Holiday

1.The First Step

"Life is a series of natural spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let them be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they life."

-Lao Tzu

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2pm, U.S

The day was clear and the 90 degree heat was sweltering to the New Yorkers. The moist air attacked their skin and potentially their nerves. There was a feeling of angst in the air and the sounds of the police maximized it. It's irritating noise caused many people to stride away into the nearest building. Nelly, in her discomfort, begun to close her window and pulled the deep velvet curtains into a barrier.

She leaned back into the bed and sighed as her left hand blindly searched for her cigarette. It was barely lit as she pulled the inhaled the toxins and released slowly.

"Should I go?"She thought, her head swayed to the opened and crippled letter on her dresser. Due to her notorious bunnies the papers sported a couple of nasty bites.

Not too long prior, after her computer technology class the professor had gave her this letter. Mrs.Colle explained that she was to give this to one student who deserves a,"Multicultural spring holiday experience". Nelly never understood why she chose her, she had great grades but Nelly barely spoke to anyone let lone her teacher.

Nelly started to cough a bit and rested her drug in the trash. She didn't see a reason to stay home really. It was all expense paid, took up her boring plans for spring break and also gave her a chance to get away from her mother. Her mother wouldn't care if she left for a bit, right?

She heard a squeal from one of her bunnies, Zorro. He was a rescued big light brown boy with missing eye but still filled with life. She lifted and cradled him just the way he liked it.

"You wouldn't miss me too much if I left right?" Nelly asked him, wanting a deciding answer.

The bunny blinks his eye and sticks his tongue out. Nelly never knew what that meant (he did it often) but she took it as a "nope". She pulled Zorro closer and cuddled, she was already thinking about which swim suit she should bring.

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11pm, Australia

The room was damp and dirty, only one dim fluorescent light hung in the room. Three people were inside: a man sitting, tied to a chair and blindfolded with a woman and a man both in dark over coats. The room they chose to interrogate was a back room on ground floor, away from the rest of the facilities.

Lexi adjusted her hearing devise to hone in on the vital conversation.

"Mr. Lawrence," the woman said once more. "This is the last time we will ask you, what is your daughter's location? If you fail to give us this information this will result to the worst punishments."

"You mean to tell me they have more than hanging me over a shark tank with chum wrapped on me?"

Slap

The man slapped Mr. Lawrence in an iron glove, blood flooded from the groves. He knew he was running out of time, and excuses, this has been going on for 6 hours now. He was restless but determined to keep Lexi safe. He turned is head down and after a bit, he found his resolve, a mean grin taking over his face.

"Dumb ass," he said boldly. "My daughter is too far from what this shit hole could handle. In fact, I bet you guys won't even create another one of your unnatural bull shits before she brings this place down."

The woman seemed unfazed to his words however the man was livid. Mr. Lawrence laughed a crazy, stupid laugh as the man pulled out a gun and aimed to his heart.