Yusuf sat in the van in the parking lot of an all night store that sold just about everything anyone could need. Yusuf looked at the brightly lit entrance and then at the nearly deserted road.
He could drive down to Mexico hop a flight home from there. By the time CTU realized where he was they'd have so much extradition red tape to fight through it'd be months before there was a trial. If there even was one.
After a few minutes Yusuf turned off the ignition and climbed out of the van. He locked the door and headed toward the store. He was already in this mess too deep. He had to finish what he started.
Running now wouldn't solve anything.
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Kim walked into CTU not sure she could face the memories. She knew everywhere she turned she'd see her father. He was ingrained in every inch of the place. It was in his blood.....he had loved his job. Even with the personal costs.
"Kim?"
Kim froze at the voice. There was no possible way she had heard right.
"Kim?"The familiar voice called again and she turned to her left.
She blinked several times to clear her vision. But the image before her remained unchanged.
Her father.
"Dad?"Kim asked in a very small quiet voice.
Jack quickly closed the space between them and enveloped his daughter in a huge hug as he closed his eyes. "I'm glad you're safe."
Tears began to flow as Kim pulled back so she could see her father's face. He was really there.
"How?"Kim asked in a choked whisper.
"I'm sorry, honey."Jack whispered. "If there had been any way to let you know I would have. Last thing I wanted was for you to get pulled into this mess."
"It's okay, Dad."Kim said softly as she melted into her father's arms resting her head on his chest.
"I'm glad you're here."Jack stated as he rested his head on top of hers.
*********
Tony stared at the first three documents Carrie had given him and frowned. Two listed land in Nevada and the other in Colorado. None of the documents brought them any closer to finding Michelle.
Tony set the papers down on his desk and looked around the empty office. It was possible Auda was headed to one of those properties but they were too far away for Auda to have reached them. CTU had all airports covered and no private flights had left. If Auda and Michelle had attempted to get on a commercial flight airport security would've held them.
Tony rested his face in his hands for a moment. His headache had returned full force. As he reached for the bottle of aspirin in the desk drawer he was reminded of the dinner he had shared with Michelle.
Tony sat the aspirin bottle on his desk and leaned back in his chair leaving the bottle untouched. Had that dinner only been a few short hours ago?
He already missed her smile. Would he see it again?
Tony rose to his feet and headed toward the door. He couldn't sit there any longer. He needed to be doing something, anything. Tony had promised Michelle that he would keep her safe and bring her home. He'd do whatever it took to keep that promise.
He could drive down to Mexico hop a flight home from there. By the time CTU realized where he was they'd have so much extradition red tape to fight through it'd be months before there was a trial. If there even was one.
After a few minutes Yusuf turned off the ignition and climbed out of the van. He locked the door and headed toward the store. He was already in this mess too deep. He had to finish what he started.
Running now wouldn't solve anything.
***********
Kim walked into CTU not sure she could face the memories. She knew everywhere she turned she'd see her father. He was ingrained in every inch of the place. It was in his blood.....he had loved his job. Even with the personal costs.
"Kim?"
Kim froze at the voice. There was no possible way she had heard right.
"Kim?"The familiar voice called again and she turned to her left.
She blinked several times to clear her vision. But the image before her remained unchanged.
Her father.
"Dad?"Kim asked in a very small quiet voice.
Jack quickly closed the space between them and enveloped his daughter in a huge hug as he closed his eyes. "I'm glad you're safe."
Tears began to flow as Kim pulled back so she could see her father's face. He was really there.
"How?"Kim asked in a choked whisper.
"I'm sorry, honey."Jack whispered. "If there had been any way to let you know I would have. Last thing I wanted was for you to get pulled into this mess."
"It's okay, Dad."Kim said softly as she melted into her father's arms resting her head on his chest.
"I'm glad you're here."Jack stated as he rested his head on top of hers.
*********
Tony stared at the first three documents Carrie had given him and frowned. Two listed land in Nevada and the other in Colorado. None of the documents brought them any closer to finding Michelle.
Tony set the papers down on his desk and looked around the empty office. It was possible Auda was headed to one of those properties but they were too far away for Auda to have reached them. CTU had all airports covered and no private flights had left. If Auda and Michelle had attempted to get on a commercial flight airport security would've held them.
Tony rested his face in his hands for a moment. His headache had returned full force. As he reached for the bottle of aspirin in the desk drawer he was reminded of the dinner he had shared with Michelle.
Tony sat the aspirin bottle on his desk and leaned back in his chair leaving the bottle untouched. Had that dinner only been a few short hours ago?
He already missed her smile. Would he see it again?
Tony rose to his feet and headed toward the door. He couldn't sit there any longer. He needed to be doing something, anything. Tony had promised Michelle that he would keep her safe and bring her home. He'd do whatever it took to keep that promise.
