|
|
NEXT > >
That day started like all the rest. Lester woke up, got
dressed, ate some breakfast, and left for work. He never made it. "Take the next right," came a voice
from behind the driver's seat, which was followed by a click, and then the feeling of something cold and hard against
the back of Lester's head.
"Wh…who are you?" Lester stuttered, as his heart began to race.
"You don't need to know. But we know who you are and what you can do. Oh, and your mother's waiting for us
with a gun pointed at her head. All you have to do is follow our instructions and nobody gets hurt. Okay?"
Lester gulped and squeaked out an okay. He'd always been afraid that his abilities would get him into trouble.
He never imagined his mother would be involved. So with no options, he took the next right and awaited the guy's
directives. Minutes later they arrived at their destination.
"Out of the car," the voice commanded, and Lester obeyed. Both men got out, and Lester was pushed forward
and into a rear door. Once inside, he was promptly blindfolded. He never saw the man who kidnapped him, nor did
he see the other two men who were waiting for him. He did, however, hear his mother's sobs, and every muscle in
his body tensed at the sound.
"Just so you know," Lester said, as he stood there in total darkness with his knees knocking together,
"I can't steal anything for you guys. Only I can go through things. Anything in my hands will be left behind
when I return."
"Yeah, buddy, we figured that already. Anyway, you don't need to take something. You just need to memorize
something."
"Oh," Lester said, and then sighed. His mind was going a mile a minute. What could these guys possible
want with him? And did they know the other family secret? He prayed not. It might be there only hope. "Okay,
just let my mom go free, and I'll do whatever you want."
"Yeah, we know that too. So just shut up and listen. You're gonna walk through the wall directly in front
of you. You'll be in a room with several filing cabinets. The room is locked from the outside, not that that matters
to you, but you'll obviously have no clothes on, so trying anything funny will be a definite no-no. Now, all you
have to do is search the cabinets for a folder marked "Codes". On the page inside there will be no names,
just numbers listed. Look for number 103. Memorize the code associated with that number, tell it to us, and you
and your mom go free. If not, or if the code isn't legit, you're both dead meat. The office opens at nine, so you
have half an hour to find the file. If I was you, I'd hurry."
And that is just what Lester did. He walked right into the wall, with his clothes dropping to the floor as soon
as he went through, and, naked as the day he was born, he emerged on the opposite side. The room, as forewarned,
contained nothing but filing cabinets. Lester started opening each drawer until, fifteen minutes or so later, he
found the folder marked "Codes".
|
|