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began.
Normally, hearing the old Turkish word for princess would have brought a smile to my lips. Daddy Samee had given me that nickname a long time ago and to this day he still called me Prenses. Now, after hearing Wyatt call me Darlin’ Princess , only to be shown yet again how little I mean to him, the nickname was at best bittersweet.
All I could do was try not to roll my eyes when I asked, “It is no problem Yasser. You know I will always do everything I can to help a friend. What do you need?”
Yasser looks at me, then looks back at the ground. After taking a deep breath to fortify himself he simple says, “100,000 Euros so I can get my sister back?”
Stunned, I could only stare at my childhood friend. Finally I was able to formulate a sentence. “Ok, tell me everything; from the beginning.”
Yasser started ringing his hands. “My sister, Nadeen, and Jamil were married two years ago. Within the first six months he became abusive, both mentally and physically. No matter what, my father, the old camel’s arse, refused to take her away from him, because it would reflect negatively on the family.” Yasser all but growled out the imitation of the man he plainly despised. Yasser had never seen eye to eye with his father, but now all of Yasser’s contempt of the man is boiling at the surface. “Two days ago I received word that my sister had tried to escape. This enraged her husband, and as retribution, he sold her to an Armenian group that is known for sex trafficking. I went to the man in charge of this group, and he said that I could buy back my sister for 100,000 Euros. I had two days while she was kept safe, but after two days she would be sold into a life of depravity. I have to help her, but I don’t have access to that kind of money without my father’s approval, which he will never give. A nd even if I did it wouldn’t be in Euros. Your brothers said that you could access the necessary funds from the company’s account. Please Prenses , please help me.” By the time he had said this, Yasser’s head was bowed and I could tell how much it cost him to ask for help. The fact that he would do so for his sister proved my childhood friend had grown into a strong and good man. The type of man I had always thought he would become.
Unfortunately, I know that if he shows up with the money, he will just be killed and his sister sold, if she hasn’t been sold already. No, getting Nadeen back wouldn’t be as easy as showing up and handing over the specified amount of money. Honestly I didn’t know if I would be able to get Nadeen back or not, but I knew I had to try. Yasser had always been good to me. Even though his father had not liked Daddy Samee having me spend time with his sons, Yasser had never been cruel or spiteful when I was around, and had in fact stood up to his father regarding me on more than one occasion. “Yasser, if I thought that they would actually uphold their end of the bargain, I would give you the money in a minute, I just don’t think that they will. Tell me where you were supposed to meet and I will go get her. I will do everything in my power to find her.Just be prepared. They may have already sold her, so it may take longer to track her down.”
Yasser had been quiet up until that point. Now he was so agitated he practically hummed with it. “No, Prenses . I cannot let you do that. You do not know these men. They are worse than animals. Your brothers would have me drawn and quartered if I let you go. I will go and get my sister.”
“Yasser, I will go. I don’t mean to be harsh, but I have a better idea of what these men, if you can call them that, are like than you.Murad and Rashid knew this when they sent you to me; they just love me too much to openly put me in danger. Give me the address and set up a meeting with them there in two hours, but meet me there thirty minutes before.”
As I waited for Yasser to put the addres s information in my phone, I went through what
Normally, hearing the old Turkish word for princess would have brought a smile to my lips. Daddy Samee had given me that nickname a long time ago and to this day he still called me Prenses. Now, after hearing Wyatt call me Darlin’ Princess , only to be shown yet again how little I mean to him, the nickname was at best bittersweet.
All I could do was try not to roll my eyes when I asked, “It is no problem Yasser. You know I will always do everything I can to help a friend. What do you need?”
Yasser looks at me, then looks back at the ground. After taking a deep breath to fortify himself he simple says, “100,000 Euros so I can get my sister back?”
Stunned, I could only stare at my childhood friend. Finally I was able to formulate a sentence. “Ok, tell me everything; from the beginning.”
Yasser started ringing his hands. “My sister, Nadeen, and Jamil were married two years ago. Within the first six months he became abusive, both mentally and physically. No matter what, my father, the old camel’s arse, refused to take her away from him, because it would reflect negatively on the family.” Yasser all but growled out the imitation of the man he plainly despised. Yasser had never seen eye to eye with his father, but now all of Yasser’s contempt of the man is boiling at the surface. “Two days ago I received word that my sister had tried to escape. This enraged her husband, and as retribution, he sold her to an Armenian group that is known for sex trafficking. I went to the man in charge of this group, and he said that I could buy back my sister for 100,000 Euros. I had two days while she was kept safe, but after two days she would be sold into a life of depravity. I have to help her, but I don’t have access to that kind of money without my father’s approval, which he will never give. A nd even if I did it wouldn’t be in Euros. Your brothers said that you could access the necessary funds from the company’s account. Please Prenses , please help me.” By the time he had said this, Yasser’s head was bowed and I could tell how much it cost him to ask for help. The fact that he would do so for his sister proved my childhood friend had grown into a strong and good man. The type of man I had always thought he would become.
Unfortunately, I know that if he shows up with the money, he will just be killed and his sister sold, if she hasn’t been sold already. No, getting Nadeen back wouldn’t be as easy as showing up and handing over the specified amount of money. Honestly I didn’t know if I would be able to get Nadeen back or not, but I knew I had to try. Yasser had always been good to me. Even though his father had not liked Daddy Samee having me spend time with his sons, Yasser had never been cruel or spiteful when I was around, and had in fact stood up to his father regarding me on more than one occasion. “Yasser, if I thought that they would actually uphold their end of the bargain, I would give you the money in a minute, I just don’t think that they will. Tell me where you were supposed to meet and I will go get her. I will do everything in my power to find her.Just be prepared. They may have already sold her, so it may take longer to track her down.”
Yasser had been quiet up until that point. Now he was so agitated he practically hummed with it. “No, Prenses . I cannot let you do that. You do not know these men. They are worse than animals. Your brothers would have me drawn and quartered if I let you go. I will go and get my sister.”
“Yasser, I will go. I don’t mean to be harsh, but I have a better idea of what these men, if you can call them that, are like than you.Murad and Rashid knew this when they sent you to me; they just love me too much to openly put me in danger. Give me the address and set up a meeting with them there in two hours, but meet me there thirty minutes before.”
As I waited for Yasser to put the addres s information in my phone, I went through what
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