ISSUES 2 II OUTERBANKS S3/S4

welcome to Barbados

"One minute you think you're safe and the next minute history repeats itself once more."

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"Why are you so far out here?", JJ begins a conversation with the pilot. I have a weird feeling about him but well.. I've been on an island for a month, I might be wrong. "I had a job in St. Vincent looking for fishes." "For which ones?" "The usual..", he answers naming some sorts of fishes, "Hold firm, we're getting you back."

"Those fishes don't wander in September, never, okay? Whatever this man is, he's not a fisher", JJ tells us whispering. Great, another stupid situation. What if Ward or my dad payed him to get us? "Maybe the fishes start their tour earlier here", Pope wonders. "Seriously? In the Carribbean?"

"No, I know what's going on here", Sarah claims, "He's working for my dad. He's probably looked for us all the time." "We need to find out if that's true", JJ tells us, "Look for any evidences here." I'm not even surprised anymore when John B and I start a conversation with Jimmy so the others can take a look at his bag. What if Ward and dad paid him to find us? The picture.. There's a picture of the coastal venture. Great. Something's working against us.

"Hold firmly, we're having turbulences", Jimmy announces just before Kie tells us to look out the window. Barbados. What are we doing here in Barbados? I don't know if my family or Ward own a house here.. "Iz, you took pilot classes", Pope tells me when we worry about who could fly the plane if we attack the pilot but I shake my head vehemently.

"I only know how to fly in the air. I can't land an airplane.. not one like this." So we try to distract him again to let JJ put the book back into his bag but he notices it and begins to defend himself letting go of the control over the airplane. Dear god, I didn't plan to die through an airplane crash. If you let me survive this I don't go on any treasure hunting anymore.. not if I have a chance.

Thank god he lands the plane in a somehow safe way in the water without getting us hurt. We cough out the water out of our mouths. "JJ, wake up, hey!", I call worriedly remembering what has happened four weeks ago but JJ opens his eyes quickly. Thank god.. "We need to get out of here", Pope says so John B open the door just to see some men who look quite angrily.

"Come on, let's get out of here. We need to get away", John B repeats Pope's words and jumps out of the airplane into the water followed by Sarah, Pope, Cleo, Kie and JJ. "Come on, Iz. Get out of it before it sinks. Come on", JJ calls for me as I turn around to take a look at Jimmy. No matter what he's planned, he brought us back to land and no one deserves to die like this.

"I'll come out in a second", I call back and turn around swearing as I try to get the man out of the airplane and help him back to the land. "You're safe", I say and look at strangers, "Go take him." "Thank you", the pilot tells me as I cough out the rest of the water. "You've lied to us", I claim angrily, "Who are you?"

Before he can answer, some men pull me into their grip. I'm trying to push them off me and run away and call for help but they're too strong. They just tighten their grip around me and put bonds around my arms. "Get off of me! Hey, put your hands away!", I shout but of course, they wouldn't listen.

"We've lost the others", I hear another man through the wireless communication tools. They were looking for all of us? And these man look like state officials or equal people.. This can't be my dad's or Ward's plan. They don't have enough power to manipulate a whole city in another country. I look around as they drive me to some sort of ranch in the middle of nowhere.

Why would they look for us? This fight was always between pogues and kooks. Why would someone from Barbados butt in? I take a close look at the house as one of the guards is pulling me with them but I don't recognize it from somewhere else. No fear, Iz. They won't kill you. If they wanted, they could have already done it. I don't recognize anything about this house.

"Get her upstairs to the Orinoco room", a woman says and one of the guards pulls me upstairs to push me into an empty room. "What do you want from me?", I ask angrily. "Dinner's at eight. Take a shower", the guards simply orders me and quickly leaves. God.. What did we get ourselves into?

Dressed in a new silken designer dress I walk downstairs as they've told me earlier. I'm nervous of course. How couldn't I be? Strange people, different country. But whatever expects me, is not going to kill me. I can feel it. Whatever we've been through, we've survived. JJ and our friends are probably already searching for me.

The housekeeper shows me which door to go through as I look around nervously. I still have to get used to this place and look for any possible signs of danger such as weapons. I see a man in front of me in the other side of the room, his face turned down to an ancient sword in front of him.

"Excuse me", I dare to speak making him turn around just to face.. Rafe?! "Rafe", I whisper shocked and afraid at the same time. "Bella", Rafe gasps in a mixture of surprise, anger and happiness. It might have been a month.. but he still seems pissed about me jumping off that boat. I could have said goodbye but I've been busy.

"So I was right. You, Ward and dad did this." "What are you talking about?", Rafe asks confused, "Are you and your friends trying to cancel my deal?" "I'm not trying anything, Rafe", I reply just as irritated as him not understanding what's going on, "I was kidnapped to this place and I thought it was you and our dads." "We wouldn't have to look for you if you hadn't jumped off that boat to be with your pogue friends. We could have had everything, Bella", Rafe complains.

"Everything, Rafe, everything? Tell me, how-" "I've already wondered if your little reunion would cause any disturbances", another man who stands in the other room next to us speaks up and turns around.