New resolve

“She’s free! Darcelle did it! She actually helped to free Monique from that man’s house!” Blake exclaimed when he was done talking on his phone.

Laura heaved a sigh of relief and then spontaneously burst into tears. Blake ran over to where she sat on the couch and threw his arms around her. He laughed and cried at the same time.

When their relief and their tears had stopped Laura straightened herself and got up from the couch in a swift movement.

“Where is she now? When is she gonna be here? We should go and fetch her,” Laura declared as she rushed into the hotel bedroom to get her handbag. She then stood in front of the mirror and combed out her tangled hair.

“We can’t go anywhere. The police told us to stay here or we will have diplomatic trouble on top of everything,” Blake responded in a low but firm tone of voice.