Finding You
Chapter 14: New Horizons?
(2pm at a Huge Well Guarded Mansion in England)
Theodore continued to prepare the salad that was needed to go along with the meal that he was preparing. It was nearly a day since he last saw Butch. All he knew was that when he went to bed last night, Butch wasn't there.
"Excuse me," Mr. Jut said as he entered the huge kitchen, "I need to speak with Theodore," he announced, "just leave what you have, you're finished for the day," he said before Theodore could cover his salad.
"Yes Mr. Jut," Theodore said and followed him without showing Mr. Jut how nervous and scared he was.
They kept walking until they came to an elevator. It opened automatically and Mr. Jut motioned for Theodore to go inside.
Suddenly the elevator door closed behind him. Theodore looked around panicked. Then he heard a soft whoosh behind him. He turned to see that the wall behind him was gone. All he saw an open space and darkness. After a few more minutes of just standing there he took a deep breath and went in.
The area was completely covered in darkness. Theodore felt around until he felt a wall and continued to feel until he felt a light switch. When he flicked it the room flooded with a blinding white light. After shielding his eyes for a moment, Theodore's eyes adjusted.
The room that he was in was huge and empty. Suddenly a door opened and someone was flung in. The door remained open and the figure flung in only moaned and sniffled.
"Butch?" Theodore asked fearfully as he got closer, "is that you?" he asked.
Theodore touched his shoulder and Butch winced loudly.
"Sorry," Theodore apologized, "Who did this?" he asked.
Butch only sniffled loudly without responding.
"Did Mr. Jut order it?" Theodore whispered in question of why Butch was so badly beaten.
"Don't say anything else," Butch said in a cracked voice.
"What?" Theodore asked in confusion.
"Shut up," Butch told him.
Theodore moved back slightly, he felt very offended. But after a moment of thinking he looked around. Then it hit him.
I'm such an idiot! (Theodore's thoughts)
Theodore just sat beside Butch and stroked the injured boy's hair in silence.
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(Meanwhile at a Manor in France)
Eleanor sat on a fancy couch across from a six-foot tall red headed male. She noticed that he had a spray tan and was looking at her with an intense but unreadable look.
"I'm told you're good," the gentleman said formally.
"I am," Eleanor said seductively.
"You realize what you're doing?" the gentleman asked.
"Do you?" Eleanor asked feeling suspicious.
The gentleman looked taken a back.
"You're boring," Eleanor said suddenly and rose to her feet, "my friend said I could find a cool rich boyfriend here," she said in annoyance, "she and I obviously have different perspectives on that."
"You're American," the gentleman said and his Norwegian accent was gone.
"Hey you had an accent!" Eleanor cried angrily.
"I'm with the American FBI Eleanor," the gentleman revealed.
"El… My name is Andréa," Eleanor started to say but stopped herself and instead told him that firmly.
"We both know that that's a lie," the gentleman said seriously.
"I just came by for a date," Eleanor said in a very dignified tone, "I don't know what you thought it was," she said calmly but inside she was sweating bullets.
Suddenly the large brown doors flew open. In walked seven persons.
"Who are you?" Eleanor asked nervously.
"Don't worry," a blonde female said, "Mr. Ellis is with us."
"We're reviewing you," a middle aged Asian male said formally, "to raise your rank," he added.
It took a moment to process but then Eleanor's face brightened.
"I see that she's pleased," the asian male said, "I'm Mr. Takanawa," he introduced himself.
"Andréa," Eleanor said brightly.
"So you really want to change your name?" Mr. Ellis asked.
"I'm shedding my uncomplimentary past," Eleanor said dismissively, "after all, I might be having a very complimentary future," she added.
"Confidence, nice," Mr. Takanawa said approvingly, "you handled yourself very well," he told her, "we need girls like you in our operation," he said.
"Operation?" Eleanor asked.
"I'm Mrs. Takanawa and once a year we travel and buy girls for our business," the blonde female spoke up, "you're one of our five in France," she said proudly.
"You only take five girls?" Eleanor asked.
"Per country," Mr. Takanawa explained.
"So where will I go?" Eleanor asked.
"Very to the point," Mr. Ellis pointed out.
"I like girls who need one, not a million and one questions answered Mr. Ellis," Mr. Takanawa said almost cuttingly, "you will be taken to the States, United States," he added.
Eleanor paled.
"Your family can't touch you," Mrs. Takanawa said reassuringly, "we've had senators unable to get their kids back, trust us."
"Well I guess it's to the States," Eleanor said brightly despite feeling nervous.
"It's okay to be nervous," Mr. Takanawa said, "thank you for not answering too many questions," he added and Eleanor nodded then bowed, "respectful, nice," he added then walked away.
"Nice is the main word of his vocabulary," Mrs. Takanawa told Eleanor.
Eleanor smiled and stifled a giggle.
End Chapter 14
Reggae: Please tell me in your reviews what you think of what's happened to Butch, what might happen to Theodore, what you thought when he was in the elevator, and about Eleanor's potential move. Sorry if that's a lot to digest, please review and I hope you enjoyed this new chapter. Thank you for reading.