Chapter 30
“Thank you boys” the girls said getting up. They each handed Boy and Mak a piece of card, “Here’s our number. Maybe later on, we can go out for dinner o something.”
Boy and Mak took the cards and nodded.
“What the hell is that?” Yaya asked, still watching from far away.
“What else? Their numbers.” Nadech answered, still being buried under the sand. “When are you gonna get me out of this huh?”
Yaya began digging Nadech out while her eyes were kept on Boy and Mak. After the two girls left, Mak handed the card to Boy, “Here you take it! I don’t want it!”
“Why did you accept it then?”
“I took it because I saw you took it.”
“I only took it just to be polite.”
“It’s a good thing Mint or Margie didn’t see us earlier. If they did…” Mak pretended to cut his throat.
“Oh I can just cut your throat right now, no need to wait for Mint” Yaya snapped walking up behind them, with Nadech laughing.
“You saw us?” Boy asked.
Nadech nodded, “Yup, with my two eyeballs and Yaya’s two eyeballs.”
“What the hell were you two thinking?” Yaya asked. “You should be ashame of yourself…”
Nadech nodded holding in his laugh, “Shame on you guys…”
“Oh shut up Nadech” Mak said. “Look Yaya, it was nothing and you saw it. They asked us to put sunscreen on them.”
“You could have said no…”
“Well we didn’t want to be rude to them” Boy added. “What would you do if a hot guy asked you to put sunscreen on him huh?”
Nadech then turn to focus on Yaya. He was curious of what she has to say as well.
Yaya shrugged, “Depends on how hot he is.”
“What?!” Nadech snapped.
Boy laughed, “See…..”
Yaya touched Nadech cheeks, “No offence….“Look, my point is whatever you guys are doing, be sure to be considerate of the girls you guys came with…”
“Are you gonna tell them?” Mak asked.
Yaya shook her head, “It’s not like you made out with those two girls. I’m not gonna tell…”
Nadech looked around for Mint and Margie, “Speaking of Mint and Margie, where they go?”
Yaya, Boy, and Mak began to look around as well, “They’re probably walking around somewhere” Mak assured them. “Let’s get the barbeque started for tonight…….”
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The sun has gone down and Mint and Margie hasn’t return from their walk yet. Boy walked out the beach house holding his phone, “Mak, did Mint come back yet?”
Mak shoo his head, “Na-uh….”
“Margie didn’t either. It’s getting dark. Where did they go?”
“Have you tried calling her?”
“I did like five times. It went straight to her voicemail.”
“I have a bad feeling about this guys..” Yaya said being worried.
Mak took out his phone, “Let me call Mint.”
Everyone was anxious , hoping Mint would pick up. Mak hung up the phone after a few seconds, “She turned off her phone.”
“I think we should go look for them” Nadech suggested. The others agreed and went their own ways.
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Margie slowly opened her eyes and didn’t know where she was at. She found Mint sleeping beside her. She tugged on to Mint to wake her up, “Mint. Mint…wake up….Mint…” She couldn’t move around much since they were both tied together.
Mint opened her eyes and sat up slowly, “Where are we?”
“I don’t know either.”
“Who were those guys anyways?”
“I’m not sure…..”
They heard the door squeaked open, a man walking in with other men holding a gun. The girls scooted closer towards each other, frighten to what the man might do to them. When the man got closer, Margie recognized the man on the left. It was her father.
“Dad! You did this?! Why?”
“I didn’t want to do it but it’s the only way for me to stay alive.”
“What’s that suppose to mean?”
“Your father owes me a lot of money young lady and he made me a deal. He’s selling you instead in exchange.”
“Dad, tell me he’s lying!”
“I didn’t want to do this Margie but I had no choice.”
“I told you I was gonna get you the money?”
“When huh?! I’ve been waiting and waiting and when I went to your condo, the receptionist said you left for Pattaya….”
“I never thought you would be this cruel…” Margie began to cry.
“How come you didn’t tell us Margie about this?” Mint asked comforting her. “We would have helped you.”
“This isn’t you guys problem to solve…”
“You should be ashamed of yourself! How can you sell your own daughter like this?!” Mint snapped at Margie’s father
“Who the hell is this girl?” the man in the sunglasses asked. “I thought you only had one daughter.”
“I guess it’s her friend….”
The man laughs, “Buy one get one free I guess….”
“How much does this foo owe you?!” Mint asked the man
“Mint, don’t!” Margie snapped. “You can’t.”
“Margie, how much can your dad owe this mafia? I can call my dad and tell him to send the money.”
“500,000.” the man smirked.
“Oh damn! Never mind!” Mint said shaking her head.
“500,000? Dad, I thought it was 200,000?”
“Your dad didn’t pay me on time, so everyday I raise the amount.”
Mint nodded, “Fine. 500,000 it is. If I pay you, you promise to let us go?”
“If you have that much amount of money by tomorrow night.”
“Tomorrow night?! Who do you think I am? Bill Gates? Things like this takes time alright.”
“You either give me the money by tomorrow night or you girls are gonna end up being mines
“Fine! Can I at least make a call first?”
“You tell me the number and I’ll call.”
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“Any sign of them?” Boy asked Nadech and Yaya back at the beach house.
The two shook their head, “Nope…”
Mak ran back to the house, holding Mint’s cell phone and seashells she had collected earlier, “Guys look what I found. Mint’s phone and her seashells…”
“How do you know that’s hers? Nadech asked.
“I know the kind of seashells Mint collects.”
“Something bad must have happen to them…”said Yaya.
Mak’s phone rang and he immediately answered it.
“Is this Mak Prin?”
“Yes, who’s this.”
“You don’t need to know who I am but someone here wants to talk to you….”
“Mak, it’s me…”
“Mint!. Where are you? What happen? Did that guy kidnap you? Is Margie with you?”
“Dang stop asking so many questions will ya?!”
“Well I’m worried about you. Are you alright?”
“Yes, I’m fine and so is Margie. Look, I need you to do me a favor.”
“What?”
“I need you to call daddy and tell him to bring 500,000 by tomorrow night.”
“WHAT?! Why so much?”
“Margie’s dad owe money to these mafia and if I don’t have the money by tomorrow, me and Margie are gonna end up being his wife. So if you don’t want your girlfriend to have an old husband, you better hurry up with the money!”
The man pulled the phone away from Mint, “And when you guys bring the money, come alone if you don’t want these girls to be in danger.”
“Fine. Where do we meet?”
“I’ll get back to you on that.”
“So what happened? Are they okay?” Boy asked after Mak hung up the phone.
“Yeah they’re fine. For now…”
“What’s that suppose to mean?” Yaya asked.
“Margie’s dad owe money to some mafia and they need 500,000 by tomorrow .”
“500,000?! Who do they think we are? Bill Gates?” Nadech asked in shock.
“He’s selling out his daughter? What kind of father is he?” Boy asked.
“So are you gonna tell uncle Teng?” Yaya asked Mak.
He nodded, “I have to. His daughter’s in danger.”
**COUNTING DOWN TO THE FINALE, LOL**