Chapter 4: A Note From No One

Rick went up to the room to pack his bag and started to think about the possible places that Evy could be. The first place he would check before actually leaving London would be London Airport. If Evy or Jenny had bought tickets or were caught on camera the airport would know. If that hadn't been the case Rick would assume that she had gone to Egypt and leave immediately to get there. He would check every major hotel first then hit the smaller hotels. As he went down stairs to get his coat on, Jonathan just sat there. If anyone was to go after their sister, Rick figured Jonathan would. He didn't make a move to get up at all. He sat on the couch watching TV and laughing about the comedian that was doing stand up.

"Jonathan, are you not going to get up and go after your wife and sister?" Rick was kind of frustrated that Jonathan was doing nothing.

"Where do you suppose we should look? If they had been kidnapped, which is most likely the case, the kidnapper would have bought the tickets ahead of time or when they got to the airport. Then if they were somehow incredibly stupid, the kidnapper would have bought a room in the hotel by themselves. Why would they be that stupid to make Evy or Jenny to pay for everything?" Jonathan had several good points but Rick wouldn't just sit there while the police took their time with finding them.

"All that may be true, Jonathan, but I am going whether it is or not. What if this person wants us to find him or her to try and kill us when we come to the rescue? I know it sounds extremely bad but we've had extremely bad before and we always come out on top. If I just sit here like your doing and Evy's found dead then I would know it was my fault because I haven't done anything to help her or to find her. Evy and Jenny are all I have at this point so I'm going to make sure I find them before the die if that is the intentions of the kidnapper." Rick picked his bag up and walked toward the door.

"Wait. I see your point and I will go to help you find them. What if they are already dead?" Jonathan walked upstairs to pack before Rick answered his question.

After Jonathan had returned with his bag in hand and his coat on they left for the airport. As soon as they arrived a man at the door was holding a sign that had Rick's name on it.

"I'm Rick O'Connell." Rick walked up to the man cautiously to make sure the man wasn't going to pull a gun on him.

"I was told to give you this message." The man handed Rick a folded sheet of paper.

"Who's it from?" Rick opened the message and read it waiting for the reply.

"I don't know. He didn't give me his name. He gave me the slip of paper and $30 for delivery." The man walked off and Rick finished the letter.

"Jonathan, we have to get on Flight-140 to Egypt in 20 minutes. Here's a note from our kidnapper." Rick handed the note to Jonathan and Jonathan recognized the handwriting from the letter that was left at the house.

"It's the same person that left the letter on Evy's pillow back home. What is this about going to Egypt? Why is this person paying for our tickets?" Jonathan was baffled because with the letter was two tickets to Egypt on a flight that left in 20 minutes as Rick had said.

"They didn't. If you look on the ticket it's in Evy's name. He did make Evy pay for the tickets and left two for use. This person wants us to find him." Rick walked into the airport and went to the gate where the flight would be taking off from. When they were called to get on the plane, the woman behind the desk took their tickets and gave Rick a second note.

Dear Mr. O'Connell,

If you have received this letter it means that you have followed instructions and your suspicions. When you land in Egypt you will go to the café that is to the left of the gate you land at. A person will be standing outside the café waiting for you. You don't know him and he does not work for me. I have paid him a good sum of money to deliver the message to you. If you follow the message to the exact detail you will be one step closer to finding me. Do not worry about your wife or sister. No harm will come to them and I assure you that they are being well taken care of. The only reason problems will arise is if you have not found me in a certain amount of time. I look forward to meeting you.

Sincerely,

No One

Rick handed the letter to Jonathan and Jonathan was relieved to hear that nothing had harmed Evy or Jenny. Rick and Jonathan boarded the plane and had ordered a couple of drinks to sooth their nerves. They finally landed in Egypt and got off the plane. They turned left of the gate and walked to the first café they found. Sure enough there was a man standing outside it holding a sign that said O'Connell on it. Rick walked to him and said nothing. The man handed the note to Rick and walked into the café to join his friends. Rick opened the note and had found his next set of instructions.