man is still holding his hand and so, he controls the pace.
Once they're at the car, the man looks around again! before opening the door at the side of the car, and setting Jona down on the back seat of the vehicle. Once he's done he speaks to her in a soft and soothing tone "just wait here for a second, okay? I'm just gonna get my phone real quick." then, he turns to Nils, takes him by the hand again and leads him to the other side of the car.
Nils is now feeling more unsure by the second, and by the time the man opens the door on the other side, he can feel his heart hammering in his chest. When Nils doesn't get in right away, the man opens the door a bit wider as if trying to invite him in "come on Nils. Just wait here for a second, will you". Nils hesitates for a second before saying "I think I'll wait outside.".
Just like before, the man sinks down to be at eye level with him again and softly says "Nils, please get in the car. I'm going to have to explain the whole situation to my brother, and I don't want you standing outside for so long." Nils doesn't get long to think about it, as the man simply picks him up by his armpits and sets him down in the car.
Once he's sat, he ruffles Nil's hair a bit and smiles "I'll even give you that fanta I promised, wait a second." then the door closes.
Suddenly, Nils can hear the trunk opening behind him then, the sound of zipping and rustling as the man gets something. After a couple of moments, he returns, handing Nils an open can of the Orange drink and then reaching over him to give Jona one as well. He smiles at them one last time, before closing the door and locking them this time. The click sound makes Nils feel strangely uneasy.
He tries to peer out of the windows to see what the man is doing, and, true to his word, he does seem to be doing something on his phone, though it's hard to tell what.
Beside him, Jona suddenly startles him with the sound of her drinking from her can. The can is very heavy, even for Nils, and so he isn't surprised to see Jona struggling a bit. He quickly stretches one hand out to help her a bit, and once she's drank about half of her can, he decides to surpress the weird feeling in his tummy and enjoy his treat as well.
After about ten minutes or so, he feels himself start to grow tired. He tries to fight it of course, but his eyes just feel so heavy and so does the rest of his body. The fanta almost slips from his hands and he quickly decides to finish the rest of the beverage so he doesn't dirty the car. Looking beside him, he can see that Jona is basically asleep. Before the same thing can happen to her, he quickly takes the soda from her hands and holds it to her lips, encouraging her to drink "come on Jona, finish your fanta. I don't want you to spill it."
Once he's done, he places both cans on the middle seat and leans his head back, locking out if the window with tired eyes.
The last thing he sees before he falls asleep, is the man making his way back to the car. He's got that strange happy look on his face again. This time, Nils can't shake the feeling that something is wrong, but it's already to late. He's so so tired, that he just can't help but fall asleep.
My first long story in this account! I've decided that I'm now only going to have multi chapter storys on the other one, so you can expect more on the future :)))