Chapter Twenty One
As the three people in the motel tried to figure a way forward, a phone rang to interrupt the conversation. It was Jude Gershon's cell phone, a flip phone. He excused himself from them for a moment, and went to receive the phone call.
It was the man from the other end. Black Hunter pleaded again to hear his wife's voice to make certain she was okay. The other man ignored him. And continued to question him on the unauthorized move he made independently in the hospital.
"You were not to make contact with Mrs. Hershold…Tell me why you broke protocol?" The Man inquired.
"I am sorry, what?" Black Hunter seemed surprised.
"Tell me where you are right now and who is with you" the Man commanded.
"I'm alone at the moment" Black Hunter replied
Black Hunter began to smell something fishy about the other man. He was bent on knowing where he, Black Hunter, was, which in his book was dangerous. But his biggest priority right now was saving Harriet and protecting Mrs. Hershold. So he cunningly gave him a smart response.
"I'm observing from a distance." Black Hunter replied
Jude Gershon didn't feel comfortable with what was going on. But the Black Panther in him was ready for anything, and that was badass. So he calculated his chances and started to initiate a rational mastermind maneuver.
After a while of questions being posed and answered in a dialogue manner, they, both, hung up their cells. Black Hunter looked at the other two people in the room. Half hopeful they will make it through the night. If only they trusted him enough.