The Many Secrets of Woodland Demars

Chapter 49- Intermission

Mandy Jackson was still in the Prison Van. They were sitting outside the Fisherman's compound in New York.

She too had been blindfolded but not gagged. The unknown Larson really wished he had permission to gag her. 

This Larson was the youngest of the Larson brothers. His name was Tucker. He was in his early twenties. 

He was intelligent but had made a poor mistake in high school. 

 When he was a senior, Tucker was introduced to the Fisherman through his brother Joseph.  Wanting to look less like a nerd and a know it all, Tucker swallowed the Fisherman's words.

Now he was stuck and wanted out. Just like Alexis and Woody, it didn't take him long to figure out who the Fisherman really was. However unlike, the two friends, Tucker though intelligent, didn't have any friends. Without friends and having no one to tell, Tucker continued working for the Fisherman.

Now the Fisherman was telling him to take the Jackson girl home and that he was holding onto the Finn boy a little bit longer.

Tucker pulled away from the compound and drove some hours away.

What his brother and the Fisherman didn't know, was that Tucker had a safe house about three hours away.

He drove for an hour before he pulled over.

He looked to make sure no one had followed him before opening the back of the Van.

Since the Fisherman only wanted Benji but hadn't known about Mandy until his men had kidnapped the couple, there had only been one guard. Well there had been two but Mandy had kicked him in the no no's hard. The man ended up being arrested at the hospital later.

So Tucker was lucky that Mandy was by herself. 

Once inside the van, Tucker avoided looking at the cell that Benji had been in. His guard had made the boy scream and bleed. Tucker had felt bad.

Doing what he was doing now, would save him a hard sentence if he were to be arrested.

He made his way where Mandy Jackson was huddled in the back of the cell.

As if she had sensed him, Mandy started shaking in fright.

"Mandy, its alright I'm not going to hurt you. I am going to remove the blindfold so we can talk ok?" Tucker said as he watched the girl calm down.

He removed the blindfold.

He wasn't expecting to see what he saw.

Her lip was bleeding and her left eye was swollen half way shut. Benji's guard before he had left had beaten Mandy mildly.

No wonder she had been scared.

"Miss. Jackson I am going to need your help. I am going to undo your bindings but please don't lash out at me" Tucker said

Mandy took in Tucker's face and his expression.

He was telling her the truth.

"I won't lash out. Where's Benji? Is he here too?"

He felt bad about her boyfriend. To be honest with himself, he wished he had done more to help the younger man. So he was going to be honest with her.

"Look Mandy, I am going to tell you somethings about myself before I tell you about your boyfriend. Please just listen" Tucker said almost begging her to listen to him.

"I believe in second chances, I gave Benji a second chance. I will listen," Mandy said.

Tucker nodded and went on about telling her how he came to be working for the Fisherman.