Journal #3

I will paint a picture of terror and captivity. The season is winter, and a cold one at that. I am walking down the road in Iraq to go to the local bizarre. I am in great need of a nice rug, and the bizarre is the perfect place. Then, out of nowhere, a black van speeds up to me and stops. Three men dressed in all black jump out of the van, grab me, and throw me in the back of the van. Obviously situation has never happened, but if it did, I would be scared out of my mind at this point. Since I do not speak the local language, it would be even harder to communicate. However, the people that kidnapped me are well known jewel thieves. They are similar to the people in the movie “Ocean’s Eleven.” When I realize that they are speaking English, this fact hits me. At this point, I have embraced the situation, and I am thinking of ways to escape. Now, they tell me that they have kidnapped me because they need my help. I am the most interesting man in the world, and they must use my smoothness to their advantage. I am not one to condone theft, so I refuse their offer. This upsets them, so they bring me back to their secret warehouse. Now I am a little more scared because I do not know what these people are capable of. Realistically, I should have agreed to help them, but I must escape this terrible situation as quickly as possible. After I am tied up in the warehouse, I am pretty frightened. Then they start to torture me because they are so mad at me. Finally, the police find the warehouse, but I am still not very relieved. This whole time, I would be thinking about my family, and praying for God’s help. Anyway, the guys in the black clothes come back and they tell me that they have decided to kill me. At this point, my mind figuratively explodes. All of a sudden , the police break in and save me. While riding home, I am still very shaken up. I do not think that I could handle such a situation in real life.