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Jake and Vince have always loved mad adventure. They had met in college, where they joined the same club for extreme sports and travel. They had skydived, bungee jumped, surfed, and climbed mountains together.
They had visited dozens of countries and experienced different cultures and cuisines. They were always looking for the next thrill, the next challenge, the next adrenaline rush!239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpP5GCickR
One summer, they decided to go to Peru and explore some of the most dangerous roads in the world. They rented an SUV and drove along narrow, winding, and steep paths that crossed the Andes.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiksVVsvBq
They marveled at the breathtaking views of snow-capped peaks, deep valleys, and lush forests. They also saw some of the local farmers who actually cultivated coca leaves, the raw material for cocaine.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77pF87mmyl
Jake and Vince were curious about the coca leaves. They had heard that chewing them could help with altitude sickness and fatigue. They also wondered what they tasted like and if they had any other effects. 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ISyHhs2JN
They decided to stop their SUV near a field of coca plants and pick some leaves. They didn't think anyone would notice or care, besides it was nightfall.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6sygJ75k6
"They were wrong'"
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"Dead Wrong!"
As they were loading the Ford Expedition with coca leaves, a man on a motorcycle passed by them. He was a member of a cartel that controlled the area. He saw the two foreigners stealing his boss's product and he became furious.
He quickly called his comrades who were manning a road check ahead. He told them to stop and search the SUV with the license plate number he had memorized.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpE69rKsxJ
Jake: (laughing)239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPTXm724Db
Man! I can't feel my lips! They're numb...
Vince: (giggling)239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UdQYXvvJD
Yeah, "Dude, if I were kissing a girl, I would not feel her lips!"
Jake: Aww, you ain't never kissed a girl or a woman, you're a dumb virgin! They both begin laughing really hard. Jake stomach is hurting from laughing so hard. Man! This is some good ass shit, Vince!
And dude, it is free, and slaps his buddy Vince a high five...239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmtpG2AKSn
Jake: (on alert) Wait a minute, did you noticed that man on the red motorcycle slowed when he passed us?
Vince: (wondering)239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUua1Ulc3H
Yeah, I thought that was kind of curious. Perhaps we should get moving dude.
Jake: Okay, I think we'd better leave.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHtzsIZE0g
"Lets go!"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHAra66yYQ
So, Jake and Vince drove away from the field, unaware of the trouble they had caused. They were enjoying their ride and chatting about their plans for the rest of the trip. 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAS1HfNDTjT
They wanted to see Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, and the Amazon rainforest. They also wanted to try some local delicacies like ceviche, guinea pig, and alpaca meat.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0JJNuTgnz
They didn't notice the road check until it was too late. They seen a group of armed men in camouflage uniforms blocking their way. They had Ak-47 rifles, nine mm pistols and machetes. They looked angry and quite menacing.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2rizXeNbM
"Stop! Stop right now!" one of them shouted.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIidGcBcLpL
Jake slammed on the brakes and stopped the SUV. He rolled down his window and tried to smile.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc66QHSR4GF
"Hola" he said in Spanish. "What's going on?"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfGIZYyRyO
"Don't play dumb with us," the cartel leader said. "We know what you have in your car."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaqvLG2o4q
"What do you mean?"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSAXUz7lIH
Vince asked, also in Spanish. He had learned the language in high school and was fluent.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9ot2BfsUJ
"Don't lie to us," the cartel leader said. "We know you have coca leaves in your car. You stole them from our coca leaf fields!"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5qFao85JI
Jake and Vince looked at each other in shock. They realized they had made a huge mistake.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09VI9chRQB
"Look, we're sorry,"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6Y8oMOiMZ
Jake said. "We didn't know they belonged to anyone. We just wanted to try them out."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtVCK807SB
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The leader said incredulously. "Do you have any idea how much those leaves are worth? How much work goes into just growing them? How much risk we take to protect them?"
"We're really sorry," Vince said. "We didn't mean any harm."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKABCGhUZT
"Sorry is not enough," the cartel leader said. "You have to pay for what you did."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7bl84Bdnv
He signaled to his comrades to open the vehicle and take out the coca leaves.
They gasped when they saw what was inside. It was a pile of rare and exotic animals.There were parrots, monkeys, snakes, turtles, and even a baby jaguar. They were all crammed into cages and bags, some of them injured or dead.
"Where did you get these?" the cartel leader asked, furious. "We found them in an abandoned house," Jake said, lying. "We thought they were just pets."
Pets?" the leader repeated. "These are not pets. These are endangered species. They are worth a fortune on the black market. Do you know how many people would kill for these?"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdBc0OHUT2
He grabbed the baby jaguar by the scruff of its neck and held it up. It whimpered and clawed at the air. "This is a jaguarundi," he said. "It is one of the most rare and beautiful cats in the world. There are only a few hundred left in the wild. And you stole it from us!"
He threw the jaguarundi back into the cage and slammed the SUV shut. "You are in big trouble, my friends," he said. "You have stolen from the Zetas. And the Zetas do not forgive or forget."
"Wait!"
Another cartel member said, "Look what I've found in the back." They found several bags full of green leaves that filled up most of the space. "Well, look at this, the leader said." "You have enough coca here to make a kilo of cocaine."
He turned to Jake and Vince with a mean, malicious grin. "You know what we do to thieves like you?" he asked. Jake and Vince felt a surge of fear.
"No," Jake said nervously.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpeLvQEe6RC
"We kill them," he said. He raised his rifle and aimed it at Jake's head.
"Wait, said another cartel member, the dogs havn't had their morning meal yet." I bet they havn't had any gringos to eat for awhile!
Leader: "Oh, yeah, that might be an even better idea!"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQYjI35bHg
But, naw, this is what's going to happen...
"You have two options," "Either you give us everything you have in your car, including your money, phones, your clothes, your shoes, or we shoot you right here and take everything anyway."
Jake and Vince looked at each other in horror. They knew they had no choice. "OK, OK, we'll give you everything," Jake said.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaa3soPDWxG
"Good," the leader said. "Now get out of the car and strip."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpDtDtDSZt
Jake and Vince obeyed. They got out of the car and took off their clothes. They felt the cold wind and the hot stares of the cartel members. They felt humiliated and terrified.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwH56nIRwu
The leader searched their car and took everything he found. He also took their keys and threw them into the bushes.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQH4B8TxHL
"Thank you for your generous donation," he said sarcastically. "Now you can walk back to wherever you came from. And don't ever come back here again. Or we will find you and kill you."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMQbUEYnKs
He got into the driver's seat of the SUV and started the engine. He drove away with his men, leaving Jake and Vince naked and stranded on the road.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5XBI9tYvY
Jake and Vince watched them disappear into the distance. They felt a surge of anger and despair.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEUQcPhXb3
"What are we going to do now?" Vince asked. I don't know," Jake said. "But we have to get out of here. Maybe we can find a village or a phone or something."
They started walking along the road, hoping to find some help. They hoped they would survive this nightmare. They hoped they would never see the Zetas again.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wAPfBJo5m
Jake and Vince walked for hours, shivering and hungry. They tried to avoid the cars that passed by, fearing they might be more cartel members or corrupt cops. 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfNRuDgJuT
They hoped to find a friendly face or a helping hand, but they only encountered hostility and indifference.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9VCyPT6HS
They finally reached a small town, where they saw a sign that said "Bienvenidos a San Miguel". They thought they might find some refuge there, but they were wrong.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqu1UEyGmF
As soon as they entered the town, they were met with stares and whispers. Some called them "gringos", "thieves", or "spies". Some threatened to call the police or the Zetas.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXscnuHMpZw
Jake and Vince tried to ignore them and look for a place to hide. They saw a church and thought they might find some sanctuary there. So, they ran towards it, hoping to find a priest or a nun who would help them.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6fHNIOljd
They knocked on the door of the church, but no one answered. They tried to open it, but it was locked. Looking around there was a window that was slightly open. So, they decided to climb through it and enter the church.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwRCwXnnNj
Managing to get inside the church, they soon realized they had made another mistake. The church was not empty. It was full of people. And they were not there to pray. They were there to celebrate.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQTTRKZg98
It was a wedding. A young couple was standing at the church altar, surrounded by their family and friends. They were smiling and happy, unaware of the intruders.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXrTlZhcpb
Jake and Vince froze in shock. They had just crashed a wedding, and were butt, bare ass naked!239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6P7612ZL8N
The people in the church turned around and saw them. They gasped and screamed. And recognized them as the thieves who had stolen the animals from the Zetas. 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45HH2dM0T2
They were furious and shouted cursing at them. Some called them animals, monsters and demons. And said they had ruined their precious wedding and would have to pay dearly.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNM4qyKsrzQ
They chased them out of the church and into the street, and followed them with sticks and stones. Jake and Vince ran for their lives dodging and ducking the projectiles. They pushed and shoved people aside, running as fast as they could.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5wrEKfUSV
They ran out of the town and into the countryside. Running until they reached a river and jumped into the water, swimming across it.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVyA4Axbge
Climbing out of the river, they collapsed on the ground. Cold, wet and exhausted. They were bruised, bleeding, and battered. Alive, but barely.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbi61bn9LXb
They gazed at each other silently, not believing the ordeal of hell they had survived. But knew they were still in trouble and had no clothes, money, phone, not even a car.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk47V8rM7jJ
Jake wondered how they would ever get out of this mess. Or if they would ever get to the states again. 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMcikPMGlw
Closing their eyes, sleep quickly fell upon them.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWmjR2j0zj
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