But Aziel is not ready yet.
When Kenjal and Andre arrive at his house, they find Aziel in an emotional breakdown. The man looks sadly ahead, it seems as if life was drained from his eyes. “Aziel, no, no, no!” Andre urges him. “You don't give up! Aziel, it is not the time for this. We're about to find her, she's counting on you!" He shakes Aziel like a rag doll.
Kenjal is experienced with emotional breakdowns. Numerous clients have collapsed in his office as a result of severe setbacks they endured, some even having to take a series at a time. He lets Andre do his thing for a while, he knows the men have a strong relationship of trust and that can booster Aziel's confidence.
"Aziel, look at me!" Andre demands. “We know that Loraine is acting unconsciously. Deep down she knows that you will be there to save her, as you always have. You can't leave her like this, man! Not you!" Slowly he begins to get through to him, the empty
Suddenly the windows of the vehicle are smashed and the doors open with a jerk.In front of them are five masked men who pull them out of the car and blindfold them. "Walk!" they are commanded. They take the men down a flight of stairs, led through some doors until they are pushed onto a chair.“Hey, what's going on here?” Kenjal yells. “What does this mean?” He is answered with a hard punch that sends his head flying to one side. The other three men are startled. “Why use violence?” asks Aziel in a loud voice. “What exactly do you want? If you are robbers, take the cash we have with us and let us go.”The abductors begin to laugh. “Your money? Are you joking?! Wait for the chief to arrive, then we'll see what you're worth," says one. Outside, the men hear Kenjal's vehicle being smashed. The kidnappers seem really into it, one hit after the other is heard. “But what is this for? We were on
“What an adventure!” Aziel sighs. “We came all the way from New York to run into an underworld anti-drug civic group.” The men bend over to take a deep breath. “We're rather lucky that the drug lord got emotional. I don't want to think about how this would have turned out differently. Now let's get Kenjal to the hospital quickly to treat his wound. It looks bad," Andre reacts emotionally.Kenjal dismisses his suggestion.“Put some ice on it and it's okay. The bleeding will last for several days but there is nothing the doctor can do about it," he says. Aziel and the captain also look at his battered face. “Let's go anyway just to be sure. You never know if something is broken, don't take any chances, man," says the captain. He calls the taxi center and within minutes a yellow cab is in front of them.“What do we do with the car? We need transport and now that Kenjal's is gone we have to look for other
“Oohhh My Lord! This turned out to be a good day after all. We now have a stronger lead, maybe we don't even have to go to that Clif who could get us in trouble anyway," says Andre. “We can easily find out the details of this boat online now that we have the name. Michel, the captain must know how to proceed”.Aziel immediately wants to go back to the boat.“No, we really need to rest. We didn't sleep all night," Kenjal complains. "I am so exhausted. The massage also tired me out.” Andre gives him a friendly pat on the back. “We can do that in the boat. Let's get our stuff from the hotel and then cancel the booking.” Half an hour later, the men leave for the yacht with their luggage. Michel is surprised to see them. “Wouldn't you rest first?” he asks.They give him an update on what they found out in the massage parlor. While they are storing their belongings in a cabin, Michel examines the deta
Andre's POVKenjal and I walk hand in hand to the tourist party on the beach. We handed our barge over to a serviceman to tie it up somewhere orderly. Scanning my eyes through the party, I too would like to see Loraine again. I wonder if she recognizes me, we have lived together on the island for years. But if that Danner drugged her, I shouldn't expect much. I'm even curious if she’ll recognize Aziel right away if her love is so strong as to give her subconscious the upper hand.I sigh deeply. Kenjal knows who to look out for, I've shown him numerous photos of Loraine. Her black head and gray eyes are unmistakable. Her silver eyes are her best feature, they draw you in to get to know her. These were the ones that also got me the day I first saw her during the sightseeing tour in Barbados. “Kenjal, do you see her yet? Don't forget that especially those gray eyes will grab your attention," I remind him for the umpteenth time. He grins, luckil
Now that we have the information about their whereabouts, we don't have to rush to meet them. We have to get back to the boat, I don't want to phone Aziel about our progress. Like most tourists who take pictures everywhere, I give Kenjal my mobile. “Take a picture of me with a nice background”, I tell him. I stand up and take a pose. Kenjal doesn't need much to understand what the point is.He holds up my device, directing me so that Loraine can also be seen in the background. Then he zooms in to get a clearer picture of her. I'm sure Aziel will go crazy when he sees her now, the blond head looks great on her, although I still prefer the black hair.“Fantastic”, he exclaims, I know what he means by that. Loraine is probably perfect in focus. He gives me back my mobile and together we walk back, the same route we came. We completely ignore the couple at the table, just not to raise suspicion. I can't wait until I'm on the yacht now, I want to s
I felt his eyes burn into my back.His face was hidden under the hoodie, but before I turned around, I was able to look into his bright blue eyes. Sadness, I recognized in it and the sharp lines in his face reinforced the image of a not really happy man. But his aura was strong, his presence was clearly felt in the elevator. When we got out, I tried to look back, but Danner quickly grabbed my hand and impatiently pulled me to our room. This jealous possessiveness of his has been bothering me for a while, I hardly have time for myself, to take a relaxing breath. He is always around me, watching over me and cutting off all contact I have with others. I'm starting to get tired of it now.Tonight, I insist that we go to the entertainment center where there will be a famous live band. I need to be among other people, not fleetingly as Danner always organizes. I want to talk to people, interact with more than only Danner. We've been in Costa Rica for two weeks,
Eight weeks, two days, twenty hours was the last time I saw her.The most beautiful woman in the universe, the masterpiece from God's hands. She looks me straight in the eye, I wait for a sign of recognition. It’s not there, but I still see a glimpse of admiration in her eyes. And to me, that’s positive, a step in the right direction. If she's attracted to me, I can use that as a start to deepen our relationship further, just as I planned. But then that Danner comes in front of her, breaking the magic. That idiot!Time for the next step.“Andre, how do we distract Danner that I can talk to her for at least ten minutes? In any case, she has responded positively when she saw me," I whisper enthusiastically. “Let's just wait and see, the night has just begun and they arrived not long ago. They will not leave any time soon, there will definitely come an opportunity when we can distract him," Andre said. Indeed, I must be careful not to
Loraine runs out of the hotel room furiously.Tired of his possessiveness, she ended up with a violent altercation with Danner. It feels like if he is holding her captive, she has no friends besides him and he also refuses to buy her a telephone on which she can at least make contact with the rest of the world.Danner was furious because she was untraceable for nearly an hour during the show. He wanted a detailed report of where she had gone and who she had spoken to. She had flatly refused to tell him that, pointing out that she has a right to privacy since she’s an adult. She also demanded that he give her financial freedom so that she wouldn't have to ask him for money every time she wanted to buy something.But Danner refused and again came up with the outdated excuse. He kept telling her that she was sick and things would be better when she completely healed. Repeatedly she asked him why they don't just live in a house in a city but just