<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="color: #80FF80">Carlos Delgado</span></span></span></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="postlink" href="http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o793/Galvin_Fugazi/75418b36-82bd-4b2f-bdff-d44eb7e2deaf_zpsb78abdde.jpg">[ img ]</a></div><br/><br/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Carlos found the phone call annoying as it meant that he had to let go of Lea. But it could be her dealers and therefore he sighed and watched a confused Lea answering the phone. When she called Maria's name he feared trouble, but when she asked him to check on her he knew that he had expected the wrong troubles. Carlos took his phone from his pants and picked Maria from the phonebook. The phone rang three times before it was picked up. But nobody answered, there was only silent breathing on the phone.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"Maria? Are you ok?"</span> <br/><br/>An amused chuckle came over the line. A man's voice and Carlos felt an icy hand grab his heart.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"Ralph? Is that you? What have you done to Maria?"</span><br/><br/>There was a surprised silence for a short moment on the line, but then the chuckle came back. Carlos had switched on the speaker, so Lea could follow the conversation.<br/><br/><span style="color: #80FF00">"Oh, Carlos, I knew you had calculated on my short moment of surprise in the hardware store. I thought I check you guys out before you came knocking at my door and Maria seemed to be a good way to get to you. So we all three know who I am, don't we?"</span><br/><br/>Carlos hand clenched into a fist and then he slammed it down on the table. His voice was full of hardly surpressed anger.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"If you harm Maria, I'll kill you Ralph. That's a promise... I'll kill you."</span><br/><br/>The voice on the other end of the line had an amused lilt in it, but the words made Carlos shiver.<br/><br/><span style="color: #80FF00">"Oh, then you have to get to me before I get to you. And I am in the far better position. First of all I know all your weaknesses, Carlos. Your file is full of tons of reports about them and it is a very interesting story. And funny enough your little latina here has lied over and over for you, Carlos. I don't know why all those girls are falling for you, but maybe you will tell me your secret before you die, Carlos. So far Maria is well. She has some head-ache as I had to knock her down, but as she is not my type of girl, I haven't started to skin her yet, so don't worry. Her fate is all in your hand, Carlos..." </span><br/><br/>Carlos hand still opened and clenched all the time, but the pained expression on his face couldn't hide that his mind was working furiously.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"What do you want from me, Ralph?"</span><br/><br/>The man on the other end chuckled again, but then his voice was icey.<br/><br/><span style="color: #80FF00">"I knew that you remembered my face, Carlos. Yes we have met before. You, Lea, me and Maria, we have met. But as there are no patrol cars in front of my house yet, I guess you can't place me by now. What a pity, but how if I give you an incentive now? Maria will be at the place we have met for the first time until exactly one hour from now. After that I will skin her and then I will visit Lea's newly renovated apartment and continue my work there with you two. First I cut your tongue out Carlos and then I let you watch me working on Lea, before I return to you... But if you remember where we have met and if you arrive there alone with Lea, we make a deal. You get Maria and I take Lea. I mean, come on, she is a drug-wreck, a worthless prostitute. You wouldn't want to keep her and give up a girl that has backed you up all those years? One hour, Carlos..."</span><br/><br/>And then the line went dead...</div>