Chapter 3: The Package
Later, Darren enters the bar and walks over to table where there are two men drinking beer. One of them is a dark skinned man with black hair tied to cornrows, black beard and wears a black singlet, black pants and black shoes while the other is a fat pale-skinned bold man who wears a black cap, black jacket, white shirt, blue jeans and white shoes.
"I want you deliver a bag, that's it." The dark-skinned man said as Darren took a seat and sits in front of him.
"Please be specific. How big is the bag?" Darren asked.
"One meter fifty by half meter." The pale-skinned man said.
"Weight."
"50 kilograms and not more."
Darren writes down everything they say on a notepad as the dark-skinned man added, "The destination is 24 Rue de Florence, Nancy. Deliver it to Mister-"
"Stop. Rule number 2 of my contract. No names." Darren said. "Time of pickup?"
"7 o' clock in the morning. At the front door." The dark-skinned man said, taking a sip of his beer.
After Darren finished writing down everything on his notepad, he puts it away and said to the two men, "A package, one meter fifty by fifty, 50 kilos and 250 kilometers. Traveling within the speed limit, one stop for refreshments. Total payment will be 40,000 dollars. Half now, half on the delivery."
"Delivery will be at noon." The pale-skinned man said.
"If no one's there, it is not my responsibility. Once we make a deal, rules and terms of the deal cannot be changed or renegotiated. Do we have a deal?" Darren asked. The two men turn to each other. The pale-skinned man nods his head to the dark-skinned man and the dark-skinned man, took out 40,000 dollars from his pocket and hands it to Darren. Darren took the money and walks off.
The next day, at the location where the two men told Darren to be at, Darren is waiting inside his car. He looks at his watch. It was 6:56 AM.
Darren then looks up at the rear-view mirror and sees a hummer driving over to his car. The hummer parked behind his car and the pale-skinned man comes out from the car. He walks to the back of the hummer and brought out a huge black golf bag. He walks over to Darren's car, opens the trunk and puts the golf bag into the trunk. He then closes the trunk and walks back to his car and drives off.
Darren then looks back at his watch. When the watch says 7 AM, he grabs the steering wheel and drives off, beginning to make his delivery.
Many hours later, Darren is now on a remote road that drove through a small forest. The forest was a rugged yet beautiful place, filled with tall trees of all shapes and sizes.
As he drove however, he heard one of his car tires burst. "Dammit." He swore. Darren then stops his car, get out and walks over to the tire that burst. He gives the punctured tire a kick before walking over to the trunk. He opens the trunk, revealing the black golf bag. Then to his shock, the bag starts to shake and rumble on its own. Darren arched his eyebrow in confusion and surprise.
"What the hell?" He whispered. He places his hand on the golf bag and the bag stops shaking.
Darren stares at the bag for a few minutes, then shrugged and takes out the spare tire that is under the golf bag and a jack. He rolls the spare tire over to the punctured tire and starts unscrewing the punctured tire with his jack. After he finished replacing the old tire with the spare tire, he gets back into the car and starts driving again. He narrows his eyes, still wondering how the bag was moving by itself.
'What the hell could be in that bag?' He thought as he continues driving through the forest.
Later that day, Darren arrives at Auxerre, a town that only has a population of 40,000 people and is located between Paris and Dijon. After arriving at the town, Darren stops by at a fast food restaurant for a break.
After finished eating his burger, he took his cup of coke and walks out of the restaurant. He got into his car and continues driving to his destination.
An hour later, Darren was a few miles away from the town and is now driving through another small forest. After looking around and making sure no one is around, he stops his car and got out with the cup of coke in his hand.
He was too curious to know what was in the bag so he decided to break the rules. He walks over to the trunk and opens it, revealing the black golf bag. He unzips the bag, revealing something he never expected.
Inside the bag was a woman with long black hair, brown eyes, dressed in a black gloves, black sleeveless zipper shirt, black pants and black shoes. She has a marking tape wrapped on her mouth and her wrists are tied with ropes.
Darren widens his eyes and stares at the woman for a few minutes. Then, he took out his machete, making the woman widen her eyes and muffled a scream.
"Don't worry. I'm not going to hurt you. Stay still." He then gently places the machete on the tape and cuts a hole. Darren then took out a straw and puts it into the cup of coke. "Are you thirsty?" He asked the woman. The woman nods her head and Darren inserts the straw into the hole and the woman starts drinking.
Darren was surprised that the woman finished drinking all of the coke within seconds. Darren then throws away the now empty road onto the road and looks back at the woman. "Wish I could help you, but sorry. I shouldn't be doing this." Darren said. The woman tried to scream but Darren zips back the bag and closes the trunk. He gets back into his car and continues driving.
But after driving for a few minutes, the woman starts thrashing around in the trunk, causing Darren's car to move uneasily.
"WILL YOU KEEP IT DOWN BACK THERE?!" Darren yelled angrily, turning to the back. But the woman continues thrashing around and the car continues to move up and down. Darren groans in annoyance as he stops the car and gets out. He walks over to the trunk opens up and unzips the bag.
"What the hell is your problem?" Darren asked. The woman tries to speak but her voice is muffled. Darren then removes the tape and asked again, "What is your problem?"
"I have to pee." The woman said, glaring at Darren.
"Sorry, can't let you do that. You think I'm dumb?"
"Do you want me to do it in your car then?" The woman asked. Darren groans.
"Fine." He said. He then carries the woman out of the car and places her on the road. He then took out a long rope from the trunk and ties a knot and wraps the knot around the woman's neck, of course, making sure he doesn't tie around her neck too tight.
Darren then grabs the rope and looks at his watch. "You got 60 seconds."
"What? That's it?" The woman asked as she got up from the road.
"59…58…57…" Darren starts counting. The woman then quickly turns to the trees and runs into the forest. Darren watches her runs into the forest while grabbing the rope, making sure she doesn't get too far. He sighed. "I had to break the rules, don't I? What a fucking idiot I am."
After a minute has passed, he yelled, "Your time is up!" But the woman didn't come out from the trees. "Don't make me drag you out." He yelled again. But the woman still didn't return. Darren then pulls the rope but to his surprise, the knot was untied and the woman has gotten herself freed!
"SHIT!" He yelled as he tosses the rope away. The woman has gotten away, and even worse, she has escaped into a forest!
"God dammit." He swore as he runs into the forest, beginning his search for the woman.
The woman breathed heavily as she runs through the forest. She cried in pain as she fell on a huge rock that skimmed her knee. She immediately got up and ran past the trees. She jumps over a small river and continues running, not looking back for a second. She was panicking, not knowing what to do.
She then hides behind a tall conifer and catches her breath. She turns her head around and sees that no one was following her. She let out a sigh of relief.
But suddenly, someone grabbed her by the arm tightly, making her squeal.
"No! Let me go!" The woman cried but Darren quickly covers her mouth with the masking tape.
"I guess it was a big mistake letting you out after all." Darren groaned as he tied his rope around her wrists. "I hope you enjoyed your pee because this will be your only one in this trip." He then carries the woman on his shoulder and walks his way out of the forest. The woman tries to scream but her screams are muffled.
When Darren walks out of the forest however, he sees two policemen investigating his car. The policemen turn their heads and see Darren holding the woman on his shoulder.
"Crap." Darren said as he places the woman on the ground.
The policemen walk over to Darren with their handcuffs while the woman tried to scream. Then, Darren punches the first policeman in the face and kicks the second policeman in the stomach. The first policeman gets up but Darren quickly uppercuts him in the chin. The first policeman backs away and hits his head onto the trunk of Darren's car and falls to the ground unconscious.
The second policeman tries to attack but Darren grabs his wrist and punches his face. He then grabs the second policeman by the collar and tosses him to a nearby tree. The second policeman hits his head hard onto the tree trunk and slumps to the ground unconscious.
Darren then looks back at the woman, who looks at him in fear. "Now you know what happens to people who mess with me?" He said to the woman.
END OF CHAPTER
DW64: And that's chapter 3 guys. Stay tune for the next chapter and read and review!
BTW, I know I haven't revealed the woman's name yet, but I'm sure some of you already know who she is, right?
