Ch.25
Teresa opened her eyes, her head throbbing.
"What happened?" she asked, squinting as she rubbed her temples.
~ I was at home, ~ she thought.
She looked around.
"Now where am I?"
"You're at the Crane compounds in Hawaii."
Startled, she turned around.
"Oh my god!" she yelled. "Ethan!"
He stood there, a serious look on his face.
"So they got you to huh?"
"Ethan everyone is so worried about you!" she ran over and embraced him. "What happened? Are you alright?"
He sighed, angrily.
"Yea I'm fine. I'm just mad at myself."
"Rebecca did this didn't she?"
He nodded.
"I know the truth Teresa."
"Yea I know you do…so does Fox."
Ethan was shocked.
"How does Fox know? I was on my way to tell him everything, but wound up here."
She smiled.
"He's a smart boy…he put all of the pieces together."
Teresa looked around.
"This must be where they kept Luis," she said, tracing the wall with her fingertips.
"I can't believe he's alive," Ethan said following her. "I can't believe any of this."
Teresa snorted.
"I can…I just wish I would have figured it all out sooner…then maybe my son would still be alive."
Ethan placed his hand on her shoulder.
"They're going to pay for all of this Teresa."
Teresa faced him.
"Damn right they will…nobody messes with my family and gets away with it.
He smiled.
"So how do you know where in Hawaii? What is this place?" she asked.
He looked around.
"I've been here before," he said. "When I was little…I remember this room…this building is some kind of headquarters for Alistair…I never asked what kind of business happened here…I guess now I know."
"This is where they take care of their illegal business," Teresa said finishing his thought.
"Yea I guess…this compound is so big…who knows what else could be going on here."
"So how do we escape?"
Ethan looked at her.
"I don't know. I haven't figured that out."
"Well there must be a way to do it…Luis found a way…"
"But it took him years Teresa…and judging by everything that has happened recently, I don't know if we have that much time left."
"What are you saying?"
He ran his hand through his hair.
"I don't know what I'm saying anymore Teresa…all I know is that we're here…we're stuck here and nobody has any clue."
Teresa grabbed his hand.
"Fox will find us Ethan…I know he will."
"But how?" his voice cracked.
"I don't know yet," she said.
"But he'll find a way. I have faith in him."
He smiled.
"God Teresa I am so sorry about all my family has put you through."
She shook her head.
"Don't be…because pretty soon they are going to pay…
"And we're going to have the last laugh."