Her lips trembled, her tears kept in her eyes trying not to fall. I knew that my words would not be enough to calm her but they are necessary for their safety.
–Come on, we have to get closer to the others –I paused–. Girls, pay attention, ok? Atención, en un momento vendrán, uhm…, gente que nos rescatará. Esos hombres de allí tienen armas, uhmm, una bala puede atravesar la pared, así que todas deben quedarse abajo. Okay?
They nodded their heads slowly, I hope they understood what I just said, and my pronunciation is not that good. I mean... My head knows Spanish but my mouth doesn't.
–Good –I told them–. Team, come in now –I ordered them and in less than ten seconds I could catch the sound of the front door falling on the other side. Also, what appeared to be some struggles and heavy blows echoed throughout the house.
Then, as I had anticipated, the loud noise of a bullet being fired made us jump. I got up and made quick steps to the door, nevertheless, before I touched the handle, the door opened with Toshio appearing. I exhaled hard as if all my concern was leaving my body.
–I thought someone was hurt.
He smiled and shook his head.
–That man -he pointed to the man with the mustache who now lay on the ground passed out along with the others–. He's not good at shooting. He shot the ceiling, and I just hope those stray bullets don't hit anybody.
A mocking laugh came from Alizee.
–Man? He doesn't even have the right to call himself "Human". A few years in prison wouldn't hurt him.
–Yeah –I turned my head towards the girls who seemed to be relieved and confused at the same time. Their families will be happy to see them again, who knows how long they spent here, inside this filthy house–. Are the police on their way?
–Yes, Ben was ahead of that. And this...–She put in my hands the weapon that I had been carrying for a while, it weighed more than normal–. Madi, normally criminals like these use semi-automatic guns. This is different, the muzzle is larger and the magazine has a design with purple and gray lines. The bullets are what make me most curious –she planted some of them in my hand, I brought them closer to my face to see them better and I observed that the bullet contained a purple substance that ran around it in a spiral.
–What the hell is this?
–I don't know but it's bad.
–Duh, it's obviously bad, Lizz –The black-haired guy said behind us, we turned around and found him sharing band-aids with the girls–. I know I can't heal all the wounds they have but this will help in the meantime. And please, remember to go to the doctor.
–Toshio, they didn't understand anything you said –Alizee laughed–. Don't worry, I'll translate what he says.
She entered the room and accompanied them. It seemed that everyone was calmer except for Valeria. Her little face was full of anguish.
«Poor girl. This must-have left her more than traumatized»
I decided to take a look around the place, there was another room just like the previous one, only they were differentiated by the fact that this one had a spacious window. The air that filtered through there moved a piece of cloth stuck on its edge, the design seemed familiar to me so I approached.
–Madisson –she called me–. I'll go get blankets, they're in the car. They feel very cold, I´ll be right back.
I made contact with the fabric and grabbed it. Something was wrong, I need to remember.
«Mad, what is it?»
–Madisson, are you okay? What´s that?
Suddenly, our communicators transmitted Marlene's voice to us from the operations base, that redhead along with Ben were always accompanying us from afar.
–Marlene, reporting from the base: Before they entered the house, I asked Toshio to send me a photo of the license plate of the car that was used to kidnap the victims, thanks to the security cameras I could see the journey and ...
-Go to the point.
–The little girl who is with you has an older sister and they captured her before everyone else. They wear the same uniform.
The patrols were heard from outside capturing our attention, Alizee and I shared worried glances.
–Tosh-
–I know, I heard everything. You and Lizz go find her, I'll salute the officers and bring reinforcements to you.
–Man, you are the best! –I exclaimed.
Putting the piece of clothing in my dress pocket, I pushed myself through the window and fell on the other side that would have led us to a pile of large, dry plants. Alizee copied my action and we walked briskly. Did it rain? The mud was sticking to my shoes, and I could smell the wet earth.
«I'd kill for a tactical suit right now.»