ptors. She smelled the aroma of the chicken all o

ng heartily, but with the fact that she was unexpectedly abducted too

he bucket, but in the end resisted, feeling more irritated with Th

a black Chevy and her SUV arrived on a narrow dirt road. Cie

earing, Cielle finally was able to see

met the pristine salty water. In here, a decent-sized pump boat awaited them—its engine already roaring

embarking the Chevy. Her breath hitched when she saw

glancing at her briefly

t. She, for the life of her, refused to get out of the car, bu

ed Theo fr

de and just like the last time, he gripped her right wrist and dragged her forcibly into a cleared pathway towards the boa

es if you do that woman, " he grou

I can walk properly, you know! It is not like I can esc

one, just as he abruptly stopped

ted, sweeping his f

mock-smiled at him

ct at all. He may have the looks, but he c

d in her thoughts, but dismissed the big question at the back of her

wouldn't fall towards the black water. It was a hard ordeal the whole time because not only t

fall, she chanted to herself a

ded the boat, she sp

im carefully. Just as she placed his head in

se his step-father early in his life; he didn't deserve to be the bait

wiped the gleaming beads quickly from Alex's foreh

e black helmet. He remained standing in the short cliff with the

imed in glee. He snatched one plastic that contained a bucket of ch

goatee man brought the buckets with

ings and bit on them with a wide smile. Though it lacked light, she could

on board—except for Nic, who stood silently at the engine si

's content. Those buckets were supposed to be for her

lench her jaw. Nope. She won't be pleading her case to th

s, Alex woke up. Cielle noticed him stir, and s

ig sister Cielle. You're fi

r and knitted his brows

to render him unconscious earlier or the reality that he

f times. Now, this is a p

then," she stated w

er attention on the men huddlin

eemed to

en for the boy, will

hey igno

he first try, turned to

ou obviously won't get your money," she reaso

ket from the batch. He nudged at a skinny man in his left—

at first and then stood up, taki

ed tone to which the one address

ic

ne that hid the worry in her heart

ing up and biting the white meat off the so

en you leave here, your mother won'

a mommy waiting for you too?" Alex as

in. "Yes, I do. They must be really worried about me, j

carefree as any other kid, Alex expressed

ndering if they heard the innocent request of the boy. They however w

them to go there," she reasoned as low as she could to him. What she di

ing her, slumped. Cielle immedi

smiled a radiant smile. "I promise you, when we are done with

my and daddy too? Can they come along?" He didn't even

at. "Yes," she answered quietly, he

g Sis!" And then Ale

arding the hard-driven frowns

m show what pain the

he replied, rubbing the c

g under the moonlight. Tall palm trees could be seen everywhere but what caught her attention more was the readily seen small sleeping communi

d that soon was clarified when from the sha