This straw was extremely tough and strong. Unless they were torn away, the winds and floods would cause them to fall temporarily and then they would quickly rise again.
Once the car had gone in, it would not take long for the bent straw to reassert itself on the periphery. With the addition of an artificial support, it would be even more perfect for blocking people’s view!
Moises was immediately in awe of Carlos!
This piece of straw, on the right! The car was so hidden, and with the night and the straw, he didn’t even notice this!
But Carlos, who was driving, had noticed it! And he found the car exactly!
Carlos quickly called Ernesto to tell him that the car had been found and to have his men come.
Moises narrowed his eyes and used his arms to protect himself, doing everything he could to keep that straw from hurting him. He followed Carlos’ footsteps, but he was going so fast that he could not catch up with him. He kept leading the way, and the straw was so sharp that a single pass across his face would have given him a bloody cut.
The last straw was torn away and a path opened up before him. On the opposite side there were occasional flashes of firelight.
Carlos suddenly said:
-Turn off the lights!
***
Micaela was holding the girl from before in her arms and the girl was clinging to her neck.
It was a room of about 3 square meters, with yellow mud walls, tile roof, no electric light, a few candles lit, and so little light that you could not see the pitted floor.
The door closed with a push and some whispered:
-Go clean up the traces outside.
Micaela stumbled forward, and the sight before her instantly startled her.
In one corner of the house, seven or eight children were cowering together in a corner. The night was cold and these children were hugging each other for warmth. They all looked to be between 4 and 5 years old, and each one looked at her with frightened eyes.
Micaela’s eyes couldn’t help but redden. From the conversation they had just had, she had guessed that this was a gang specializing in child trafficking.
They had stolen so many children!
This was the hope of so many families.
These damned human traffickers!
The little girl in her arms was in their arms, and Micaela went to approach the children.
The children also looked at Micaela with wide eyes, feeling that she was not a bad person because she had tears in her eyes and seemed very kind….
-Miss, have you come to save us? -asked a young man in a childish voice.
-We have been locked up here for a long time, can we go home? I’ll be a good boy and never leave the house again.
-Me too, I want to go home…..
Several children spoke, making Micaela’s heart break.
She knelt down and soothed them gently:
-We’ll be fine. Later, if the door opens, run outside. I’m sure someone will come to save us…..
She was sure Carlos would come to her rescue.
She was guilty. Carlos must be very worried right now.
As she spoke, the door was pushed open and three men came in:
-Sisi, what are you doing bringing a woman back! Adults are nowhere near as easy to deal with as children.
Sissy grinned like a punk:
-If she’s not easy to deal with, then we’ll make her obey us. Can’t we beat a woman?
The other with a scar on his face echoed, looking at Micaela:
-This woman is so beautiful, let’s cut out her tongue and sell her for profit!
The girl in his arms whimpered again.
-I’m afraid… I love my mother.
-Don’t cry. We will be saved…
The scar took the wine. A bottle for each of the three men, smiling smugly, then one of them closed the door and went out.
-Beauty, don’t dream. We are so isolated here. We’re all legal in these fruit trees and I own this whole mountain. There’s no phone signal here, and no one will know about this!
Finishing his bottle, Sisi threw it away, and his eyes grew bolder:
-This woman is so beautiful, I’ll taste her first.
The woman is so beautiful, I’ll taste her first!
Micaela was so nervous that she hugged the girl tightly in her arms and did her best to keep her distance from him.
-Beauty, you yourself have taken the initiative to get into the car and you are so beautiful, how can I not be attracted to you?
Micaela tried to communicate with them:
-Are they all single and childless? Here, every child is the hope of a family. Think about it, if your child is stolen?
-You don’t have to reason with me! -You can have another one!
-Do you know how much money is earned by selling a child? I worked hard for years and I couldn’t earn as much as this one!
Micaela said hastily:
I said hastily.
-You let me and these children go, I promise I can give you a lot of money.
The two men were scowling and looked completely out of sorts:
-If you speak again, your mouth will be sealed!
Micaela picked up the bottle of beer they had just thrown away and bellowed:
-You stay away!
-I like this kind of woman!
Then he was ready to pounce on her. Without hesitation, Micaela smashed the bottle straight at him, and Sisi dodged it immediately, but it hit the scarred man behind her in the forehead. He bled instantly!
-Shit!
The man was furious and was about to move forward when the man at the door suddenly pushed the door and said in panic:
-There’s someone outside!
The scarred man and Sisi looked startled:
-Are you sure?
-I saw a flicker of light out there, in the thatch!
“Is it Carlos who has come?”
Sisi looked fiercely at Micaela and picked up the wooden stick placed against the wall.
-Kill them!
Then she looked at the scarred man:
-You stay here and watch this bitch!
-Who dares to look at my wife?
A familiar voice sounded at the door, and in the next second, the figure of Carlos appeared in the dim candlelight.
Carlos looked up and down Micaela’s body and was slightly relieved to see that she was unharmed.
Micaela also looked at him, with tears in her eyes.
-Is this man here to save us? -asked the girl in his arms.
Micaela kept looking at Carlos and answered in a low voice:
-Yes.