12-14-2014, 08:54 PM
Ricky stepped.out of the room and breathed. He hadn't remembered any time when he had felt as pissed off as he was now. He stood outside the room, letting Jacinda take the lead. She would probably be able to calm the girl down easier being a woman. He was sure it would be difficult for Marta to trust him given her circumstances.
He had heard about the cartels and what they had done to young girls, but seeing it firsthand had been a different experience. He had no idea how Jacinda had remained so calm. Seeing the girl get slapped by Clad had angered him, and then seeimg Marta so scared...it had a profound effect on him.
He knew he had to do something. He and Jacinda would be Marta's last "clients." He had to get her out of here, but had no idea what to do afyerwards. Hopefully he could find her parents and then what? Get them out of the country? The Nuevo Leons would persue the family, if they were even still alive.
He pushed those thoughts aside and renetered the room as Jacinda called for him. Marta had been crying, but Ricky saw a new found courage in the girl's eyes. She was a fighter. She even smiled at him and Ricky gave her an encouraging smile back. It wasgood to see her smile. He had to get her out of here.
Marta wanted to help them and she spoke quietly. "Some have guns amd some hide them in their coats.I don't know how many. I'm sorry." Marta dropped her gaze.
"It's okay, niña. Just whatever you know."
She raised her eyes and smiled before wqlking up to Ricky and hugging him. It must have been awhile since anyone had been nice to her. He returned the hug and she let go before continuing. Late at night, new guys come in and the other ones leave. Lately they've had to get newer ones. Some.of.them have been disappearing."
Ricky gave Jacinda a knowing look. Seemed like their prey was nearby. "Can you tell us which man is in charge here?"
Marta slunk back into herself and the fear returned. Ricky knelt next to her andplaced his hand on her shoulder. "Its okay, niña."
She looked up at him again. He could still see the deifiance she felt for her captors in her eyes. "We don't know his name. We call him Diablo. He's really mean..." Even with the defiance, he could tell she was scared.
Ricky smiled at her again, encoraging her. She gave him another hug and then moved to Jacinda again. "You guys are really nice." Ricky smiled. It was good to see the girl smile.
He had heard about the cartels and what they had done to young girls, but seeing it firsthand had been a different experience. He had no idea how Jacinda had remained so calm. Seeing the girl get slapped by Clad had angered him, and then seeimg Marta so scared...it had a profound effect on him.
He knew he had to do something. He and Jacinda would be Marta's last "clients." He had to get her out of here, but had no idea what to do afyerwards. Hopefully he could find her parents and then what? Get them out of the country? The Nuevo Leons would persue the family, if they were even still alive.
He pushed those thoughts aside and renetered the room as Jacinda called for him. Marta had been crying, but Ricky saw a new found courage in the girl's eyes. She was a fighter. She even smiled at him and Ricky gave her an encouraging smile back. It wasgood to see her smile. He had to get her out of here.
Marta wanted to help them and she spoke quietly. "Some have guns amd some hide them in their coats.I don't know how many. I'm sorry." Marta dropped her gaze.
"It's okay, niña. Just whatever you know."
She raised her eyes and smiled before wqlking up to Ricky and hugging him. It must have been awhile since anyone had been nice to her. He returned the hug and she let go before continuing. Late at night, new guys come in and the other ones leave. Lately they've had to get newer ones. Some.of.them have been disappearing."
Ricky gave Jacinda a knowing look. Seemed like their prey was nearby. "Can you tell us which man is in charge here?"
Marta slunk back into herself and the fear returned. Ricky knelt next to her andplaced his hand on her shoulder. "Its okay, niña."
She looked up at him again. He could still see the deifiance she felt for her captors in her eyes. "We don't know his name. We call him Diablo. He's really mean..." Even with the defiance, he could tell she was scared.
Ricky smiled at her again, encoraging her. She gave him another hug and then moved to Jacinda again. "You guys are really nice." Ricky smiled. It was good to see the girl smile.