⚜ Beautiful Belize with a thud ⚜
I was woken up the next morning by a knock on the door. I wonder who could it be this early. With my robe on I walked close to the door and yelled, "who is it?"
"Morning miss Chloe, it's me Yadhy"
"Morning Yadhy, please come in", I said while opening the door.
"Sorry to wake you up but I got a call from your Chancellor yesterday. He wanted to know if you got here"
"That's kind of her. I am superb"
"Well, I am glad. You need to get ready for today's tour. Where will you like to begin with?" She asked.
"You pick. Give me few minutes and I will be down with you" I muttered. i
Since the weather was hot, I put on some shorts and a crop top and carried a sling bag with me. Down at the reception, I met Yadhy who insisted I have breakfast as it would be a long day.
"Lady I don't know what to order except burgers and fries. Please highlight me on the foods."
"Hahahaha," came in her laughter then continued speaking. "Order some johnnycakes with milk. I will tell you more about our foods" Yadhy said.
After breakfast, we left for the secret beach. Ironically it's away from the main rows of hotels and bars. The beach was quieter and had some trampolines and something called 'kayak'.
Yadhy suddenly suggested. "You should play volleyball with the ladies over there"
I shook my head. "Maybe some other time"
We spent most of the day exploring different places. On the streets of San Pedro Yadhy bought me some snacks that were very delicious indeed.
"Sweet aah? They are called tamales", She paused then continued, "Let's head for some more adventures"
In the evening when we got back to the hotel I noticed it was fully packed. I went straight to the restaurant and ordered chin mole and some tacos. Thanks to Lady, I had learned a few dishes which I never regretted by the way. Indeed Belize was beautiful.
While I was enjoying my meal, some guy walked to my table and said "Hello beautiful, all by yourself?" His voice was strident.
"Hi not really, why do you ask?"
He sat next to me. "I am Thomas"
I nodded. "Nice to meet you, Thomas"
I am always felt nervous around strangers so I stayed quiet throughout the time while Thomas talked.
"Does my mouth stink?", Thomas chided and I wondered why he would ask such a question.
I shook my head. "No"
He stood up and pushed his glass aside causing it to fall and break.
"JUST NO???!! ? Then why don't you join the conversation? It's like am talking to myself" Thomas scoffed and I saw few people turn to face us.
I think he had anger issues.
I tried explaining but he interrupted in a lowly voice. "Never mind miss. It's all my fault I thought maybe sitting with someone would help me rid of the sadness I feel but I am cool. Lovely evening." He said and walked away.
Somehow I couldn't stop thinking about what has just happened. I thought everyone around was super nice but I was wrong, not everyone just a few. I was about to leave when I received a call from Almira.
"Sister Sister, how's vacay?"
"So far so good. How's home?"
"Seriously? just good? Don't tell me you are locking yourself indoor to read? hahaha. Everyone is fine over here just missing you."
"I miss you too. Something awkward just happened a few minutes ago"
I told her everything about the weird scenario I had with Thomas."I think he's short-tempered. If he wanted someone to talk to he could be nicer", She said.
"I don't know Ally. He looked raged."
"Listen, be careful please. stay away from strangers. Some men don't take no for an answer"
"But I didn't say no. You know how I get around strangers?"
"I know dear. Please be safe. I have to go now, got myself a date will tell you all about it later. Lots of love bye."
It felt good talking to Ally but also sad at the same time. I missed her. I walked back to my room, making myself comfortable on the bed. I could not sleep with the noise around and I went to the balcony to get some air. Then I noticed people cheering at what seemed to be a live band performance at the beach. Both young and old were dancing and looked happy while I was alone and bored in my room. Without thinking I ran outside to join the crowd. The marimba, punta rock and mariachi tunes lightened my mood. At around 1:50 am I decided to call it a night and walked towards the hotel. It was quite a distance front the hotel's beach to my room but I was not scared since I was told before the hotel was safe.
I noticed some young couple making out openly. Some youth were very drunk and had sat on the ground smoking. I approached the alley leading to the rooms and heard someone screaming for help. The screams came from behind the palm trees. At first, I wasn't sure and as I drew closer to check, my doubt's were cleared.
"Help! Help! PLEASE!!"
I crept closer, carefully not to raise any alarm as I hid behind the tree.
"SHUT UP BITCH OR I WILL KILL HIM RIGHT Now!"
"Please I beg you. Let us go and I will pay you the money. I promise you."
"You hear that Dante? Your bitch is begging for your life. I won't ask again, WHERE THE BLOODY HELL DID YOU HIDE MY Money?"
"I....-...let her go first then I will tell you everything." My hands became clammy and I felt petrified.
"Carlos? What do you think I should do with these two?"
Carlos loosened his collar as he spoke. "Boss, I think you should take the bitch. She can make a handful of dollars. Do as you please with Dante"
Carlos threw punches on the weak Dante's face and then spat at him. The boss pulled the lady by her hair and kissed her. She tried pulling away and ended up with a slap on her cheek instead. My heart thumped with fear as my hands reached to my pocket to grab my phone and remembered I had left it on the bed, back in my room. Then I saw the boss pointing a gun at Dante's face. "Any last words?" He bantered.
"Please boss, forgive me, please!"
The woman began screaming and trying to flee herself from the clutches of Carlos but she was pushed to the ground and kicked three times on the stomach. I felt scared for them and also for my life and I was sad since I couldn't do anything at the moment. Even if I attempted to run and call for help, they would be gone by the time I was back.
The boss spoke harshly. "Dante, Dante. I warned you not to mess with my business, and now, too bad you won't be here to see me fuck your bitch!"
I was more than scared. My stomach twisted.
"P..-..lea..." He didn't even finish the words when he dropped dead.
I froze for a few seconds, then snapped back to reality and felt nauseous. I had never seen someone get shot before except in the movies.
Was what had just happened real? - I couldn't comprehend.
What do I do? Run? Yes probably run. - I thought and before I could take a step forward, I puked. My whole body was shaking and I was sweating too.
I watched them put the unconscious woman in a car and the dead body in the boot. I absconded from there reaching the alley then darted. "Phew!" I sighed.
Just a few minutes to the block something hit my head and I fell, clenching the back of my head as I groaned in pain while my vision became blurry. A man lifted me, another picked up a stick which I assumed he had used to hit me. I was shoved close to the curb then pulled into a black van. I tried as much as I could to stay conscious but the pain was too much and slowly I slipped into darkness.
⚜ Taken ⚜When I woke up I tried to figure where I was since the surroundings were unfamiliar. The sharp pain in my head couldn't go unnoticed and the ropes on both my hands and legs made it worse. Suddenly the door was opened and in walked two men who by guessing were probably in their early twenties."Hey cutie, enjoying your holiday? ", one of them asked.I didn't respond.He stood up and ordered the other one "Pacho, get her some food and water immediately. Remember what boss man said?"After few minutes Pacho walked in with some food on a dirty plate and said, "I will feed you" I shook my head telling him, no but he seemed not to care as he took a spoonful and forced it into my mouth. I felt like throwing up but the other man shouted in his grating voice. "If you don't chew this food, I will open your int
⚜ Torture ⚜ After repeatedly calling for help, we gave up. I didn't know how long time had passed but finally, someone unlocked the door and was met with an awful stink which made him cover his nose with his hands. Among the fourteen women, only three fainted. If the man hadn't arrived I guess there would be more including myself. He shouted. "Pacho! Rico! Carlito! Boys? What have you done? Quickly get the doctor" I was too drunk with the stench that I didn't bother covering my nose. The man spoke. "Don't worry ladies. I am getting you out of this hole" Pacho popped in panting. "What's up, man?" "What the fuck did you do? Is this how you will take over the gang by mistreating the cargo?" Th
⚜ Bidding. ⚜We were about to step out of the room when Facundo walked in and whispered something in Sarah's ears then they both laughed. "Come on, move it!" he ordered and we followed. We moved in a line and went straight to another room near the living room where the bid was to take place. From there I could hear some music from the living room, people talking, some laughing while others just shouting.Someone yelled. "The Formosa brothers are here!"The music had stopped by now and you could hear almost everything they said. "Good to see you, Pablo. I heard you had a fallout with the gringos and lost Lio? Sorry man!" "Thanks but business must continue as usual. How's the deal between Columbians and you?""Ah! Pablito! Yo
⚜ Sold. ⚜ I wished for a miracle to happen. I had always hidden the sorrows I felt in studying and now, not even a book could help me at the moment. The bidding started and like we were told earlier by Sarah, Pablo introduced the first lady, Vanessa, who then stepped forward from the rest of us as Pablo continued advertising her. He began audibly. "This pretty brunette is Vanessa. She's very fragile but has a lot to offer. With her big butt, I bet no refund. Let the game begin..."I heard one of the cartels ask. "How old is she?"Paolo replied. "Old enough to satisfy you.." and soon the room was filled with laughter."Hahaha. I bid at 1000$ " another man said."1700$", said the previous man.The auction went on until someone offered at
⚜ Cartels' world ⚜ Early the following day Thomas came to get us and gave us some clean clothes to change to after showering. His words still echoed in my mind and I decided to watch out in case he fulfils what he said. I was the first person to shower and Elena followed and soon after it was Sandra's turn. As I was dressing, I noticed Elena was worried."What's with the face?""Nothing is okay. I miss my family" she cried and I hugged her."I get you. Who would have guessed our lives would have turned out this way? Be strong my friend besides I am here for you"She pulled away and wiped the visible tears with her hands. "Thank you, Chloe. You are always sensible."Elena stood up and looked around almost as if searching for something. "Is it just me or has Sandra taken longer?"
⚜ The man in the hood ⚜ "Get UP, BIRD BRAINS!" Nacho's voice thundered waking me up from my sleep. Why is he here? He wasn't expected to come back so soon according to Palacios and now watching him grab my hand to follow him made me even more scared. "That name fits you right!" His voice thundered scaring me even more. We stopped at his office and he forced me to sit on the chair opposite him. "I have a job for you, cutie. I figured out you are the perfect candidate for it but first I want you to check what's wrong with my desktop. Two of them have already crashed and my IT guy is nowhere to be found." I nodded. "Yes, boss." "No, bird brains. Call me Nacho." Th
⚜ Always a first. ⚜ Flavio caught up with and before he started scolding me I knocked on the door of room eleven. The door opened to reveal two tall men dressed in all black armed. One of them took Flavio's gun and cell phone and after a thorough search on Flavio, they asked us to go in."You are late," a man spoke."Technical problems, sir. Nacho sends his regards!"The man turned to me, "Who is this, blondie?""New cargo, sir!"Standing up from his seat he walked over to where I was standing. "I see. Enough with all that. Where is my cut?" "About that, my boss said he will sort you soon and in the meantime, he sent a little token for you." Flavio pointed me. The man was furious but he acted cool. "Well, a pleasure to meet you, cutie. You c
⚜ Rescued. ⚜I heard footsteps approaching but I was weak and could not do much even if I wanted to."You have to be strong, Chloe." A voice spoke lowly."H... he- lp."The voice got closer and I couldn't tell who it was."Sh. Drink this." A bottle was brought to my mouth and I opened it to welcome the warm drink."C ...Catalina? Is that you?"I was tried to open my eyes. Then I heard movements. "Yes, sweety. I managed to sneak in here while they are having a meeting."I slowly opened my eyes through the unbearable pain."You don't have to strain yourself, sweety. Listen, I don't have much time before someone shows up. I don't know what you did but I am glad the DEA are on the trail and fr
⚜⚜ Happy ending. ⚜⚜A year later, I was picking my outfit for graduation and I was pleased I took online classes because of my high-risk pregnancy and phobia of being around lots of people. Twice every month I would visit a therapist and either Gary or Marty would take me there. They had moved closer to where I lived and would sometimes spend the weekends at my house. They would say, "We are protecting the boss!"Max had suddenly left for important work and it had been almost six months since I last saw him although he called from time to time. He and Elena had moved in together and lived few blocks from my house.Almira and Mason got married in las vegas while they were there for holidays. Unfortunately, their honeymoon was cut short when they heard I gave birth to an amazingly healthy baby boy who had beautiful eyes like Derek.
⚜⚜ Home not so sweet home. ⚜⚜I slowly opened my eyes and took in the surroundings. White walls, monitors beeping and the Iv bag and a tube from my nose made me realize I was in a hospital. "How did I get here?' I wondered.My head felt heavy and I could not recall a thing and I wanted to get out as soon as possible. I slowly sat up, ignoring the pain in my arm. I tucked away from the few strands of hair behind my ear. Then it all hit me!!My ear.It had a bandage. I was shot and Derek?I pulled out the IV line and felt a sharp pain which I ignored.I wanted to see Derek.I opened the door and rushed out and I was stopped by a nurse, "Ma'am, you can't be here!""I am looking for Derek? Do you know which room he is in or where I can find him?.."
Derek sat by the gazebo staring at Chloe's photo on his phone. He had secretly taken it while she was sleeping through Chloe didn't know. He remembered the day vividly, how they spent time together at the beach and how she gave herself to him and smiled at the thought.No woman was able to capture his heart before.He used to sleep around, for fun he would say or to pass time but Chloe McCarthy managed to tame his heart.He dated models, agents and some daughters of businessmen but when they wanted something close to a relationship he would walk away. He didn't want to be tied down he would say but with the pretty, blonde nerd he wanted more. More than just sleeping around and more of being tied down.He was so engrossed in thoughts that he didn't hear Gary walk by until a hand passed his shoulder."Derek? They sent a video for you" he spoke.Gary had never
Derek's POV"Derek? I think something is wrong. The battle was too easy, don't you think?" Max asked."You are right, man. I feel it was more of a diversion. Has Elena called you yet?"We had tried contacting Chloe a few times before but it went straight to voicemail. I know for sure she didn't switch it off considering she was eagerly waiting for my calls.My Chloe, I missed her.Max shook his head after trying to reach his girlfriend for the fifth time, "It is very weird. Somebody must have jammed the frequency. Let's get out of here""What do I do with him?" The charity was pointing a gun at one of the surviving goons."He is not worth anything to us do as you fit." As soon as I told her that she kicked him on the back causing the kneeling man to fall."Any last words t
Chloe's PovSpending time with Derek made me realize what I had been missing. With him, everything felt right though, in reality, we were not safe considering someone out there was trying to get to him through me.At least I was happy while it lasted.Derek and his team were leaving the following day after locating the big enchilada. I was happy knowing soon all this will be over and will go on with our lives. He spent the whole day with me except for meals and toilet breaks."I don't wanna leave you" he was worried and I could tell something was bothering him."I know but you worked hard for this mission, don't let me stop you"As much I love him, I wasn't going to be the reason he fails in his mission.We were in at the sleeper sofa next to our bed."You complete me my Chloe. I'll end this madness for once
⚜⚜ Claimed. ⚜⚜Warning![This chapter contains mature content]Chloe's PovThose words escaped my mouth. "Please...." as I focused on his bare chest, assessing the perfect sculpted abs. I kind of wished he stayed shirtless whenever am around. My eyes trailed down south, his board shorts hanging low revealing his torso and the v- shape physique.A sight to behold.Derek was trying to say something but I shushed him as I moved closer and without hesitation placed my lips into his. He responded with a deep but gentle and passionate kiss. I wanted to kiss him forever. At that point, Derek was all that mattered and I was more than ready to give myself to him.What happened t
G Two weeks later, I was preparing something nice for my boyfriend's birthday. I was not sure how he would react since he never celebrated his birthday but his friends said it was worth a try. We had spent time together almost every day except for the two previous days. It was almost like he was avoiding me. Charity told me that he does that when it is near his birthday and a week after, he is back to normalcy.We were in the kitchen, "Do you think he will like this?" I asked Charity"Of course. If he shows up!"I was worried. What if he doesn't?I helped her arrange the simple dinner on the gazebo as Marty and Gary sat drinking beer. Then I went to freshen up, putting on a dress he got me and the diamond earrings. Elena offered to do my makeup up and I thought it was worth a try.Gazebo above!!
Y ⚜ Deadly encounter. ⚜ We had been driving all night and I helped him by taking the wheel because he was injured. He still insisted that it was only grazed but I didn't buy it. I tore a piece of my dress to wrap over the wound."You shouldn't have babe," he said and I kept my eyes focused on the road. It was almost morning and I wanted to pull over and rest but he insisted we should keep going as he took back the wheel. His phone rang and I heard brought it to his ear "Yeah man! Be there in 30" he spoke then hang up as he pulled over to a pharmacy."I'll come with you," I said as soon as he got down."I won't take long"I got off the car. "I am coming with you and that's final"He didn't argue but walked to the pharmacy. We bought a lot of medical supplies. While he was pa
Chloe's POVI narrated to Charytin about the morning escapade. "He'll come around. I think he feels guilty for leading you on""He shouldn't even be has done nothing wrong since I also want him to. It's just the Thomas thing just caved in and I suddenly felt as if he Thomas was touching me" I explained sadly.She embraced me, "Poor thing! You are still traumatized but with time you will forget. You can tell him what's going on, am sure he will understand""You should have seen him. He didn't even look at me, he was angry. Char, I don't wanna lose him and I am afraid I just did"I couldn't imagine my life without him, especially that I had found him again. Before I used to shut myself into studying but coming to Belize and meeting him gave me a different perspective of life that there's more to life than books and I intended to give us a chance an