Enter A Never After

A rag was stuffed in my mouth, my arms were pinned behind my back and I could feel a cord being wrapped around my wrists. Am I being kidnapped? They quickly hustled me into the car and through a blanket over me. I felt the car start to move. We continued to drive for some time. I lost track of how long. It felt like we were first on pavement and then, because of the way the car bounced, on an unpaved surface. My mind started racing, if these guys are kidnappers, what do they want with me?

            The heat was stifling and being underneath the blanket didn't help much. I kept thinking to myself that these must be kidnappers or terrorists, and I was going to be the next item in the headlines. My mind wandered to all sorts of images until I was jolted into reality as the car came to an abrupt halt. The blanket was pulled off me, and the two who had hustled me into the car now hustled me out. The sun was so bright that I was momentarily blinded. I blinked and tried to clear my vision. What I saw melted my heart….