Avi Lavin

by USNeshama

When Avi was born Eyal decided to keep his space and not be a part of his son's life for his own protection. He told no one, not even his Mossad colleagues, that he was a father because he trusted no one. Trust is not something that comes easily for a spy. But when Avi is kidnapped who can Eyal turn to? The one person who knows about Avi and that Eyal would trust with his life.

6. Chapter 6

Avi was deciding what the best way to get the soccer ball was when it happened: an incredibly loud beeping noise went off. It took Avi a moment to place, then he recognized it, a smoke detector. It must have been his lucky day.

He could hear some yelling outside the door and although he didn't speak English he was pretty sure they were swear words.

Soon one of the men came in and opened the window. Avi noticed that there was no screen in this window. He thought that was odd as they always had them in all their windows in Israel to keep the bugs out. The man then cut the bonds tying Avi's feet to the chair and took Avi by the arm leading him out into the rest of the house. Avi's hands remained tied.

The other four men were standing around yelling at each other and pointing at the burnt food. It didn't smell very appetizing. They also seemed to be pointing at him and the clock, and then holding up two fingers. Avi figured he had about two hours until his mother's deadline.

After the alarm was stopped, and they calmed down, Avi was returned to his room. His captor sat him back on the chair. Avi also noted that although his hands had remained tied through the alarm fiasco his captor did not retie his feet. The window was also left open.

Avi waited until the voices had moved away from the door and then started to test how he was able to move. He stood up, carefully, and slipped his hands over the back of the chair. He then gently worked the soccer ball out from under the edge of the bed with his foot.

Now, Avi needed to decide what to do with this ball. He doubted using it to attack any of the men outside was a smart idea and he couldn't run very far with his hands tied behind his back.

Then he noticed how close together the houses were. If he could just…that was it Avi decided. He bumped the ball up onto the chair and very carefully positioned it to align with the next door neighbor's window.

Avi knew there would be consequences for his actions, particularly from his kidnappers, but right now he didn't care. He knew that this was his best shot to make a scene and hopefully get some help.

If his father was really out there looking for him hopefully this would be enough of a signal.