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CHAPTER SEVEN
Monday, 13 August 2012, 8:00 PM
"Hey, Sis," Julio Gutierrez called out, "I'm hungry and there's nothing to eat in this house. When will Mom and Dad be back from Modesto?"
"Some time tomorrow, as you all too well know," his sister Carmen, answered from the back porch where she was enjoying the cooler evening breezes.
Their little house on North Derby Street in Arvin didn't have air conditioning. It was another hot day and the temperature had climbed to over 100 degrees F.
Julio joined Carmen on the back porch. "I couldn't talk you into going over to La Mexicana Market and getting some food, could I?" Julio said with a grin. Carmen, who was 23 years old couldn't resist doing anything for her 16-year-old brother.
"I suppose I could. Maybe the walk will cool me off. What do you want?"
"I don't care. Some burritos, refried beans, and rice would be nice. What do you think?"
"That sounds good to me, too. I'll also get some eggs and tortillas for breakfast. Mom and Dad will probably be hungry and won't want to go shopping. I shouldn't have let the food get so low. I thought about shopping today, but the heat changed my mind. Besides, I enjoyed sitting around with nothing in particular on my schedule. I like my days off from work." Carmen worked part time at Arvin Lumber as a stock clerk and cashier. Arvin was small enough that she could walk to work most days, but she did relish her days off.
Carmen got some money out of the jar in the kitchen cupboard and set out on her walk to the store.
When she arrived at La Mexicana, she saw her friend, AnaMaria, hanging around in front of the store.
"Hey, AnaMaria, what are you doing?" Carmen said.
"Trying to stay cool and fighting off terminal boredom. You know. The kind of boredom that can only be fixed by ice cream or chocolate," AnaMaria said, with a chuckle. "So, here I am. What are you doing?"
"We ran out of food and my silly brother is hungry and too lazy to walk into town to get something to eat. So, I'm getting us some burritos."
"He's so lazy. You let him take advantage of you," AnaMaria said.
"The walk is nice. It's starting to cool down a little. I'll talk to you later," Carmen said as she went into the store.
Once inside, Carmen poked around a little. She wasn't in any hurry because it was cooler inside than out. After she made her purchases, she left the market, but instead of going back the way she came, she walked east on Bear Mountain Boulevard to South Derby Street and turned left. I think it will be cooler walking along the side of the road with the bushes, than next to the houses , she thought.
She didn't notice the blue Ford Explorer that followed her from the market as she slowly walked along the east side of Derby. It surprised her when it slowed down next to her. She hadn't been paying attention. A man jumped out and said, "Let me help you with those things."
"No, that's all right, I don't have far to walk," she said.
"I insist," he said as he opened the passenger door and wrested the sacks from her hand.
"Hey, wait a minute, that's my stuff," she said.
"Then, get in here with them," he said as he grabbed her arm and pushed her into the passenger seat with her sacks.
Carmen tried to get out but found no handle on the inside of the door. Before she could scream, he jumped into the driver's side and punched her in the side of the head. She fell unconscious onto the floorboard.
He leaned over and tied her hands and feet with plastic ties and covered her mouth with duct tape so she couldn't scream when she came to.
"So, what did she buy us for dinner?" he said. "It sure smells good. I'll eat well tonight."
With that, he made a U-Turn and headed down to Bear Mountain Boulevard and home.
* * *
When he reached his house, he unloaded Carmen into the basement, leaving her secured. He laid her on a cot to keep her up off the floor. He would deal with her
CHAPTER SEVEN
Monday, 13 August 2012, 8:00 PM
"Hey, Sis," Julio Gutierrez called out, "I'm hungry and there's nothing to eat in this house. When will Mom and Dad be back from Modesto?"
"Some time tomorrow, as you all too well know," his sister Carmen, answered from the back porch where she was enjoying the cooler evening breezes.
Their little house on North Derby Street in Arvin didn't have air conditioning. It was another hot day and the temperature had climbed to over 100 degrees F.
Julio joined Carmen on the back porch. "I couldn't talk you into going over to La Mexicana Market and getting some food, could I?" Julio said with a grin. Carmen, who was 23 years old couldn't resist doing anything for her 16-year-old brother.
"I suppose I could. Maybe the walk will cool me off. What do you want?"
"I don't care. Some burritos, refried beans, and rice would be nice. What do you think?"
"That sounds good to me, too. I'll also get some eggs and tortillas for breakfast. Mom and Dad will probably be hungry and won't want to go shopping. I shouldn't have let the food get so low. I thought about shopping today, but the heat changed my mind. Besides, I enjoyed sitting around with nothing in particular on my schedule. I like my days off from work." Carmen worked part time at Arvin Lumber as a stock clerk and cashier. Arvin was small enough that she could walk to work most days, but she did relish her days off.
Carmen got some money out of the jar in the kitchen cupboard and set out on her walk to the store.
When she arrived at La Mexicana, she saw her friend, AnaMaria, hanging around in front of the store.
"Hey, AnaMaria, what are you doing?" Carmen said.
"Trying to stay cool and fighting off terminal boredom. You know. The kind of boredom that can only be fixed by ice cream or chocolate," AnaMaria said, with a chuckle. "So, here I am. What are you doing?"
"We ran out of food and my silly brother is hungry and too lazy to walk into town to get something to eat. So, I'm getting us some burritos."
"He's so lazy. You let him take advantage of you," AnaMaria said.
"The walk is nice. It's starting to cool down a little. I'll talk to you later," Carmen said as she went into the store.
Once inside, Carmen poked around a little. She wasn't in any hurry because it was cooler inside than out. After she made her purchases, she left the market, but instead of going back the way she came, she walked east on Bear Mountain Boulevard to South Derby Street and turned left. I think it will be cooler walking along the side of the road with the bushes, than next to the houses , she thought.
She didn't notice the blue Ford Explorer that followed her from the market as she slowly walked along the east side of Derby. It surprised her when it slowed down next to her. She hadn't been paying attention. A man jumped out and said, "Let me help you with those things."
"No, that's all right, I don't have far to walk," she said.
"I insist," he said as he opened the passenger door and wrested the sacks from her hand.
"Hey, wait a minute, that's my stuff," she said.
"Then, get in here with them," he said as he grabbed her arm and pushed her into the passenger seat with her sacks.
Carmen tried to get out but found no handle on the inside of the door. Before she could scream, he jumped into the driver's side and punched her in the side of the head. She fell unconscious onto the floorboard.
He leaned over and tied her hands and feet with plastic ties and covered her mouth with duct tape so she couldn't scream when she came to.
"So, what did she buy us for dinner?" he said. "It sure smells good. I'll eat well tonight."
With that, he made a U-Turn and headed down to Bear Mountain Boulevard and home.
* * *
When he reached his house, he unloaded Carmen into the basement, leaving her secured. He laid her on a cot to keep her up off the floor. He would deal with her
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