The Minders by Max Boroumand

Author:Max Boroumand [Boroumand, Max]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Boroumand - A MediArt Company
Published: 2015-11-09T07:00:00+00:00

20 | The Punishment

Parvaresh and Bobby were eating lunch. The lunchtime conversation on that day was about video game designs and improvements made over time. Suddenly the door opened and two massive men entered, lifting Bobby right off of his chair, placing a cover over his head and dragging him out. Parvaresh sat there, mouth open, staring at the extraction process. Clearly, he was not in the loop. He tried to follow, but was rebuffed by a strong hand hitting his chest, with orders to back off.

* * *

Bobby, with his head covered, was sitting in a room tied to a chair. Bright lights were shinning right on him. He could feel the heat. A long time passed before others walked into the room. They removed his head cover. He had been in that room before. Two men made of brick were on each side. Several nicely dressed men were standing in front, speaking in English to each other. There was a video camera aimed at him, with the red record light glowing brightly. One of the nicely dressed men began speaking behind the camera, to Bobby’s dad, while the men of brick began beating Bobby.

“Mr. Shams. Let this be a lesson. Do not interfere with our plans and do as you’re told. Should you talk to anyone, ever again, your boy will be killed, slowly.”

The beating then continued for another ten minutes. They recorded the entire beating, every punch, every kick and every sound.

* * *

Later that day, Bobby found himself in a bed with bandages covering his face. His upper torso wrapped tightly. He tried to turn. His whole body was in pain. He tried to call out but every breath hurt. Breathing very slowly and shallow was the only way to endure the pain of broken ribs. He had an IV tube in one arm, monitors beeping and flashing numbers above his head. At least he was alive. He gently lifted his head, seeing several other beds in the room. In the far end of the room lay another man, in what seemed to be a similar physical state. He was motionless, looking straight at the ceiling.

* * *

Back in Denver, Mike was going through his day. Work was a great distraction during rough times. He was but half way through the day when he got a text message, from a different unknown local number. The text contained a new link to follow. The link took him to a ten-minute video of his son being severely beaten. Behind the scene, you could hear a voice warning Mike to do as instructed. Mike was shattered beyond words.

* * *

Yasmin was back home after a quick workout at the gym, feeling a little stronger and better to have shared her secret with someone who might be able to help. She took a nice long refreshing shower, got into her evening home attire, and was about to serve herself some tea. She was waiting for the water to boil as she looked at a framed picture of her family.

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