Chapter 128 - Where are you? (3)

At a farm thirty miles West from Fairfield, two men just realized that Sarah is in the back of their truck.

Woman got in from the side room. "What is the ruckus?"

"Bro went to get my equipment, and came back with a woman..."

"What woman? Sunny, how much did you drink? I don't see a woman...", woman was confused.

"She is in the back of the truck.", Sunny responded.

"Why would there be a woman? Outside? It's wet and cold. Tell her to come in.", woman gestured with hand to get the Sarah inside.

"She is passed out.", man called Adam responded.

Woman frowned, "Then carry her in. It's wet and cold."

Adam and Sunny complained but went outside reluctantly. A minute later they got Sarah inside, Adam held her arms and Sunny her legs.

Woman opened her eyes in surprise, staring at Sarah. "Put her there", she gestured towards the sofa.

Two men put Sarah on the sofa, she didn't move.

"Is she alive?", woman asked.

Adam prodded Sarah's cheek with his finger. Sarah didn't move.

"That is not how you check if someone is dead!", Sunny exclaimed.

"Yeah, you should know", Adam responded.

Sunny lifted his chin, "Yes, I watch those criminal series on TV."

"So how do you do it?", Adam was not convinced that Sunny knows what he is talking about.

"You check for breath with mirror", Sunny nodded while talking.

Adam frowned.

Woman pushed Adam, "Go and get a mirror from the bathroom!"

Adam grunted in protest but went to the bathroom and quickly returned with a small mirror. "Now what?"

"Put it under her nose. If she is breathing it will get misty.", Sunny explained.

Adam looked at Sunny confused.

Woman shook her head irritated and took the mirror from Adam's hand. She approached Sarah, and slowly extended her hand holding the mirror toward Sarah's face. She was few inches away when Sarah's body shifted a bit, and she let out a whimper. Sarah looked like she is in pain.

All three people were startled.

Woman dropped the mirror. "She is alive!"

"What do we do? Do we call the police?", Sunny asked.

"Stupid! You have a record. If you call the police what will they think?", woman asked angrily.

"But she does not look good...", Adam said in a quiet voice.

"Yes, she looks sick. This does not look like she passed out from drinking... and looking at her clothes, she is rich. If we say we have an unconscious rich girl here, what will the police think?", woman frowned.

"So, what do we do then?", Sunny asked.

"Get blankets. Let's cover her up and hope that she wakes up soon. We can call help if she is awake, then she can tell them that we didn't kidnap her.", woman explained.

"What if she does not wake up?", Adam asked in a quiet voice.

Woman gave him a stern look, "Don't even think about it now."

…

Back at the apartment, Vivian was talking with Aiden. "Let's call the police." Truthfully, she wanted to go back to her room in dorm. While he was out, she thought few times of leaving, but was afraid if he comes after her later. So, she stayed back, waiting.

Aiden shook his head rejecting her idea. "Without a proof that someone hurt her, they will not do anything in first 24 hours since her disappearance. If we call them, we will spend hours in the police station giving statements, instead of looking for her."

"Then what do we to?" Vivian was lost. She could not sleep. Not here. Can she go to her dorm?

"You go to sleep. I will look into something..." Aiden went into study and closed the door behind him, ignoring Vivian.

He knows that Vivian is Sarah's good friend, but somehow, he does not trust her. Anyway, as long as she is on good terms with Sarah, that's enough. He does not need to like Sarah's friends, right? If he is respectful, that is enough. He knows that he was a bit rude with Vivian just now, but this is an emergency. She will understand.

He focused on task at hand. He needs to find Sarah.

"Eve, play recording from EYI84K starting from ten fifteen tonight."

Sound filled the room:

There was a sound of murmur from the crowd... after few minutes, voice was heard.

Philip: "Liam will make his move in few minutes. She will definitely go to clean herself up, when she gets out, it's your turn."

Male voice: "I'm ready."

Philip: "Give her a double dose… and use this."

Male voice: "Double?"

Philip: "Yes. I finally got her by herself. I want to make sure she does not have a chance to escape."

Male voice: "You seem quite interested in this one..."

Philip: "This one is personal. I will take my time with her first before I send her away."

Male voice chuckled...

...few minutes of indistinct murmur and music in the background...

Philip: "Hey, did you drink a bit too much?" After few seconds his voice was heard again. "Strange things happen these days... girls lose control of their legs, and their voice. Perfect opportunity for someone to take advantage of the situation, right? But it does not end there... soon your vision will get blurry also, and you will lose control of your arms as well... all this will continue until you completely pass out. Who knows where you will wake up, and with whom?"

There was period of a murmur, this is when Philip took Sarah outside bar. Murmur and music in the recording stopped.

Philip: "Be good, and we will have some fun in a bit."

There was conversation with bartender about paying for the drinks. After few seconds of silence, there was cursing.

Philip: "Get out and search for her. Tell Liam to come also. I lost her..."

Aiden listened to the recording and he felt his blood boiling and freezing at the same time. Philip and two other men talked about getting their hands on Sarah... 'I will kill them! And they will suffer!', Aiden was raging... 'But first, I need to find Sarah...'