Wednesday, October 3, 2007

On my own

For the next few hours I was driven around for a while until we got to an airport. I wondered what country I was going to, and realized that I didn't even know what country I was in. I was led into the building and told to keep my mouth shut. The place was slightly crowded, and the thought came to me that I might be able to get 'lost in the crowd'. I kept a close eye on my kidnappers. I saw that they were keeping a close eye on me. Every time one would look away, it was only a couple seconds before another was watching me.

Finally, inspiration came in the form of a luggage cart that happened to be near me. Waiting until no one was watching, I grabbed the cart and pushed it as hard as I could towards a nearby group of people. It had just the effect I was hoping for. There was a loud crash, a lot of people running, a lot of people screaming. The noise caught everyone's attention and, in the few moments of panic, I was able to run out of view of my kidnappers.

I followed a large group of people out of the building, then quickly ran into the nearest taxi.
"Take me to the nearest hotel."
The driver nodded and started to drive off. I thought for a moment that I didn't have any money to pay him, but I figured I'd worry about that later. I was free!

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