54 Guess what? (1/2)

The next morning, at the airport in Country D.

A tall man in navy chinos and white dress shirt with sleeves rolled up to his elbows just walked out of the arrival gate with luggage in his hand. He looked so fresh and clean with his laid back casual look, women around him can't help but take a second or even a third glance. He looked around until he spotted a hand waving to him, Daniel took off his sunglasses and smiled.

”Lucas.”, Daniel said in a friendly tone.

”Daniel, it's been a really long time, my friend.”

The two men exchanged brief hugs and taps.

”How have you been? Married already?”

Lucas laughed heartily, ”Tsk Tsk Tsk... Women are afraid of me now. How can I find someone to marry me?”

Daniel chuckled, ”You've got women around you all the time.”

”Ahh... But they're just after my money. Women like those, not worth it.”, Lucas replied and shook his head. ”Enough about me, let's go, I'll treat you to very fine cuisine. You'll love it!”

The two men walked towards Lucas' car with bodyguards around them.

The restaurant is owned by Lucas, it is just one of the many businesses that he owns. In Country D, he's known to be a business tycoon by ordinary citizens. And in the underworld, Lucas is a ruthless leader who rules over the country. When Daniel learned that Samantha was in Country D, that's when he asked Lucas' help.

They've been friends several years back when Lucas tried to run away from home and ended up in Country A. He wasn't a boss of the underworld yet, during that time, it was still Lucas' dad who was the head of the organization. When his father didn't approve of the girl that Lucas was dating at that time, he rebelled and ran away. Being in a foreign country with no connections and trying to avoid his father's radar, Lucas ended up doing odd jobs for a few months. One time, he fell asleep at a subway station because of exhaustion. When he woke up, he found that all of his valuables were stolen. He was so furious but there was nothing he could do. Lucas met Daniel while he was asking passersby a few dollars so that he could get home.

Daniel felt bad for him because he was being ignored. They talked and that's when Daniel learned about his story. Daniel didn't hesitate to give him a few hundred dollars and Lucas was very touched by the stranger who was willing to give him money without anything in return so he promised Daniel that he will pay him back even if it's through other means. A few days later, Lucas mended things with his father and he was no longer living poorly. He stayed in Country A for a few more weeks before going back to Country D and during that time, he and Daniel became really good friends.

Daniel took the tablet but he waited for Lucas to continue.

”This was recorded just last night. Hooo! Man, I'm telling you… she's very skilled. I had one of my men go on a race with her last night and boy did she not disappoint.”, Lucas played a video and in the screen showed rows of racing cars and a rowdy crowd. A few seconds in the video, a lady waved a flag down and the 2 cars sped off to a distance. The video angle changed and now it was showing a black Bugatti driven by Samantha, her car was speeding off at an incredible speed almost leaving Lucas' man behind.

”Damn it. This girl!”, a comment from the video was heard, it was Lucas' man who was racing with Samantha. The video was taken from inside his car with a few action cameras that were facing outside the car giving Daniel a clear view of Samantha's driving.

Though he was very glad that Lucas was able to find Samantha, Daniel felt thrilled and enraged at the same time seeing Samantha drive at a very fast speed and she's not even afraid! 'You must have gone crazy, Samantha!'

The video finished showing Samantha winning the race.

”Where is she now?”, Daniel suppressed his anger. The thing that he wants the most now is to see her.

”She's currently at the heart of the city. Come, I'll bring you there.”

Lucas and Daniel along with some bodyguards got in a Range Rover and drove away. They arrived at a café beside a Skydiving center.

”Let's wait here. This is the best seat for you to see the view.”, said Lucas.

Daniel didn't know what they were going to see, there were several people in the flat and spacious ground before them. Lucas handed Daniel a pair of binoculars, ”Here, you're gonna need it.”

He was puzzled but he received the binoculars. They waited for about 10 minutes until Lucas tapped Daniel in the shoulder and he pointed the sky with his other hand, ”Look over there.”

Daniel's brows furrowed, using his binoculars, he looked into the lens and saw someone in a white jumpsuit and white full face helmet parachuting her way down to the ground. 'You've got to be kidding me.' He felt his hands have gotten cold, he gulped in anticipation as his woman landed gracefully. He watched as she removed her helmet and flipped her hair like she was in a shampoo commercial.

”Samantha.”, he whispered.

And as if Samantha had heard him, she turned her head towards Daniel's direction casually just for a few seconds and Daniel's heart throbbed like crazy. After which, a man helped Samantha collapse and gather her canopy for her; she unstrapped it from herself before she strutted towards the exit.

Samantha couldn't really recognize anyone from the café as it wasn't very near to where she landed.