As the sound of the helicopter drifted far away, the atmosphere became eerily quiet. The silence was too defeaning. She would not die of torture or strangulation here but of extreme fear of being left alone in the middle of the forest! She did not know exactly where she was but all she could remember was the dense forest below her before the craft landed.
She looked at the computer and turned it on but as expected, it was secured with a password. Her phone was stripped off with its battery. The telephone had no dial tone. She neither had a profound knowledge about information technology nor any hacking skill.
Realizing her helplessness, she sanked into one of the seats and cried again. Her thoughts flew off to her son again, to Jim and Anthon.This was the price of choosing Jim. She was well aware of the possible consequences when Mr. Phyllis Wayne talked to her. She knew that there was always no limit to the wickedness of a man being consumed by greed and lust for fame!