16 Thank you...

Friday day.

Ha… I'm hungry.

The first few days I was able to hold on, but now the hunger is so strong that I can't think of anything else.

I wish I would have appreciated the small meals…

Even the cheapest food is fine, right now I'm willing to eat anything.

I look around the warehouse for something to eat but, just like five minutes ago, I'm disappointed to find nothing.

Meat…vegetables…mushrooms…ha…they are so tasty.

Speaking of meat… I have never eaten raw meat.

What will it taste like?

Will it have any special flavor?

And what if we cook the meat, not to avoid diseases, but because raw meat is so delicious that our brains would explode when tasting it.

Or it will be that the best meat is kept by the government and we only have what they don't want... no, it can't be, my dad works for the government so we would have already tried that meat.

Or is it… I'm not ready to try that meat yet? Is there a special ritual to eat that meat?

No, that can't be... don't tell me... Is the meat fake!? What if it's just vegetables in the form of meat? Yes, that must be it!

Ha... regardless of that, I'd be willing to eat any imitation meat, even if it's from space... although if it's from space it should be super delicious!

What does an asteroid taste like...?

While I was in my delusions I heard footsteps coming towards me.

It's those guys again… what will they say to me now?

Don't even look up, just stare at nothing.

For the last few days I had begged for food, but they either ignore me or bring food and eat it in front of me.

They are so cruel...

Yesterday I gave up asking them for food, now I'll just ignore them.

No… I shouldn't do that, they might kill me.

I slowly raised my body and looked at the man in front of me.

"Hello Princess"

He was the man who kissed me, he had a chicken leg in one hand and he looked at me provocatively while he ate it.

"..."

"Aren't you going to order food? I'm willing to give it to you this time."

If it were yesterday my stomach would be growling at the sight of the food, but now it just stays put.

"Come on come on here"

The man brought the chicken leg closer and put it next to my nose.

Ignore her… ignore her… Ignore her!

I tried with all my might to look the other way, but in the end I gave in and opened my mouth looking to bite the leg.

"And not! Hahaha"

At the last moment the man withdrew his leg and pulled it away from me.

Ha…

To comfort myself I approached the bucket of water and put my head in, drinking from it.

The water is almost over...

"Hey princess, if you have bad luck I have"

The man continued to bite into the chicken leg as he spoke.

"At first we had planned to kidnap your brother, but at the last moment he was sent abroad and we had to change the plan"

It seems that it refers to the male me, yes... I remember that that was the story my parents gave.

"It's already Friday and your daddy hasn't met the terms, it seems he doesn't love you hahahaha"

I know it's not true, surely dad is doing everything possible to rescue me, I just have to wait.

But… what if not?

No! Trust dad.

"Okay, see you tomorrow"

The man started to walk away.

taca taca taca

As the man left a small sound was heard in the distance.

What's that?

The sound got closer and closer until I could make out what it was.

A helicopter!

The helicopter stopped just above us.

"Shit!"

The man immediately ran towards me and cut the rope that tied me to the wall with a knife and dragged me with him.

He tried to resist me but he put his gun to my head.

"Follow me or I'll kill you"

"W-Okay"

I immediately stopped resisting and followed him.

The man pulled me towards a door and opened it.

"It's the cops!"

Inside were the other four men, all of whom had a rifle in their hands.

"How did they find us!?"

The boss said as he reloaded his gun.

"I don't know... it should be impossible... agh..."

As one of the men spoke there was a BAM and the cristas in front of us exploded, man stopped in place and then slowly fell to the ground.

Immediately he was covered in blood.

"SNIPER"

The remaining men dropped to the ground and began firing in the direction from which the shot came.

"Why the hell don't they give a warning!? This is not the style of the police!"

The boss yelled as he fired.

"Perhaps we underestimated the value of this child… agh"

The man who was speaking was penetrated by a bullet, dying on the spot.

"Don't they know that they are putting the girl at risk!"

"That doesn't matter now, let's get out of here!"

"Good!"

While they were arguing I slowly dragged myself outside.

"Where are you going!"

Before he could leave the boss took me by the hand and put me between him and the window.

"Come on!"

Using me as a shield they began to run.

We ran down a long hallway to what looked like a garage, inside was the white van.

They dragged me inside.

"She drives!"

The man who kissed me stayed in the back with me, the boss was co-driver and the last man took the wheel.

The van quickly started and I tried to get out through one of the entrances to the factory.

As we were leaving the building a PAM was heard and the van began to stop.

"What are you doing? Keep it up!"

"It's the tires, it looks like they exploded!"

"SHIT"

The truck stopped.

Through the front glass I could see a large pasture, so the warehouse is at least several kilometers from the city.

At that moment a big light fell on the truck, it seems that it comes from the helicopter.

"Fuck 'em!"

The man who kissed me took my arm and with his other hand he opened the door.

"If they don't let us go, I'll kill her!"

he said as he dragged me outside and pointed his gun at my head.

With fear I looked ahead and saw how small shadows were getting closer.

When they were close enough I could see the police logo in one of the shadows next to a rifle he was pointing at us.

There were about 20 shadows, all armed.

*Let her go or we will have to use force*

It was heard from the helicopter.

"THAT THEY WOULD HAVE SAID THAT BEFORE!"

The man angrily prodded my head with the gun.

Hurts…

For a while my brain was blank, it was not until this moment that my consciousness returned and I realized what was really happening.

What do I do…

At that moment something came to my mind.

But if it doesn't work...

I'll have to try.

I slowly moved my hands, which was difficult since I was tied up, and after taking several breaths, I pushed my wrist into the man's back.

"That he has…"

Before the man could wonder what happened to him he began to writhe and fell to the ground.

As if following him I fell to my knees.

Thank God he had the ring with me.

The policemen began to advance at that moment.

I am safe.

Mental exhaustion invaded my brain.

I think… I'll get some sleep.

I fell forward, hitting the ground.

"Here E54, you are safe, I repeat, you are safe"

The last thing I felt was someone pick me up.