Chapter 18: The lost man

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Bella!? No it can't be her. Besides I only got to see a quick glimpse of her face. I could have mistaken her. Right?

I was frozen in place. I watched as the two men took her away and the other man was talking to the boy. The boy didn't do anything. It was a trap. He lead her to it.

I was still paralyzed and I couldn't think straight and I only heard bits of the conversation between the man and the boy.

The man started to leave. The boy continued walking deeper into the woods. I followed him until the man was out of sight. I then grabbed the boy by his shoulders and turned him around. I stopped suddenly. The boy was.... Crying? Why is he crying? "Where are they taking that woman to?" I said harshly. The boy tried to push me off but, I gripped his shoulders tighter. "Where are they taking her?" I said a bit calmer. He then looked into my eyes. Something flickered in his eyes. For a brief second he looked at me like he's seen a ghost. "Help me," he said in a pleading voice. I didn't expect this. "What?" I asked while putting him down.

He then pulled my arm. We were running. I don't know what's going on? Where is this boy taking me and why is he asking for help?

A few minutes later we arrived to a little shack. He looked at me, "are you ready?" I looked at him confused and simply nodded. He then bent down and moved a piece of brown carpet that was covering a hole. There was a ladder that lead down into the dark hole. The boy started to climb down. I followed behind him. The hole was pretty deep. Once we got down the boy turned on a light. It took a moment for my eyes to adjust to the sudden brightness. I turned around and I was completely surprised I can't believe my eyes!

We were surrounded by so many guns, grenades, amo, knives, and swords. The boy grabbed a couple of guns, amo, and knives. "What's your name?" He asked. I looked at him confused, "Carlos Cortez." The boy hesitated for a minute. He grabbed a gun and handed it to me. "Let's go save your family."

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