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The Final Escape in The City 15. Eden in Tears
Eden in Tears.Joyce is at the dining room preparing the plates for the meal together with her children as it is the evening time as the time for the meal approaches. The light at the dining room is dim and small since the sun has set down while the dining room is filled with dim light everywhere as it is 7:30 pm in the evening. Isabella and Joyce are at the dining room, holding plates on their hands while making preparations on the table so that they can eat their evening meal together. When Joyce finishes the preparation at the dining table, she then returns back to the kitchen in order to check up on the progress of how the food is going on at the kitchen.At the time Joyce and her children are at the kitchen making some preparations in order to get the food ready to be served at the table. Joyce turns off the gas stove’s switch and opens the pot of food, checking if the food is ready. “Have you seen Eden anywhere Isabella?.”, Joyce asks with curiosity on her face.Isabella shrugs
The Final Escape in The City 16. Business proposal
Pablo’s business proposalThe customers are on their seats inside the restaurant dining as the normal duties proceeds while the workers are moving around the restaurant continuing doing their duties while some are holding the customers plates on their hands, serving the customers after receiving their orders as it is Friday 10:30 pm in the morning, a brand new day at Ricardo’s restaurant. Eden is with his knife, cutting the vegetables on the Kitchen’s cutting board while preparing the breakfast for his customers as the customers orders increases as the time goes inside the kitchen while Andrew helps him on arranging the plates on a large serving platter while Eden adds ginger inside the boiling tea pot on a gas stove. “Eden, did you watch the football match yesterday?”, Andrew asks while arranging the plates on a larger serving platter.Eden shakes his head, “Nah, i didn’t get the chance to watch the match, i was so exhausted yesterday.”, and replies.“Man, I wish you could have w
The Final Escape in The City 17. A set up plan
Pablo and James are inside their car on the road driving as James drives the car while Pablo is at the back seat of the car staring at the window outside while pondering since it has remained thirty days till the MMA's season begins and the debt has to be paid to Nathan since he needs his money back as soon as possible.After a longer time of staring at the window while Pondering without getting the right answers to his questions. Pablo snorts with tiredness and looks at James while James drives the car as they are on a convey together with other Pablo's bodyguards."James, we need to do everything possible in order to fulfil our mission first of preparing the match between Eden and Elias because as for now the time is really running out.", Pablo speaks.James looks at the rear view mirror inside the car and checks on Pablo, "But I believe we will find a better way soon. Just be patient and things will go according to our plans.",James replies.Pablo Exclaims, "What do you mean things
The Final Escape in The City 18. Pablo's secret Enemy
Pablo's Secret EnemyThe battle is over on the bridge as everybody and some of Pablo’s men are dead, lying down on the ground while some are wounded as they tries to stop their blood from bleeding from their wounds, holding the wounds by their hands while groining in pain after the shootout is over.Pablo climbs out of his car, holding his gun on his hand as he walks slowly towards the position where the encounter happened while the road is surrounded by the dead bodies and splattering of the blood everywhere. The dead bodies are lying down on the middle of the road. Some of the bodies are from Pablo’s bodyguards and others are the attackers.As Pablo walks and checks everywhere around the road, he sees a group of his man standing while looking down on the person lying down on the road. Pablo curiosity perks after seeing his men and then he decides to go in order to check up on what is going on with them and the reason why they are surrounding that man. When Pablo arrives at his gu
The Final Escape in The City 19. Suicidal Attempt
Suicidal Attempt.Andrew and Eden are on the street walking after completing their duties for the day on their way back home as it is dark in the night with the sound of the crickets surrounding the street everywhere while the movement of people around the street reduces in number, followed by the breezes of the wind coming from the ocean’s water.At the time Eden and Andrew are walking on the street on their way in search of the bus stop, shortly in the middle of the way, they spot an empty bench resting besides the road.Eden pats Andrew’s shoulder and speaks, pointing his finger towards the bench direction, "Andrew, let’s go and sit at that bench for a while before going back home.”Andrew frowns with confusion and asks, "What do you want us to sit on that bench so suddenly?, it's running really late right now.""There is something that I want to discuss with you. It's really urgent."Eden’s request makes Andrew to think twice through on what is going on with Eden and his life si
The Final Escape in The City 20. Training session
Training sessionThe gym is fully equipped with the training instruments and the lights everywhere, as the sound of the striking of the punches on a punching bag echoing inside the gym as the training goes on inside the gym as the preparation of the friendly match between Elias and Eden proceeds inside the gym accompanied by Thomas’s assistance.As the training goes on between Elias and Thomas inside the gym, Thomas trains Elias on how to duck the punches from his opponent while fighting on the ring, giving him instructions on what to do if it happens that he feels that he is about to lose to his opponent.“Listen Elias, when you feel that is your opponent is closer to you and there is no way that you can duck his punches, just guide your face with both of your hands and remain calm for a while until his loses all of his strength and free way from you and that is actually the right time that you can use that opportunity to strike him back.”Elias nods as he continues doing his exercis
The Final Escape in The City 21. Breaking news
Breaking NewsIt is a brand new day at the restaurant as the movement of people around the restaurant proceeds, crowded by the group of customers, waiting in line to order their meals at the restaurant’s counter while Ricardo is at the counter receiving customer’s orders. Some of the customers are inside the restaurant’s dining, enjoying their lunch meals together with family and friends as it is 1:30 pm in the afternoon.As Ricardo is talking to his customers, taking money from them as they order their meals at the counter, suddenly a kitchen’s door is opened and Eden comes out of the kitchen, holding a serving platter containing plates on the top heading to the restaurant’s counter. At the time Eden arrives at the counter, he drops the serving platter on the countertop, scanning around the restaurant looking for Andrew’s presence everywhere around the restaurant.“Eden, have you finished preparing the orders that I have sent you to prepare?.”, Ricardo asks, interrupted with customer
The Final Escape in The City 22. Broken Secret
A broken secretIt is 7:30 pm Saturday in the evening. The expensive cars are parked outside the club while the movement of the guests arriving at the club increases in large number as everyone arrives at the club, waiting in line in order to enter inside the club to have fun. Eden is on the line, waiting for his time to enter inside the club as the line moves slowly due to the large number of people going inside the club as Eden waits patiently for his time to arrive in order to enter inside the club. When Eden’s turn arrives for him to get inside the club, suddenly one of the bodyguards stops him from entering inside the club. "Hold on fella, where are you going right now?.", The guard speaks, looking at Eden starting from the top to the bottom, questioning himself on how Eden dressed since he came to the Club dressing casual compare to ninety percent of people standing on the line as he is dressed in blue jeans with a restaurant’s t-shirt on the top."I want to go inside the cl
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38. The old man tale
The old man tale The shows are good on the TV as Pablo is holding up his remote control, pressing his volume button up as he watches the news on the Television, interested on what he sees through the middle of the screen. The smell of the fragrance lingers across the sitting room with the strong scent coming from Pablo’s body spray. The sitting room is crowded by the group of maids, surrounding every corner of the sitting room as some are at the dining table cleaning the dining room tables while others are at the sitting room mopping the floor. Pablo and Mary are at the coach, sitting while watching the television as the maid inside the house proceeds with their duties. As Pablo is watching the television, Mary turns her head and looks at her husband with the grimace look on her face, unsatisfied of what her husband did to her. "You are such a despicable man Pablo! How could you do this to me." Mary exclaims, looking at Pablo with the grimace look on her face. Pablo rolls up his
37. The Crime Scene
The Crime SceneThe night is quiet; the sleep is sound as everyone in Mexico City is a sleep since it is 1:30 pm in the midnight while some few civilians are on the roads walking heading to their destinations.Gabriel and his wife are inside their rooms, sleeping under the covers of the bed sheets as they enjoy the sleep inside their room with the fresh hair coming from outside from their room’s windows. Today was one of the day which was exhausting for Gabriel, the day which comprises with full of tasks around police station with so many cases that Gabriel had to deal including Eden’s case which left him so exhausted the whole day. Gabriel phone rings loudly besides his bed shelf, causing Gabriel to pull his face into a familiar grimace.Gabriel groans and mutters, “Who is calling me at this time of an hour?” Gabriel says.Gabriel pushes his bed sheet aside and then swings his legs away from the bed, his hand reaching the phone on bed shelf and then answers the phone with th
36. Nathan and Frank secret
Nathan and Frank SecretThe room is quiet filled with the chairs around the office; the table is large with the cups of coffee on the top of the table, evaporating the vapor of the coffee from the cups as Nathan is sitting on his chair together with Frank and his guest whom Nathan is unfamiliar with as they sips their coffee while holding their cups, enjoying the meeting as they talks to each other inside the office.Nathan drops down the cup of coffee on the top of the table and then looks at the guest with a wide smile on the face.“Welcome to my office gentlemen.” Nathan says with a smile on his face as the guest looks at him.“Thanks.” The guest replies back with a smile.“What brought you here gentlemen?" Nathan asks as he takes his cup of coffee on the top of the table, sipping while listening to guest as looks at him."I have come to inform you about the arrival of the goods that are going to arrive next week." The guest says.Nathan cocks his brow, looking at the guest with as
35. Eden is shot
Eden is shotIt's late at night as Joyce is inside the sitting room with her phone on her hand, moving around on every corner of the sitting room as she tries to call her son through her phone without successfully reaching him as the time on the clock reads 11:30 pm in the night.The partial part of the sitting room is dark in color as the cast of the shadow reflects down on the floor besides her as she moves around the sitting room, looking nervous while scrolling around her phone trying to find Eden’s contact number with nervousness on her face and trembling hands."Damn it! What is going on with Eden right now, why doesn't he answer my phone calls up to this moment?" Joyce speaks to her inner thoughts.After moment of walking around the sitting room, Joyce decides to go to the nearby coach and rests on the Sofa cushion, laying her back on the coach while pondering as she glances up on the ceiling board, trying to figure out what is going on. "I don't know what is going on right
34. Eden's Brutal Beating
Eden’s Brutal BeatingThe pieces of papers are moving across the street on the top of the road, moving by the pressure of the blowing wind on the street while everyone is inside their houses resting after a long day of work. Its 8:30 pm in the evening---as the street is dark with the street’s led lights surrounding on the road everywhere. While Eden is walking across the street with his hands jerked inside his trouser pockets, walking as he goes back home from the police station, suddenly on his way he spots a car parking with the suspicious men in the black suites leaning besides the car as they talk to each other and then Eden decides to ignore them and continue walking forward. As the time goes as Eden is walking across the street with his hand jerked inside his pocket. All of the sudden one of the car comes in front him towards his direction with high speed and stops immediately as soon as it approaches Eden close covering Eden’s path forward. Eden's heart starts to hummer
33. Gabriel's Hidden Secret
Gabriel’s Hidden Secret. Eden yanks his bedroom’s door open, walking heading towards the sitting room while wearing his watch on the wrist of his hand as he prepares himself to go to the police station after receiving Gabriel’s call early in the morning. As soon as Eden arrives at the sitting room, he finds his mother and sisters sitting on the coach together, sipping their tea on their cups as they watch the television, enjoying the breakfast while the bottle of tea and the bowl of sugar are on the top of the sitting room’s table. The sitting room is bright in color with the sunlight reflecting from the inside as the window curtains are pushed aside, allowing the light to pass through inside the sitting room. "Mom, I need to get going right now." Eden says. Joyce turns her head and gasps, Isabella a dazed and Rachel's mouth agape after seeing Eden completely changed with the new look of the clothes that he wears. "Wow Eden!. You have completely changed." Rachel says wit
32. Eden on Target
Eden on targetThe sun is shining with yellowish in color as it is the beginning of the brand new day in Mexico City. Pablo’s guards are at the car, removing luggage from the car boot while the people around the airport goes to the security checkpoint, passing their luggage for the security checkup while the planes at the sky starts their journey to the different destinations around the world. Mary smiles at Lillian. "We will miss you so much sweetheart. I hope when you reach there you will remember to call us more often." Mary says as her tears burns through her eyes, trying to contain her emotions as her daughter prepares herself to leave for her studies going to Miami USA.Lillian steps closer towards her mother's space and then pats her shoulder, trying to comfort her as Mary drops tears little by little on her face with the smile on Lillian’s face."Mom, don't cry. I will be reaching you more often as soon as I get the chance don’t worry about that." Lillian says.After the
31. Police Station
The Police StationThe office's fan is whirring on the ceiling board in slow motion. The documents are at the top of the table spread wide across with different pictures of the suspects as Gabriel and John looks for the evidences against Eden's case concerning the burning of his house.Even though all of the investigations have been conducted by the police offers at the police station, but the case still points to the different drug cartels around Mexico city as the police inspects on different track records of Eden and his neighbors that witnessed the scene and what actually happened at the time of the fire.But the most challenging thing about this case is that there is someone within the police department who is helping a lot of drug syndicates to do their transactions and business smoothly without any interruptions, somebody who nobody knows up to now within the police force.John drops the pile of files on the top of the table and pulls the office's desk’s chair and sits down.Jo
30. Eden's new home
Eden’s new home.The door is pushed from the inside of the sitting room slowly, followed by the creaking sound of the door as it echoes around the sitting room as Eden and his family enters inside the sitting room together with Andrew as they holds their bags on their hands.Andrew darts to the sitting room windows in order to slide aside the window’s curtains since the sitting room is covered with the darkness everywhere around the sitting room as the window curtains are closed and pressed together.As Andrew opens the window curtains at the sitting room, suddenly the bright light emits inside the sitting room and spreads across all over the sitting room."Welcome guys. This is your new home. You are free to do anything from now on" Andrew says as he walks across the sitting room, welcoming Eden and his family at his house. "Thanks" Joyce says.Andrew moves and goes to Eden's mother and helps her with her luggage on her hand as Eden walks around the sitting room, scanning the pla
