IDEA - 9-14-2020
by
Patrick Ryan
1,575 Words
After 32 years of marriage, Lonnie got divorced because her husband was caught having an affair with his secretary. At the age of 60, she'd be single again. But she didn't find it too hard to find a date; one weekend after her divorce, she met Liam, a 32-year-old bachelor, and the two of them hit her off. Her friends were astounded by the age gap, but she tried not to worry too much about it. After being hot and heavy for about a month, Liam asked her to take a vacation with him. That's when Cheryl, a friend of Lonnie's, expressed concern, but Lonnie insisted it was genuine. "Liam didn't have any ulterior motives," she didn't have any significant money, he didn't need a green card, and it wasn't a fetish, "believe me, at first, I thought it might be." Cheryl replied, "Just be careful, he's young, good-looking, and you hardly know him to be going on vacation together" Cheryl had gotten into her head a little bit. Still, she shrugged it off and went on a cruise that would take her to Jamaica, Cayman Island, and Belize. When the cruise arrives in Jamaica, they both are relaxed, in a romantic mood, and have a nice time. After one night at the hotel, Lonnie wakes up at 5 a.m. and discovers that Liam is gone. She goes to the balcony, where she sees him on the phone, very furious, agitated, almost screaming. She wanted to ask him about it, but she didn't want to ruin the trip, so she avoided the topic. When they're on Cayman Island, they rent scooters and zoom around the island. As they pass by a shady bank, Liam tells her he has to make a withdrawal and asks her to wait in the lobby because it's hot, and it could take a while. It's a sketchy situation, but Lonnie does what she's supposed to do. Liam is in there for about half an hour, and he frantically comes out, Lonnie heads for the scooters, but an SUV pulls up, "Forget the scooters, I called us a car, we have to get back to the ship before it leaves." The car ride is terrifying, Liam and Lonnie are back, and two gangsters are upfront. When they arrive at the port, Lonnie asks what's going on, because she knows the cruise doesn't leave for another three hours. Liam lays his cards on the table; he's not leaving on the cruise. He told her that she looked like a lawyer at a large crime syndicate, and she just helped rob their money. The lawyer was supposed to be in hiding, but at this very moment, I'm sure they're sending an assassination squad. Get on the cruise, go to Belize, but you're on your own from there. The police and the crime syndicate are going to be coming after you. If you make it back to the United States, you'll have a fighting chance. Make sure you avoid airlines and tourist ships; your only option is to travel with the immigrants looking to sneak into the United States, "Good luck, they probably already know your real name." Liam climbs back into the SUV, leaving Lonie back on the cruise ship, that when lands in Belize, will take her on a dangerous life-changing journey back to the United States.
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