**MR ANTONY SANTOS**~Day NineWhile waiting for Michael to return, we kept our eyes at the sky, I found myself constantly praying over and over again, for her return. Her safe return, I do not wish to see her headless, wrapped in a box or the after maths of a tortue gone wrong or any kind of tortue as well. I know the longer she stays missing, the slimmer our chances become. It's the same calculation for every kidnapping case, you have a high chance within the first seventy two hours.Our heads turned at the sound of the door opening up. Michael was back. Finally, the verdicts that lets us know where we stand.He exhaled and let out a yawn, clearly tired while we eagerly awaited the news he brought."What's happening?"I voiced out feeling all too impatient."Well, I have good news and then some bad news as well. Which would like to hear first?""I think we could all use the good news at this point. Let's hear it." Joel nodded his head, agreeing with my statement,anything good would
**TRACY SCOTT**My mother has no business in this feud. This Antonov shouldn't bring her up for any reason, it's the effect of the drugs making me hear things that were never said. Turning back to the door, I turned the knob and went inside since he might be lying and Ethan is long dead. Like mine, the room had a big bed in themiddle, Ethan laid carelessly on it, his legs spread wide apart, and one hand hanging out the edge of the bed, about to fall off.I shook my head, finding the position very funny.It looked like mine. TV, air con, big bed and no sign of being restrained.I walked up to him carefully, running my fingers through the top of the fabric feeling how soft it was. Sleeping on a bed like this was like fucking heaven on earth.Placing my butt on the bed, I crawled to his position, hovering slightly over him, running my eyes off his face then down to other parts of the body. As hard as it was, I can't hide that this man helped me through a lot, saving him was the right thi
**MR ANTONY SANTOS**~Day NineThe day is running. Literally. It'll be evening soon and we won't be able to do much, I suggested we cover as much ground as we can before that time comes.Michael drove in silence, I noticed he was avoiding any traffic cameras or public places, mostly taking side streets and short cuts."Isn't this route longer?""It is. But it's better than you getting spotted. If it comes down to taking the longer route to avoid being seen, you do it.""Or I can venture in and hide. I can hide at the back..."I shrugged while making that suggestion."That's one idea. But it's not a good idea for me to get seen as well. I'm almost certain I've been caught with Joel Scott , if I'm seen on their radar, they might figure out that I'm FBI, that blows everything to bits. There's nothing wrong in taking the longer route, as long as you achieve your goal. It won't matter."He assured then took a turn"We'll arrive in less than ten minutes, you don't have to worry."He said but
**TRACY SCOTT**~Day Nine"Well you arrive at the nick of time. I was scared she might slit my throat in anger since you decided to let all your prisoners lose."He chuckled deeply."As you, Miss Tina is not a prisoner, she can leave whenever she like and she requested to be here. As you, she believes she has qualities that I'll find reasonable and attractive and will help. That's yet to be determined. First I'm intrigued by you, I'd like to have that talk now."His calm tone was more scary than his words. Usually those who are calm are the type who burst into flames and are capable of inflicting severe pain on others.They do we'll by masking all their bad attributes, concealing it and keeping it beneath the surface until it's time to get revenge or show their true colours.I fear those who stand behind my back in silence than those who are capable of standing up to me.Just look at how Ryder turned out."Are you coming, Miss Scott ?"He asked already standing at the door.I released
**MR ANTONY SANTOS**~Day Nine"Aren't you like a federal officer who is supposed to be against breaking in an entering, isn't that against the law anymore?"He passed me a look which says to shut the hell up."Where did you leave your car?""Tuck away, we'll find it when we need to leave."He replied in a low tone."There it is."I pointed to the parking lot and the owner seems to be closing up Already. He was about shutting the exit."We need to get a distraction. I'll distract you, you'll go in and check the footage, you'll have barely ten minutes to check and erase then get out through the back. Try not to do anything too illegal."He instructed. Those orders should be easy to follow.Without my response, he moved away picking up a stone.Tossing it straight down, he bent his knee andapproached the owner.They began talking as Agent Michael faked an accident or being in pain.I snuck around and got in front, he got the man to move away while checking the knee and I used the opport
**TRACY SCOTT**~Day Nine"You should get some rest, maybe you might remember something in the morning. Your brain will be refreshed by then, plus it's been a long day so I understand if you can't really think that far. Get some rest. There's no harm at all."He deflected the question.I held both sides of the chair and spinned my head to face him.Disbelief crossed my eyes but I gazed nonetheless."How do you know my mother?"I repeated in case his hearing failed the first time. I'm not leaving this room until I hear an explanation for all the comments he's been making.It almost seems like they knew other well, they have met on serveral occasions, my mother couldn't have associated herself with the mob, but Anotonov didn't strike me as the type to lie.If that's not the case, I wonder what happened.I'll over think it if he doesn't provide an answer straight from the source.It's my speciality.I won't sleep throughout the nightHis responses will keep playing in my head as I struggle
**Antony Santos*~Day NineI placed around the room while Michael kept zooming in and checking the area out for any key components to zone in ontehir location.His slow speed was getting on my nerves, I wished he'll just work faster or maybe their high tech and computer will just tell me exactly where my girl is.My girl.Let's digress a little.When you lose something, that's when it's true value becomes open to you. You don't understand how much something means until it's gone and you can't reach it.guess we do desire the things we can have.In my case, I have plenty things in my head. Things I can't shake off even if I desperately try."This is as accurate as I can get the location, if I try to widen or zoom in more, I might miss her. This should be our search radius, the problem becomes how to check it out without alerting them or walking into a trap.""Can't we get satalite imagining like last time?""I doubt they'll give it to us again. We are flying in blind and completely on
**MR ANTONY SANTOS**~Day TenIt's midnight. A few minutes past a least.After standing at the entrance for over half an hour, the shock still didn't fall off my face.It's one thing to be a criminal mastermind, evading the capture of the FBI while working for the Russians, it's another thing to do all of that while pretending to be an informant.It's dancing on both sides of the field.It's sick and twisted and I can't imagine how Agent Michael must feel.He was his informant.It was he who told him things about the operation and currently the details of the land Tracy is suspected to be on.If he finds out, the guilt will beared by him, all eyes would turn to him and all fingers would point to him as they judge him for making that mistake.Agent Michael went back to the hut filled with computers.In this moment, I was able to lift one leg up andmove.Getting to the hut, I opened it and he was frisking.His hands were shaking, swiping on the screen in different directions.He sniffl
**TRACY SCOTT**. "Where do you want to go?"Jimmy asked, dirverting into the main road.It's a miracle we've even gotten this far without any reporters trying to bash into the car or take pictures. Maybe they don't have vans?I'm almost sure Father would have gotten the news by nowThey've flock around the office begging for a comment or the house.I expected it. In fact I want it.The more influence I have, the more people get to hear the truth.Father can't oppose this even. That man killed his wife. He took me for days and now they're going to just let him go.Well I'll be dammed.Just like clockwork, my cell began ringing.Lucky guess it's Ethan. He's calling to rant aboutIt'll be rude not to answer, plus I'm not ashamed of what I've done I'll repeat it if necessary."What is it?"I snapped. From the corner, Jimmy's brows shot up."I just wanted to say congratulations. I'm happy you're going to do something that n
**TRACY SCOTT**. Murmurs. Bickering. Incessant sounds that's currently irking. Echoing in my ear and makes me want to scream. Maybe they'll shut up.More reporters are gathering since I've gotten what I wanted. For this to air live. For the entire world to hear me.For the whole world to see and understand my plague. To know why I went through and decide for themselves if what's going to happen is the right thing. It's not. They know it. It's why they'll stand up and stop it. I hope."Everyone is eager to understand what I'm about to say. I'll tell you and since this is live, there won't be any miscommunication."My eyes went above their heads as the teachers would advise us while we gave our speeches. I wished I hadn't done that though.For the side entrance, I noticed Antony burst out with Ethan behind him.Perfect. I had all the media attention, they weren't affected by two men.I turned away. Antony's eyes move
TRACY SCOTT**. Jimmy loves me. I should not be considering that with everything that's happening and all that's at stake, but in some weird way I can't help the tingles all around me with the realization that Jimmy loves me.He's actually in love with me. I know that because what we about to do is similar to jumping off a cliff with no safety on, he's willing to do that.I think he is. Maybe he'll just walk me up to it, tell me what to do then leave me hanging.He'll remain neutral in the dealings and I'll face the music myself.I would not blame him. It's typically the smart thing to do.Ethan. Antony. They should all stay away from me. The best thing to do is taking it all head on.In fact involving anyone else will just make matters worse.I'm the center piece of everything.It started with me. It should end with me."Are you reconsidering it? I won't lie to you, it'spolitical suicide, that what we would call it
**TRACY SCOTT**. "How about here, it says foreign nationals who have committed a crime...""We can't use that, they'll argue that he didn't actual commit the crime.""That would make no sense?"I cringed my nose in utter confusion."In theory, it would not but if they did that, they'll make a center piece of the American justice system, they'll bring it out on the open for anyone interested to ask as many questions as they'd like and trust me, there are some many people interested in the system.""Ugh."I fell on the chair, tossing the books aside."Maybe we take a five minutes break..."He was interrupted by my cell phone."I'm sorry, I should get this."I slipped my hand into my pocket silently praying it wasn't my father or Antony, in that case I won't have to get anything.It wasn't. Ethan was calling. From the burner. How nice."Yes?"I answered. No filter needed. I didn't want to talk to any of them from that p
153**TRACY SCOTT**. "Tracy wait! I'm confused because it's as though both of you just shut me out in an instant. What is going on here? One minute I think maybe in actually part of the team or whatever shit and the next you're gone with him, you disappear for almost half an hour. What happened?"I held my purse, twirling in the free space outside."Get rid of the substance in your car, we do not want anyone getting a whiff of what that thing might be. It won't do anyone good."I instructed instead of answering the question."Tracy. you're just avoiding the question and I thought you would not be mad for telling Antony.""I'm not mad. Come on, do I seem mad? If I dol apologise for giving you the wrong impression, I am not."I giggled, palming my lips to stiffen it when it got too weird."I'm sorry we didn't take you in with us. I only got ten minutes and somehow you were lost in between, it wasn't my intention."His
152**TRACY SCOTT**. You're weak. You're fragile. That's what they think. That's what they'll never say to your face, but it's the reason they pet you in believing things which aren't actually true.They're all liars. They've been lying to you for the longest time. That is the truth. You can't trust any of them.Those are Antonov's words from earlier today replaying in my head like a broken record.When he dropped the last bombshell, the concluding piece of the puzzle in my head, the little secret Antony was keeping, I grew numb while seating on that chair.I kept my hands folded, staring into space.My head was faced forward, probably making eye contact of some sort with him, but I was not there physically.My mind had wandered off, making up the scenes in my head.How it happened. Who she was. Why he did it.I created an answer for each of those questions after which more would just pop up. That's howmy mind work
**TRACY SCOTT**. I need a grip. A tight grip and maybe a lid. A grip on these whirling emotions inside me, like a storm and I'm in the fucking eye.An hour ago I was prepared, willing, and heaven knows I was ready to commit first-degree murder and not even blink.That's how mad I was. Was it anger? Or hurt? Or thirst for vergence? That would be fueled by either the former or latter before it?I'm not sure what it is, but it's there.I can feel it inside of it, it's burning and it keeps increasing with each passing minute.I would have killed that man, I would have done so without so much as blinking.That's how vicious I have become.Ethan was the only anchor left, if it wasn't for him I would have finished Antonov off.For now, I just need to stay in the same room with him.I need to look him in the eye and figure out why he ruined my life.Why did he kill my mother?Why did he start this goose chase for me decades
**ANTONY SANTOS**. "Why are you looking at me like that?"She asked after moments of silence reigned between us, neither bothering to utter a word. There weren't much seating positions in the gun range, so we merely relaxed our back over the wall, giving the other breathing space.Something I hadn't realised I needed, but I did."Like what?"I moved my shoulders, carefully flipping my front hair backwards and moving my eyes away which were raking her body with suspicion."Like I'm damaged goods. You're looking at me as though I'm damaged goods. It's what's going around and I can't seem to wrap my head around the look. It's getting annoying. Stop looking at me like that "She snapped, standing straight."I'm not looking at you like you're damaged goods. I would never think that, that's just being insensitive and anyone who is doing such hasn't the slightest clue of what you've been through nor has the right to judge
**ETHAN RAMIREZ**I searched the room with my eyes, it had cleared out leaving just us three. Antony and I standing metres away from one of the ranges, Tracy standing by the door with a smug look on her face that shows she's not exactly happy with either of us.What comes next is her feeling all too betrayed by both of us, but I'm sure Antony can handle it.I hope. I hope I didn't underestimate her angry she is at him, angry enough not to listen to a word he had to say, she has only made eye contact with him once since she walked in here and even then, she tore her gaze away quickly."I asked a question but it would seem no one is willing to give a weird answer. Since when did both of you become besties because that's what this seems. A get together for besties."She squirmed her shoulders, her tone dripping with sarcasm and mockery."Tracy..."She crossed her hand quickly, leaving one outside to place ahead of me and halt whatevermovement I had planned"I asked a question, Ethan. I