Chapter 4

Koraleene woke up stirring gracefully opening her eyes. She tried sitting up but she realized her arms were tied behind her back and her ankles were bound together and there was a gray cloth wrapped around her mouth and something was around her eyes. Her breathing became rapid in panic trying to call for help the best she could. She heard footsteps coming towards her.

"how does it feel to be captured my dear? You are my hostage now and I don't plan on letting you escape." The voice she recognized as Kamunrah said, he must've bent over to her because she suddenly felt herself being hoisted up by her upper arms, then he whispered in her ear. "And I have some special plans for you, your to nice looking to let go back to my brother" He said laying her down placing one of her hands on his her cheek in a loving fashion that disgusted her.

"We've got the man" A new voice entered that she recognized as Al Capone.

"Good you stay here and watch my girl" Kamunrah said as he walked away.

"hey toots feeling better?" He asked her taking off her blind fold and her muzzle.

He noticed her quick paced breathing and the fear that traced her features.

"I didn't even do anything yet! What's got you so spooked?" He asked frustrated.

Learning from the past experience she responded quickly.
"H-he, h-he's not going to let me g-g-g-go home" Koraleene whispered letting the tears streak her face.

"Well I don't know how he's going to approach this situation" Capone said unsure of what she was talking about.

"N-no he said that I was to g-good looking to let go back to his brother" She said stuttering. "I guess it doesn't matter anyway, he didn't want me" She began to cry again.

Capone felt strangely concerned, he didn't want Kamunrah to touch her he was too protective he thought.

"Well who didn't want you, you might as well tell me the whole story we got time" Capone said sitting next to her.

"well I guess it's really complicated, it started about a year ago." She started. "When I was still 13, I lived in a beautiful house with my mother and father. Well it turned out my father was involved in some illegal affairs and messed with the local black market. Well he made the mistake of calling the police on them, and they came after our family. I remember waking up hearing people shouting so I went into the hall to see what it was, upon going into the hall I instantly had a knife to my neck and was pulled into the room where my mother was bleeding profusely on the bed her and my father shared. My father had a gun to his head at the other side of the room. My father shouted for them not to hurt me to leave me alone. I promised the men I would do anything they wanted if they would only let my father go. The man thought it would be fun to have fun with me and he r-raped me while my father watched and said nothing, in the end the man shot my father several times and threw me onto the floor attacking me until I couldn't move and left. The next thing I remember was being in the hospital then my uncle Larry coming to pick me up, they kept telling me everything would be fine that I could take turns living with him or my aunt. Then Uncle Larry introduced me to the exhibits at the Museum of Natural History in New York, me and the Pharaoh Aukmenrah or Kamunrah's younger brother instantly became friends, I really started liking in but when I told him he yelled at me telling me we could never be together because he didn't love me" tears filled Koraleene's eyes as she reminisced.

Al was shocked; he couldn't believe all the things she was telling him, he didn't think her story went that far.

"I guess I might as well stay here with Kamunrah he seems to like me, but he's so terrible." She whispered. She looked into Capone's eyes deeply.

"I don't know what to tell you darling." Capone said trying to be comforting, but not quite sure how to do that.

"I have to keep you here, according to Kamunrah you're his girl" Capone said seriously, standing up away from her. She started struggling through the ropes around her arms and legs fighting to get them loose.

"No I can't stay here I have to help my uncle!" She cried fighting as hard as she could, but she wasn't a strong girl.

"Hey calm down girl." Capone said getting frustrated.

"It's Koraleene You asked me my name it's Koraleene now use it." She said strongly it was about the strongest thing she said to him yet. He actually felt sympathy for this girl.

"You know he won't actually get that gate open right?" Koraleene said as she began fighting the ropes again, trying desperately to get her arms free.

"Yeah? And how do you know that Kora?" Capone asked amused slightly by her.

"Because I told you me and Aukmenrah were best friends, he told me things Kamunrah doesn't have a clue about." Koraleene said almost having her arms free.

"Well looks like we have our missing puzzle pieces then." Kamunrah said stepping forward; Koraleene finally got her arms free and was working on her feet.

"How long have you been standing over there?" Capone demanded standing up confronting Kamunrah.

"Long enough to hear my angel's little sob story. Don't even think about it Capone she's mine I called her first." Kamunrah threatened, but Capone didn't step down.

Koraleene finally got her feet loose.

"Don't you threaten me Dress boy" Capone said getting angrier by the moment. "I don't take threats well" He added getting in Kamunrah's face.

Koraleene took this opportunity to run. She bolted up ran straight for the nearest door. She managed to go up a few flights of stairs and through a set of doors right into air and space. She seen Her Uncle Larry and a girl she instantly recognized as Amelia Earhart talking to little Einstein bobble heads.

"Uncle Larry!" She shouted running towards him, he looked up at her and rushed towards her.

"Koraleene! How did you escape Kamunrah said he had you heavily guarded?" Larry looked her over worried.

"He did but I escaped Kamunrah isn't planning on letting me leave no matter what happens! So don't tell him the secret please!" Koraleene begged of her Uncle.