The Search 7

In her young life, Bahira had sometimes suffered from hunger or cold, but now, she would have considered these days as »the good old times«. She was terrified, her whole body hurt and in addition, there wasn`t a glimpse of hope for the young girl.

She had no idea how long it had been since the brigands had gone, but in her predicament, minutes felt like hours. She was tied with her arms behind her back and the rope tying her wrists ran over a ceiling beam and had been tied around her neck, so Bahira could not lower her arms or crouch. She had to remain standing, bent forward.

However, standing wasn`t that easy, too, for she was balancing on two big stones that forced her to spread her legs. One stagger could be her last. So, she was trying her best to remain in her uncomfortable position, waiting for the robbers to come back – though, at the same time, this was her worst fear.

Bahira had no clear idea what they would do to her, since she had never been with a man so far. She had, of course, sometimes witnessed what happened between a man and a woman – and she knew that ever too often, men took women by force. Bahira trembled, though even this little activity made the rocks move a bit.

»Perhaps, I should just jump! Kill myself to save my dignity!«

However, the rope around her neck felt so disturbing that Bahira was afraid of increasing it. Since executions always attracted spectators, she and Predrag had been on such occasions and so, she had witnessed several hangings and the sight of the delinquents dancing on the string had always been terrifying. In addition, what would happen to her soul?

»Uuuhhhmmmm!«

Her gag stifled her cry of sheer desperation and Bahira could see a drop of drool land on the ground. She gulped, which made her feel the noose even more. Then, she heard the sound of hooves.

Bahira`s hope that it could be a rescuer vanished as she recognized it was one of the four thugs. He seemed to be alone and he showed a grin that made her shiver.

»Did you miss me?«

He cupped one of her breasts and then, suddenly, he pinched her nipple. Bahira shrieked and squirmed, desperately trying to keep her balance. Mensud laughed and bent forward. With surprising gentleness, he kissed the top of her breast.

»We can do this the hard way or the soft way, girl! Which one do you prefer?«

Bahira let out a small whimper and again, the man laughed:

»Anyway, I prefer the hard way and you don`t have much of a choice, do you?«

He stepped to her side and slapped her exposed butt. Bahira screamed through her gag and again had to struggle not to fall off the rocks. Then, she felt his hand between her legs, rubbing her labia.

»You may like to hear that you won`t have to serve me and my comrades alone! Two friends decided to accompany you!«

He quickly groped her middle and then, after smelling on his fingers right in front of Bahira`s nose, he slowly walked for the door.

Mensud knew that the Black was the more feisty of the two prisoners and so, he took no chances: quickly, he cut the rope that connected Tabea`s bound wrists and ankles under the horse`s belly and pulled, sending her onto the sandy ground. Before the hooded girl could react, he had pulled the rope dangling from her wrist bonds over her head and held it there, also grabbing the string that forced Tabea`s head backwards and pulled on her silk panties. Like that, with her back arched in a hideous bow and her big breasts pointing forward, Tabea had to hop inside the barn. Mensud had also told her that, if she tried anything funny, he would kill Jelena. So, Tabea forced herself to follow his orders. Bound hand and foot, blindfolded and choking on a huge lump of cloth, there was little less she could do.

She could hear a female whimper and she was sure that Bahira was close, obviously gagged, too. But she had no time to react, as the man now hissed:

»Sit still – or your friends will pay!«

Tabea was made to sit down and then, the man let her go. Slowly, she brought her hands to her front, but resisted to reach for her hood, though the string pulling her head backwards was more than inconvenient. But she knew that it would have taken her some seconds to free herself – seconds the thug would take to hurt Jelena or Bahira. Again, she could hear a moaning to her left and so, Tabea remained still and quiet.

Some rustling and moaning told her that obviously Jelena was now brought in and placed somewhere close to her, too. Then, she could hear the man silently walk around and arrange something. Tabea knew that he was preparing some restraints for them and indeed, after a while, she felt a familiar, yet frightening touch: that of a hemp noose that was pulled around her neck; snug, but not yet cutting off her breath.

With her feet still bound, Tabea had to struggle to get up when the rope around her neck was pulled upwards. However, when she was standing, it felt rather loose. Again, she had to resist raising her hands and instead, she listened for a soft moaning, telling her that he was busy with Jelena, maybe tying a rope around her neck, too.

Next, she felt a pull on the rope dangling from her wrists and her arms were pulled upwards, too. When this rope had been knotted off, Tabea felt that her wrists had been tied to something that could move at least a little bit and when she then felt the noose tighten a little, Tabea understood: her arms were pulled upwards to some ceiling beam and were then tied to Jelena`s neck rope – and vice versa. If one of them tried to lower her arms, the other would suffer. However, the ropes were still quite loose and only having to stand would become inconvenient after a while.

However, the man wasn`t finished. He now stepped behind Tabea and grabbed her panties. Then, he pulled. The silk was torn even deeper into her cleft and between her labia and the girl could not help emitting a groan. The panties, more like a bikini bottom, had been sewn by Bahira after Tabea`s orders and she had used enough cloth so the garment would not become too flimsy. However, it also meant that the panties were quite stable and Tabea now panted and moaned as the line of fire between her legs became worse. She was balancing on the tips of her toes and when the seams finally tore, she collapsed, though this meant that she was putting strain to both her and Jelena`s neck. Only after some seconds, alarmed by some retching from her unseen companion, Tabea managed to stand on wobbly legs again. Still, she felt the pain between her legs and though she now could at least move her head around, she felt the loss of her last piece of garment.

But giving her a wedgie wasn`t the last cruelty done to her. The man now forced her to kneel and, according to how her arms were pulled upwards even more and the noose became even more inconvenient, Jelena had to do the same. Then, a hand was pushed between her thighs. Reflexively, Tabea pressed her legs together, but after an encouraging »Think of your friends«, she opened her thighs and allowed the man to touch her pussy.

He rubbed her for a while and also fondled her breasts a bit, but then, he took a short rope and tied her right ankle to her right tie, forcing her to remain seated. Tabea expected him to tie her left leg the same way, but instead, a rope was tied around her waist.

»Oh no, another crotch rope!«

However, this rope was used to tie her to some beam behind her back and when he then went for Jelena – at least, that was what Tabea guessed –, she understood: tied like that, they could not crawl closer to each other to ease the tension of their neck and arm ties.

When he came back for her, he tied a rope around her left ankle before cutting the other bond that had tied her feet. Using the rope as a leash, her made Tabea stretch her left leg and raise it into the air. It was an inconvenient position and Tabea knew all too well that now, her private parts were on full display. Then, she felt that her ankle was pressed against something warm and soft. Something that trembled and when her foot was tied to it, she could also hear a whimper that seemed to come from Bahira.

Tabea`s toes touched some soft skin and she realized that her ankle had been tied to Bahira`s knee. She slightly pulled and at once, she felt Bahira stiffen and moan with alarm. Though Tabea was blindfolded, she got an idea of the arrangement: now, her leg was tied to that of Bahira and obviously, the girl was standing not too stable; perhaps, she also had a noose around her neck. So, if she struggled too much, she would not only endanger Jelena, but also Bahira.

Having tied Jelena`s right ankle to Bahira`s left knee, Mensud stepped back and admired his work. Now, all three girls had to stay in an inconvenient position and also had to keep their thighs spread to avoid pain or worse. Bahira, who was the only one who could see what he had done, stared at him with horror, the other two just panted, their sweat-clad ample boobs heaving. Mensud suddenly remembered a story he had been told as a child: the story of the donkey that had starved since it had not been able to choose between two sacks of oat.

»Now, I know exactly how this donkey must have felt!«, he thought with a smile. Then, he sat down and reached for his dice. If his comrades would not be back soon, he would start having fun with the captives and by throwing the dice, he could do better than the poor donkey.

***

After they had left Predrag behind, Androsch had followed the tracks of Tabea`s kidnappers for some hour, but then, when they had reached the rocky hills, it had become increasingly difficult to see any hoof-prints on the ground. So, Androsch decided that they needed a break. He dismounted, untied Mira`s wrists from the pommel and helped her to get from the mule, too. He left her wrists tied by the silk band, but removed her gag and handed her his canteen. He was sure the girl would not run away and maybe, he should free her fully.

Then, they heard the riders and when Androsch ducked behind a rock and pulled Mira with him, the girl didn`t resist. When Androsch watched the three men that they now could see through his spyglass, Mira even became curious and demanded to look, too. Suddenly, she gasped and nearly dropped the glass.

»Careful, it cost me a fortune!«

Mira, however, told him that she had recognized two of the men as her kidnappers. Androsch now took the spyglass again and saw that the three had ridden to a steep plateau not far from their position. He put away his spyglass and reached for his sword.

»Do you trust me, Mira?«

»No!«, the girl blurted, causing Androsch to grin.

»Well, at least, you are honest! Come on – and be quiet!«

***

 Goran was angry, more about himself than the black girl that had kicked him and sent him down the cliff where he had managed to grab a bush that had saved his life. Then, they had at least thrown a rope for him so he could climb back, but now, the two girls had disappeared, together with his horse. In addition, he had lost his sword and now only had his dagger left. Not the best conditions to get Jelena and this feisty Black back.

Then, when Goran was still considering what to do, he could see a dust cloud in the valley. It were three riders and when they approached, he could recognize Sinisha, Amar and Sanjin, his comrades – or rater former comrades. The men he had betrayed, at least in their eyes, to run away with Jelena.

Goran leaned against a rock as a back cover and pulled his dagger. He knew that they could kill him from the distance, using their crossbows, but he didn`t want to die as a coward. And if he surrendered, they would only torture him before killing him anyway.

The men now had reached the plateau and dismounted, still some 20 yards away from him. As he had expected, Sinisha was aiming at him with his crossbow whilst the others held their swords in their hands.

»Nice to see you again, Goran!«

They still seemed to be careful, not sure whether he decided to attack and take one of them with him. Goran indeed considered that, but then, he suddenly focused on something behind the men. Amar noticed it and laughed:

»Really, you want to fool us with that old trick?«

Then, a shadow emerged from behind and now, Sanjin turned around. His jaw dropped and he lowered his gun.

Lit by the sun from behind, a girl slowly walked towards them. Though her body was a bit like a scheme, the men noticed that her blonde hair shimmered like gold – and that she was stark naked.

»What the-«

Involuntarily, Sinisha had lowered his crossbow and suddenly, something landed on his forehead with a loud »thud!«. The man staggered, firing the arrow into the ground.

A second later, someone jumped from one of the rocks and landed on Amar`s back. Sanjin spun around, but now, Goran saw his chance and approached. He knocked the knob of his dagger against the man`s temple and now wanted to assist his unknown helper, but the man had already knocked out Amar. Now, he got to his feet and kicked at the chin of Sinisha who was still on his hands and knees.

Goran wanted to say something, but the man just made a gesture that told him time was on the agenda. So, they quickly took the weapons and also the boots of the three unconscious men, throwing these over the edge. Then, they mounted the horses and rode off, still not saying a word.

Now, Goran could see that the girl still was naked and obviously had difficulties in riding a horse. The man helped her in controlling it and Goran thought of riding away, but he was curious who had just rescued him. So, he followed the strange little group.

After some time, the man stopped at a place where a mule had been tied to a tree. The girl jumped from the saddle and ran for a robe she quickly put on and the man now turned towards Goran. In his hand, he held a sword.

»I have not saved your life just out of clemency!«

He kept an eye on where they had come from, but without boots and horses, it would take the three men some time to get to where they were now. In addition, they would not dare to attack without weapons. Goran sighed.

»Now, how can I help you, my unknown friend?«

»Oh, my name is Androsch and the blonde angel`s name`s Mira. However, it`s another girl I am looking for. A black girl, to be precisely. And I know that you may able to give me some hints about her whereabouts. Hers and that of her friend, perhaps.«

»Jelena!«, Goran said. Androsch noticed the way his voice slightly trembled when he said that name. He put away his sword and said:

»So, maybe, you want to break the bridges to your old friends one and for all and work together with me?«

Goran nodded and the two men shook their hands. Androsch quickly untied his mule and so, increasing the distance to the three men they had overpowered and who were perhaps behind them, they began to talk what to do next.

***

Mensud knew that, once his comrades were back, it would be three girls for four men. He also knew that the others would consider that they had done the real work of killing or capturing Goran whilst he had only guarded the captives and so, they would insist that he would have to wait. So, he decided to have a quick »appetizer« until they were back.

His only problem was which girl to take. The girl they had captured in the hut was the most fearful, something that turned him on. Jelena, however, was Goran`s girl and taking her would be a very sweet revenge. And the Black was just the most exotic – and her firm boobs were the biggest.

So, he had not just thrown the dice once, but played an elaborate game. From time to time, he had told the girls what he would do to the »winner«. Bahira, who understood him best, had whimpered and pleaded with her eyes; Jelena had just moaned quietly and Tabea had denied him any reaction except for some heavy panting.

But now, Mensud had finished his game. Slowly, he got to his feet, put away his dice and felt for his manhood.

»And the winner is…«

He began to improvise a drum by slapping on his thighs – thus drowning the sound when the bat hit his head. Mensud was unconscious before he hit the ground and Androsch quickly and silently pulled him outside.

There, Goran was looking if the other three thugs were approaching. Seeing his own and Mensud`s horse outside the barn, he had armed himself with his former comrade`s crossbow and taken position behind a rock whilst Mira had been waiting close to him. They had both wanted to accompany Androsch, but he had told them that he needed them as a backup.

In reality, he also wanted to spare the others any potential cruelty. So, he had sneaked close to the door alone.

What he saw made him lick his lips, but also feel relieved: inside, Tabea, Jelena and a girl that had to be Bahira were tied up, all three naked, but obviously not yet harmed. Bahira was balancing on two big stones, her arms tied behind her back. From her wrists, a rope ran over a beam and was tied around her neck. Androsch could see that if she slipped, she would either strangle herself or dislodge her shoulders – or both.

To her sides, two other girls were kneeling. Both had a sack tied over their head, but he had seen both Jelena and Tabea in the nude before and in addition, Tabea was quite unique anyway. Both had their hands tied in front and were forced to stretch their arms, since there was a rope tied to their wrists, running over another beam and knotted around the other`s neck. In addition, each was secured to the barn`s walls and also had one ankle tied to one of Bahira`s knees, adding to the girl`s predicament and forcing them to keep their legs open.

Once he had knocked out Mensud, Androsch took a few deep breaths. His first impetus was to free Tabea, but on their way here, he and Goran had talked about a few things – first of all, why Goran and his men had kidnapped the girls anyway. The answer had surprised him and had also given him some ideas.

Now, the first thing to do was to take the weapons and boots from Mensud and to wait for him to regain consciousness. Whilst doing so, he said:

»The girls are all right, but please, wait before you get inside. I have to talk to you before, but first, we have to take care that we don`t get attacked from behind!«

Though both repeatedly looked to the barn, they helped to tie Mensud to the back of his horse. Then, they tied one of the other horses to the saddle and when Mensud had recovered from the blow to his head, Goran said:

»Get back to the others, Mensud. With two horses, you stand a good chance to get somewhere where you can get new weapons – and more.«

He tied a small sack to the pommel. It contained about half of his silver, enough for new clothes and even weapons. Mensud looked at him with hatred, but said nothing. Goran continued:

»I know that I betrayed you and that you all want to kill me. But if you try to do so, you may not all survive it, since we are two and well-armed whilst you have nothing but sticks or stones. However, as you may remember, we made a contract three years ago – just in case one of us would like to quit.«

Now, Mensud looked at Goran with interest and licked his lips. Goran now fumbled on the knob of his dagger and then, he took a small folded paper from the hollow handle.

»As you know, we put most of our loot to that Venetian banker in Sarajevo – and as you also know, this is the letter of credit. Anyone who hands the letter to the bank employees will get all the money. I think that this is more than compensation for betraying you – and for taking one of your horses. And the girls, of course!«

He reached forward and pushed the letter into Mensud`s belt. Then, he pointed at the hills where they could see three men stumbling around. Obviously, walking without shoes was quite bothersome.

»Get to the others and tell them that you may take all the money! However, if you insist on revenge-«

He pointed at the crossbow and Androsch padded his sword. Mensud spat on the ground, but when Goran put the reins into his bound hands, he spurned his horse and made it walk to the other three thugs. Through Androsch`s spyglass, they could see them free Mensud. Then, after a short discussion, each two of them mounted a horse and they slowly rode away.

»Do you think they will come back to kill us?«

Goran shook his head.

»They know that we told the truth – even if they would defeat us, not all of them would survive. The least for them is to get to the next town and get some weapons – but I think that they will get to Sarajevo and take the easy money.«

»So, all we have is two horses – and the girls.«

Again, Mira wanted to run for the hut, but Androsch grabbed her arm, firmly, but not brutal. Mira squirmed and shouted:

»What are we waiiuuhhmmmph!«

Goran had stepped behind her and clamped her mouth shut. Since Mira wasn`t a strong girl, they had soon stripped the cloak from her, tied her arms at wrists and elbows and gagged her by stuffing a rag into her mouth and tying a second one between her lips. The girl fumed, but now, Androsch quickly talked to Goran. He spoke Italian, a language they had found out both of them could use quite well. Mira could not understand anything but the names of her, Tabea and Jelena and squirmed in Androsch`s grip. Once Goran nodded and smiled, Androsch put Mira over his shoulder and carried the flailing girl inside, followed by Goran who could not oppress a cry of surprise at the look of the arrangement of three naked, bound and gagged beauties.

Mira also gasped and looked at the three girls, but Androsch just held her whilst Goran carefully helped Bahira. However, he didn`t free her, but just cut the rope that connected her wrists to her neck rope. Then, he slowly let the girl down to the floor. Both Tabea and Jelena moaned with fear when they felt Bahira`s legs move, but Goran just placed her on her back, forcing her to lie with her legs still spread and still tied to her companions. Then, he took the loose neck rope and tied it to the wall, loose enough Bahira could move a bit and could breathe easily, but preventing her from getting up.

Now, Androsch took Mira and made her lie on top of Bahira. Goran handed him two ropes he had tied together in the middle, forming an »X«. Using these, they tied the girls` mouths together, forcing their lips into a perpetual kiss and enforcing their gags. With more ropes, they bound the two girls` upper bodies together. Mira flailed and squirmed and Bahira seemed to feel uneasy by the other girl`s great proximity, too. Their naked breasts were mashed together and their pubic mounds brushing over each other. Now, Androsch tied a doubled rope around Bahira`s waist, brought the knot behind her back and threaded it through her wrist bonds before pulling it between her legs and tugging it through her waist rope. Then, he brought the rope between Mira`s legs and held it above her buttocks. The blonde flailed and both girls moaned, but Goran now untied Bahira`s ankles, crossed them over Mira`s butt and Androsch tied them with the ends of the shared crotch rope.

»Now, struggling will be more funny!«

He bent down to Bahira and whispered in Serbian:

»I come from your brother, Predrag. He is still a bit weakened, but he`s alive and will recover. In addition, he`s in a village not far from here. We will tell the people he`s with that they shall look after you in two hours or so, so, if you don`t get free by yourselves, you will be rescued and may reunite this very evening!«

Bahira looked at Androsch and though she was still naked, gagged and bound to another girl, she seemed to believe him as he could see tears of relief in her eyes. He smiled and since he had told the truth, it was a warm, open smile. Then, he told Mira:

»You told me two things: first, that you love Tabea. Well, so do I and I am afraid that I am in the better position. However, you may perhaps find a new friend in Bahira.«

Again, Mira flailed and fumed through her gag, but could not do much as Androsch turned away from her. He felt sorry for playing with Mira`s feelings, but he had feelings, too – feelings and plans. So, he put his fingers on his lips and pointed at Jelena and Tabea. The two hooded girls seemed a bit confused; they sure thought that Mensud and the others still were around and had done something evil to Bahira – though they could tell from the moans of both Bahira and Mira that they hadn`t killed her.

Quickly, they cut the two girls loose and loaded them on their horses before they rode off. Androsch had tied his mule to his saddle, but they had left one of the horses back for the two girls. They hid in a nearby forest and Goran guarded the two captives, leaving them bound, gagged and hooded and not speaking to them until Androsch had informed Predrag about his sister`s whereabouts.

As he came back, he could see that Tabea and Jelena were sitting close to each other, though Goran took care that they didn`t work on their bonds. He smiled and nodded; then, he took a blanket, once again loaded Tabea on his shoulder and carried her away whilst Goran approached Jelena.

Tabea squirmed, still perplex by the latest events. After the man had triumphantly yelled, there had been a terrible silence in which nothing had happened. Then, something had been done to Bahira. Tabea`s heart had nearly stopped when Bahira`s leg had moved, but obviously, the girl had not been killed. Strangely enough, she was sure that she had heard the moaning of two girls – but not the mews of Jelena. Then, someone had put her on a horse and brought her to yet another place where she and Jelena had been forced to sit for another hour or so, still bound, gagged and hooded. They had tried to communicate via Morse code, but not been able to guess what had happened. Now, her captor placed her on a blanket and began to work on the rope tied over her mouth. When it fell loose, he slowly pulled the sack from her head.

»Last time I rescued you, you peed with joy!«

Androsch! Tabea moaned, feeling turmoil of anger, humiliation, relief – and joy! Androsch took her in his arms and though Tabea wanted to feel angry, she cuddled against him and did not resist when he caressed her hair and neck. Then, she suddenly squirmed and moaned with protest.

»What is it? Do you need to pee again?«

Angrily, she grunted and tried to look over his shoulder. Androsch understood and took her head between his hands.

»Your friend Jelena is all well, too. Currently, our mutual acquaintance Goran is trying the same as I do: trying to convince her of our plan.«

»Mhhmm?«

»A plan that will provide us with money and will ensure we will be able to be together. However, it requires that you trust us – and want to stay with us.«

Again, Tabea moaned, but Androsch just bent forward and began to kiss her neck. She could feel his hand reach for the back of her knee, one of her most sensitive spots. She relaxed a bit and when his other hand began to massage her breast, she let out a deep groan and thought:

»Well, I could at least listen to his plan!«

***

The small chamber sounded from Predrag`s snoring. In the other bed, both Bahira and Mira were still awake. Androsch had taken a few precautions and so, it had been some of the village`s women who had rescued them from their predicament. Then, a relieved Bahira had celebrated the reunion with her brother and Mira, who had no other chance, had joined in. Then, they had all retired to the chamber the villagers had provided for them and only then, when the still weakened Predrag had fallen asleep, they had been able to cry and talk about all that had happened. Now, they held each other in their arms and Bahira whispered:

»I – I can understand why you loved her. Tabea`s – well, she`s adorable. I – I kissed her, too!«

Mira was surprised she didn`t feel jealous. Instead, she leaned forward and kissed Bahira`s lips. The other repeated her kiss, but then, she asked:

»I thought you love Tabea?«

»I loved the dream I had since I was a child. But maybe, I should wake up in reality…«

They exchanged another kiss and Bahira pouted.

»So, what does that mean? That I am not the girl of your dreams?«

»You are the girl I will have around for the time being«, Mira whispered. »I have no other chance than to join your little group. And didn`t you tell me that Predrag would never let a MAN get close to you?«

»Well, if you put it that way, I could live with that reality!«, Bahira answered and this time, it was her who started kissing.

***

»Well, that plan`s so weird it could work!«

They were sitting by the fire, Goran and Jelena sharing one blanket and Androsch and Tabea the other. Before they had met for the evening, Tabea, once she had been freed after their first encounter, had demanded that Androsch tried to persuade her a second time – this time with her sitting on top. They hadn`t talked about it, but it seemed that Jelena had come to terms with Goran, too.

As they all knew now, Goran had been on the pay list of Lodovico Gritti – the ominous Italian Tabea and Jelena had seen at Ibrahim Pasha`s court. Said Gritti was also the son of the Doge of Venice and a spy for the Venetian Republic. And thus, he had ordered the kidnapping of Tabea and Jelena, who were proof of an intrigue Ibrahim Pasha had planned against the Sultan.

»Gritti needs you alive and in his hands, as a potential leverage against Ibrahim. And so, I should get you both to Split where he would pay me – and get you both to Venice.«

»And that`s what we will do. Get you two to Split and sell you to Gritti. He will not harm you as he needs you and he will treat you well – and besides, when his ship reaches Venice, we will be there waiting for him and you. He won`t expect an attack at his own palace and so, we will rescue you after a short and comfortable captivity on Gritti`s ship. Then, we may live together and spend the payment we got for you two.«

During the night, Androsch had told Tabea some more: about the things he had heard from Milan, about time travels. And though she had kept it to herself, Tabea now was sure that Androsch assumed that she was from another time. And her only chance to get back to where she belonged was with the help of someone who could help her to find Bela the magician and who would help her and Jelena. Someone like Androsch. And so, Tabea had agreed upon the plan and even persuaded Jelena to do so, too.

»After all we went through, a few days on a ship won`t kill us. And once we have found Bela, we might have a chance to get back to our old lives! Though there are some things I like about our new lives, too!«

Jelena had looked at Goran and then, she had hugged Tabea and said:

»Well, let`s try it! It`s our only chance and if we manage to find a way back, we at least have a choice!«

And so, they agreed on a plan that sounded almost too easy to work out well.

The End