Marked in Mexico
“He could see the fear in Jessica’s eyes and felt certain what she said was true, so the most pressing matter at hand was getting out before it was too late.
“That door is going to open back up soon. Either to toss Gilbert back in, if he’s still alive, or if they hold true to form, to retrieve the dinner pot. That’s when we go.” He rose and paced to the window.
Jessica and Megan followed. Megan had pulled herself together and focused on Jack.
“Megan, are you with us? You have to be strong and we... all have to work together if we hope to survive.”
Jack’s voice was calm and soothing and Jessica was touched. Despite what was happening, he was trying to bring Megan around without threats or terror tactics, which the girl wouldn’t respond to well in her fragile state. She watched Megan as she wiped her eyes and nose, pushed her shoulders back and nodded, acknowledging she was okay.
“The van’s still not back, so there’s only two of them. Generally one man stands guard while the other man enters to retrieve the pot.MoreLess
“That door is going to open back up soon. Either to toss Gilbert back in, if he’s still alive, or if they hold true to form, to retrieve the dinner pot. That’s when we go.” He rose and paced to the window.
Jessica and Megan followed. Megan had pulled herself together and focused on Jack.
“Megan, are you with us? You have to be strong and we... all have to work together if we hope to survive.”
Jack’s voice was calm and soothing and Jessica was touched. Despite what was happening, he was trying to bring Megan around without threats or terror tactics, which the girl wouldn’t respond to well in her fragile state. She watched Megan as she wiped her eyes and nose, pushed her shoulders back and nodded, acknowledging she was okay.
“The van’s still not back, so there’s only two of them. Generally one man stands guard while the other man enters to retrieve the pot.MoreLess
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