102 You Dare II (1/2)

Liang Jian Amal sat under the stars and wondered if she was looking at the same ones. After 64 hours they still had nothing.

24 hours after she disappeared he had stumbled upon the bunker, since then there had been nothing. Erol and himself had found a hint of tracks from a truck that led south and to the west, but after a couple hundred kilometers, they faded to nothing.

Liang Jian Amal held his head in his hands, dishearted by this. Even though Hao Jin Ying returned with the helicopter later that afternoon and helped them cover lots of ground in the search, it was for nothing. It was as if Chang disappeared.

'People disappear when they've died usually.' A voice whispered in the back of his head taunting him.

”Shut up, she's not dead.” He whispered back to himself.

After last night the voice had grown stronger plaguing him with doubts and suspicions. He had been only able to sleep for a few hours due to the nightmares that plagued him. Every time he closed his eyes the scenes would haunt him. Scenes all involving Chang and the absolute worst that could happen.

”Still can't sleep?” Erol sat down next to him and leaned against the truck. He lit up a cigarette for himself before holding one up for Liang Jian Amal.

Liang Jian Amal gratefully took it and lit it, taking a long drag. ”No I keep having those fucking visions. I know she's not dead, I just know it.”

Erol gave him a look that said he was losing his mind and hell, he might be right. 'I might be losing it just from the lack of sleep.'

Erol rested a hand on his shoulder offering support. ”We'll find her, don't worry so much Liang Jian Amal. You should sleep, I'll keep watch. You'll be no good in the search if you keep going like you have been.”

”I know, I just can't, not yet. Not until I've found her can I rest.” He sighed as he stared up at the bright full moon. ”I-”