AMA-Con: The Compilation

The Sum Of Love: Ransom

She couldn't believe it. After three long years of waiting for him, he shows up.

Richard Faulkerson, the man who suddenly disappeared in the middle of the night after they made love finally came back but with his gun pointed at her head.

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Maine was so shocked that she couldn't move. She can only keep staring at him with an open mouth and wide eyes. Richard looked different. His hair is longer than he usually kept it and a 5 o'clock shadow decorates his chin. He also looked tired and thin but still as handsome and rugged as she remembered him three years ago. Maine looked at Richard from head to toe. He was wearing a leather jacket with a black polo shirt underneath, dark jeans, and black combat leather boots.

"We need to go."

She felt herself jostled. Her arms were pulled to her front and her hands were cuffed. The man she hit in the head with a bat earlier tied a handkerchief around her mouth. She let him. She's too shaken to even react. The next thing she knew Richard was in front of her. He was expressionless as he puts a jacket and blanket around her. He lifted her in his arms before walking away. Once they stepped out of the house, she felt the cool wind immediately. They walked for a few more minutes before coming to a halt. She heard a car door opening and suddenly was ushered in the back of a car. The two men were in the front. Richard was sitting on the passenger's seat.

"Is she okay? She's not even trying to escape."

"Just drive."

Richard's voice was cold and stiff. Zedrick shrugged and started the engine of the car immediately. His partner never allowed him to drive his car before so he will take advantage of the situation and enjoy the man's R8. For the first fifteen minutes, the car was enveloped in silence but after entering the freeway, they suddenly heard a noise. Maine was behind them and she was lying on her side. All that occurred finally hit her and her tears began to flow. Her cries got louder and louder as minutes passed. Zedrick coughed. He didn't know what to do. He looked at his partner for help but found him staring outside the window instead. Richard's eyes were pained and his fists were tightly clenched on top of his knees. It was an hour later when the noise finally died down inside the car as Maine cried herself to sleep. It was only then that Richard allowed himself to look at the back of his car. He felt his heart break again when he saw her tear stained face.

"I'm so sorry, Maine."

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He couldn't believe it. After three long years of having to stay away, she's now in front of him.

Maine Mendoza, the woman he abandoned in the middle of the night after they made love got herself into a mess that he now has to clean up.

7:49am

July 10, 2018

Baler, Dinalungan City, Aurora, Philippines

Maine woke up in a large white room. She was no longer cuffed and the handkerchief around her mouth was already removed. She looked around and found a large TV, a small couch, and a dresser. She also found a door she assumed would lead to the bathroom. She stood up and approached the balcony. The house she was currently in was by the sea and seemed to be located in a private resort. She hasn't seen any buildings and only the vast blue ocean stands before her. She watched as the waves roll and suddenly had the urge to feel the sand beneath her feet. She tried opening the sliding door but it was locked. She heard the bedroom door open and quickly turned around. It was the man she hit with the bat earlier that day.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you."

"Who are you?"

"I can't say."