Free Extraordinary Losers 3 by Jessica Alejandro Page A

must get that signed later! The cast. With different colours!”
    I heard distinct footsteps approaching us and two men swung the door open. Uncle Andy rushed in with a cup of steaming hot Milo in his hand.
    â€œHere, have some!” Uncle Andy stretched out his hand towards Mundi.
    â€œThanks.” Mundi took the cup gratefully. He had no qualms about drinking Milo after that Milo van ordeal?
    â€œSo there you are, Mundi,” another voice said slowly. It was Mundi’s Uncle Gofin. He had two balloons in his hands. “Next time, never go anywhere on your own, okay?” He smiled and looked even more charming. “You had us all worried.”
    â€œYes, Uncle Gofin,” Mundi replied. “Did you find out wh-wh-wh-wh-who took me?” He looked at his mother, who had locked her arms around him.
    â€œYeah, thanks to your friends, they caught the man and woman who kidnapped you,” Uncle Gofin explained, as he tied the balloons to Mundi’s bed.
    â€œIt was a Chinese construction worker and his girlfriend. They kept saying that someone had paid them to do this!” Clandestino recalled.
    â€œThat’s just what people say when they are caught! Good thing they are at the police station now.” I smiled. “And thanks to your precise text message, Mundi, we found you.”
    â€œ$100,000 for ransom?” Adam laughed. “My parents wouldn’t have been able to redeem me. But I would have been able to escape on my own.”
    All of us ignored Adam like he wasn’t really there.
    Mundi’s uncle strode towards Mundi and folded his arms. He was the epitome of manliness.
    â€œWell, I’d better be leaving. My flight is tonight.” He was leaving so fast? Janice quickly struggled to dig for her phone in her pocket. I knew she wanted to take a photograph of him.
    â€œI am so glad everything is over!” added Uncle Gofin. Then he opened his arms wide and embraced Mundi and Mrs Sakdipa tightly.
    â€œBad shot!” Janice sighed as she examined the blurred image on her phone.
    â€œBye, Uncle Gofin, see you next year.” Mundi beamed. “Thanks for all the presents!”
    Uncle Gofin sucked in a deep pocket of air with his nose and gave the loudest snort ever! Eeeewwww! That was a really loud snort coming from such a pleasant-looking face!
    Then he walked towards the door, his keys dangling from his pocket. Maybe the rest couldn’t hear it, but his keys were music to my ears! Mi fa so. Mi fa so. Mi fa so. I hummed.
    â€œBye!” Clandestino said as he tried to sharpen the image on Janice’s phone.
    Janice was too shy to say anything and just waved her cast.
    As soon as he stepped out of the door, Mundi let out a shrill cry.
    â€œOh, no! Mundi, are you okay? Are you okay, my boy?” Mrs Sakdipa yelled.
    Mundi was shaking violently, the way he always did when he was very frightened and nervous. His mother ripped away his blanket and, to her horror, saw that he was shaking all over like he was having a seizure.
    Clandestino leapt up from his seat. “Hey, buddy, are you okay?”
    â€œWhat’s happening?” Uncle Andy rushed to Mundi and took the cup of Milo from his hands. “Mundi, tell us what is happening.”
    Mundi didn’t reply. His eyes widened towards the door. They didn’t blink at all. Not for one second. “Un-Un-Un-Uncle.” He gulped and pointed towards the door with his shaky hands.
    A nurse came and tried to assure everyone, “It is just post-traumatic stress disorder.”
    But his friends knew better. A moment ago, he was fine but when his uncle spoke and left, he started to panic!
    â€œWhat on earth?” Clandestino scratched himself again. “Uncle? Who? Uncle Gofin?”
    â€œMaybe the uncle had a hand in it? The kidnapping?” Janice asked weakly. “Mundi, do you remember something?”
    Mundi managed a tiny nod.
    Uncle Andy rushed out of the room and grabbed