"It's been two weeks, two weeks and we still know nothing" Beck said upset. "Where the hell is she?"
"I need the answer too" Mr. West added.
"We are looking for her but it's not easy, however, we did get some useful information about where she might be" Mr. Vega informed. "Alex's real name is Armando Perez and we contacted the person who made his fake documents, along with Jade's and he said that a few weeks ago Alex contacted him, he wanted two passports: one for Abelard Rodriguez and another one for Chloe Andersen, guess who the people in the photos are?"
"Alex and Jade" Tori said and her father nodded.
"They wore wigs but it's them and they crossed the border soon after she left, they were headed to Hermosillo so that's a start but they could be anywhere in Mexico" Mr. Vega said and they looked at each other worriedly.
"Well, it's something…so we are going to Hermosillo, aren't we?" Andre asked.
"Yes, we are and we are not coming back without her" Monica affirmed.
Everyone, including Maria, got on a plane to go to Hermosillo; the other three girls stayed in the West residence and just hoped for the best. Mr. West and Mr. Vega were hoping Maria would help them follow Alex's footsteps since she knew him so well.
"Alright, they crossed the border and probably had little money so chances are they went to a cheap hotel in the city, we need to go to those" Maria commented and they followed her advice. They visited around five hotels and showed them pictures of Jade but they didn't get lucky until the sixth.
"Have you seen this girl?" Andre asked as he showed the receptionist a photo of Jade and he nodded. "When?"
"That information is worth something" The man responded and Mr. West rolled his eyes, he handed him 100 dollars and he smiled at the money. "You are not cops, are ya?"
"We are not looking for you, tell us everything you know" Mr. Vega demanded and the man sighed.
"Listen she came with a man…tall, tan and strong, they rented a room for a couple of days and it was pretty interesting in there" The man commented.
"What do you mean?" Jade's father asked.
"Well, when they arrived she was smiling all happy and shit, he was hugging her and I thought it was their honeymoon but they weren't, minutes after they arrived I heard screams coming from the room, she cried and screamed for a loooong time and then she just stopped, I thought the dude had killed her" The man informed and they looked at each other worriedly.
"Oh god" Monica said mortified.
"It's not uncommon to find dead whores around here, it's happened to me twice and I hate it" He commented.
"What happened next?" Mr. Vega asked.
"About two hours later he came out and gave me some money, he told me to keep quiet so I did…but he left so I went into the room, just to make sure I didn't have a corpse in there" The man said. "I wasn't sure at first to be honest, she seemed dead, I took a photograph just in case I needed it…see it yourselves" he said and showed them his phone.
The photo showed Jade completely tied up on the bed, she was only wearing underwear and the sheets covered some parts of her body, she had something tied around her mouth and she was unconscious. The picture had been taken from an angle where they could see she had some blood and bruises on her face as well as on her legs but the most disturbing part of it was the dark red letters on her back, at first they couldn't really distinguish them but Beck, who had the phone, zoomed in on them and they saw "Annabelle" written on her skin.
"Oh my god" Tori said shocked and Beck closed his eyes feeling incredibly impotent. Monica tried to stay strong but she started crying, she could imagine all the pain her daughter had been through.
"That son of a bitch" Mr. West said full of rage.
"I know, man…that was so unnecessary, I suppose all the screams were thanks to that little friend on her back, he even left the bloody knife on the bureau" The man commented.
"What happened with her?" Monica asked trying not to break again and he looked down.
"That man…he came to me and offered me some alone time with her, he said she'd be tied up so I had nothing to worry about, no screams or kicks and she wouldn't see my face so no rape allegations" He responded and Beck could feel himself about to punch that man. "But I didn't take it, I'm not lying man, I ain't a rapist"
"But someone else did, right?" Maria asked sadly and he nodded.
"Yes, two guys…I know one of them, they took their turns on her, one waited outside chatting with her pimp while the other did it and then he took his turn too, I felt really bad for her…poor thing couldn't catch a break" He said sincerely. "I didn't hear her scream but that's because she was tied up, I saw that…she couldn't move or scream or do anything"
"I'm gonna kill him" Mr. West whispered trying to remain calm.
"Listen man, after a while they both came out of the room and she was dressed again but she looked pretty bad, her face was all bloated from crying and having her face on the pillow for two days, she had two huge bruises and she wouldn't stop shaking, I know that because she came to me for a napkin and she was terrified…she could barely control it" The man explained as he remembered those moments.
"This can't be happening, this can't be true" Monica said mortified as she cried angrily.
"It is, ma'am…I don't lie" The man said.
"We need to find her" Mr. West responded. "Please tell us any idea you may have" He said and the man thought about it.
"Listen, that information is worth a little more" He said and Mr. West handed him 200 dollars. "One of the men who screwed her is known for his liking of whores, he knows a lot of pimps and all that stuff" He informed and they listened carefully. "He talked to her…companion for around forty minutes and I think he shared useful information because the man was very interested"
"Did you hear anything specific?" Andre asked.
"They were discussing a way to 'keep her under control', her man said she was being an annoying bitch and he couldn't risk her rejecting clients but he couldn't keep her tied up forever" The man commented. "The other guy, Ricky is his nickname, he talked about magic candies or something like that"
"Magic candies?" Cat asked confused and he nodded.
"Drugs, listen the girl and the man came back a couple of hours after they'd left and Ricky was already here, they were all in the room and then they checked out" The receptionist commented. "The girl looked different, she was awake but she was just standing there staring into space and Ricky was holding her hand to make her walk, she was high as fuck"
"God…" Andre said and shook his head.
"They left and I haven't seen her again"
"Where can we find Ricky?" Mr. Vega questioned.
"He is usually around the zone, he comes here with his whores often…You might see him tonight or tomorrow, I'll tell you who he is" The receptionist said and they sighed, at least they had hope.
"Perfect, we'll stay then"
Jade's friends and family decided to stay in the hotel but only the men went outside to wait for the guy who'd raped Jade, they didn't want to look suspicious. Mr. West, Mr. Vega, Beck, Andre and Robbie simply sat down in the lobby and pretended to be talking about women every time a person came in but they always felt dumb because the man hadn't arrived.
Their first night was highly unsuccessful so next day they stayed there all the time, just waiting and when it was around 8PM, their man showed up. The receptionist nodded at them and they put up their act. "Hey buddy, these tourists here want some info that you might have" He said to Rick.
"Who are you?" Rick asked the five men in front of him. "Be quick cause I have this beauty here…" he said referring to the woman by his side and slapped her butt.
"We just got here, this is a friend, my son and two of his friends, we came on a little business trip but we want some fun" Mr. West commented. "Your kind of fun, where did you get her?" He asked and Ricky laughed.
"You can find them on the street, go look for them" He responded.
"Come on, man…give me a hand, I'm trying to show my son pussy is good, he is into men and I…no, not under my watch" Mr. West commented referring to Beck and Ricky chuckled. "He needs to be a man"
"You like cock, buddy? I know women are a nightmare but I'm sure you'd enjoy a good night with a whore, you won't think about that homosexual shit any longer" Ricky said to Beck and he nodded awkwardly. "He doesn't look so feminine yet, so I'll help you out before it's too late"
"Yeah, you see…I just want him to have a clean one, you know? No STDs or that stuff…the newer the better, I want him to have a nice experience with a pretty girl so it'll be worth it, you know any like that?" He questioned and Ricky thought about it.
"Listen, I know many places but most don't have what you look for…There's one, though, where they range from all ages…ten to twenty five, real good stuff" Ricky commented. "But no wait, now that I think of it, I might know the right girl for your son"
"Who?" Beck asked.
"I met her last week, I think…and it was right here" Ricky responded smiling. "Such a beauty, the kind of bitch you don't find on the streets these days, she is around your age and her pimp told me she was pretty new to the business, I mean she was tied up and crying when we met so she is getting used to this, I supposed that's not an issue with you" He commented and they looked at each other.
"No, we just want sex, it's not like we kidnapped her…pity for her but not my problem" Mr. West said and laughed but he was burning up inside, he wanted to strangle that man with his own hands and so did Beck.
"Good, then she is perfect for you"
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