I might come back to it... Part of me wants to finish it... But... It's going to be extra low level effort right now... So now just isn't the time.
Yeah shit got crazy.
At least the CIA podcast was entertaining.
Dude was in Cape Town... I was writing about Zimbabwe... Then the dollar collapsed and everyone started talking about Zimbabwe.
Real life got in the way and characters that were loosely based on real life people and events that other people sort of experienced -- well information started coming out. So it just got all extra weird.
Posted wrong place
Doesn't matter
Everything got too weird
Real life was catching up faster than I could write
The cycle goes on
Mac comes back to the safehouse
He brought people with him
Ahh there he is
Mac shouts
He was sitting in the living room trying to sort his shit out
He looks at Mac
He says nothing
Ah this guy is a party animal
Watch out ladies
...
You should have seen him the other night
Running around wearing nothing but a sheet telling the story of how he's a Roman lust god
A memory flashes in his mind
He was standing on a table in a sheet reciting love poems that he had wrote to his beloved and thinking they were in ancient rome
He remembered reading the one he wrote the night of the day she left:
He spent the day waiting
He napped
He woke up
He cried
He fell asleep again
He woke up and he cried
He realized that their love was hidden
There was no evidence to show
He wrote down how he felt
His growing sorrow was interrupted
Mac hands him a drink
C'mon mate
It's time to work
What do you mean?
Mac laughs
We have to make these chuckle heads happy
This is how business still works
I know you were out of the game for a while but the old rules still apply
...
We mingle
We make them happy
We show them true luxury
We make them want more
Wait
Aren't I supposed to be hiding
Oh no mate
I took care of it
As my business partner
You know have access to my team of lawyers
Mac leans in and whispers
You're untouchable as long as I own you and you do what I say
Now laugh
They both let out a hearty fake laugh
Mac yells
Oh this guy is hilarious
...
Ladies
Come
Make yourself comfortable
...
My mate is dying to tell everyone about what we've gained this year
He's like a deer in the headlights
Thinking
Does he just expect me to make shit up?
He stands up
No one wants to hear me spout off about boring numbers
He looks to the girls on the couch and smiles
No you don't want that do you?
They shake their heads no
That's right
Come take a look at this spectacular view
He leads them to the infinity pool with Faux rocks surrounding a higher leveled hot tub and waterfall on the balcony
How would you like to wake up to this every morning?
It's nice right?
He turns and gauges their reactions
He continues
Well
this is just one of our many guests houses
It's worth over 25 million
He didn't even know if he was exaggerating
He goes on to explain that everything they saw
They could be sure that he and Mac had 100x that much that they didn't share with strangers
He encouraged them to make themselves at home
He didn't even know what the business was
He didn't know who these people were
But they were eating right out of the palm of his hand
Mac comes up and pats him on the back
Great job reeling them in
Investors?
Yes my friend
Mac laughs
Investors
I'm going to need more information and direction
You can't just spring this on me li--
Mac hushes him
In due time
Now let's enjoy ourselves
She took the cloth from the cot and made strips from the fabric
She took the metal legs apart
Unscrewing them with her knife
She tied them together with the fabric
Saving a long strip to tie to her knife
She tied the rope to the bound legs
She now had weapons she could swing
She snuck out of her hut and found the one That read:
J@FC DEF77 :D 96C6 3FE :E :D ?@E D276
She pressed her ear to the door
Holding her breath
She listened
She heard nothing
She kicked in the door
Her attempt at a surprise attack
Swinging her mangled metal weapon
She rushed inside
There was no man
There was no one
Her bags lay on the cot
She became confused
She threw her weapon down
She walked over to her bag
She unzips it
A puff adder lunges at her
It bites her
She screams
Jabari walks up behind her laughing
She's furious
This isn't funny!
He tells her to calm down
Her anger will only cause the venom to pump through her veins faster
He grabs the snake and rips it in half
Then he starts sucking out the venom with his mouth and spitting it on the ground
She's trying to remain calm
But she's so upset
What is this all about?
She demands
He smiles at her
Welcome to deep African safari training
He chuckles
Tomorrow we will go through the obstacle course
I will tell you only what you need to know
He starts to walk away
He turns back smiling
In case you were wondering
They do have orders to harm and capture you
...
Good night
Watch out for more surprises
He sounded menacing
She was too afraid to open her other bag
She noticed there were bills on the table of the country's currency
Perhaps another trick?
She took the money and tucked it in her bra then tried to get some rest
Tomorrow was going to be worse
But at least she had a little more information
Finally the asset asks Raffie where he wanted to start his new life
Raffie shrugs
The asset kept driving and prying
He got nowhere
He pulls over and turns to raffie
Ok look kid
I need to do research
I need to sleep and I have other work I have to do
He sees tears start to well up in raffie's eyes
His heart sinks for a moment
He thinks
He's afraid to be abandoned
He keeps talking
So we're going to get a hotel room
You're going to stay in the car
I'm not going to have you pull some weird creep kidnapped me bullshit
The both chuckle
He gets serious again
I mean it
We've both fucked up here
We both have our safety to worry about
We need to get serious
Raffie nods
They get a room with two beds
As raffie sleeps the asset goes back to digging up information about Julie and Tony
His new "friend" and her secret husband
She sat there on her cot thinking
The other hut had a series of symbols
It took her longer than it should have but she realized it was a rot cipher
She didn't have anything to write with
So she had to think of each shift count in her head
After a short time she realizes
That is the hut her stuff is in
But there's something dangerous
There's men in the other huts
Probably waiting to kill her
She whispers
What a sick fucking jo--
Oh
The game is survival
But would they really hurt her
The question didn't matter
She had to get to Kuwait
And there
There will be no safety net
She looked around
All she had was a piece of rope from the traps in the wooded area
A small knife
Her clothes
And a cot
She knows they at least have machetes
And longer arms
She started cutting the cot as quietly as possible
There was distance between the huts
But the night was quiet and the walls were paper thin
She thinks
If their job is to kill me or capture me
Then they'll be listening for me to make a move
As he was drawing
He felt nothing but utter sadness
He missed her so much
It was almost unbearable
He wondered if she was out there, somewhere, feeling the same
The confusion
The anger
The pain
Or did she move on
He didn't even know what day it was
He was held captive for over three days by the Russians
But he had no idea how long he had even been in that room
Suddenly the fog started to lift a bit
He looked at his phone and all the drawings
Nothing but people crying
Flames
Smoke
Destruction
Then...
He realized he was holding his phone
His phone that he smashed when he heard the news of the accident
His phone that he left at her house while he waited for her to come home
Did Mac go to her house?
Why would he?
How did he get in?
How did he know where it was?
He had so many questions
He tried to collect himself
He realized that the phone had been tucked away under a dresser
He found it while crawling on the carpet
He got back down on the floor and looked under the dresser
There was the bracelet he got her
He wanted to ask her to marry him
So he decided to get her a promise bracelet
He was going to tell her that he promised to love her forever
And see how she felt
He was too scared to get a ring so soon
He changed the lock on his phone and put it back next to the ring
Then he walked out to the kitchen
No one was around
He grabbed some water and tried to sort his thoughts
When she got to the huts she noticed a piece of dried wood debris over each of them
Something scribbled on each
آمن
غير آمن
خطر
J@FC DEF77 :D 96C6 3FE :E :D ?@E D276
She could hear the men running behind her
She was running out of time
She ducked into the hut that read آمن
There was nothing in there but a cot
She sat on the edge and began to cry
She could hear the men outside but they did not come in
She thought back to her lover
She missed him so
For some reason she felt like he was thinking about her
Missing her too
She had this feeling of love and calm wash over her
She laid down
Basking in the warm feeling
She stretched her lips out as if to kiss a ghost
She started breathing heavily
She thought back to the last night she saw him
She started lightly rubbing her leg
Then she started massaging herself
From her leg to her ass and up her back
She started humping the air
Squirming around
She spreads her legs
Grabbing her inner thighs with both hands and massaging herself towards her pussy
She sticks her fingers up her shorts and starts rubbing her pussy lips until she noticed her juices dropped down to her ass crack
She rubbed closer to her clit
Feeling the wetness
She bit her lower lip and thrusted her hips forward even harder
Then she gently sticks her middle finger inside herself and lets out a moan
She starts off slowly then goes harder and harder ramming her finger inside herself
Then she adds another finger
She lifts her ass up an holds herself steady with her pussy in the air
She can't control her moaning
All she can think about is the lover she left behind
She starts squirting and moaning louder
She lifts up her shirt and grabs her breast
Rubbing and massaging it vigorously
She pulls her fingers out of herself and starts rubbing her clit in circular motions
Going harder and faster
Screaming through her teeth
Pulling on her nipples
Licking her fingers and rubbing her nipples
She squirts again
She screams as she cums
She relaxes still rubbing herself
She starts getting more excited again
She rubs faster and harder
She cums again
Moaning out
Breathing heavily still
She feels so good
She misses her lover
She wants him to be there
She feels sadness creeping in
Then she hears it
Men in the nearby huts grunting and panting
Are they ---?
After a moment one yells out
Don't stop pretty lady
She stopped being sad and felt sick
Then she remembered where she was
A fucked up uncertain situation
She was almost holding her breath
Stiff as stone
Trying to make sense of it all
Was this always their plan
Were they plotting on a double cross the entire time
Were the traps the obstacle course
Would they really hurt her
It didn't make sense
She waited for hours before deciding to move
She took off her shirt and tied a broken branch to her belt loop
Using the rope she swings to another tree and another until she was closer to the ground and could jump down
She starts making her way through the trees as the sun sets
She starts smelling fire
She follows the smell until she can see the glow of a flame
There was a small clearing and several men sitting around a fire
She hears them talking but can only hear parts
tutampata
kata koo la mwanamke
Ipate
-
She recognized the word for woman
They were talking about her
And she knew kata meant cut
She started backing away slowly
She stepped on a branch and the men got quiet as one raised his hand
She wanted to cry
She looked around and found a rock and threw it as hard as she could away from her
Three of the men got up and ran in the direction of the noise
She stood still
Unsure what to do
She watched the remaining men
They weren't leaving
She started trying to back away again
She managed to stay quiet
But it was time for the bats to go searching for food and a colony had spotted her
It startled them and they went into a frenzy
She knew the men noticed but she could use the commotion to mask her noise
She ran
She had to decide if she would go back to the hut or just try to make it to another town
Then she realized
Her plane ticket was at the hut and even if she kept running
What was she going to do
Stay on the run in Africa with no resources
No
She had to be on time
She started running towards the hut
And in her head repeating the phrase
'arju 'an yarhamani allah wayukhalisani
Imagining the symbols
أرجو أن يرحمني الله ويخلصني
She wasn't going to die here
She was going to complete the mission
No matter what life threw at her
She would be ready
She would face it
She would conquer it
Jabari asks her to go towards the mountain and gather some branches
He points
But we already have wood -
No that is for something else
Don't waste time
She nods and starts walking towards the hills
As she gets close she hears noises in the bushes
She thinks it's a small animal and goes to investigate
A man stands up wearing the bush over him and covered in mud
He lunges at her
She starts to run and up pops another man from the dirt
Also called in mud
She turns around and sees the other man
The one closest to her grabs her arm
She wiggles away and runs into the thicker brush
They keep chasing her and she starts going up the hill
Another man is waiting
She gets scared and recognizes him
It's omari
She starts to relax and goes towards him
He pulls out a machete and smiles evilly
Her heart stops
She turns to her left and runs as fast as she can
The trees are becoming less sparse
She thinks she can hide
She stops for a moment and hears a branch snap
Breathing heavily
She looks around frantically
She doesn't see anything
Then she looks up
Damu is in the tree and he jumps down
She pics a random direction and takes off running again
She's tired and out of breath
She trips on a log
She looks at it
It wasn't there by accident
It was being held up by smaller pillars made from other logs
She didn't have time to wonder
She gets up and keeps going
Her left foot steps on a pile of leaves that was concealing a hole
She didn't fall in but twisted her ankle
She stumbles to her feet and starts limping
She notices a rope
She grabs on it
It's attached to a met covered by leaves
She accidentally sets off the trap and the net snags her hand and pulls her up
It took all of her energy to not scream in pain
As she's dangling
Swinging her legs
She tries to break free of the rope
The pain is almost unbearable
She swings towards a branch and grabs hold
She tries to stabilize herself
Shakily she reaches in her pocket and pulls out a small pocket knife and cuts the rope
Then she starts cutting more of the rope leaving herself with a crappy noose
She hears the men getting closer
She lassos a branch of another tree and uses the rope to swing to it
She keeps doing this until she finds a tree that feels safe
She breaks some branches and conceals herself with the leaves
She doesn't move
She just waits
The asset gets a call on one of his phones
It's Chico's
Julio is on the other end
We fucked up
What do youean you fucked up?
Julio starts to explain
We let a few cabrons get away
We had the boys spread out and hit each house at the same time
It was going to be easy
We suprise them wearing bulletproof vests
And shoot up the place
But little Carlos and Antonio got the drop on my boys
They ambushed them
And killed some
Julios voice was full of rage
He killed
mi primo enrique
Mi sangre!
Then those pendejos ran out the back door with some other coños
How --
It's like they knew esse!
We're going to hunt down those cerdos!
Policía llamando coños!
Los cerdos desagradables están bajando!
I-uh
Don't worry jefe
It'll get done
They made it beyond personal
nadie lastima a mi familia
Trying to sound assertive
The asset says in a cold tone
When you catch them
Tell them the angel of death smiles upon them today
Call me when it's done
He looks at raffie hoping he didn't pay attention or hear too much
Judging by his face
He got the jist
He was terrified and angry
The asset has no idea where he's going
But the kid is still asleep in the back seat
And he knows that he has to out as much distance between him and that city as possible
After driving for a while
He pulls into a McDonald's drive-thru
He starts ordering a few burgers when he hears raffie
I want nuggies
The asset turns around smiling
You got it
He drives to a nearby park and the two go to a bench
Raffie
Stuffing his face
And looking at other kids playing
Do you
want to play?
The asset reluctantly asks
N-nah man
Raffie still eyeing the other kids
We have time
Nah that's baby shit
I ain't no baby
When's the last time you acted like a kid?
When my dad walked out
Momma just had a new baby and said I had to be the mans
I was 4
You have a brother?
Well no
Not anymore
What happened?
Idk man
One day he was just gone
Why did your dad leave?
Momma said it was cuz he hated us
He loved her before the kids
Why the hell would she tell you that?!
She was gettin high again
Oh
Yeah
They got quiet for a moment
Raffie hadn't actually been to a park for anything other than "work" and he desperately just wanted to be a kid
The asset could tell
After he was done eating he got up and smiled
Then he ran to the slide
He yelled woohoo as he slid down
Raffie looked embarrassed
The asset then ran to the monkey bars
As he passed from one bar to the next he yells
I'M HAVING SO MUCH FUN
IT'S SO FUN TO BE A KID
Raffie finally stands up
Yo
You makin a fool of yourself freak
Dees moms skerd you gonna snatch their babies
The asset laughed
Nervously
The kid might be right
But he didn't care
He just yelled back
I'M GOING ON THE SWING!
Looking like a crazy man
The asset proceeded to showcase how much fun he was having in the most dramatic way possible
A woman walked up to raffie and said
Do you know that man?
Ma'am
I won't lie to you
He's been following me around and I think he's trying to kidnap me
She looked disturbed and walked up to the asset
She says
I am going to call the cops on you pervert!
Whoa whoa
Don't do that
I'm just trying to get the kid to play with me
She looks shocked and offended
She pulls out her phone
N-no
Don't
Don't do that!
He reaches out to stop her
She screams
Several nearby mothers come rushing to her rescue
Shouting
Asking if she needs help
One has 911 ready to go she just has to press dial
And one was just windmilling her purse as she charged
Raffie starts laughing his head off
The asset wants to get angry but he can't cause a scene
He looks at raffie like he's been betrayed
After the asset gets hit with the purse raffie finally confesses
The women get so angry with him
A new target was acquired and about to feel the wrath of a wild pack of angry mothers
The asset tells out
Wait!
It's not his fault
He just recently lost his mother and I'm taking him to an orphanage
We only stopped here for lunch and I was just trying to get him to have some fun
The women weren't amused but they were sympathetic
They all shot raffie glances of pity before looking to the asset as if he were a saint
One woman even tried to give him her number
They apologized and went back to watching their kids
The asset tells raffie that shit wasn't funny
He says I know it was hilarious and laughs again
The two get in the car and take off again
Finally raffie asks
So we really doin this?
Givin me a fresh start
The asset says
Yes
With a straight face
Will it really work?
Yes
Am I ever going to see you again?
No
Raffie sighed and the asset immediately felt bad but he wasn't going to give him false hope
Besides
He knew that raffie could never look back
He needed to explain that to him
Raffie looks at him
So I won't need to worry about unc G anymore?
No
He'll never find you
Because you had your Spanish friends kill him?
Raffie sounded calm and accepting
The asset froze for a moment
...
H-how... wh-why?
What makes you...
He scoffs
I um
I don't know where you would
I heard you
I wasn't sleeping
Shit
He fumbled around in the dark
On an epic journey in a distant unfamiliar land
Searching for anything to ground him
He found his phone inside of a fuzzy cave
He opened his eyes and suddenly he was out of the darkness
The sight of his cracked screen brought the memories rushing back
The pain
The sorrow
The uncertainty
The anger
Throwing his phone at the wall
The raw emotions
He hugged his phone as if it were an old friend
He began to draw
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He was taken back to mac's luxurious safehouse
Mac is waiting for him with a bottle of scotch
Mate
I thought you were a goner
Me too
He says limping through the door
He refused to lean on anyone
Although they offered
They walk into the kitchen
Here
Mac pours him a drink
Thanks
He looks at Mac
Really
I mean it
I don't know what --
Mac puts his hand up motioning for him to stop
You and I may have our disagreements
But I would never let you fall into the hands of some dirty Russian twats
I'm just sorry it took so long to find you
H-how long was I held captive
About three and a half days
Mac puts his glass out waiting for him to hold out his
The glasses clink 🥂
Cheers mate
Cheers Mac
Mac smiles
After we have a few feel free to make yourself at home
My offer still stands and you can use this place as long as you need
No more girls
If you don't want
I won't ever try to force you into something again
He downs his drink
I'll do it
Mac's face lights up
Splendid
He pours him another drink
Here's to my new partner in crime
He had a sinking feeling
But although Mac has his faults
He literally owed him his life
Mac walks around the kitchen island and leans in
Whispering
We'll get to work tomorrow on fixing your current situation
You're going to love this
Then Mac excuses himself to the bathroom
He looks around
Everything still feels surreal
This is the most insane week of his life
So far
He just prayed that he could get his life back to something normal
He wasn't even sure if he cared if it went back to how it was before he met her
His gut wrenched
He couldn't believe he actually just had that thought
He missed her so much
All he wanted was to go back to the last night with her
He wished he could have turned off her phone
Why didn't it die
None of this would be happening right now
Mac comes out of the bathroom
I know you don't want to hear this mate
But if it wasn't for that bird
None of this would be happening right now
She's nothing but troubl-
His voice seemed to distort and trail off
Like he was getting further away as he was walking towards him
He thinks
Did he read my mind
Get out of my head!
That's not true
That's not true
This is the fault of whoever called her
...
God
Are the drugs still in my system
Am I hallucinating this
Please god no
He feels dizzy
Maybe the alcohol reactivated the drugs somehow
He was about to have a panic attack
He drops his glass and it shatters on the tile
He thought he excused himself but he only let out a loud grunt and ran for the bathroom
He looks in the mirror and his face starts to sag
His hands seem to melt into the sink
He pulls his hands back and the sink is like a melted marshmallow sticking to him
He screams inside of his head
He looks back to the mirror
His face is still sagging and parts of it start falling off
His eyes are so wide they're ready to pop out of his skull
All he feels is utter panic and waves of extreme gravity followed by weightlessness
He runs to the bedroom
It feels like it takes hours to cross the room
In reality it took him about 20 minutes because his mind had told him he was running but his body was barely moving
He reaches the bed and sinks into it
Imagining it turning into a fluffy black hole sucking him in then bursting with feathers that sprout birds
Then he hears a loud echoing boom and reality comes crashing back and he can see the room again
Mac pokes his head in
But all he sees is the devil
Petrified he doesn't move
Mac leaves and walks back to the kitchen where his head of security is
I guess he's sleeping and the drugs worked too well
I'll have to make sure he's checked on regularly
Here
He hands his HOS a Fitness watch
Slip this on his wrist so we can monitor his heart rate
The HOS nods
Yes sir
He thinks that it's been over an hour when it's only been a few short moments
He starts to get up
He's moving at the speed of molasses
And he's shaking
The HOS comes in and sees him trying to sit up
He puts the watch on him and says
Here
Your watch back
Th-th-thanks
No problem
The HOS leaves
He curls into the fetal position trying to keep his mind from unraveling
He just wanted to cry
Cry harder than he ever has and never stop
Mac tells his HOS that they will wait until he's at his most vulnerable state and torture him
He says
He will be tripping so hard we can convince him he's having elaborate nightmares of his ordeal
The HOS thinks it's because of the disrespect
No Mac is just a sick fuck
She gets off the plane and is greeted by a very tall muscular and very dark handsome man
He smiles
His puffy lips stretch out to reveal perfect giant bleach white teeth
The contrast is appealing to her
He hugs her and tells her
welcome welcome
I am jabari
They travel for hours in a rugged off-road jeep down dirt roads
Until finally they come across a wall of stones
There
He says as he points
In the distance are a few huts and some logs set up like maybe they're building something
It was too far away to tell
Once they get to a hut he says
This will be yours
Damu omari and I are in the next hut
You are the first woman to be on this site
It is very exciting
...
We should get to work
You will need to be able to have at least the most basic conversation
Do you know any Arabic?
She says
Assalamualaikum
He smiles and says
alsalam ealaykum
She continues
Good morning
Sabah al-kheir
Morning of light
Sabah al-noor
Good evening
Masaa al-kheir
Evening of flowers
Masaa al-ward
Good good jabari says
He tells her to repeat after him
How are you?
Kaefa haaluk?
She repeats poorly and he winces
This continues to happen
Good thanks (religious)
Bekheir alhamdulilah
Good thanks (non-religious)
Bekheir shukran
And you?
Wa ant? (masculine)
Wa anti? (feminine)
How’s it going?
Keefak?
I’m fine
Mneeh (m)
Mneeha (f)
Thank you
Shukran
You’re welcome
Afwan
Thank you very much
Shukran jazeelan
May god reward you (religious)
Jazakallah kheir
And you
Wa iyak kheir
She continues to struggle
He begins to think that she only knew those phrases
Excuse me / pardon me
Afwan / lo samaht
Forgiveness
Al-afuw
Sorry
Asif
No worries
Hasal kheir
Forgive me
Samahni
Where is the bathroom?
'ayn alhamami?
Where is
'ayn
Bathroom
Hamami
The bathroom
Al-ham-ami
Where is the market?
'ayn alsuwqu?
Market
Suwqu
Where is
'ayn
The teacher went to the school
dhahab almuealim 'iilaa almadrasa
Teacher
Muealim
The teacher
Almuealim
School
madrasa
The school
Almadrasa
She looked confused
Ok well what is dhaha?
Dhahab
It is dh-a-ha-b
This means went or had gone
I don't understand
She puts her hand on her hip
Ok let's back up
He starts drawing symbols and telling her how to pronounce them
ا aa
ب b
ت t
ث th
ج j
خ H
د d
خ kh
ذ dh
ر r
ز z
س s
ش sh
ص S
ض D
ط T
ظ DH
ع 3
غ gh
ف f
ق q
ك k
ل l
م m
ن n
ه h
و uu/w
ي ii/y
ى aa
ة a/at
After a few days it went smoother
What’s your name?
Ma huwa ismuk?
Shu ismuk? (informal)
ما هو اسمك؟
شو اسمك؟
My name is…
Ismee… [name]
Ana…[name]
إسمي…
أنا …
Where are you from?
Min aina ant?
Inta min ween? (informal)
من أين أنت؟
إنت من وين؟
I am from…
Ana min…
أنا من…
Do you speak another language?
Hel tatakalum lugha ukhra?
هل تتكلم لغة أخرى؟
Yes, I speak…
No, sorry.
Na’am, itakalam…
La, asif.
نعم، أتكلم…
لا، أسف.
Pardon me, where is the restroom?
Lo samaht, ain al hamam?
لو سمحت، أين الحمام؟
There
Hunak
هناك
How much is this?
Bikam hatha?
بكم هذا؟
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Bye (religious)
Fi aman illa
Allah ma’ik
في أمان الله
الله معك
Bye (non-religious)
Ma’assalama
Illa al-liqaa
مع السلامة
إلا اللقاء
Goodnight
Tisbah ‘ala kheir
تصبح على خير
Please
Min fadlek / lo samaht
من فضلك / لو سمحت
Welcome
Ahlan wa sahlan
أهلاً وسهلاً
Please come in / please help yourself
Tfadel (m)
Tfadelee (f)
تفضل
تفضلي
Mother of… / Father of…
Umm… (f) / Abo…(m)
أم… / أبو…
Auntie / uncle
Khala (f), Amo (m)
خالة / عام
Formal pronoun
Hadartik
حضرتك
In between their language lessons he taught her how to dress properly and the laws
He started with how she should look
Standards of dress and behaviour are conservative Cover your shoulders and knees and avoid wearing shorts or tight clothing
Take particular care in areas like Jahra and Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh
It's important
Jabari continues
It is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government
About 85% of Kuwait's population are Muslims
According to the United Nations Kuwait's legal system is a mix of British common law
French civil law
Egyptian civil law and Islamic law
The Kuwaiti Constitution states that Islam is the main official religion of Kuwait
Islam and the Islamic Sharia are the main sources of the Kuwaiti Laws and Legislations
Kuwait has strict laws regarding its head of state
He is called the Emir
It's illegal to challenge or insult the Emir in any way
It's also illegal to use social media to criticise regional political matters and figures
including the Emir
Kuwait prohibits importing of things that are prohibited such as pork alcohol gambling machines pornographic materials and narcotics
However
Firearms and explosives require special import procedures
He explains for hours
This did indeed go on for days but it felt much longer
Finally
She asks to stop for a moment
It's a lot to take in
Yes yes
I know it can be confusing
Why don't I see omari and damu much
This is because they have much work to do
They are building a training corse
and they are not used to being around a woman
Especially a pretty one like you
She blushes
And giggles
Well I think we should have a day to relax
Jabari suddenly looks scary serious
No!
We cannot waste an hour let alone a day
Our time is short and we must get this right
She didn't even know what her backstory should be or if someone already thought of one for her
Learning the basics of a language and laws in just over one week (1 week 2 days) is extremely hard
And what was the training corse jabari was talking about
She just wanted a rest
She was getting burnt out
And she only had about 5 days left
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I'm basically freestyling an entire saga
I know how the characters develop and the ending
There's no shortage of ideas
It all comes from past experiences from myself and others
Just told in a particular way
But I decided to step back for a moment
I originally wanted to keep the details to a minimum leaving room for interpretation
But I've been contemplating going back, fixing spelling errors and adding correct punctuation and accents
As well as adding more details details
some that I was going to then forgot to type in the moment
Which I may do at the end either way
This is like a rough draft
Khenry
It is time to tell me truth
The Russian man comes in holding a blowtorch
A type of gas canister that shoots out flames
He lights it
Khenry...
The Russian leans down in front of him
He starts screaming
Stop
Wait
That is not what the Russian wanted to hear
The Russian starts burning his side
He could hear his own flesh sizzling
He could smell his side cooking
He screams in agony
The Russian takes the torch and shoves it into his other side
It's suppressing the flame
But it hardly matters
The Russian says
I give you one more chance
His chin shaking
I-I made a deal
W-wh-whh with th-t-t-the guar-r-r-r-d
Vat kind of deyl?
I-I foun-nnnd a d-d-dirt-t-ty guar-rd
Khenry spit it out
I can't khear you
The Russian burns his leg
Just above the knee
While he's screaming
They hear gun fire coming from outside the room
Vat you do?!
The Russian grabs his gun from his waistband and starts creeping up to the door
He shouts
Виктор, что происходит?!!!?
He hears a muffled response but doesn't know Russian anyway
More gunshots
Then a loud boom
The Russian runs out of the room with the torch and gun at the ready
After mamy loud noises
A man comes in
He says
Mac sent me
We found your location and came to get you
The man uses bolt cutters to cut his handcuffs and free him
He runs with him
It's a warzone
Men in what looked like riot gear
Helmets
Shields
Bulletproof vests
There's smoke
People are still shooting at each other
A small explosion goes off in another room
It feels surreal
The noise and the people start to fade into the background
He's just running for his life jumping over debris and dead bodies with some strange man that's going to bring him right back to where he just ran from
He's never felt such a sense of relief and dread at the same time
Mac calls his head of security
Be ready to be on the move
Yes sir
They hang up
It wasac who had called the Russians to pick up his ungrateful guest
He had his men set up just down the road
In case he slipped passed the Russians by some off chance