After the incident, Shana decided to stay at her parent's house. The night breeze blew across Shana's skin causing goosebumps to appear on it. The sky was covered by thick dark clouds which were threatening rain any minute. Shana sat on the steps staring at the stars twinkling brightly as if mocking her. Her hands trembled as tears fell freely from her eyes. It has been more than twelve hours since she last saw Dennis and the thought of him leaving her alone made her heartache and her stomach turn. A soft warm hand gently wrapped around hers pulling Shana away from the cold steps."Hey."Shana looked into Dennis's eyes."Come inside and have some tea with me," said Dennis smiling softly.Without waiting for Shana to respond, Dennis led her towards the door of the porch of her parent's home. The porch had a swing attached to one side of the porch; a small table with two chairs sat in between the two swings. In the middle, there was a stone fireplace which provided warmth throughout th

Shana sat cross-legged on the chair on the balcony, waiting for Dennis to finish with his studies for his new role. She looked up to the sky and watched clouds rolling past each other."It looks beautiful here". Shana sighed. She placed the magazine on the table and turned around. As she observed the landscape around her, she smiled. She was enjoying the peace of the secluded garden behind the apartment. The trees surrounded her but did not touch the garden. The bushes were tall but not so tall that they would cause branches to fall down or even obstruct her view. Birds were chirping loudly; making the scene seem quite peaceful. The weather was nice today."Shana?", Dennis headed to the balcony and greeted.Shana rose to meet Dennis. He held a small box with a bouquet inside it. "For you", Dennis smiled. "It's a mix of red and purple hydrangeas", he said as he passed her the bouquet."Thank you" Shana took the flowers from him."It's pretty chilly outside, I thought you might like

A short amount of days passed and Shana and Dennis were beginning to lose hope. Their searches hadn't produced any results nor had anyone else been able to identify Erik or his friends. The two of them were starting to give up and think that the best thing they could do to protect each other is wait for them to come for them. Both of them had decided that they would stay together during those times in order to ensure that nothing happens to each other. It wasn't necessary; however, it was nice to have some kind of reassurance. Shana had begun working on the computer and had started to search through the web searching software. She wanted to find a connection between Erik and Bethany. She kept on asking Dennis whenever there was a chance.She had also searched through newspapers and magazines searching for any possible news stories or reports about Erik. But no such articles appeared, so she began to focus on other things.She was looking into different cases regarding kidnapping. Sh

(ERIK AND BETHANY POV)Bethany looked panicked after leaving Dennis' house that morning. He quickly left the building and headed to his house. After arriving home, Bethany called Erik. "Hurry and answer. The answer, answer!" Bethany hopes Erik will answer her call. After a few rings, Erik answered the phone. "I think they know about us", Bethany voiced her concern. "Who? Who are they?" Erik asked not understanding what Bethany said.Bethany sighed, "Dennis and Shana". "Oh no! I'm coming over to your place right away. Stay there, ok?"Bethany hung up her phone and put on some clothes. While changing, she remembered all the things she heard from Dennis and Shana.Erik arrived 20 minutes later. Bethany opened the door for him to enter the house."We need to talk", Erik spoke sternly looking serious.Bethany followed him to the kitchen where he poured himself a glass of water. She sat beside him while drinking her glass of orange juice."What's going on? Is everything okay?", Bethany w

"So are we working together or apart?""Together", answered Bethany simply."Great. Now let's discuss our plan of action.", said Erik excitedly. He loved to plan stuff like this. And Bethany's enthusiasm always brought him joy and happiness. Bethany looked over at Erik and raised an eyebrow. Erik just laughed and shook his head at her. He was getting way too used to her teasing. They continued discussing how to proceed in their plan of attack. They decided to leave in the early morning, to avoid attracting attention to themselves by leaving in the middle of the night. Of course, this meant that they would have to move fast. Bethany and Erik discussed the rest of what they needed to do. The next morning, Erik called the people he had arranged to meet him in London to arrange a flight to London. Once the arrangements were made, they left for the airport as soon as possible.***Two hours after arriving in London, they boarded a private plane bound for a nearby airstrip. Nobody seemed to