Owen could feel his blood pressure spike, pounding into his head with the annoying cracking of her gum. He could hear her chewing gum, popping gum, on the line. In his ear? She was going to pop gum in the ear of the Lieutenant General?
“Are you seriously popping gum in my ear. Right now. Of all times?” He slammed the pen on the desk just to get it out of his hand. Rubbing his forehead in frustration, Owen could feel his own pulse in the vein that bulged there when he was getting heated. “Spit. It. Out.” Owen couldn’t stand the noises of others. Chewing, slurping, fidgeting, sighing, crying.
Speaking of crying, his wife was asking questions and crying while he was trying to think. While his Major General was popping gum in his ear. While his child was currently being abducted.
Owen let his hand fall away from his face and he exhaled loudly before pushing himself up from the chair. Moving his free arm around her shoulders, Owen pulled Julianna away from the desk and against himself instead. He rested his chin on the crown of her head feeling her ears brushing his jaw.
“It will be fine.” He said finally, his voice much quieter. Whether this was reassurance for Katanya or his wife was unclear. He left the question regarding the demands unanswered for the moment. He could feel his wife trembling.
“I’m the one they want to speak to. I’ll see what they want and give it to them. Simple as that. Nice and easy.” His voice remained smooth, almost tranquil, a surgeon explaining a procedure to a frightened patient. "I don’t think I need to say this but - this is a ten year old little girl. Children can be unpredictable. Anita's never even heard gunshots. We do not need her to panic and give them an excuse to hurt her. So gunfire as a last resort."
Describing the plan to Katanya was really more for Julianna’s sake. His wife was terrified. Trembling. He didn’t know how else to comfort her. So he described the plan. The nice and easy plan. He could say it from the top of her head while staring at the wall instead of looking into her eyes while she cried.
“One last time, this is my fucking kid. We will hold fire, until I say otherwise. You will know when to shoot because my gun will be out. Unless you have any questions, that’s all I have. I’ll send the location data as soon as I have it.”
Normally when he was finished giving instructions, Owen would have unceremoniously hang up the phone. He held the line waiting to see if Katanya had anything else to say all the while smoothing his hand down the back of Julianna’s hair.
“Are you seriously popping gum in my ear. Right now. Of all times?” He slammed the pen on the desk just to get it out of his hand. Rubbing his forehead in frustration, Owen could feel his own pulse in the vein that bulged there when he was getting heated. “Spit. It. Out.” Owen couldn’t stand the noises of others. Chewing, slurping, fidgeting, sighing, crying.
Speaking of crying, his wife was asking questions and crying while he was trying to think. While his Major General was popping gum in his ear. While his child was currently being abducted.
Owen let his hand fall away from his face and he exhaled loudly before pushing himself up from the chair. Moving his free arm around her shoulders, Owen pulled Julianna away from the desk and against himself instead. He rested his chin on the crown of her head feeling her ears brushing his jaw.
“It will be fine.” He said finally, his voice much quieter. Whether this was reassurance for Katanya or his wife was unclear. He left the question regarding the demands unanswered for the moment. He could feel his wife trembling.
“I’m the one they want to speak to. I’ll see what they want and give it to them. Simple as that. Nice and easy.” His voice remained smooth, almost tranquil, a surgeon explaining a procedure to a frightened patient. "I don’t think I need to say this but - this is a ten year old little girl. Children can be unpredictable. Anita's never even heard gunshots. We do not need her to panic and give them an excuse to hurt her. So gunfire as a last resort."
Describing the plan to Katanya was really more for Julianna’s sake. His wife was terrified. Trembling. He didn’t know how else to comfort her. So he described the plan. The nice and easy plan. He could say it from the top of her head while staring at the wall instead of looking into her eyes while she cried.
“One last time, this is my fucking kid. We will hold fire, until I say otherwise. You will know when to shoot because my gun will be out. Unless you have any questions, that’s all I have. I’ll send the location data as soon as I have it.”
Normally when he was finished giving instructions, Owen would have unceremoniously hang up the phone. He held the line waiting to see if Katanya had anything else to say all the while smoothing his hand down the back of Julianna’s hair.
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