Marooned
by: justjames17
(Copyright 2005 -2007 by the author)

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Chapter 32

Kim returned to the dining area served the waiting family their meals and hurried to show a young couple that had just entered the establishment to a table. He presented the menu to the man and left them to study it. Damien and Reg had been watching Kim as he moved about, their eyes locked on the arse stretched material of his black trousers. They both fantasized about seeing the young blonde surfer naked stretched out and held down while each of them forced their thick tools into him plugging his hot furrow.

Kim felt their leering gaze on him and shivered, he turned to find both guys leaning back thumbs hooked in their belt loops with fingers on their bulging crotches. He knew they were mentally raping him and he was feeling grossed out by the thought of these two sleaze bags touching him, he shivered once more and bolted towards the kitchen as the two drug dealers laughed behind him. His mum saw him come through the door like a bolt of greased lightning and saw the expression on his face; she knew something was badly wrong and called to Kim to come out the back with her.

They exited the kitchen and walked into the back yard area of the building, Elaine turned to Kim and put her hand on his cheek softly asking, "Kim what's wrong? I know something or someone is scaring the life out of you, tell me what's wrong son."

He looked even more frightened and said in a small voice, "Nothing's wrong mum really I'm just being stupid."

Elaine shook her head saying, "Kim I'm your mother I know you better than you know yourself, come clean tell me why you are so scared."

Kim looked at his feet as he shuffled them in the grass, his mind racing trying to avoid telling his mother what actually was wrong. He cleared his throat and mumbled, "Its nothing really I just saw someone walk past that I thought was long gone and I didn't ever want to see again. It was a guy who had sex with me a long time ago when I was young. It frightened me when I saw him that's all."

Elaine gently lifted his chin with a finger till she could look into his worried blue eyes and asked, "Is this something we should call the police about Kim?"

He shook his head, the long blonde hair fluffed by the movement, he said, "No mum let it drop its long past I'll get over it."

Elaine looked piercingly at him and imperceptibly shook her head; she was certain Kim was not telling her the truth but as he never lied to her she felt it was unwise to press the point but vowed to watch carefully what was happening and who was in the dining room. They walked back into the kitchen and through to the dining room, Elaine's eyes flicked around the area seeing nothing really strange and she went behind the counter to stand behind the cash register while Kim took the young couple's orders and returned to the kitchen to give them to his dad. Elaine noticed the two rough looking men's eyes tracking her son and saw the fire burning in their eyes, she twigged immediately these two were the cause of Kim's behaviour maybe they had put the hard word on him or done something to him. She decided to watch and see what happened on his return.

Kim backed through the door carrying their orders and he approached their table, placing the plates of food in front of them. He turned to walk away and she saw him stop as if tethered she couldn't see the reason as the table was in the road, then she saw the larger man's shoulder move and Kim hurried off. She surmised the man had been groping Kim and her blood boiled as she glared at the guys, luckily they were concentrating on their meal and didn't see her expression.

She heard a vehicle stop outside and doors open and close as she looked out the door Brian appeared with Wayne followed by Donny and a young lad with a caste on his leg hobbling on crutches. Brian waved to her and they moved to a table and seated themselves as Elaine walked smiling across to them. She didn't notice the two men startled at the new arrivals then immediately begin a whispered conversation together.

Elaine chatted to Brian and the lads as Shaun was introduced to her, she expressed her joy that he was out and about and how nice it was to meet him. They chatted a while then Kim appeared with the orders for the young couple, he saw his friends and grimaced as he passed them to place the food on the nearby table. He returned and bent down to whisper in Wayne's ear, Wayne blanched and turned to look at the table where the men sat, his eyes locked with Damien's and he trembled at the threatening glare he received.

Elaine caught the movement and watched Wayne and Kim as they whispered together, Brian turned to see what she was watching and saw the two lads deep in almost silent communication. Both Brian and Elaine turned to see what the boys were watching and saw the two men eating their meal ignoring everyone. Brian tapped Wayne on the knee and asked quietly, "What's so interesting about those two guys your watching so intently?"

Wayne turned his head quickly back to Brian and feigned ignorance but to both Elaine and Brian it was obvious he was hiding something. Elaine looked at Kim and said, "Sit down Kim, we need to talk. Something is worrying you two and it concerns those men dining over there. What's the problem and don't try to lie your no good at it you know I always know when your prevaricating."

Brian looked at Kim's flushed face and turned to Wayne, "The same goes for you Wayne what's going on?"

Both lads sat minds racing trying to think of something to say, something that would deflect these inquiries. Nothing came to mind and Wayne looked at Brian and said quietly, "We were surfing today and we stumbled on a pot crop in the bush behind the beach. These two guys spotted us and gave chase but we escaped, now they are here and they recognise us."

Brian looked at the two drug dealers and they both looked back at him as if daring him to say or do something. He kept staring back and Reg stood up and sauntered across the restaurant to stand insolently over the seated group. He stared at Brian and smirked provocatively, "Something you need mate? Can I help you out with something?"

Brian pushed back his chair and stood up, he was taller than Reg and he looked down at the man saying, "No pal you don't have anything we need and I suggest you crawl back to your slimy mate and finish your meal then get out of this respectable establishment."

Reg glared up into Brian's hard gimlet eyes, then smirked and shrugged his shoulders before turning and sauntering cheekily back to Damien and sitting down to finish his dinner. Damien asked what had happened and Reg looked across at Brian and said loudly, "Oh the urban hero told me to piss off but our business isn't finished yet mate."

Elaine after hearing this statement got to her feet and walked to the kitchen where she rang the police and filled them in on the confrontation and the fact the guys were growing marijuana out in the bush nearby. Her call was transferred to the Inspector in charge of the district, he came on the line and she repeated her statement and he said he'd despatch an undercover officer to the restaurant immediately to observe the men and see if he recognised them. Elaine hung up after thanking him and returned carrying a tray of deserts to the table as Kim cleared the dirty crockery and took it away.

Ten minutes later a single customer, dressed casually in shorts and a colourful Hawaiian shirt walked in and sat at an empty table near the entrance, Elaine got up and walked across to him handing him a menu the man thanked her and nodded as he took it from her hand then he ordered a bowl of Minestrone soup and she left him and walked to the kitchen to get his order. The man whom had begun reading a newspaper while he waited thanked her folded the paper and began eating. He seemed completely absorbed in eating his soup and then he reached out for a crispy white roll and broke it, his eyes flicked about the restaurant pausing briefly at the table where Reg and Damien were eating. His keen brown eyes seemed to photograph the two men imprinting their faces in his mind before continuing his leisurely meal.

Reg and Damien finished their dinner and Elaine tallied their bill before handing it to them, Reg took the bill glanced at it and screwed it up before dropping it on the floor, he smirked at Elaine and said, "Get the money from your spunky nosey son lady."

With that the two druggies walked out leaving Elaine furious but powerless to stop them, the lone diner watched what occurred and called her across to his table saying, "Don't worry lady, their time is very limited they are going to pay big time for their behaviour." Elaine calmed down and thanked him as he rose to follow the two criminals, he reached for his wallet but Elaine shook her head and said, "It's on the house just wreak vengeance on those two animals."

The detective left hurried out onto the footpath head turning right and left looking for the miscreants, he saw them climb into a Toyota Land Cruiser tray truck so he hurried to his car to follow them. Reg and Damien set off out of town laughing together at the free feed and how they had upset our friends, they were so cocky at their success they failed to even notice the vehicle following a hundred or so meters behind. They turned north heading for the National Park where their plantation was hidden.

The truck turned off the highway onto the winding twisting side road which ran parallel to the cliffs running along the coast, the bends in the road hid the following car which the detective was driving there was a enough twilight remaining for him to see the road easily. The asphalt petered out to a dirt track and he could see the dust raised by the vehicle ahead, after a few kilometres he suddenly realised there was no dust in the air he missed a turn off and lost the truck. He turned the car around backing and filling on the now much narrower track, he back tracked and located the faint track running inland and he parked the car. He checked his pistol in its hidden holster and quietly padded along the track deeper into the scrub and trees, after some time he saw in the after glow of the departed sun a lightening in the overhead.

There he slowed to a creep and reached the edge of the tree line to see the vast crop of huge marijuana plants, standing taller than a man. He heard voices and noticed the large shed with faint light leaking from the crack where the door was. The Toyota was parked beside the shed its cooling engine cracking quietly in the cool evening air, the detective crept to the truck and quietly eased open the bonnet then reached in and pulled out the coil lead disabling the vehicle in preparation for the upcoming raid by his fellow police.

He crept away after closing the bonnet and reached the track in then hurried to his car and pulled out a mobile phone ringing the Inspector informing him of the choice crop and its whereabouts. The senior officer thanked him and said, "Stay there detective we will be with you shortly, are the men armed?"

The detective told him he wasn't certain but assuredly they would have weapons of some sort in their possession, the Inspector replied, "Right we will be fully armed and wearing bullet proof vests just in case."

Half an hour passed and the waiting detective heard the sound of approaching vehicles, two marked police cars and a divisional van rocked and rolled along the rough track pulling up and out climbed ten uniformed officers. They donned their vests and checked their weapons before making their way through the darkness along the track to surround the shed. The Inspector called on Reg and Damien to come out hands on head, there was a muttered argument from inside the shed, the inspector warned the man again, "Come out now hands on head or we will begin firing on the shed."

The door opened and the two criminals shuffled out hands on head as the police moved in around them, their arms were pulled down behind them and handcuffs attached and locked tightly on their wrists. The detective removed Reg's wallet and took out a $50 note and tucked it in his pocket then put the wallet back and left. The shed was inspected and several weapons seized, a shotgun, two automatic pistols and a .22 rifle, two police officers were posted to guard the crop until next day when the main force returned to destroy the crop.

The detective drove back into Eden to inform Elaine of the arrests and he walked into the restaurant as they were closing up, he walked over to Elaine who smiled at him as he said, "You don't have to worry about those two blokes we have them under arrest and they will be locked away for a few years with the charges we have on them."

Elaine called Kim out of the kitchen telling him the good news, the detective handed Elaine the $50 note and said, "I think this should cover their bill for the meal."

Elaine shook her head refusing the proffered money until he smiled and said, "Its not mine, I took it from one of their wallets for you."

Elaine thanked him profusely and said, "Anytime you need a feed your welcome here officer."

Kim asked if he could go and tell Wayne and Brian and Timmy the good news and Elaine said, "Of course you can Kim but don't be out too late we will have a busy day tomorrow as it's a long weekend."

Kim bounded out the door into the night as the detective left the restaurant and climbed into his car heading for home.

To be Continued.

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Posted: 06/29/07