Children for Sale- The Complete Series by Jasper Joshua West

Author:Jasper Joshua West
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9798647202888
Published: 2020-07-07T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

IT WAS SLOW GOING. A stomach wound didn’t heal as quickly in reality as in the movies.

Not that Jamie ever really watched that many films involving that sort of thing. His parents wouldn’t have approved, but he had managed to see a few grownup movies at his friends’ houses. It all seemed so long ago now though.

Sam was getting better. Escaping from the man who wanted to take Jamie had cost him, though, and he was looking thin and pale as he got out of bed on shaky legs, and moved over to the window.

“How are you feeling?” Jamie asked, standing next to him and looking out.

Sam ran his fingers through his hair. He usually kept it clean shaved, but it had grown in thick and curly over the past few weeks.

“A little better, I think,” Sam said and tapped lightly at his bandage. “Can’t say I feel much better about it. Have you given any more thought to what we talked about?” he said quietly.

“You mean about getting out of here with the rest of the kids?” Jamie replied, also whispering. “Of course.”

“I won’t be able to move us out for a few more days, but with me being able to move on my own, I should be able to start planning,” Sam said. “Diego hasn’t been looking for more buyers, so that’s a relief, but it’s not going to last. We need to start getting a plan in motion.”

Jamie nodded. “Any ideas where we could go? I don’t know the area well, just what I’ve seen when we went to meet buyers.”

“Don’t forget the time we spent wandering the jungle after the police raided the compound,” Sam said, shaking his head.

“I don’t remember much about that,” Jamie said.

“Well I remember carrying you most of the way,” Sam said with a smile and ruffled his hair. “How are you feeling now? I know there were moments during that march when I was afraid for your life.”

Jamie shrugged his shoulders. “I’m fine now. I’m glad you were there to carry me. I hope we can get out of here and live together. If my parents are dead…” he trailed off, looking down.

Sam narrowed his eyes, looking down at the boy. “Jamie, I don’t know how it happened, but I have come to care a lot about you. But I’ve been your captor. That means… well, when we get right down to it, we can’t really be friends, or even see each other once you’re out of this. I’ll make sure that you end up with someone that really will take care of you, but aside from that, we won’t see each other. Hopefully ever again.”

It physically hurt him to say that, for some reason, but as Jamie looked up at him, the kid appeared to understand, even if he didn’t like it. Maybe a few months before, prior to his kidnapping and travelling down to Colombia, he would have been a little more emotional, but his experiences had forced Jamie to grow up prematurely.

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