Chapter 4
Plane to Greenland
Lara was now sitting in the first class section on the plane that would be taking her to Greenland. Wayne had not found out any information on the Japcaps or the strange woman. He could also find no connection between James Trottley and the Orbs of Mystery. This was all getting very confusing.
The flight attendant walked by and asked Lara if she'd like anything.
She replied with, "I'll have a scotch on the rocks and a bag of peanuts. Chop-chop."
The attendant got a strange look on her face, then smiled and started serving Lara her order.
The pilot came on the air and told everyone they were about to take off and should now buckle their seatbelts. He also said that the use of cell phones and other electronic devices shouldn't be used quite yet, unless you're sitting in the first class section. That was a relief to Lara.
The plane took off and Lara started to think about all which had gone on in the past few days. Suddenly her cell started ringing.
"Hello," Lara answered. "Is this James Trottley? Oh, well hiâ Yesâ I'm on my way to GreenlandâWell, it's a long storyâI am sure this is where at least one of them isâNo, only sure about oneâOkâI'll try and find more about the othersâOk, buh-bye."
She was hanging up her cell just as the guy sitting next to her said, "You seem to know James Trottley."
"Yes, I do," she returned. "And if it's not too bold, how do you know him?"
"Oh, well he's a good friend of mine. I worked with him a few years back on an Egypt outing a couple of years back."
"Oh, I see."
Her cell started to ring again.
"HelloâOh, hello againâWHAT!!...Yes, I'm sure it's here; I already told you this onceâYou are getting extremely annoyingâOh by the way, I'm sitting by apparently an old friend of yours."
When Lara said this, the man next to her looked startled, then looked out the window, almost if he was avoiding something.
"OhâOh dear, well that's not niceâYesâYes I will have a little chat with him."
She hung up the phone in a suspicious manner. "My friend, James, says you're not all who you say you are. Could I talk with you for a moment?"
She dragged him back to the usher's closet. He looked very frightened
"My friend says you tried to kill him a while back. Is this true?" Lara asked.
"Wellâyes," the man stumbled. He was getting very shy about it.
"So you and James go out to Egypt, to discover a mysterious amulet, and you happen to cave him in on the way out. How remarkably pleasant," Lara said sarcastically.
The man just looked away, and muttered something to himself.
"By the way," Lara inquired, "what is your name?"
"Ummmâwellâit's Jake."
"Hi. I'm Lara, and I would also like to know what you would be doing on the same flight to Greenland as me."
"WellâI was told toâfollow you."
"Oh? By whom?"
"I don't know her!" he exclaimed. "I've only spoken to her over the phone, and she never told me her name! Please don't hurt meâI'llâhelp you! I swear! Just don't hurt me!"
"Hmmmâwell, maybe you can help me. First, we better get back to our seats."
And with that, they walked out of the usher's closet and sat casually down in their seats.
"Remember, Jake. One little trick and you'll you have two holes through your head. Now let's complete this flight quickly and easily."
