Quillon’s Ordeal

Uncertainty

Quillon wasn’t prepared for this interrogation but oh well-here we are. They kept asking and he kept answering until his phone rang again. This time, it was Caius. Caius is a Cosmetic Surgeon who works at one of the best facilities in Miami. Quillon had met Caius at a restaurant about eight months ago and they’ve been in an open relationship ever since. Caius is one of the recipients of the video the gang leader had sent to Quillon’s contacts earlier. “Hey baby, I was in a meeting when I saw your texts. Have you been kidnapped?? Omg!!” Caius out of fear and confusion screamed over the phone. “Yes I’ve been abducted and they’re requesting ten million dollars, please help me, I don’t want to die” replied Quillon. “Oh my goodness! My entire liquid is six million and sadly my daily transaction limit is 500 thousand, oh God! Can I send that?? Will they acc…..?” The gang leader snatched the phone from Quillon “man you better don’t play with me, I’m not taking anything less. Ten million dollars or I’ll end him right now. I got a number of clients waiting to purchase his organs anyway” the gang leader threatened. “Please please don’t end him, I’ll pay…..we'll ... .we'll pay, I’ll reach out to people, my friends, my family, my colleagues, and together we’ll raise the ransom, please sir, please don’t end him” Caius begged. “You’ve got one hour…..one more hour or I’ll be glad to make your lover my merchandise”

Involving the Police would be a completely bad idea as the outcome is already looking viciously unpredictable, but then Caius’ sunshine has to be saved, he needs to be saved, something must be done in time to facilitate his escape but at least the lie to get more money from other sources looks like a good ploy to buy more time to figure out what the best plan would be. He’s still at work but the bank is quite a distance and even if the bank was a stone-throw, it’s almost 7:00pm and all banks are closed. “What do I do now?” Caius thought to himself. He yanked off the stethoscope on his neck and threw it on the visitor’s chair placed opposite his. He thought for a moment and remembered the four hundred and fifty dollars cash that a patient had deposited earlier in the day for a liposuction surgery. “Yes!” He exclaimed, clenching his fists mid-air. He quickly opened his bag, took a bunch of keys and rushed down to the locker room where the hospital valuables are kept. Caius opened a few lockers before finally opening the very one where the bag of money is kept. He gently smuggled the bag out of the locker, wrapped his lab coat with it and tiptoed back to his office, trying not to draw attention to himself. He hurriedly counted the money and realized it was four hundred and fifty dollars. “This is not enough……” he said to himself “…what do I do?!!!” He dashed out of his office and rushed to check if the hospital accountant was still on duty. Luckily he found her. “Please can I get some cash from you? I’ll make a transfer back into the hospital’s account, I need to get something down the road” he asked the accountant “alright sir, let me get that for you” she replied.

A text came into his phone and that was when he realized it’s twenty minutes past seven pm already. “Oh my goodness!” He exclaimed as he rushed out of the hospital with the bag of money in his hand. With the hope to get details of the exchange location, Caius began calling Quillon’s phone repeatedly but unfortunately, it isn’t going through. “What could have happened?….it’s just twenty minutes past seven, could this man have ended my lovie like he claimed?…..or has my Quillon escaped?….could it be that the police has apprehended them?…..I just hope my baby is safe” he kept talking to himself until another call came in from an unknown contact. “You must think I am some comic character or something, it’s past seven pm already…..you got less than thirty minutes or I’ll blow this b***h’s brains out….” The gang leader warned over phone “I’ve been trying to reach you sir, I’ve got the money, I just need you to give me the location to drop it at….please sir” Caius begged, his voice trembling with fear and uncertainty. “Now you are playing man….you’re playing and I can see that. Time is ticking and so is my excitement to end your goddam lover…” the gang leader threatened, hit Quillon severely and moved the phone closer to him so Caius could hear his cry. “Caius please save me….please save me baby, I’m dying, you’re my last hope for survival, please…please save me” Quillon wailed.