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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!258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkHb21tmZm
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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxZ0sOhkQV
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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRcCz95etw
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. 258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeouS5qgsfv
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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GVJNFZvh3
"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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGozikhHpt
Jake: (laughing)258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOgGhu0mWh
Man! I can't feel my lips! They're numb...
Vince: (giggling)258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsq7XJLILLd
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...258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0X0EaXVRk
Jake: (on alert) Wait a minute, did you noticed that man on the red motorcycle slowed when he passed us?
Vince: (wondering)258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3DNqoySL1
Yeah, I thought that was kind of curious. Perhaps we should get moving dude.
Jake: Okay, I think we'd better leave.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClouMixUFM
"Lets go!"258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNrm4FKfek
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. 258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFv0g56r323
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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeU6g4O3PX9
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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8R9AlASIYH
"Stop! Stop right now!" one of them shouted.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufBuxnhcTQ
Jake slammed on the brakes and stopped the SUV. He rolled down his window and tried to smile.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sKVekcXp4
"Hola" he said in Spanish. "What's going on?"258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFEYztrkOY
"Don't play dumb with us," the cartel leader said. "We know what you have in your car."258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPcOqmPTq9
"What do you mean?"258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5G1egm3x2Z
Vince asked, also in Spanish. He had learned the language in high school and was fluent.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3L1zxXYciH
"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!"258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWxYjFTgq7
Jake and Vince looked at each other in shock. They realized they had made a huge mistake.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhZPVBdVRH
"Look, we're sorry,"258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRlXHEJXoU
Jake said. "We didn't know they belonged to anyone. We just wanted to try them out."258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IBXZsfGuh
"Try them out?" 258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcrJ654Qft
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."258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KOl9RpW4s
"Sorry is not enough," the cartel leader said. "You have to pay for what you did."258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7OkuOPztf
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?"258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMr3CX2wCXT
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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodf5zljSaB
"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!"258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJSg7iFLeS
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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsssn3PBuJk
"Good," the leader said. "Now get out of the car and strip."258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVb46TZYDiQ
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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhhtZf3WWb
The leader searched their car and took everything he found. He also took their keys and threw them into the bushes.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcYR4zcMKs
"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."258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspX3QankzG
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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHLD7msMBO
Jake and Vince watched them disappear into the distance. They felt a surge of anger and despair.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Utijqrur5
"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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8WWtpTROT
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. 258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb527gjY53r
They hoped to find a friendly face or a helping hand, but they only encountered hostility and indifference.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBtecPdYlx
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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgDhsu28UD
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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4OwwRFsz3
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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVUGFZUxj4
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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqG8AOHNRL
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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIhvUOVqhY
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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5pHFr48k0
Jake and Vince froze in shock. They had just crashed a wedding, and were butt, bare ass naked!258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRK7LEfJqla
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. 258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0J1biDlSn
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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsDiTKdbuG
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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3u0rVWWgZ
They ran out of the town and into the countryside. Running until they reached a river and jumped into the water, swimming across it.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7QccLij5H
Climbing out of the river, they collapsed on the ground. Cold, wet and exhausted. They were bruised, bleeding, and battered. Alive, but barely.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldIL9o12rW
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.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWuulpj6co
Jake wondered how they would ever get out of this mess. Or if they would ever get to the states again. 258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMjItI1fZD
Closing their eyes, sleep quickly fell upon them.258Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PoVWhgvf9
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