LOGINAfter this phone call, the old man was extremely grumpy and kept crying with his wife. But in the end it was Warren's salvation. That phone call had made Warren finally get rid of these two.
After the bus had disappeared from his sight - and it was really considerable - Warren decided to stop by the local small and extremely shabby pub and pay a visit to his beloved old Rosa.
Rosa was the fulcrum of the whole tiny place. At her place, people exchanged news. Here you got your mail and everything else you might need. She had, Warren believed, been there since the beginning of time - it just had to be that way - he didn't know it any other way.
As Warren stepped into the dim pub, he saw a few familiar faces here and there sitting over their beer mugs or shot glasses and dozing off in front of them. He himself headed straight for the counter, which was a little off the beaten track, behind which Rosa was waiting for him with a beaming smile.
"Well, my boy, have you finally found your way back to us?" . "Do you just want to visit me again or is something else driving you here?"
Warren laughed as he patted Rosa gently on the back and kissed her forehead in greeting. “My dear Rosa, it is really nice to see you again! Of course I'm ONLY here for you! ”Warren grinned mischievously at her at his words.
He just loved old Rosa, with her calm and uncomplicated nature. As a child, Warren would come to her whenever there was trouble with his clan. And she always had an open ear as well as suitable advice or something to eat for him.
After Rosa went back behind her counter to prepare a cold beer for the two of them, Warren told her about his recent expedition and his experiences with these horrific tourists. He could only talk like that with her. She never judged him or tried to push him to do something he didn't want anyway.
In the middle of their conversation, the phone behind Rosa suddenly rang, which was the only phone in the whole place. At the other end was a tour operator who asked about Warren Lang and when he would leave for the next expedition.
Warren signaled to Rosa that he wasn't there at the moment and she took the information for him. The travel agent gave her his phone number and asked that Mr. Lang should call him back as soon as possible because he had just sold a young woman a trip into the wilderness of Brazil. She would travel all by herself, and since he didn't feel good about it, he wanted to try to organize an experienced expedition leader for her.
After the call ended, Rosa didn't bother giving Warren the details. She was well aware of his extremely good hearing. "And? Are you going to take the job, Warren? ", Rosa only asked" After all, this time there is only one person you have to endure. ", And grinned at the last few words.
"No, I do not think so. I actually wanted to relax a little bit from the last group around here for a few days and maybe enjoy a beer or two with you. He'll find someone else for this woman ... what was her name ... well, it doesn't matter. "
“A certain Ms. Briscott, my boy. That's the name of the young woman. Maybe she's nice, too. ”Warren grumbled sourly. “You're already grumpy, like a decrepit cat. It's not a good thing, Warren. You are far too young for such stubbornness! Maybe you should finally look around for a nice girl, maybe even start a small but nice family and not always wander through the woods all by yourself. You know loneliness can be insane! ... So, but now - papperlapapp - stop talking like that. You are here, my boy, and I am so happy about it. Just come over for dinner tonight. Descento was lucky with the hunt and we want to celebrate that tonight! "
Warren mumbled noncommittally, "Let's see ... maybe ... yes, thank you," and first made his way back to his camp that he had pitched nearby. As much as he loved Rosa, his head was booming from all that talk and his ears ached too.
He needed a little rest - rest and lots of sleep.
Everything was calm again. Well, insofar as one could speak of calm in a jungle. A couple of monkeys scurried by right next to Warren's house and other animals relaxed more and more. The danger was over - for now.Lany sat very still and listened for the noises that were so completely different and yet somehow familiar. She just didn't know why. Also, she only realized now that she was still clinging to Warren. She hadn't felt so safe with anyone since early childhood. And either Warren was asleep by now or he was enjoying the quiet get-together with her too. She couldn't really imagine the latter, however. Because it was only too obvious that he hadn't wanted to take her with him in the first place. It was only because Rosa had told him, no, even ordered, that she was here now.Lany still couldn't believe what almost happened. Of course it was dangerous in the jungle. She had already realized that when she booked the trip. But then being co
While Rosa was finishing her report, one of the two always listened for the noises outside the bar. Not that this stranger secretly overheard her and found out that Rosa knew more than she had told him. But nothing could be heard. He really seemed to have gone to his quarters. Better for him - they decided.It was only early morning when he woke up in that shabby little room, in the shabbier bed. But what do you not endure to achieve your goal? The first rays of sun fell through the dirty window and he decided that he had waited enough. True to the motto: Only the early bird catches the worm, he dressed and went down to the reception. He hoped that there would at least be breakfast here that wouldn't give you one or the other unpleasant bowel disease.When he got downstairs, he was surprised that someone was actually already working here. A young woman stood behind the counter, leafing through a tattered newspaper. He asked for breakfast and
He headed straight for her. His hunger had not yet been satisfied. But he had to make sure the young woman was okay. He'd already suspected it wasn't a good idea to leave her here all alone. And he really hadn't moved very far. Warren came to a stop right in front of his bed, in front of Lany. She seemed to be in shock because she did not move, but sat upright and still breathed - "Thank gods" -. That was really close. He should have been fucking careful. But this wouldn't have happened in the first place if he hadn't taken her with him. "What a damn crap !!!"Warren didn't even dare touch Lany, let alone speak to her. He just stood motionless in front of her for a while. When she still didn't move, he tried a little push. "Ms. Briscott? ... Lany? Are you all right? ”Hm, somehow he had just experienced it recently. And again she began to move very slowly and finally looked in his direction."Warren? Warren, what just happened? Lany's v
There was no sound as the huge big cat moved smoothly through the underbrush. Everyone in her immediate area knew she was hunting. All of their potential victims had retired to their hiding places so as not to end up as their snack.Quietly and very skillfully, four huge black paws made their way through the forest. In between the panther stopped and listened. It was a magnificent animal. Bigger and stronger than its other kind and as black as the blackest night. Anyone who caught such an animal among all the poachers would have cared for for his life. But until now no one had ever caught him. The big cat didn't miss the slightest sound. High above him he heard the monkeys scurrying softly through the branches. Shortly before him, a little mouse ran quickly into its cave. And again and again a very special scent rose in his nose, but he seemed to feel that he was not allowed to follow it. Therefore, he moved purposefully in the opposite direction.
Lany was getting more and more tired. She stumbled the whole time and fell every few meters over the numerous roots that so "helpful" stretched out of the ground towards her. She didn't even know how long they had been wandering through this forest and still they hadn't reached Warren's camp. Maybe he was lost? After all, she couldn't put one foot in front of the others and just turned over from exhaustion.“Oh man, I was just missing that. Such a crap. Why couldn't I just leave her with Rosa. Then this guy would have found her! So what? What is it to me? In any case, I would have finally had my peace. But no, I had to play the great hero. I really had to take her with me, and now? ”While Warren shouldered the exhausted Lany, he mumbled to himself and didn’t let any good hair on himself. It annoyed him too much and he just couldn't understand what had made him want to help this woman and finally take her with him.She was s
Finally Lany looked in the direction of the door and saw that Rosa had just entered the hallway and bolted the door. She came up to them both and looked worriedly at Lany. Then Rosa turned her gaze to Warren alone for a moment and then, without saying a word, moved to the other, locked door to open it. After entering the small room herself, she waved to Warren and Lany and pointed to another door in that room. Warren gave her a briefly startled expression, but it vanished as quickly as it had appeared. Maybe Lany was just wrong about that. Rosa whispered something to Warren before letting them both outside through the door just shown.They seemed to be at the back of the building now and it seemed that Warren knew exactly what to do. Lany followed without resisting. They were moving fast so Lany could barely keep up with him. And since it was already dark, Warren was careful to keep them in the shadows. Nobody should discover them, nobody should even suspect that they had jus