As if I was in heaven till now
"A hand suddenly covered Lana's mouth..."
"The sheer terror she felt was not comparable to anything."
"Was she regretting her choices?"
"Did she wish to be back in her home, enjoying a TV show and eating ice-cream? "
"But was this the time to think about this?"
"She had someone on her back, covering her mouth who might or might not kill her"
"By the feel of it, it was a man. He was tall she could feel and quite muscled too, the strength with which he held her was commendable"
"It might finally be the time to show off her basic combat skills, she thought. She had gone to a woman safety program once, a month long it was and her willing herself to go to gym everyday might pay off too after all getting out of bed was not easy"
"Lana tried to stay calm, maybe if she moved with a jerk the person can lose grip, and she can get out, throw a punch here and there and try running"
"It was as if he had read her mind"
"He moved the hand placed in front of her mouth for a few moments and after that it was back again on her mouth, only this time with a piece of cloth"
lana
*Don't breathe Lana, don't breathe Lana, don't... *
"By the time she could free her hand and hit him on his jaw,"
"She had taken a few breaths"
"His grunt told her, her hit had hit the mark and quite successfully"
"But that was all Lana could get as before she could show him more of her skills, her head was dizzy, body lethargic and eyes droopy"
"It was just few seconds before her game was over when he whispered in her ear,"
.....
"You didn't ignore it."
"And the world went dark"
SOMEWHERE, Lana was UNAWARE
"A joke worthy enough to get kidnapped?"
" Well jokes on everyone, she already was"
"Lana had no idea where she was, how much time had passed and what was going to happen to her"
"After blacking out, she had opened her eyes to find herself in a dark room, her hands and feet tied. There wasn't much in the room except a steel table at the corner and a chair she was sitting on"
"Lana tried to listen to any voices outside, it might tell her where she was, how much time she had and will she escape without getting caught"
"She willed herself to try and escape. If she panicked now, she might end up dead. She had to stay headed and figure out a way"
"The sound of horns was detectable, and she could still hear and smell the ocean. This meant she was still somewhere near the port"
"She could see her backpack leaning next to the table, if only she could get the knife from her bag and cut her ties"
"She thanked the moron kidnappers to not tie her to the chair, it would have been even more tough than"
"She made a plan-
Get the knife, get up very gently and try not to lose balance"
"After getting up, sit down on the floor and crawl towards the table"
"Reach the backpack, open the zip and take out the knife"
"Only to realise no one ever told Lana how difficult it was to open a backpack zip with tied hands"
"It was not like she took the bag in her lap which was very hard with tied feet and opened the zip with her mouth while her hands held the bag as best as they could"
"She could have opened the zip with her mouth in its original position too, but was Lana not on her brightest, with all the kidnapping, panicking and drugging?"
"But that was not what had happened right? Well, she would like it very much that way."
"The zip finally opened, and the knife was… "
"It had to be there, she remembered very well she had kept it in that zip"
.....
"Searching for this?"
"Is it possible for your soul to burst out of your body, to go to heaven, to go to hell, then roam around the outer space and come back in the body, all in a few seconds?"
"Lana had just experienced it"
"to find her out of her chair, near her bag"
"Once again, she didn't know what she was in for"
"Finally she gathered some courage to turn back and face her kidnapper"
"It was not at all intentional that she moved slower than the creaky door in a horror movie beyond which the ghost waits for there turn to scare the stupid characters"
"She at last saw the face of her kidnapper, and he was..."
lana
*I thought kidnappers being pretty was just a book thing?*
.....
"Searching for this?"
"And that is when Lana noticed, her knife in his hand"
"Her kidnapper was not moron after all"
lana
You can't just kidnap people, I was just in the port. That is not a crime
.....
But being in an international port, with an employee identity card of a company you no longer work in is
lana
I had a duty, I was supposed to be on the check post with checklist
lana
I was assigned by th-
"And there she was, the woman from the entrance"
"Lana hadn't expected to see her, she thought she would bluff some woman and... "
"And what, she didn't know, but she would have figured out after making something up about the beauty in front of her"
"Now that was out of the question, though the question still was"
lana
How are you here and who are you?
"She asked to her kidnapper"
Ray
And to answer your question, I am his partner?
"It seemed if he could switch her place with Lana, he would do it in a heartbeat"
Ray
Someone who helped him in kidnapping you
"She looked back at Lana"
"Was he the root of all this mess?"
"After a few seconds of quite"
lana
Then why would you kidnap me?
Mike
Because you came, when you were told not to
lana
Why would you care if I came or not when it wasn't you who sent the text?
Mike
Someone from my team had sent it
"Lana turns to look at ray"
lana
You too are in the team?
Ray
Isn't that the most perfect guess Lana.
"The mockery was clear in her voice"
"The wheels in Lana's mind turned and"
lana
There was never supposed to be a Lana Cross in the check post, you were there for me.
"That was not a question but a statement"
Ray
You are very smart Lana
"The smile she gave was sweet almost too much, then Lana didn't know why it made her gulp in fear"
"Maybe it had finally sinked in, she was fucked"
"Turning to Mike, she asked
lana
What will you do with me?
"She tried to keep her voice from quivering"
lana
There are people involved in this?
"Trying to escape two people was going to be hard, trying to escape more than that, well near to impossible"
lana
At least tell me what was the text about. It is hard to tell someone else when you are kidnapped
Mike
The text was exactly about what you saw
Mike
Why can it not be that?
lana
Those were not bodies
lana
You mean to say the cargo was gun bodies?
"Lana couldn't understand, how come a text about the transport of guns was so confidential that someone would kill the wrong person for the getting this information"
lana
How is it worth to kill someone over a cargo of guns?
Mike
You don't need to know
lana
I should know, that is why I am here right?
"Just as Ray was about to open her mouth and answer Lana, a ting could be heard around the room"
"Mike and Ray looked at each other and smiled with a meaning unknown to Lana"
Mike
Welcome to hell, lana
lana
As if I was in heaven till now
"That was Lana's best f-ck you smile she could muster"
"And not long after, they were here..."
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