Ramon
"Dammit, where did he take her!" I yell as I knock over a large standing vase.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpmfO1FFKj
"Calm down, we'll find her. We have a picture of him, the police are searching, and everyone is helping," says Rose as she tries to calm me down.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpVCnjO2CD
"I know, but I can't leave her with that fucker for another second. You know that." I grit through my teeth, trying not to break anything else.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKRi9qsUy2
"We're going to find her Ramon, I know you won't leave any stone untouched in order to find her."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRCGg5LhsD
Hell, she is right. I won't be able to rest until my princess is back in my arms safe and sound. I take a deep breath in and rub at my restless eyes. Thinking of where he could've taken her. If this man wanted money, he could have it all. Suddenly my phone rings on the table, interrupting my thoughts. I answer it in one quick move.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QWwTxkn7z
"Ramon."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6sPqaxbdq
"Ah, great! She wasn't lying." says the voice on the other side.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46x69DaUkN
"Dammit, where is she?"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2P1034n7Va
"Somewhere safe, with me, her husband. She should've been with me all along. But instead, she met you and became corrupted. Now, I'm gonna get my Celestia back, my old, sweet, innocent, Celestia."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkO5MiIYujD
"Is it him? Keep him talking." mouths Rose as she uses her phone to record the conversation after I put it on speaker, and begins to rapidly type on her computer, just far away enough for him not to hear the keys.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWW1pqAYLT
"Mike, we can work this out. There's no need to forcefully take her to get your way-"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjrKEiC4nN
"It was the only way! She's been so hypnotized by you and your perverted ways, she isn't the same Celestia anymore! I'm gonna fix her, you'll see!"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENsQRXOXVw
I couldn't get another word in before he hung up the phone.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lpOaIsJEl
"Piece of shit!" I yell slamming the palm of my hand against the desk.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMooukvpHkL
"I'm sending the recording to the police right now," says Rose.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19D1vE7o1H
"I need to find her. Like now. That sicko is most likely going to torture or even worse rape her."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qr4BuUS0v
I struggled to get those last words out of my mouth. It left a bad taste in my mouth and a very bad feeling in me that I did not want to surface.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrh7ilxWqgl
"I'm leaving. Please tell me if you find anything new." I told Rose as I stood up.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhOHZUjiu6
"Of course! Go home, get some rest. You haven't slept."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnHtzHNLOb
"I can't every time I close my eyes all I can see is her and when I open them she isn't fucking there."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVKQRAH87N
"I know," she replies and pulls me in for a hug. She kisses my cheek and pats the same area with her hand and smiles. "I promise you, they will find her. The ones who are in love will always find each other. No matter how far."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfPXBlGCqV
"S-she said sh-"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtAxKuVGUsw
"I'm not talking about her Ramon. I'm talking about you."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHd05XuCls
"I'm not-"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmZ0xDxvu9
"Shh, don't worry about it, go home." she smiles.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTT7IrUDxl
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I sigh, take my phone off the desk, and leave out the door. I drive home, speeding through lights and stop signs, not being able to care any less. Once I get home I scowl as I enter the kitchen. I drop my keys on the counter and head into the bedroom. I frown even more. Everything here reminds me of her. I go and take a cold shower and don't leave out of it until I'm near damn freezing. I get into my bed and lay there facing the ceiling. There is no way I can go to sleep now.
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My phone rings from my nightstand and I quickly snatch it.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvS5AaKmcDS
"R-Ramon."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHDu3310KR
"Shit! Baby are you okay? Where are you?"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pOMdDounB
"I don't have much t-time. H-he might be here any minute but he ha-has me in his old home. S-somewhere far, F-find L-Lucy and ask her about Mike she can-"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPFKK3RNXp
"Oh, you're a very naughty wife, Celestia. I didn't give you phone privileges hon, put the phone down and come here. Daddy wants to play now."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwylg3CLFL9
"Don't touch me! DON'T TOUCH ME!"
The phone cuts off and I can hear my heavy breathing. I scramble out of bed and grab the nearest pants and shirt I can find, throwing them on while slipping on boots. I grab my pistol in the safe in my closet and check the number of bullets it had. As I place it against my back, under my shirt, I dial Kevin's number and thankfully he answers on the first ring.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXQL0LA4uD
"Ramon? Are you okay? Did you find her?"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRZW1AioEz
"Not yet, do me a favor. I need to talk to Lucinda. Is she at the club?"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9trhFvrJ93
"No she's at home right now, I closed the club for a couple of days."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLAvd6okd1
"Okay, send me her address, please. She might know something of Celestia's whereabouts."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVh6mwwguK
"Got it. Sending as we speak."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCKzE3yDVA
"Thank you, Kevin."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIIvyq8lX0
I hang up, grab my keys that I dropped on the kitchen counter, and leave. Once I get the address I speed over to her apartment which was close by. I climb up the stairs to the fourth floor, skipping steps. When I get to her door I bang against it hard. She opens the door and stares at me in shock.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6Qu7CSAAJ
"Oh my god! Did you find her?"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgXuYzi90m
"No, but she found a phone and called me but that bastard found her with it. She said to talk to you. Something about Mike's old home."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uBoS5NO3U
When I said that, her eyes grew wide, and gestured for me to come inside. I couldn't sit down, I was too shaky so I paced around as she talked.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80JrKDwtdH
"We need to get you on a plane fast. She's all the way in Tennessee."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvn8oijtGwN
"Tennessee? How the fuck?"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIkp4XaThL
"Yeah, he owns a home there but doesn't use it much. I have the address but the sooner you get on a plane, the better. Take James with you just knock on the next door to the right, Mike is a dangerous man. He has counts of abuse under his belt."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9i219qYej
"Gotcha, I'll take my jet then, I might get there faster. Anything else I need to know?"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedWMyybkVV
"I'll tell you more when you're on your way there. I know how to get in and out of his house without being seen. That man needs help Ramon, he's a two-faced lying bastard who takes advantage of women. Celestia fell for his charm and that's what made them date in the first place. He broke up with her and they were always on and off. When he broke up with her for good, she was a mess. That's when I met her at the club when James brought her in. Please, Ramon, find her and bring her back. I can't lose my best friend over him."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpDrFEgfZX
"Don't worry, I will. Thank you." I say and leave. I then knock at the door next to hers and it immediately opens.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomHRpo6WRL
"The walls are thin. I heard everything. Let's go." says James.
We run down the stairs and leave the building, running to my car. Once we're inside, I speed again through the nearly empty streets. When we get to the airport, we find my jet ready and waiting for us.
"Are we just gonna barge in there?"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmzuJ2XWfF
"No, Lucinda said she knew how to get in and out without him knowing."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaLkrXJ6B5
"Ah, gotcha. I hope to God she's safe, that's my best friend right there."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXZA8Sx2fk
"Lucinda also mentioned something about you meeting her and bringing her to the club, is that how she ended up working there?"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlBnRqmjzF
"Yeah, I was on my way there one night and I saw her with a practically finished bottle of alcohol, walking in the empty streets. That was the day Mike broke up with her as well. I asked her to come with me so she could sober up and be safe for the night, so I took her to the club, Lucy took care of her and convinced her not to give a fucking crap about him anymore. Celestia changed that night, she never talked to men, she saw them simply as toys in a chess game that she could bend to her will, and she used stripping as a method of luring them in. Although it gave the club a great boost, I could tell that she wasn't herself behind the whole confidence charade. She wanted more money to go to school so I also gave her the application to be your secretary when you needed one."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7FXepm8SF
"I see. Thank you for that. Otherwise, I would've never met her. She's an amazing woman."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6pqr7cytb
"That she is."
"How much do you like her?" says James through the thick silence.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxZWMzvAbj
"A lot."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMU5emHpFag
"I can tell, I've seen you with many women, and none of them have managed to last as long as her. What's so special about her to you?"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxzV7SHtX0
"She just makes me feel, me, I know it sounds cheesy or whatever but it's true."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODE4ko85xW
"No, I get it. You like her. You got it bad."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCQumcTj2u
"Ha, I guess I do." I chuckle.
I think losing Celestia made me become sensitive and wear my heart on my sleeve. First Rose and now James have called out my feelings out for her. I didn't want to think about it right now, all I was currently worried about bringing my princess home safe.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmScjECBhQ
