Never by Juan Pablo Giner Reig

Author:Juan Pablo Giner Reig [Reig, Juan Pablo Giner]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2015-02-11T00:00:00+00:00

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The assailant who is guarding Marta listens uneasily to the distant conversation that is taking place between Dmitri and a stranger. He is surprised by the apparent tranquility with which his boss is addressing an intruder who, logically, should be putting the plan at serious risk, but from what he can understand with his limited Spanish, there seems to be something like a violence-free negotiation going on. He relies heavily on Dmitri and knows that he will do what must be done, but these unexpected circumstances have put him in a state of heightened alertness.

He watches the woman, who is now sitting on the bed staring at the barrel of the gun that has never ceased to point at her for a single moment. It is evident that it is not necessary to cover her mouth so she doesn’t yell. She must have taken stock of her situation and now understands that she must obey without question. The attacker realizes that she is quite attractive, despite the helpless look that she displays. The first of his daily erotic fantasies begins to take shape in his mind when the authoritative voice of his boss cuts through them abruptly.

“Florin, bring me the woman.”

Seconds later, Florin enters the office on the ground floor, leading Marta by an arm. Dmitri takes hold of her roughly in a show of determination and turns the young woman toward the screen while he puts the barrel of his gun to her head.

“Open the doors or I’ll kill her now.”

Marta looks at her husband’s face, terrified. She doesn’t know how to react. She has never been in such a situation and is completely unprepared to handle it. Suddenly, as if to increase her anguish, the TV screen shuts off, and a message on the black background indicates that the connection has been lost.

The assailants, after overcoming their initial surprise, start cursing in their language until Dmitri commands them authoritatively to remain silent. Then he goes to Marta and speaks with a coldness that makes the young woman shudder.

“If you want to live to see your husband and your daughter, you will tell us what we need to do to get out of here.”

“The house is fully computerized. My husband wanted it that way when we built it. We can turn the lights or air conditioning on and off, start any appliance, or lock the doors remotely with an app that we have on our smartphones. Let me go to my room and I’ll open the door.”

“Let’s go there then.”

In the master bedroom, on the night table is Marta’s last-generation smartphone. She opens the app with trembling fingers, and the options menu is displayed on the screen. She clicks on the option to unlock the doors, and then the group moves toward the door, but it is still locked.

“I don’t understand,” stutters Marta. “This app has never failed.”

Dmitri can understand it. His mind, streamlined by risk, is running at 100 percent and has figured out that the inhibitor of

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