"Why not get give her what she wants so that we call all be a peaceful team again?" Ahmad suggested. "I mean, she's beautiful, , fun to be with, and is good to what she does, what more could you want?"
"If that was all a man could need, why not marry her then? " Mikel stated, leaned away from the tree and walked away while Ahmad watched him go without uttering another word.
When Mikel finally disappeared out of sight, Ahmad heaven a deep sigh and walked to the private coverage where the network was good to make call to his wife whom he calls every three days to ask about her welfare and the kids. Though his wife had no idea what kind of business he was into and he decide to keep that away. What matters was that the living a good life from the money he was making
In fact, he had an intention of taking his Family on a vacation to Dubai once they were done with this particular operation but he would had to wait a day or more. He was dying to be with his wife and his kids, . he hadn't seen them for four months now and his looking forward seeing them again. When he was done with the call, he decided to go check on how the guys were handling the new hostages.
Dorothy looked around the place they had been kept. It was like an enclosure with the roof made with sparse palm fronds but the sun still came through and heated up some part of the earth they all sat on. There was a nearby large tree whose branches offered some shade but it was not enough for most of them.
Looking around the littered place, Dorathy counted all the captives and realised their were twenty six of them. She had met some captives especially who were abducted weeks before and they looked weary and despair. Their clothes was old and full of stains, some even had tears. Their hairs were unkept and some of the few men were in dire need of a shave.
Dorothy sighed. Was this how her life is going to end? She turned when she heard soft sobbing and saw the little girl she had seen at the park, pressing her face against her mothers belly and sobbed. She had also be made to aimlessly walked around the jungle for three hours and her once neat sneakers were now brown with dirt's. Poor thing.
"Is she okay?" Dorothy couldn't help but ask the girl's mother who was trying to comfort her daughter.
"She's hungry" The woman helplessly replied.
Dorothy turner to her small hand bag which she had been allowed to take with her. In fact, all the captives where allowed to take a bag containing personal stuffs they could use and also be use to their abductors. Dorathy pulled out a pack of cookies that she had bought earlier before travelling. Then she turned and stretched it towards the mother, "here,am sure this will do"
The woman hesitated from taking the pack of cookies from Dorathy "what about you?".
Dorathy gave a small smile. Yes, she was hungry but the child needed this more. "Don't worry about me, I'll be fine"
"Thank you" The woman smiled in appreciation and took the pack of cookies from Dorathy and nudged her daughter with it. When the girl had lifted her head a bit and took peek of what her mother had nudged her with, she stopped crying and sat up while her mother opened the pack of cookies for her, instructing her to make sure not to finish eating all of it because she would definitely need some of it later.
Just then, Their attention was gotten when Ahmad walked into the place and cleared his throat aloud, getting their attention.
"Hello everybody, welcome. Am sure that our old guests already know who I'm and knows the does and don't in this camp. I'll advise that our new guests listen rather attentively if we are going to work together so that no one gets hurt. You are to fully cooperate with us if you are to make it out here alive and their are rules you must abide by if you really want to see your loved ones again.
"You might be wondering why we allowed you guys to take three pairs of clothes along and that's because the boss is very big on cleanliness and would not like his guests looking unkept. During your stay here, we will try our possible best to provide food for all of you but remember this is not your father's house but somewhere in the jungle and you can't decide what you eat.
Also note that you are to take shower in nearby stream and if you wish to take a leak or potty break, one of my men will escort you to a part of the bush where you can do your private business. You are to change your clothes at least every two days and wash whatever you have come along. You must keep your surrounding clean and live peaceably with your neighbors. I'd advice you that you don't try to escape because that will be your own detriment.
There are tones of venomous snakes in this jungle and you could end up lost, starved to death, or die from exhaustion, your choice beside that, we will surely come after anyone that escape and when found, the verdict is inevitable instant death, you can ask the old guests who had been here about those who dared to take the risk, for your own good, bond of you should get into an of altercation with any of my men or disobey their orders. All we want is your cooperation and the cooperation of your family and you will be out of here in no time. For now, I'll like you all to submit everything valuable items you have...